Monthly Archives: June 2011

I’m not going to lie. I’ve been binging. I have all the excuses in the world: tired, overworked, whiny kids, etc. You name it, I have an excuse. The problem is that I am the one that lives with the … Continue reading →

Throughout my life I have heard my Dad say “If you can’t do it right, then don’t do it at all”. This usually related to chores, gardening or tasks that he wanted to have done. Most of the time he … Continue reading →

Dear My Fitness Pal, I’m sorry. I was wrong. I need you. I was confused and blaming you for all my binges. Since I’ve left, things have gotten worse. Without you in my life, I have gone back to some … Continue reading →

In the quest for a balanced life, I need to find the triggers that cause my life to be “unbalanced”. Today I concentrated on food. Why do I eat? I have spent the last 24 hours focusing on exactly this. … Continue reading →

When I was 14 my mom went on a diet. She talked about how “fat” she was at 150 pounds. She ate brown bread, brown rice and put soy sauce on her salad while we ate Shepard’s Pie. She did … Continue reading →

I never wake up in the morning and think, “Self, today I will fail. Today I will let myself down by eating 3 pieces of cake, letting the kids watch too much TV, and not exercise.” Every morning I wake … Continue reading →

Dear My Fitness Pal, First I want to say Thank you. Thank you for teaching me how to control my food portions. Thank you for making me think twice when craving a sweet coffee or cake from the coffee shop … Continue reading →