I’m thinking of a number between 154 and 156. It’s been appearing each morning on my digital scale for the past two weeks. I can’t get it out of my head, and even worse, I can’t get it off of my hips! I read an online article about the problem of plateaus with advice to…
What’s Hot in Stoves
Although it’s not uncommon for me to find myself salivating over a hot oven, this time it was the oven itself, not the food that made me drool with envy. The other night I spent a glorious evening at a friend’s party, which showcased a $7.9 million property for one of her clients. The home…
The Abyss of Obese
Yay! I’m overweight again! So says my trusty obesity calculator. It’s hard to believe that just two months ago (and for the past several years), I was languishing in the abyss of obese. That dark, bottomless pit that had me trapped and grappling to pull myself out with faddy crash diets. Each time I failed,…
A Bevy of Buffets
Once I went to Vegas and gained five pounds in four days. I blamed the three-meals-a-day of buffets. Tables upon tables of all you can eat treats for hours on end. Why bother with a menu when all that food is readily available right here, right now at your fingertips and fork tines? You don’t…
An Uphill Battle
Walking is the perfect exercise. And while I’m sure that many doctors and fitness professionals can provide numerous reasons why, to me, it is perfect because it doesn’t feel like exercise. I associate walking with good things like walking to the fridge to sneak the last piece of cake, walking from store to store at…
