I remember I used to think of ”investing” in my weight loss. A sort of “health = wealth” mental shift.
I would reap more “financial” i.e. “health” rewards if I ate healthy, low fat, low cal, low salt, low sugar foods. I would “earn more” by exercising, getting enough sleep, etc.
I began to really enjoy seeing my [...]
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by nike
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My sister and I were talking about losing weight recently, as we drove back home through the boring, cornfield highways of Illinois.
She inherited mom’s sylphlike form and eats like a howitzer, I have dad’s box-like shape and when I eat like a howitzer, I become more fireplug-like. To be fair, she’s a total food lover too, and [...]
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by nike
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Of course, his happy day began with me screaming at him. Lovely.
Last evening began nicely enough. We went to Lowe’s, shopped through trees, daydreamed a little, made it back home and covered the plants. He hefted all the flower boxes, and pots big and small into the garage. I made ketchup, took a 30-minute call from [...]
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by nike
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Currently, I’m 199.
Incredible.
I never thought that would happen.
But it did happen. I made it happen. With a variety of transgressions, most of which involve that necessary activity, eating.
Overeating. Mindless eating. Comfort eating. Boredom eating. Family eating. Celebration eating. Event-oriented eating. Driving eating. Experimental-recipe eating. Travel eating. Work eating. Vacation eating. TV eating. Highly-suggestible (oh, that looks [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2008 by nike
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