Monthly Archives: June 2005

Restraint

I’m beginning to figure out one reason I find dieting/weight control/healthy eating so difficult. It’s because it’s a negative process so often. It’s about not eating this or not choosing that. It’s about holding myself back and avoiding certain behavior. … Continue reading

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Fashion and the Frump

An interesting first person piece in the NY Times today about a fashion writer who went from 190 lbs to 137 and how it’s changed her perspective.

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What a Difference

I keep telling myself that I shouldn’t focus on changing external circumstances — I should focus on changing my reaction to them. In other words: don’t eat for stress-related reasons. What kind of reasons? Let me count them for you. … Continue reading

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Wow. DietGirl Goes for Gold

I can’t resist linking as DietGirls’s post on her first 5K run had me in tears this morning — tears of happiness for her and what she’s accomplished. Wow.

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