There she was, beating on the watermelons like they were conga drums. When she thought she found the one that sounded just right, she picked it up and placed it in her cart. She walked away certain that she found the perfect watermelon. Too bad she didn’t know that beating on watermelons yields no useful […]
There is a statistic that tells us 99% of all weight loss attempts eventually fail. I reject that it’s actually 99%. There is really no way to accurately measure how many weight loss attempts fail. I’m certain that it’s far fewer than 99% and the National Weight Control Registry has proven it, but that doesn’t […]
How would you like to eat, drink and weigh less? You can. Reducing your weight isn’t a matter of fearing food, it’s all about learning how to eat less and love it more. Fear of food is making us fat. Every time I turn around I see headlines exclaiming the ever-rising obesity rate in the […]
There seems to be a seasonality to weight loss. There’s the Winter Diet Season (Starts in January), a Spring Diet Season (usually starts right after Easter or sometime in early April) and the Fall or Post Labor Day Diet Season. There is no Summer Diet Season! The Spring diet season is the result of removing heavy […]
Nobody likes a loser! Well maybe a few people do, but there are definitely some who don’t! Losers are scary. If you’re a loser, be prepared to have people fear you and shun you. Loser, in the context of this blog, is the person who lost weight. Losing weight may make the loser feel great, feel […]
Before you read this, you should know it’s written by somebody who sees herself as a Left Libertarian. That means I care about my fellow man (woman and child) and I care about the environment. I believe in giving help where help is needed, and I am a firm believer in helping people move into better circumstances for […]
It’s almost here! Friday, June 17, is National Eat Your Vegetables Day. How are you doing with your vegetable eating? The daily minimum of vegetable servings is 5. A serving is roughly 1/2 cup of cooked vegetables or 1 cup of raw vegetables. If you’re like a lot of people living in Maine, you may […]
I am delighted and honored to have Virginia McCormack as my guest writer today. Virginia McCormack, MSEd is a Life Coach and Career Counselor for women in transition. She is a resource for women who strive for a life that is more in balance with who they truly are. She helps women gain a better […]
Some people worry about gaining weight. Some people gain weight because they can’t stop worrying. One thing for sure, worrying is a useless emotion that causes more trouble than it prevents. Truth be told, there is nothing good that can come from worry. If worrying is such a negative action, why do we spend so […]
Yesterday was the day I delivered my first child 35-year-ago. Before I became pregnant with her, I was unnaturally thin for me. When I describe myself as “unnaturally thin” I am referring to the extreme means I engaged to get to the weight that was acceptable to me. I had been restricting my calories on most […]
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