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Do you have a favorite go-to dress?
You know the one . . .
You love it, it reliably looks good, it’s appropriate for most any occasion and you already have the right accessories for it.
Life’s just easier when you know you have something...
Maintaining weight loss is not for the faint of heart.
There are a million ways to lose weight, but only one way to keep it off.
Maintenance is best done using, among other things, data and accountability.
We need basic information on a regular basis so...
It’s just about Valentine’s Day around here and that means one thing . . . chocolate!
No.
Love, right?
Love.
A commercialized day dedicated to romance and chocolate doesn’t have to derail your weight maintaining efforts.
I’ve created a...
Why do you want to lose or maintain your weight?
Seems like a simple question.
Like one that’s easy to answer.
But “because I weigh too much” won’t cut it. At least not if you actually want to lose weight.
The answer may mean the...
I’m a sucker for all things organization.
I LOVE categorizing, calendaring and color-coding.
Who doesn’t appreciate pastel post-its and a fresh gel-pen set?
So when the first of the year rolls around, I’m ready to go!
This year...
I have such a clear memory of this.
It was years ago (read: decades) and I had just picked up my favorite summer suit from the cleaners.
Readying for a date, I slip into the cute, cropped white linen pants and to my horror they barely close.
What!?
I...
With the holidays shrinking in the rearview mirror—our eating and drinking is settling down.
Or is it?
Breaking unintentional habits created in December may take more effort than we think.
One way to tackle it with intention: Dry January.
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"Do the best you can until you know better.
Then when you know better, do better."
Maya Angelou
Oprah talks about this quote from her treasured mentor as one of the greatest lessons of her life.
It’s a powerful concept.
- It lets your past self off...
It’s probably not what you think.
I won’t be recommending any particular drink or supplements or fasting of any kind.
As it happens, there’s no need to do anything special to detoxify your body. Miraculously, it does it all by itself. 24/7.
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How was it?
Whether it’s Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah, Boxing Day, New Year’s, even a birthday . . . sitting down to evaluate how things went is key to your future happiness (and body size).
Appreciating the good and acknowledging and tweaking the...
We had a neighborhood holiday progressive party last night. So fun!
I calculated my calories for the evening . . . ready for this . . . this does not include my breakfast and lunch . . . just the party food . . . 1320.
Just to put it in perspective, my daily...
Party Time!!
Whether it’s your work party, the big family gathering, your partner’s office event or the annual friends potluck this is the merrymaking time of year.
There are 3 potential trouble zones when it comes to parties and maintaining weight loss:
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