I’ve got a confession to make! It’s something I’m not proud of. It’s something that I keep trying to stop. It doesn’t just affect me. It affects others negatively too. Now I have your attention and you’re wondering what I am going to confess. The habit I want to stop is…complaining. I’m a fairly optimistic […]
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Is that piece of chocolate cake luring you into the kitchen with whispers of forbidden delight. Or maybe the potato chips are inviting you to a private crunch and munch party. Food cravings or temptations are a real part of life. I find that January and the winter months are hard. I am home now […]
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Wow Baby it’s cold outside! It’s so easy for me to stay inside on cold days and eat comfort foods. Or curl up with a good book and a high calorie sweet drink. If I’m not careful it’s easy for me to gain weight and get lazy. Can you relate? This healthy life style takes […]
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Do you have an attitude of gratitude? I’m working on mine. It’s easy to be thankful when everything is going well, but what about those harder days? I’m learning that when I focus on the positive instead of the negative my perspective changes. “So much good happens to us in the rush of daily life […]
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So it’s time to ‘fess up! Yup, this lady thought she made healthy food choices. But I learned an important lesson last week. I always include some good protein in my meals. But my protein sources didn’t contain much iron. I chose yogurt, cheese, nuts and seeds and peanut butter as part of my breakfast […]
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How I am doing with my struggle with those 5 pounds, you ask? I discovered some really interesting stuff! Remember I said those pounds snuck up on me with little extra bites? Well, I decided that I would keep a running total for a few weeks to get an idea of how those calories added […]
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Just like that 5 pounds are back! Urgh! Yup, it happens to me too. It doesn’t seem fair that the pounds sneak back on so easily! I wondered how that had happened and thought about my food choices and my exercise. I almost always have a long walk in the evening and sometimes a morning […]
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Ever taken a wrong turn on a road trip? Or maybe you came across construction and got lost following the detour signs. Would you say this? “Oh well I’ve made one bad turn. I might as well keep going until the end of the day. I’ll turn around tomorrow.” But that’s what we do […]
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I want to reward myself with something to eat or drink. It is so tempting, isn’t it? It’s a hot summer day and I’m hot and tired from my day of running errands. I want a rich cold sweet coffee drink from Starbucks! I stand in line for a few minutes trying to make up […]
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The piece of chocolate cake is luring me into the kitchen with whispers of forbidden delight. The potato chips are inviting me to a private crunch and munch party. Food cravings or temptations are a real part of life. How do we cope? What do we do? The first thing we need to know is […]
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Have the winter blahs hit you? Do you want to stay inside and cook and eat high fat comfort food? You don’t want to exercise and you feel sleepy! You feel unmotivated and it’s easy to feel bored. Yup, it’s cabin fever or a new term I just heard – ‘shack wacky’! How do […]
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Wow Baby it’s cold outside! It’s so easy for me to stay inside on cold days and eat comfort foods. Or curl up with a good book and a high calorie sweet drink. If I’m not careful it’s easy for me to gain weight and get lazy. Can you relate? This healthy life style takes […]
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