I just finished a fantastic lunch. As I did it occurred to me that there’s a difference between a habit and a hardship. I’m creating new eating habits. For instance, lunch today:
One cup of Portabella mushrooms diced and then sauteed in a quarter cup of chicken broth, one pat of butter and a tablespoon of white wine. Oh - I stirred in one cup of fresh steamed asparagus too and grilled it all together for about 2-3 minutes until it was just slightly crunchy and bright green (the asparagus, not …

For the past six weeks or so I’ve been measuring and weighing my food, have given up soda, am drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day and have been walking more than usual. After what looked like a 2 pound weight gain last night, I got on the scale again this morning and saw I’d LOST another 5 pounds! Woohoo! To date I’ve lost 26 pounds since January 1, 2011 - 18 of that after giving up soda and getting serious about my diet. I think the 8 pounds prior …

There’s an old saying about being “in the moment.” It involves a zen master chased off of a cliff by a tiger. On the way down he passes a vine with a single, ripe luscious strawberry on it. He plucks it and eats it - savoring the flavor immensely even as he falls to his death. He is so IN the moment that he can enjoy the strawberry and not worry about what is about to befall him.
We spend so much time worrying about what MIGHT happen, or what …

I was standing in line at Walmart with all my fresh veggies and healthy food last week when a woman got in line behind me. I noticed her looking at every item in my cart and on the conveyor belt as though judging it. Maybe I was just being sensitive, but maybe not. Her two girls, about 8 and 10, maybe older - it’s hard for me to judge kid’s ages, watched her and then looked at my items too. Suddenly a woman in the aisle next to us caught …

I finally figured out how to break a bad habit and create a new one without going back into therapy for feeling like a failure! It’s so simple really. So I am going to share.
Last month I decided AGAIN to lose weight. UNLIKE the past 200 times I made this decision I opted to try something different - the 80/20 rule. Instead of “perfection or nothing” - meaning if I slipped and drank a soda, or had a burger and fries then the whole diet was off and I was …