weight – Enjoying the Journey

Weight Gain and Self Shaming Go Hand in Hand

April 11, 2018April 11, 20184

Sweat stained the woman’s gray tank top. I watched her reflection in the gym mirror as she carefully executed one bicep curl after another. I …

Inner Critics Are My Own Worst Enemies

May 19, 2017July 21, 20201

The good news: my heart is perfectly normal. The bad news: my heart is perfectly normal. Ok, that’s a really flippant, inappropriate answer totally mocking …

Can Gardening Count as My Workout?

August 19, 2016June 16, 20200

Last week, I was at Davis Mountain Fitness & Training Camp, where I hiked, ran, yoga-ed, water aerobicized, and swam to my heart’s content. I …

Decluttering My Closet to Accept My Body

March 16, 2016September 12, 20205

This morning, I accepted the body I have. And that’s not a small thing. I’ve been reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie …

Holding On to Weight After 50

July 15, 2015September 12, 20202

Which scenario would you pick? You can eat anything you want without gaining a pound. Your body looks great, remaining trim no matter what you …

Finding Workout Motivation at Home

June 22, 20150

I’ll never forget a phone conversation I had with my husband James, back in the days when he was traveling a lot for work. He’d …

What I Learned From My 7-Day Detox

April 22, 2015June 16, 20204

Going through this detoxification was a very enlightening experience. I learned quite a bit and will be making changes as a result. All of it …

Sleeping Your Way to Weight Loss

April 7, 20155

Last February, my husband and I took a dream vacation to Bora Bora. It was everything I’d imagined: bungalows perched over the sea, tranquil water …

How Do You Find Motivation When Success Doesn’t Seem to be Coming?

January 26, 20152

Here we are, nearing the end of January and the waning of many a New Year’s resolution. According to statistics from the University of Scranton’s Journal …

Those Horrible Things in the Refrigerator Ruining Your Diet

January 22, 2015October 3, 20182

The other day, a friend of mine posted a photo on Facebook of the inside of her refrigerator; she did it as part of ongoing …