While I decided a few weeks back to check in regularly, I found myself absorbed in a technical issue unrelated to posting but overwhelming to say the least. Now that I have resolved the issue that took over my time and brain power, I’m back! Yay, you say, I heard you ;) Ah, so here […]
Just a quick check-in here. As you might know, I’ve been backing off from bread and dairy, not totally eliminating it, for the past five days. I decided to weigh myself after breakfast this morning and I am down four, yes 4, pounds! It always amazes me how quickly our body reacts to the foods […]
I’m breaking the bread habit and I have decided to have a big salad every day…HUGE one! As long as you put healthy foods into your salad, leaving out meat, or at least limiting it to a small amount, using a variety of vegetables, seeds and nuts and use oil and vinegar and ground black […]
Last week I ate bread, a lot of bread, I’m a big fan of the stuff. I like grainy, seedy, crusty whole grain bread and I like plain white bread; bread is my friend….bread is my foe. After eating a more than usual amount I felt bloated and consistently full – my gut felt hard […]
In our younger days, especially as we begin school, we have this undying desire to fit in. While we’re all unique we have our ways to be like others. We might be the leader, the class clown, the follower, outgoing, shy, extroverted, introverted or simply the friendly one; whichever our social integration happens to be […]
Fridays are a day of working in the morning, running errands and prepping for the weekend; not that most weekends are very eventful but we try to make the most of them. Friday nights mean eating out and sometimes, depending on where we are and what we’re doing, we might have dinner out on Saturday […]
Earlier today I wrote about my need to stop seconds, stop bread and to reboot & renew. What I didn’t mention is that for three days this week I’ve been having a piece (or two) of bread with a small glass of low-fat milk before bed feeling that it has helped me fall asleep faster. […]
Out with the old and in with the new! You don’t need to wait until new year’s day to begin new habits; in reality and for better success, you should make a resolution every morning when you rise. I begin today by releasing excuses for poor habits, for second helping and for not being more […]
A friend recently sent me a photo she took of me and her significant other from four years ago. As I look at it, I think, “wow, I looked pretty good just a short time ago”. I’m not that far away from that weight but I’m up slightly – enough to be uncomfortable and self-conscious. […]
These days I find myself both anxious and worried about spring coming, followed by summer, then fall. As I look out my window I see piles, feet of snow still covering the ground which raises my anxiety about not having enough warm sunshine before next winter introduces itself. I think about all the flower bulbs […]
Every New Dawn 