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Should You Weigh Yourself Every Day?

Last week I wrote about, and you commented wonderfully on Fat Acceptance. I thought it would be interesting to see what your thoughts are on another frequently discussed topic, and a question I am frequently asked.  That question is:
 ”Should you weigh everyday?
I, of course, don’t have the correct answer for this question because like [...]

Why Do We Run to Food?

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 [...]

Afternoons Can Be Dangerous

I wanted to thank everyone for their insightful comments on yesterday’s post on Fat Acceptance. It’s a touchy subject and I think everyone had some great thoughts. Reading your comments made me appreciate yet again the power and depth of the blogging community.
What is it about the afternoon that is so difficult? Every morning of [...]

What Not To Eat. . .

Okay, so I borrowed the title of this post from one of my favorite shows, “What Not To Wear.” I’ve always wanted to be on that show – and I kept asking my family to nominate me but they refused!! Anyway, I was watching that show the other night and thought about the fact that [...]

Situational Snacking

Do you have a snack monster following you around? And no, I’m not talking about your teenage children! Are you one of the many, many people who lives for snacks and loves snacks of all kinds? I know I was. And when I’m talking about snacking I’m not just talking about those 10:00 a.m. and [...]

Are You Prepared For The Long Trip?

When I first started gaining weight on my honeymoon I was frustrated. The first three years of our marriage saw the scale move up about 45 pounds. Fortunately for me I’m just shy of 5′10″ so I can “carry” a little more weight than someone who is 5′3″. Nonetheless, the weight wasn’t flattering nor healthy. [...]

Do You See Yourself As Others Do?

The other day I was thinking about my weight loss experience. I remember how it felt to buy smaller sized pants. I remember how great it was to sit in a chair without feeling like I was hanging over the sides. And I remember having a very hard time perceiving myself as others saw me.
 
I [...]

I Was Judging UnFairly

Here’s the situation that happened at my house a few months ago. We had a group over for lunch, where different people were bringing different parts of the meal. I made a vegetarian chili, and one lady said she would bring bread. “Great,” I said. Well, I don’t think I would have said that had [...]

Do You Have To Cook?

As I’ve been reading blogs over the past months I see that a lot of you are *real* cooks. It got me thinking and reflecting on the ability to cook. And not only the ability to cook but the desire to cook.
Do you have to cook, or like to cook in order to eat healthy [...]

Avoiding Deprivation

The dieting and weight loss worlds can be full of “NO’s“.
• Don’t eat this.
• Don’t do that.
• Not too much of that.
It’s really easy to find yourself in the deprivation mode. I know it happened to me, not only during my countless unsuccessful attempts at weight loss, but also during my successful time when I lost 150+ [...]