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The New Normal is Abnormal

“Normal” these days for many many women is being on the non-stop pendulum of weight loss and weight gain.  I don’t know very many people who are overweight and happy with who they are.  I also don’t know many people who have taken weight off once and for all. So abnormal- as in unhealthy – [...]

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More Thoughts on Slow Dieting

What do you think of this article? For a long time, I wanted to be in the “Diets don’t work” club.  I love the idea of telling everyone that I will never diet again – but I quickly learned that meant being fat forever. Hala El-Shafie says: Diets set you up to fail; they should [...]

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Move to Eat or Eat to Move

Thinking about the diet/non-diet thing again and how exercise reflects my frame of mind. When I have my diet head on, I exercise to eat.  I see my hour on the treadmill as earning calories.  I think that attitude comes largely from Weight Watchers which does encourage exercise as “earning Points”. But my non-diet head [...]

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