Are you becoming a turtle?
I feel as if, day by day, inch by inch, I am turning into one of the turtle people. You know us. Our natural habitat is the landscape of six-by-six cubicles in any given office building. We sit, round-shouldered in our little enclosures, hour after hour, our necks slowly recessing ...
Don't let stress derail your diet
If we've been anywhere near a television, newspaper, radio or town crier in the past decade, most of us know at least a little bit about stress. It's that modern-day plague that can play a contributing role in everything from deadly heart disease, to insomnia, headaches, low sex drive, irritable ...
Perfection isn't such a perfect idea
Expecting perfection isn't the best way to lose weight.
Water, baby, or water baby?
I wrote the original version of this post Nov. 22, 2012, on sparkpeople.com. I've added a bit more for publication here: Sometimes I think I am part otter. I think I could live my entire life In the water. When I was young, i used to look forward every summer ...
A blended family
Meat eaters and vegans can eat together in harmony.
Don't call me a dieter
I don’t pretend to be an expert on weight loss or health care in any way, but I have interviewed a lot of people on the subject and come away with a lot of information. Couple that with the fact that I am pretty much a life-long struggling dieter — ...
