Newborn inspires mom to lose 71 pounds – Yea.. that’s me! :)
November 2, 2009
Holy Schmoly I’m on CNN! Let me take a screen shot cause I’m sure it would be up for long..
They emailed asked me a few questions a couple of weekends ago but never in a million years did I think they’d write such an article.
If you found my little corner of cyber space from it, WELCOME!
I have a quite a few sites (I’m a bit of a geek) feel free to poke around…
I have to run tonight. Have a date with a horror movie. :) Here’s my food journal today. I’m giving myself a week of counting. More on that later!
| Food | Units |
|---|---|
| ~*~*~*~monday journal~*~*~*~ | |
| scale reading 145.5 | |
| half a cup of choc soy milk and a nature valley granola bar | 5 |
| daily tea run. :) | 0 |
| lentil soup (still that brand i’m reviewing – hope to post review this week!) and some triscuits | 6 |
| small granola bar.. all i had on the run. :( | 2 |
| pear | 1 |
| small burger on a 1 point bun with spinach & tomato – side of baked beans and green beans | 7 |
| popcorn | 4 |
| Total: | 25 |
Table provided by Roni’s Food Tweet, Eat, Post Generator.
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On November 2nd, 2009 at 9:57 pm Cynthia (It All Changes) said:
That’s just too awesome! How exciting :-)
On November 2nd, 2009 at 9:57 pm Marisa (Trim The Fat) said:
Congrats, Roni!! So exciting! You continue to be an inspiration!
Great job on the eats today:)
On November 2nd, 2009 at 9:58 pm shandy (aka @webgals) said:
yay!! Congrats!!!
On November 2nd, 2009 at 10:06 pm justrun said:
That’s awesome. You’re awesome. Yay!
On November 2nd, 2009 at 10:16 pm Hil said:
Congratulations, Roni! :-)
On November 2nd, 2009 at 10:27 pm Janna said:
Congrats Roni! YOU DESERVE THE KUDOS! We celebrate with you!
On November 2nd, 2009 at 11:29 pm Paula said:
WOW… Congratulations Roni, you made CNN. Just one more feather in your cap. Way to go.
On November 3rd, 2009 at 12:22 am Eileen said:
Congrats on the article–it is how I found you. I love your recipes and already sent the link around to some of my friends. I can’t wait to try making some of them later this week. I am on a journey to eat healthier as well. Being around people that eat healthy food really REALLY helps, but getting my husband to eat vegetables is a constant struggle. Congrats on all of your hard work, and keep up the great blogging.
On November 3rd, 2009 at 1:10 am s said:
whoa – congrats!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 1:26 am Kat said:
That is too cool. Grats!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 5:00 am Tiger G said:
Roni I’m so happy for you! I think about how you do it everyday, it really makes me feel like I can too. Sooo, I joined a gym today and am going to get back on the bandwagon. Thanks for being here to help us all out. I can’t even begin to say how much I appreciate you. You’re one of those people in life that are destined for great things. We’re all so fortunate to be blessed by your gifts.
On November 3rd, 2009 at 5:13 am Lara (Thinspired) said:
This is awesome!! Congrats, Roni! You have already inspired so many but hopefully this article will help spread the word :)
On November 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am Tammy said:
Holey Schmoley is right! Congratulations! We all knew you were a SupaStarr! {{{Roni}}}
On November 3rd, 2009 at 8:30 am Spiceaholic said:
Congrats, Roni! :)
On November 3rd, 2009 at 8:43 am Mandi said:
How awesome, Roni! What a great article! You continue to inspire! :) Great job!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am Stacey said:
Congrats, Roni! You deserve the recognition!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 9:20 am Daniel said:
Wow I just found the article on CCN about you congrats on the weigth loss I know exactly what you are dealing with. Last Nov. (2008) I was 314 lbs and just not in a good place. Now after I started watching what I eat and just enjoying life to the fullest I’ve been able to loose about 100lbs and i’m now floating around 215 lbs. Its amazing to see so many stories of people loosing weight.
On November 3rd, 2009 at 9:22 am Andrea said:
CNN: WoW!!!!! How kewl!! You definitely deserve it!!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 9:26 am Emily Eats and Exercises said:
Congratulations Roni! What a nice article. I continue to love trying out all your new recipes.
On November 3rd, 2009 at 9:45 am Bonnie Richmond said:
How cool, Roni! Good for you!
Bonnie
On November 3rd, 2009 at 10:33 am Carolyn said:
I re-joined WW three weeks ago and I don’t think I’ve tracked completely for even one week. I wish I could get back that motivation from when I first joined nearly five years ago. It also doesn’t help when you don’t lose much in a week you did well and do lose more when you didn’t eat well. :(
Congrats on the CNN article!!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 11:16 am Kathleen said:
Roni!
I am so happy for you! You are finally getting the recognition that you deserve! Congratulations!
Kathleen
On November 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am Nia said:
Holy cow! That’s amazing!!! You totally deserve the recognition!!! Congrats!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 11:46 am Jeri Lyn said:
Congrats Roni!!
The article was awesome!! You deserve it!!! Thanks for all you do & who you are. Keep up the great work.
Jeri Lyn
On November 3rd, 2009 at 12:13 pm Bec the Freck said:
I’m *so* becoming a “Roni Raver”!! Congrats on the coverage. I appreicate how CNN reiterated your “eat to be healthy” message. Congrats!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm Diana said:
That’s awesome, congrats! :)
On November 3rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm Super Healthy Kids said:
Great story, I just read it! Very inspiring.
