I recently wrote a blog about how alcohol, pot and other recreational drugs can effect weight loss and weight maintenance.  Here’s the article – click here. That received many comments, one I find very interesting was posted by an anonymous reader. “While many novice smokers experience the ‘munchies’ I actually GAINED weight when I tried…

Feeling guilty about eating too much? Think you can’t be forgiven for mistakes you made in the past? It doesn’t matter if it’s your fault or not. You can be forgiven.  If you’re a parent with kids, you know that when your kids make mistakes, you forgive them, right? (They’re supposed to make mistakes–it’s how they…

Do your weekend diet, food plan, or efforts toward weight loss fall apart every weekend?  While relaxing from a hard week of work, do you lose “will power” and discipline on your day’s off? If the answer to my questions is “yes,”  here are some ideas of what you can do to stay on track.…

This morning, I’m taking my regular dance class again. I am a regular for many years now, and just love it, but this summer it’s been on an abbreviated schedule as our teacher, the glorious Naomi, has been traveling a lot.  She’s presenting her choreography, and giving classes all over the place this summer.  I’m…

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