In the past four years, I have been very successful at losing weight. Unfortunately, I’ve also been very successful at gaining most of it back. As you know, last week I (re)joined a fitness/weight loss challenge since I’ve (re)gained twenty-five pounds in the last year and my body fat percentage now puts me in a category […]
Sound Mind Sound Body
Swimming 101
Swimming is one of the best gifts you can give your body. It’s a great cardio workout, but it’s also much gentler on your body than running is, and it works your entire body. I know if you aren’t a swimmer, getting in the pool for the first time can be a pretty intimidating thing. […]
21 days to establish a new habit, right? WRONG!
We’ve all seen that quote — So that’s just three weeks. Right? Wrong! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!!! That quote — the one that says it takes 21 days to form a new habit — is actually kind of a misquote. A quote that has mutated. Back in the 1950’s, a plastic surgeon named Maxwell Maltz noticed a […]
This is what my depression looks like.
I’m pretty deep into a case of the Blues. It’s been coming on gradually over the past couple weeks. But now the depression is back. That’s the thing with depression. That fucker. It never really leaves. It goes into hibernation. Sometimes it lies dormant for years. Other times it’s a very light sleeper. Why it reappears […]
If you are in PTFOM (Pre-Thanksgiving Freak Out Mode), READ THIS.
I am so far behind where I wanted to be today !!! UGH! And I started to go into PTFOM a little. So I decided to take a moment to breathe, and I thought I’d offer you this little reminder. It’s okay if your house isn’t perfect on Thanksgiving. In fact, it’s even okay if […]
I need a hug.
Marriage continues to challenge me. Before I go any further, by acknowledging that I still struggle with many aspects of my marriage, I am in no way accepting full responsibility for all of the issues in it. Every time I write a post about my struggles in my marriage, someone inevitably comments with “it’s not all […]
