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“If you refuse to go shopping, you’re stuck!” says Dr. Phyllis Mendel in my “Spiritual Guide to Weight Loss” video. What I think she means is that if you depend on restaurants, fast food joints, or snack bars for all of your meals you’re bound to only get a lot of greasy, over-cooked, high-calorie food.…

You will find great joy and happiness if you can overcome the inertia, get up, and be active on a daily basis. If you stand aside and watch the world go by, you will be left behind! It doesn’t matter what you do: join a gym, a book club, a church group, a volunteer soup…

It’s an old adage, but it’s true. Time heals all. There’s no problem that won’t get better with passing time, and some care and attention. Give your problems time, especially when it comes to losing weight. You did not develop an overweight or obesity problem overnight – it took years. So it will help if…

I was reminded this morning about the importance of being human. Our washing machine was not working right, and my wife said there was a “burning smell.”  I had tested it, and sure enough, the agitator wasn’t turning.  The clothes just sat soaking.  We waited two days for a service technician to arrive.  We need…

There comes a point when we just have to put the fork or spoon down and not overeat. That’s very difficult if not impossible for many of us. It sure is hard for me. Like an alcoholic has to “cork the bottle,” compulsive overeaters need to not overeat. In my experience, the only tried and…

Be careful of what you drink, it is easy to consume lots of calories.  Lots of us enjoy a good beverage, of course, but please pay attention and make good choices. Many households have juice ready at hand.  Not a bad idea, unless it’s not really juice but a “juice beverage.”  Read the label.  Some…

I think I told you, it was my birthday recently.  I was treated to not one, but several really nice celebration meals — some homemade; a few at restaurants.  I was given chocolates!  Cake!  Ice cream!  I thoroughly enjoyed them, too. Admittedly, I also gave myself a birthday present: a few extra pounds!  So in…

Yesterday, I wrote a sentence about my desire to go outside to play.  That’s exactly what I did – I went outside and played.  I went for a long walk with my wife and sister. It wasn’t exercise – although it worked my muscles and joints beautifully.  I walked through a really picturesque meadow and…

Today, I’m thinking of Wavy Gravy’s line, “it’s never too late to have a happy childhood.”  I think he’s right!  So I’m going outside to play…

“You can’t always get what you want…” the saying and song goes, “but if you try sometime, you get what you need.”  I’m thinking about that today – the difference between want and need.
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