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Thanksgiving Dinner -- The Leftovers!
Monday, October 13, 2014 19 comments Very unusually for me, I did not track my food yesterday. I ate moderately (for Thanksgiving Dinner, that is) but I did have a portion of pretty much everything I had "assembled". Garden cocktail; prestuffed turkey (and its stuffing); grav... Read more
Shoulder Surgery
Sunday, October 12, 2014 27 comments Yesterday I was checking out my collection of "little leather jackets" (my preference for fall/winter office outfits, as a substitute for a more formal "suit" look). Not a terrible indulgence really: a few were bought new/on sale but quite a n... Read more
Canadian Thanksgiving . . .
Saturday, October 11, 2014 23 comments . . . and yup, I'm giving thanks for sure. For son and daughter, both home. For Charlie having survived two sock surgeries in the past 12 months. And for DH and my wonderful sister and my great work colleagues and my (most of t... Read more
Stopping When I'm Full
Tuesday, October 07, 2014 30 comments I'm experiencing this quite regularly over the past few months -- stopping eating when I'm full, or even just a little before I'm full. And I don't mean "squeaky eyeball-full" either. Just when I reach that sensation of imminent "enoughness". ... Read more
Shout Out: ONEKIDSMOM, Chris Downie . . . and At Goal and Maintaining
Sunday, October 05, 2014 26 comments www.sparkpeople.com/mypa ge_public_journal_individu al.asp?blog_id=5792618#comments ONEKIDSMOM today gives full credit to Spark People and Chris Downie for the motivational support which has helped her take weight off... Read more
SparkPeople Ebay or Etsy Clothing Exchange?
Friday, October 03, 2014 25 comments I love clothes. Clothes help motivate me to maintain weight loss. During the weight loss phase, when I went from size 18-20 down to an 8 (sometimes a 6, sometimes a 10) I went through a lot of clothes. It was key to move out clothes t... Read more
Just One Thing? Walking!
Wednesday, October 01, 2014 31 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/health-and-fitness/fi tness/fitness-experts-elev ate-walking-to-superstar-s tatus/article20863497/ If we had to choose just one form of exercise -- maybe that should be walking. ... Read more
Fitness after 50
Monday, September 29, 2014 26 comments www.thestar.com/life/hea lth_wellness/2014/09/29/ru nning_toward_a_stronger_fu ture.html So many of us here are fit after 50 and determined to stay that way for the rest of our lives. Here's an inspiring arti... Read more
Glorious Fall Weather
Sunday, September 28, 2014 20 comments Late September and October has to be one of the very best times of the year here. And we're having an exceptionally beautiful autumn. Days and days of sunny blue skies with flaming red and yellow leaves . . . although a great blue heron i... Read more
Overloaded Dinners Part Two!
Saturday, September 27, 2014 15 comments www.theglobeandmail.com/ globe-debate/weve-overload ed-family-dinners-with-exp ectation-and-symbolism/art icle20818237/ www.nytimes.com/2012/07/ 01/opinion/sunday/is-the-f amily-dinner-overrated.htm... Read more
More Heresy: I Don't Drink Water Either
Friday, September 26, 2014 25 comments www.ehow.com/about_53689 51_can-water-lose-weight.html OK, I don't always eat breakfast (did this morning however: raspberries and lime Greek yogourt!) And more heresy: I don't drink a whole lotta water either. ... Read more
5 Reasons to Skip Breakfast
Thursday, September 25, 2014 28 comments Heresy, I know. But (true confession) breakfast is NOT my fave meal of the day. I'm often not ready to eat when I get up (coffee's a different story: black with lots of caffeine please). Some mornings (today for example) I have f... Read more
10% Happier
Monday, September 22, 2014 23 comments www.amazon.com/10-Happie r-Self-Help-Actually-Works -A/dp/0062265423 Sparkies had recommended this read so I put a hold on Dan Harris's "10% Happier" at the library -- and finally snagged a copy. I'm one of those... Read more
Are Weight Issues Hard on a Marriage?
Sunday, September 21, 2014 24 comments www.thestar.com/life/hea lth_wellness/2014/09/20/ho w_losing_weight_can_be_har d_on_a_marriage.html Here's an article from Saturday's Toronto Star on a topic we don't see discussed very often: does weight loss by o... Read more
Yes and No: Political, Personal and Gendered!!
Saturday, September 20, 2014 18 comments I've really enjoyed all the comments on my last three blogs and (as always) learned so much from them. Thank you! I'd like to reply to each and every one -- but I've gotta get to the gym!! (And yup, I know you'll understand . . . ). ... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 Last Page » |
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