Where to Begin

August 30, 2010

I’ve been receiving lots of wonderful emails lately, thanks to the recent “mainstream” blog exposure. I’m enjoying myself immensely. Some folks want specific advice, while others just want to make a connection with someone they perceive as a kindred spirit. (Isn’t it odd that, despite the well-publicized obesity epidemic, many of us often feel like [...]

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Friday, Fabulous Friday

August 27, 2010

Have you ever woken up and known from the moment your feet hit the floor that it was going to be a stupendous, magnificent,overwhelmingly amazing day?
Yeah, neither have I.
Hah! Just kidding. I’m having one of those “something wonderful will happen” mornings. Possibly because our relentless, oppressive heatwave seems to have broken, or maybe because it’s [...]

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Motivation to Move

August 26, 2010

Thank you all bunches for your comments on the Woman’s Day article! (And a hearty welcome to WD readers!) I’ve enjoyed my 15 minutes in the spotlight, but now, it’s back to business.
One of the questions I get asked fairly frequently is how I found the motivation to exercise. It seems there are [...]

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Hello Woman’s Day, Part 2

August 25, 2010

I received an exciting birthday gift last week, something I alluded to last month as happening in September. Well, so I thought. I can now comfortably suggest that you check out the October 1 issue of Woman’s Day, available on some newsstands and in some mailboxes NOW. It’s the one with this [...]

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Book Review: I’m With Fatty by Edward Ugel (Giveaway, too!)

August 24, 2010

There’s a new weight loss memoir hitting the bookstores today, and I’m pleased to have had the opportunity to give it a sneak peak. The publisher’s PR folks provided a review copy of the book, promising it would be an honest, candid, and hilarious look at weight loss through the infrequently seen male point of [...]

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