One day, I decided to wear a pair of jeans that I hadn't worn in a long time. While trying it on, I realised that I no longer had to struggle to get it past my hips, and that zipping it up was easy when before, it was near impossible. The best part? There I was, wearing my favorite pair of …
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7 Minimalist Morning Routines That Will Calm The Chaos In Your Life
Mornings are the perfect time to head into life with a fresh start. A new chance to change directions. A new opportunity to think differently than you did yesterday. It means more room to see life from a different (and more empowering) perspective. A fresh chapter for you to write about where you …
Why You’re Eating More Than You Think (And What To Do About It)
"Just a little bit of each", I tell myself as I reach for a big, steaming, cheesy heap of pasta. No bread, I'd promised myself earlier, but miraculously find my hand picking up a slice (OK, maybe it was two) along with a hearty portion of butter on the way back to my table. By the time I …
How Cooking Saved My Sanity…And Waistline
If this is your first time reading one of my posts, welcome! I'm here to help you navigate the complicated and confusing world of eating to look and feel your best. If you've been reading my blog for some time now, I owe you an apology. I say this because I've been doing you a great disservice …
How To Deal With Nasty Comments About Your Body
I was just finishing up a run and slowed down to a jog on the way to my car when a woman, who was running in the opposite direction screamed at me: "You're ALREADY skinny!!" Oookay. When I was 15, I was told: "You're so pale, you look like a corpse", by a bunch of not-so-pale girls at …
6 Signs You’re On A Crappy Diet (And How To Fix It)
If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you'll know that I hate the word 'diet'. To me, it's a dirty, four-letter word (although it shouldn't be) that has no place in anyone's life. However, I can see why so many of us automatically assume that we need to go on one when we find …
How To Set A Weight-Loss Goal That You’ll Win At
This year has been full of ups and downs. As far as taking care of myself went, I had my highs, I had 'OK' days and I also had lows. Diet-wise, I no longer go off the rails the way I used to—I cannot fathom how I used to let myself eat until I felt sick physically and emotionally—but I did …