On November 3rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm TB--Milwaukee said:
We don’t want to be seeing you in any of those tabloids now, ya hear??
On November 3rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm Michelle said:
How awesome! Look at you! We love you Roni, obviously some others are starting to take notice. Thanks for all you do!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 1:46 pm Lyn said:
Oh my gosh! Wow! That’s one for the scrapbook for sure :)
On November 3rd, 2009 at 2:09 pm Niki F said:
That is AWESOME! You are an inspiration, Roni! So glad they featured you on CNN! Holy cow, that is huge! :)
On November 3rd, 2009 at 2:23 pm Melody said:
Hi Roni. I am in a very similar position as you right now. I am a 30 something mom who had a 2nd baby 7 months ago and have lost 50 lbs since having the baby (back to around 150 lbs-ish, a healthy weight for me…had to do this 2 times now, with each baby) and dealing with a lot of family stuff as well since August. My mother suffered a stroke (somewhat major one) due to high blood pressure & diabetes (we didn’t know about the blood pressure really.) Now I am cooking for my family of 4 plus my father (and probably my mom when she returns home from the hospital but it’s a longgg process.) I’m trying to make naughty tasting food with low sugar/fat/sodium and finding your site gives me new inspiration. I too have been trying to experiment with recipe substitutions and hope to have a new simple repetoire of tricks in the future.
Thanks for the help and information. I found you on CNN just a few minutes ago and am so glad I did. If you have any advice on how to keep sanity it would be much appreciated! (especially when you love food and have a family of previously bad eaters that you are trying to convert..)
On November 3rd, 2009 at 3:48 pm KefirGirl said:
that’s fantastic!! congrats and well-deserved!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 4:09 pm Brandi said:
That’s so cool :)
Congrats!!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 5:08 pm Crystal said:
I didn’t even see this posted Ronis Weigh yet but I saw this at work! How awesome is that!
Woot! Woot!
Way to go, Roni!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 6:49 pm Diane said:
Hey Roni, congrats! I’m on your site about every day and it inspires me so much! I am so glad that this story came out about you so that other people like me will find your blog and be inspired too. Good for you!!!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 10:39 pm Becky said:
You rock!
On November 3rd, 2009 at 10:55 pm Aimee said:
You’re such an inspiration! Love your site. Thanks for all you share!
On November 5th, 2009 at 8:22 pm Doug said:
Haha just saw this on CNN and was like, is that roni? whoa.
Hope it helps whoever finds it.
On November 6th, 2009 at 12:50 pm Anne Marie @ New Weigh of Life said:
That’s awesome, Roni!!!!
On November 6th, 2009 at 11:03 pm Haylee said:
oh my gosh that’s awesome! Congrats!!
On November 7th, 2009 at 8:51 pm Elizabeth Banta said:
I have never tried the Mcdougall soups! Ironic too, b/c I have been a fan of his books/dvd’s and conferences since I was 16 (now 27). I LOVE the positive message he has and the simplicity of his meals. I used to take his oatmeal in a cup to church camp for breakfasts (lol) I think I was the only 16 year old doing that! :D LOVE your blog, love your message too! Great job Veronica :)
On November 7th, 2009 at 11:51 pm Kass said:
Found you through CNN. You are definitely a subject worth covering! Congrats! I hope to follow you in your journey to encourage, inspire, and motivate others to adopting healthy habits.
On November 8th, 2009 at 2:02 am Crystal said:
Front page CNN today, Roni! Awesome!
On November 8th, 2009 at 3:07 am Jocky said:
You are pretty! amazing story!
You have inspired me to MAKE CHANGES.
On November 8th, 2009 at 2:24 pm Kely said:
i just found your blog through cnn.com. i was reading my morning news and saw a little blurb about your story. i am 28 weeks pregnant with our first child. i have been overweight my whole life, just like you. my husband and i have talked about changing our eating habits once the baby comes, because we don’t want our child to eat the same way as us and be overweight like we were/are. we know how it feels to be picked on in school. very excited to find your blog. i am going to start following you and trying some of your recipes. i enjoy cooking and being in the kitchen but sometimes struggle for tasty, healthy and quick recipes.
Thanks for sharing your story!
Kelly, 27
Las Vegas, NV
On November 8th, 2009 at 4:31 pm jag said:
The “money quote” from the CNN story is:
I was just reading the same thing here:
FWIW.
On November 8th, 2009 at 10:43 pm Lorelyn said:
I found your blog on cnn.com. I am a reader of self.com blogger eatlikeme. Its nice to see how a real person eats, I can’t wait to explore everything!
On November 9th, 2009 at 12:56 am Nancy said:
Roni,
You are a fenomenal women :-) You didn’t give up. You set a goal and went for it. Do you realize how far you’ve come? Thank you so much for being our inspiration. Thank you for letting us know: “Hey I did it so can you”. May God bless you and your family.
Nancy
On November 9th, 2009 at 2:22 am Peggy said:
So true that our kids inspire us to be better people. Thanks for reaffirming that and for being an inspiration to so many! Your story has inspired me to keep on track. My daughter is 6 months old and I want to be a healthy mom she sees working out and eating healthy so she can also be that way.
Thanks for telling your story and congrats on being discovered by cnn! :)
On November 10th, 2009 at 10:48 am PastaQueen said:
I love that you’re holding the kiddo in both pics and you can see how much he’s grown while you lost weight. Congrats on the story!