Please do not think that if you are trying to lose weight you can never eat out.  The trick is when dining at a restaurant, make healthier choices and immediately cut the portion in half and ask the server to put it in a take-out container for your lunch or dinner tomorrow. Cutting portion sizes…

A lot of people are looking at life dramas these days.  President Obama wants “no drama,”  and Mary K. Blige says “No More Dramas” in her song by the same title. Are you in the middle of a drama?  Is life full of tension, stress, anger and/or angst?  I find the best way to alleviate…

I wrote about the importance of relationships the other day.  I said that I have noticed that when people are getting enough love and affection, they tend to have less problems with excess weight and health.  Happy people have fewer problems in general, so why not get happy? In the spirit of loving relationships, I…

I know it’s sooooo 80’s, but do you remember those exercise videos you used to workout in front of the TV with?  Jane Fonda? Richard Simmons? Dancercize? Why not get them out, dust them off, and give them a spin again?  They can be lots of fun, and a bit nostalgic too, in a really…

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