Today is Day 6, and as we come toward the finale of “The Give-Back Diet’s” first week, we’re going to take another step together.  Today is about getting off sugar.  There is an epidemic of Type II diabetes in the world, a disease that affects the metabolism of sugar in the body and insulin production;…

Congratulations!  Another day is here, the 5th day!   Today, let’s keep up what we’ve been doing so far: logging and journaling food, feelings, activities, and now (since yesterday) caloric and financial savings.  You’re on the right track to lose weight by building new habits.  You are “giving back” the fat and sugar, the unhealthy junk…

Congratulations!  I’m so proud of you for making it to the fourth day of “The Give-Back Diet.”  I’m sure you’re making and enjoying some positive changes in your life.  Today, we’re going to make another simple change for the better, and we’ll see the results together.  If you are just starting, or you’ve had some…

Today is all about love — it’s Day 3 of the “Give Back Diet.”  Feeling loved is vitally important in your efforts to change.  I know from experience, I didn’t feel very loved as a child, other than through food.  That was the main way, if not the only way, my family knew how to…

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