Like just about everyone struggling to lose weight, I constantly find myself engaging in mental gymnastics that really, if life were fair, would burn a bazillion calories and hour. It goes like this:
I know the only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than I consume. Since I hate to exercise and spend [...]

For future reference, and the benefit of those to come, when switching from a standard, unhealthy diet to one that’s chock full o’ fruit and veg goodness, I’d advise doing it slowly.
According to my scale, I’ve lost 3 pounds this week. But according to the waistband of my pants, I’m due to give birth [...]

Last week when I informed my husband that I was cutting gluten, dairy and red meat out of my diet, he was surprisingly supportive. After all, he’s suffered from my allergies almost as much as I have, with both of us losing sleep as I’ve sniffled, sneezed, coughed and hacked my way through many a [...]

A friend of mine recently became a raw foods fanatic and dropped a whopping 65 pounds in four months. That’s right: sixty-five pounds. That’s not even the biggest improvement she’s experienced since changing her diet.
No, the real benefit has been an improvement in her own allergies which are almost as bad as mine. [...]

My scale died yesterday.
We had a nice little ceremony for it during which I held open the garbage can lid while my husband dumped the scale and its various pieces into the bin while I said a few thoughtful words.
I’ve mentioned before that I used to keep my scale in the kitchen, since there wasn’t [...]

Like a lot of women, I gained weight after I got married and have often wondered if the two things were related. Turns out, they just might be. Not that I needed an article to confirm my suspicion: I have only to think back to this weekend, when a combination of Saturday night insomnia and [...]

I hate my scale. I hate my scale. I hate my scale.
No, the numbers weren’t up this morning when I stood on it. But they weren’t down, either, despite having actually — gasp! — exercised four days this week, consumed more water than a fish, and watched every little bite that went into my mouth. [...]

I wrote earlier about just how few calories are burned per hour whilst sitting at the computer. At the time, I hoped my body would comprehend the link between the minimal calories burned and the number of calories it seems to demand.
No such luck.
I’ve reached the point where even two “slimming shakes” per day and [...]

When my in-laws visit, as they did over the weekend, my life becomes a blur of cooking and doing dishes, with seldom an hour to rest after one meal before it’s time to start preparing the next. Sure, I could make life easier by ordering in pizza, but since they both have numerous health issues [...]

I like weighing myself on Fridays as a means of keeping my eating in check over the weekend. I figure, if I’ve gained during the week then the weekend’s a good chance to spend time making healthier meals and exercising. If I’ve lost, then I want to keep that momentum going by avoiding opportunities to [...]