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Or is it? You think this time it will be different. All the magazines and all the marketing has convinced you to start in January. It is the habit we have been trained to do. January is when we start our diet and join a gym. I know this story so well. Many of usContinue reading “It’s January…Time to lose the weight”

The message is loud and clear: We need to look younger! Is this anything new? Tight abs, tight faces, tight vaginas…. I feel like a sausage! “How to look younger” “How not to dress too young” “How to age backwards”…… so much advice. It is exhausting. We are always in a battle with our bodies.Continue reading “Aging Forward”

“Be grateful for what you have” was a mantra I often heard when growing up, but it was said usually when ever you complained about anything. The subtext seemed to be that you had to grin and bear it, put your best foot forward and adopt a stiff upper lip and stop whining about yourContinue reading “The power of Gratitude”

“Please don’t flush nappies, sanitary towels, paper towels, gum, old phones, unpaid bills, junk mail, your ex’s sweater, hopes, dreams or goldfish down this toilet.” This was a sign in the bathroom on a train in Britain. Now that makes a bathroom visit a pleasure! It is the little things in life … … andContinue reading “Let’s have a good laugh! …… another addition to The Joy package”

Self-care is not selfish! It is about recharging your batteries. “She was so selfless” was a very common and frequent epitaph used for people at memorials when I was growing up. It seemed a noble goal, but years later I look at it in a different way. I think is important to care for others;Continue reading “Self Care is great for your mental health”

Before I became a Dieter in Recovery I dreaded the holidays. Weight, food and body image became a big focus. In October I would try to go on a crash diet .This became the standard preparation for the onslaught of food that would be coming my way during the holiday season. In America it startedContinue reading “Thriving during the Holidays”

It is Monday and you are starting that diet… again. You go through the usual steps: You clean out the fridge and the pantry of all the ‘forbidden’ foods You announce the launch of this new diet to everyone Sound familiar? On my last journey to change my weight (started over 4 years ago) IContinue reading “Diet Chatter”

Apparently dieting is not a positive word! Did the billion dollar industry call it quits? Accept that dieting doesn’t have a very good success rate and throw in the towel, just as you would if a prototype model doesn’t work? No, they just repackaged it and marketed it under a new name. Yep, the buzzContinue reading “How the diet industry fools you”

Prior to being a Dieter in Recovery I saw food as my biggest comfort. If I was sad I would often feel the need to have some wine and treats.  I also used food as a reward for losing weight. Yes, isn’t that a strange concept? But how often do we do this, and itContinue reading “How do you comfort yourself?  “

1. You know what goes in the food. You can control the fat, sugar, and salt content. Remember the bliss factor in food is created by scientists finding the right combo of these three. The bliss factor is when we crave a food and want more…. Think the ultra-processed foods. Can you eat one potatoContinue reading “The Benefits of Home Cooked foods … 10 reasons why you need to cook”