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Confessions of a Foodie Mom Week 6: Slip-Sliding Away….

Unfortunately, it’s not my body mass slipping away; rather it’s my resolve. I’ve lost nearly 15 pounds, then maintained for a long time in spite of injuries and illness often making exercise impossible. For a while I just thought: I’m not going to be really strict with myself while all this is going on. Weighing myself is still one good thing I’m doing—keeping my awareness so a big weight gain doesn’t creep up and catch me unawares. Well, for the last two weeks or so, the numbers on the scale have been creeping back up again. I have been weighing … Continue reading →

Weight Loss and Sleeping: A Winning Combination

Not only do our bodies crave a certain amount of sleep to feel alert, energetic, and more in tune, but there is also a connection to weight loss. This is good news! Sleep is more important than you think. More and more people are sleep deprived as they struggle to keep up with their day-to-day activities. Having to create a balancing act between our job, our families, and keeping up our house has left many people very stressed. Getting it all done requires more hours in the day, which is of course impossible. So what do we do? We have … Continue reading →