Surviving Myself: Stop Dieting And Act As If…

May 17, 2010

The January Jump Start is over.  What now? It’s not that a weight loss program couldn’t provide me with a great running start.  It often did.  It was only when I was suckered into the promise that there is a magic […]

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Surviving Myself: Food Addiction For The Non-Addictive?

May 8, 2010

Although Overeaters Anonymous got the no white flour and sugar thing right some fifty-four years ago, major health experts are now acknowledging and writing about the addictiveness of certain foods. Real biochemistry. Not just you-like-it-so-much-you-can’t-stop, but real organic brain changes. […]

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Surviving Myself: Grace

May 8, 2010

I almost hesitate to talk about grace at all – since I think that it is one of those words that people often groan about when they hear it mentioned.  I know that at one time I certainly would have.  […]

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Surviving Myself: I Finally Figured Out That Starving Is NOT My Best Skill!

Apr 16, 2010

For probably 15-20 years of my successfully weight-managed life I had truly considered my ability to starve to be one of my greatest assets, and I figured that people who didn’t suffer from food addiction just didn’t “get it”.  They […]

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Surviving Myself: Honey, We’re Saving Our Kids

Mar 26, 2010

With every meal and snack we feed our kids, we are programming not only their eating habits (and therefore their future health), but also the habits of our future grandchildren.  Awesome opportunity, right?  Based on current health statistics, for this […]

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