Stop Dieting Forever

Greetings to all. As you can see, it’s been about two years since I posted anything on this site. I have several good reasons for that. First, when I started the blog it was May, 2010, about one month after returning home from living in Mexico for four months. I gained 35 pounds while in [...]

When I owned my publishing business, I spent 50 to 60 hours a week sitting in front of a computer. By 2000, I reached a point where I couldn’t go on without doing something to change my weight and my life. I tried almost all of the popular diets and had consequently ballooned up to [...]

There’s something about a new year that fosters renewed hope. Are you ready to make 2011 the year you finally get serious about your weight? Are you ready to give up fad diets and find a better way to lose those pounds? One of the biggest pitfalls for people with a lot of weight to [...]

Snacking is a common, and diet destroying, eating behavior. That “food-to-mouth” motion is natural; you do it at least three times a day during meals. It’s when you do it while cooking that it becomes dangerous to your health and weight loss. It’s possible – and very easy – to eat an entire meal while [...]

My husband and I were invited to an elegant weekend at a beautiful resort about two hours away. Everything was taken care of including the food and I didn’t know if, or how, my diet was going to survive. I don’t know if this would be considered five-star dining, but it was close enough for [...]

Most people would agree that losing weight is difficult. For some it might be how long it takes to see results or learning to eat differently. For many, though, the difficulty lies in “all-or-nothing” thinking. This attitude – if I can’t do it perfectly, it’s not worth doing – can affect your diet every day [...]

I started taking piano lessons when I was in the third grade. As any child, I had an on again/off again love affair with my piano but when I loved it, I dreamed of doing something professionally with music. That was, until I was in eighth grade and asked my piano teacher something about doing [...]

My husband just asked me out for dinner. We have been married a long time and “Date Night” isn’t something we normally do and besides, it’s a Thursday. We easily decided on Romano’s Macaroni Grill, one of our favorite Italian restaurants. We haven’t been there in months and I know I won’t be able to [...]

Here’s a quick snack that takes little prep, tastes great and keeps you full for hours. If you like peanut butter, this is a great way to go. Peanut Butter and Rice Cake 1 tablespoon Peanut butter, 95 calories 1 Rice cake, plain with salt (or your favorite flavor), 35 calories 1 teaspoon All Fruit [...]

There are times in everyone’s life when staying on a diet is difficult, especially if you have a lot of weight to lose and the months drag on and on. Those are the times when you need to start keeping a food journal or get back into the habit of journaling. As time goes by, [...]