Because my book Friends with the Scale is going out of print next year, I decided to post it one chapter at a time.
Here is Chapter 1.
That crazy, stupid piece of metal called a scale! Each morning, you cautiously step on it, hoping for good news. But instead, it tells you that, once again, you have failed. [Read more…]
When you start any kind of diet or weight-loss program around the first of January, you tend to stay very strong for the first month.
The second one can be a little tougher, but you probably pulled yourself together and stayed with it.
But for some reason, the last week in February is when dieters begin to falter. [Read more…]
When my mother was approaching her 80th birthday, my family members tried to come up with a gift idea.
Of course, she didn’t need anything, and she certainly didn’t want more useless decorative objects. We wanted to get her a practical gift that she would love but that wouldn’t take up much space in her tiny apartment. [Read more…]
Have you been struggling with good intentions that don’t quite happen?
Maybe you’re determined to lose weight, but things keep getting in the way of your goals?
Here’s an interesting solution. [Read more…]
The kids have been asking this forever when you go on a road trip. But lately I’ve started asking it as well.
Is the heat ever going to stop? Have I exercised enough? And why does the scale creep down so slowly? [Read more…]