I need to I am going to figure out how to change a few things that negatively affect my weight: I have a real home and a spare home. Time in the spare home is unavoidable but always leads to a 3-5lb weight gain. So what am I going to do about that? I’m going [...]
15Jan10
Approaching the Starting Line
That’s what life has felt like this week. I’ve said my good-byes and performed the last minute motherly and daughterly duties, I’ve travelled across the world to my other (real?) home, and I’ve hit the ground running through a jet-lagged fog to get ready for a weekend working away. And all that time I’ve been [...]
Once again, it’s the day traditionally given over to resolutions. I make the same one every year–almost the same one. It started as a weight loss thing. Now, it’s more of a health issue. I’ve always felt younger than my age, physically as well as mentally and emotionally. This year, I feel older physically than [...]
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Tagged fight fat after forty, health issues, starting over
Tagged fight fat after forty, health issues, starting over
19Oct09
The “Gracie Project”
After taking a class at the local university called “Life Makeover” I am looking, once again, at my behaviors and how to change them. This class has helped immensely in getting me started, first by looking at the past and the present, and then by looking to the future (my “future self”) for guidance. As [...]
16Oct09
Enough already
I’ve been on a crash and burn pity party this week. Losing control of my schedule and routine has led me to throw my hands up in the air and relinquish control of my eating. The scale this morning has slapped me back to reality. Some people say that while their life may be hectic [...]
I wish I had a dollar for every time I started over. I’d be retired and sitting in a beautiful cottage somewhere, with tons of friends, and lots of fun things to do, and no money worries. But I’m also willing to guess that I’d still be struggling with food, starting over, failing, starting over [...]