After my third child’s birth I lost my usual 15 pounds and was depressed to realize I would once again be gaining weight and heading further into the 300’s. I felt so out of control and incredibly unmotivated. In early ‘97 I went to the doctor for a check-up. It was right after that visit that my desire [...]
Food was a struggle for me. Why then, was food my first choice in times of stress, boredom, anger, unhappiness, happiness or nervousness? At the end of a long day I’d hold an opened carton of Breyer’s ice cream in one hand and a spoon in the other, shoveling the ice cream in right from the [...]
It’s funny, but as I gained weight slowly over the years, none of my friends ever commented on the increase in my size. No one ever said, “Diane, that weight gain looks good on you!” Or, “I sure wish I could wear a size 24 pair of pants!” And definitely no one said, “I hope [...]
Yesterday we got snow! Here in the mid-South snow is pretty unusual, especially in this volume. I have to confess that as much as the rest of the family loves the snow I have a hard time embracing it.
It’s cold. It’s wet. It’s hard to drive in – especially with a rear wheel drive 12 [...]
I originally told this story way back last March when no one knew about my blog. Everytime I come across this picture it makes me happy, so I thought I’d share the story with you who probably missed it. . .
It was extremely difficult to gain weight. Not the gaining weight part – that was [...]
Do you remember that line from the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, “Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink?” Well, even if you missed that day in English Lit class it’s okay! This time of year with Halloween just around the corner I always think of the line from that poem. [...]
I hope everyone’s weekend is off to a great start. I just love four day weeks, and really do wish they happened more often. But then, I might begin to lose my appreciation for them and wish for three day weeks. And before you know it, I’d wish every day was Saturday! How about you?
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I’ve shared a lot of bad embarrassing moments with you over the past several months, and believe me, I have plenty more stories where they came from. But, today, I thought I’d share an embarrassing moment that turned out to be a good one. Well, at least for me.
My morbidly obese years were spent in [...]
With the beginning of the school year, I always get motivated to organize and clean. So, in the spirit of a clean house I wanted to pass on this link to FlyLady. She is this fabulous woman who takes organizing and cleaning out of the perfection Martha Stewart demands, and into the realm of the [...]
I thought you might like a break from weight loss and maintenance, so here’s a list of a few things to try before summer ends:
♥ Go to a ball game! – We took the oldest 5 kids to our minor league baseball game the other night! It was so much fun, and after the game [...]