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Morning Musings: November 21

Nov 21, 2024

There are plenty of things I can do to get the holiday spirit beside cook and eat.  When I was growing up, perhaps because we belonged to an active church community, we did all kinds of Christmas things that didn’t […]

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Morning Musings: November 20

Nov 20, 2024

Practice HALT– Hungry, angry, lonely, tired.   My friend’s daughter recently told her that she had actually hated the holidays growing up as her single Mom turned herself into a pretzel trying to create for her the perfect Christmas.  There is certainly […]

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Morning Musings: November 19

Nov 19, 2024

Just not gaining weight during the holidays, while perhaps a vast improvement and not to be discounted, is not as good as it will need to be if you currently weigh a lot more than you want to.  It would […]

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Morning Musings: November 18

Nov 18, 2024

“After this” is one of the main ways we not only pack on weight, but never learn to navigate whatever “this” is.  There is always something to wait out, something to eat over, something to celebrate.  In January there is […]

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Morning Musings: November 17

Nov 17, 2024

I have also found that when I am really “good”, that begets being even better.  I sort of hate to ruin the good roll I am already on.  When I am my on-track self for a few days, I actually become […]

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Morning Musings: November 16

Nov 16, 2024

Paying as I go encourages being discriminating.  If I am doing the work to balance the budget right along, I can feel the consequences of my indulgence sooner, and make adjustments in what I think is worth the work.  Dieting […]

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Morning Musings: November 15

Nov 15, 2024

I figure it this way, I could pay in advance or pay later.  January diet commercials attest to which method most people choose.  If I pay in advance, I am sure I will in fact pay it because I already […]

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Morning Musings: November 14

Nov 14, 2024

Interestingly enough, a couple of really good changes came about because of the crazy banking I would do in preparation for these cruises.  One year about a month before the cruise, I decided to give up the bagels and cream […]

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Morning Musings: November 13

Nov 13, 2024

One of the things I love about the ability to bank in advance is that the eating is guilt free. And I know for sure that I will pay the bill because I already did.  As much as I love […]

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Morning Musings: November 12

Nov 12, 2024

It is easy to overspend way above and beyond your means and not realize it.  I can’t tell you how many people I have worked with who are totally baffled by their weight.  They only overindulge one measly day per […]

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