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Ending a Food Love Affair

Dear Cookie, Although it pains me, I will have to bid you a fond farewell. I can no longer be tempted by your witchy ways. You can be chocolate chip one day, peanut butter the next and so on. The temptations never cease so I can no longer flirt with danger. Sadly, The Struggling Dieter Dear Ice Cream, Smooth and creamy…though it calls my name I must not reply. Forgive me for ignoring your sweet advances but the time has come to set aside my desire. My taste buds say “yes” but my hips say “can take one more inch!” … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: July 2008

Two of my three children are summer babies. That is, they were born in the summer and had their first months surrounded by sunshine streaming in the windows, the sound of birds chirping, and days spent wearing nothing but a diaper and a “onsie.” I made sure that they had Fourth of July outfits ready, even though one of them arrived a week after the holiday. I guess he just wasn’t interested in the parade. Do you have a summer baby, too? We had a lot of new information to share this past month, such as recall notices and new … Continue reading →

Mission Possible: The Current State of Affairs

Let’s take back the weight loss! Current BMI: 31 Pounds to Go: 55 Yesterday I wrote about my deep concern over the state of weight loss in our culture. It seems like we get so desperate to lose the weight or look a certain way that we’re willing to do crazy things that, if we stopped to think about it, really don’t make sense. It does not make sense to give yourself excessive diarrhea in the name of health. That’s an oxymoron. It does not make sense to eat in such a way as to leave out major food groups … Continue reading →

Iconic Lunch Box Treat in Jeopardy—What’s a Parent to Do?

HoHos are getting the heave-ho? Say it ain’t so. As you can see by the photo above, clearly, I don’t prohibit my daughter from occasionally wrapping her lips around high calorie, sugary sweets. Everything in moderation, right? My kid is an equal opportunity sweets consumer who rarely encounters a white crystalline carbohydrate-laced confection she doesn’t beg to devour. Given her fondness for fructose, glucose, sucrose and the like, I was a bit incredulous when I learned that Hostess recently filed for bankruptcy protection. How can a company that I’ve financially supported week after week, year after year, satisfying my child’s … Continue reading →

Help, I Hate Breakfast!

Breakfast does not have to include eggs, bacon, cereal, oatmeal or any of the traditional breakfast fair. Breakfast has always been an especially challenging time for me because I dislike most breakfast foods. If I never ate a scrambled egg again I would not miss it. In fact, I would rather just skip breakfast all together and be happy with my cup of coffee. I have tried to convince myself that with enough creamer my cup of coffee is actually an energizing breakfast smoothie. Somehow I never quite convinced myself of that theory. So I started my quest for breakfast … Continue reading →

End of the Month Check In

It’s time to close out October and reflect if our time spent has put us closer to our weight loss goals. So how are you doing? Have you lost weight? Have you decided to get a new attitude? Have you taken the time to laugh at yourself and brush off setbacks and keep trekking? This month we have tried to find fun and humor in weight loss and body image. I do hope a laugh, if in fact it was funny, made your day brighter. We also covered plenty of recipes for that fall beauty the pumpkin. I hope the … Continue reading →

By definition, I am following a diet.

Not only am I a diet struggler extraordinaire, I am a homeschooling mom. As such, I write unit studies and have my children engage in vocabulary exercises and teach dictionary skills. While my kids were looking up several words and their origins, I decided to look up diet. I thought it would be a fun exercise and maybe a bit eye opening as any connotation I have of the word is in a negative light. So, I looked up DIET in Webster’s online dictionary and this was the result. Definition of DIET 1 a : food and drink regularly provided … Continue reading →

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Kittymas!

I celebrated my two year anniversary at the cats-only boarding facility just two weeks ago. The time has definitely flown by! My anniversary comes right in the middle of our busiest season: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. We had nearly fifty guests for Turkey Day, and are expecting just over fifty guests for Christmas! That’s still a low number, compared to the sixty-five we had my very first holiday season at the boarding facility. But what a way to learn the job! I had plenty of coworkers around for questions and help, and plenty of cats to work with — … Continue reading →

Parents Making the Most of Obama Inauguration

Are you keeping your kids home from school tomorrow? TV journalist Linda Ellerbee, along with a handful or other renown child psychologists, are encouraging parents around the nation to keep their kids home from school tomorrow in order to make Inauguration Day a family affair. Regardless of your party affiliation, these childhood “experts” say President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing in as our country’s first African-American president is a historic moment that should be witnessed and discussed as a family. Basically, Ellerbee and crew maintain that learning should begin at home and parents should make the most of tomorrow’s historic events. So … Continue reading →

Home Month in Review: November 2008

Is your home ready for the holidays and winter? Now that November is over, it is time to gear up for the December ahead. Take a look at last months articles and see if there is anything you missed! November 1st Home Blog Month in Review: October As I sit here looking out my window at the backyard, the birds are hovering in the pine tree against a strong wind and steady rain. The temperature is chilly today, and the calendar reminds me that we have left October behind. November 2nd Fall and Holiday Decorating with Nature 2 Isn’t it … Continue reading →