It’s funny how there are “seasons” in retail. I can remember starting my holiday promotional planning in June, and putting up my holiday displays while I was still snacking on Halloween candy. And of course, with December out of the way we’re well into “Diet, health and exercise” season. I went into Borders this weekend [...]
I think one of the hardest realizations I have had during the last few weeks was just how mean I am to myself. I’m not kidding! It seems as I look around, that I was continually looking for new ways to deprive myself. Because I didn’t deserve “nice things” - things like a healthy weight, [...]
So I’ve been trying to figure out what my major roadblock to eating healthier was and if you’re interested, I think I’ve found it.
Nope wasn’t money, though of course it is more expensive to eat healthy foods.
Nope, wasn’t time - well not specifically.
Turns out it was my cluttered kitchen. I spent most of today throwing [...]
I got up this morning and all I could think about was cake. Chocolate cake. Like the one I have sitting in my refrigerator.
Yea, making that cake was a HUGE error in judgement. The thing is, when you’re the only one in the house on a diet it’s really REALLY easy to say, well THEY [...]
One thing that I never hear about (well, ALMOST never) is the hidden cost of getting healthy.
Cost, you say? Yup. Having been, and continuing to be, a person living at what I’d call a lower middle class level, I can vouch that in the past the one of the biggest barriers to getting healthy has [...]
I’ve been meaning to do a blog about diet and exercise for a while. Not because I’m some sort of guru, but because, well, I’m NOT. I’m an overweight, low self confidence woman in her 30’s who needs desperately to get her body back into shape. not to look good (my fella thinks I look [...]
