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Almost There!
So - the final weigh-in for the St. Luke's $10,000 Weight Loss Challenge is just a few days away. Although I haven't quite reached my weight loss goal, I see some great changes I've made in my lifestyle. Let me point out that I'm not giving up on the weight loss goal, but I also think it's important to see the little successes I've made.
Here are a...
Facing the Moment of Truth
Part of the St. Luke's Weight Loss Challenge is weighing in each month at one of their locations and submitting your weight. This month, I waited until virtually the last...possible...moment because I didn't want to face the truth. The truth that I knew I would see on the scale. The...
Does Chewing Quickly Count as a Cardio Work-out?
I had some left-over candy sitting in my desk today. It's left-over from a PMS-filled day last week -- I'm sure you can relate. This left-over candy has me in a quandary...caught between the "don't waste food" lectures I was given by my mom and the "get unhealthy choices out of your cabinets and cupboards." So my ...
Keeping It Real
An Open Letter to All of those Editors who are writing Healthy Living Articles -- I don't need another article on how wealthy, thin women stay wealthy and thin. I have a pretty good idea how that happened. I want to hear about someone REAL. This st...
St. Luke’s $10,000 Weight Loss Challenge – Just Because It’s There Doesn’t Mean You Have To Eat It
Do you remember that famous line in the movie "Field of Dreams" with Kevin Costner: "If you build it, they will come" ? If my life could be summed up in one movie line, it would be "If you bake it, stir it or cook it, I will eat it."
I've NEVE...
St. Luke’s $10,000 Weight Loss Challenge — Making a “You Turn”
Let's say you have a friend who is on a weight loss program --hypothetically speaking, it might be this $10,000 Weight Loss Challenge. And let's say that friend comes to you and tells you that they "fell off the wagon." Yep...one day they were...
St. Luke’s $10,000 Weight Loss Challenge – It’s All About Perspective
You can try to tell me different, but I'm convinced the same people who make the mirrors for so-called Fun Houses in amusement parks are the same ones who make the mirrors in dressing rooms, especially in swimsuit dressing rooms. In fact, I've just started ordering swimsuits from catalogs so I can try on a suit in the privacy of my own home...
St. Luke’s Weight Loss Challenge — Struggling with Body Image
Several years ago, I took a seminar that was supposed to help me get past my body image issues. They promised me that in a few hours, I'd learn to love my body...every part of it. Yes, even my thighs.
One of the exercises they had us do was stand in front of a mirror and say positive things about our bodies -- starting with our heads and working our way down. An...
St. Luke’s Weight Loss Challenge — Sticking with It OR I’d Rather Lick My Driveway than Eat Another Chicken Breast
In this day of instant mashed potatoes, microwave popcorn and next day delivery, I have to say that my attention span is probably comparable to that of a 3 year-old -- so about 4 minutes if it's REALLY engaging. It's even worse when you combine it with the fact that I'm also a big fan of instant gratification -- I have a Kindle because I don't want to have to wait for Amazon to deliver my purchas
St. Luke’s Weight Loss Challenge — Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Dear Sugar-laden Foods -- There's no easy way to say this, but I'm breaking up with you. We just can't see each other anymore. Yes, you've been with me when I've sought comfort during dark, lonely nights. You've been the final course for a lovely meal. You...