Ten years ago this month, numerous events took place: test results from a physical showing my cholesterol to be extremely high, a printed picture of a night I thought I looked great but didn’t – at all, and sitting watching TV with an open and empty bag of chips and no memory of eating those […]
I was reading some of my previous blog posts and realized that I repeat myself a lot. Then I thought about things. Weight loss. Life balance. Behaviors. And of course I repeat myself. There’s only so much *new* on the subject. I had a conversation today with a person that I hadn’t seen in a […]
Behavior vs. Intent – it’s about credibility. Today’s light bulb moment – how I measure MYSELF isn’t how others measure me. I’ve had hundreds of conversations in my life with girlfriends, my husband, my family members, even myself about me losing weight. I talked about how I am going on <insert latest diet here> diet and […]
It’s amazing how fast people go from “Holiday Happy” to “New Year – New YOU motivation”. All through December I watch people (including myself!) bake, eat, relax, and enjoy their holiday season all the while telling me they’re going to really hustle in January. And we do. We get this “new year – new slate” […]
When I first joined Weight Watchers (my very first time around in 1987) I lost weight to fit in to my wedding dress. I was 25 years old. I followed whatever plan it was at the time. I got to my goal weight. They gave me this big honkin’ pin with a WW and I […]
Numerous people in my life suggested that I repost a note I wrote earlier this year (before I started this blog) here. So I am. Obviously some of you have read it before. I have adjusted it a bit. But my opinions on this haven’t changed. I constantly notice a lot of posts and comments […]
When I first started losing weight, I was ready for deprivation (my past experience with weight loss). I ate a lot of frozen dinners. I had trouble getting in enough fruits and veggies. I needed to FIT IN my sweets. I didn’t drink enough plain water (still struggle with that). I ate mostly white grains, […]
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