Recently, the comic strip Pickles had a little series about mealtimes. The comic is about an older retired couple, Opal and Earl, and...

For a long time, I boycotted Halloween. Back when I was losing weight, I didn’t keep candy around for trick-or-treaters because I would...

Weight stigma in the media is sadly nothing new, but occasionally it’s so egregious that I feel compelled to comment on it. That’s the...

How do you overcome negative thoughts? Someone asked me this question, wanting to know my answer especially in relation to my journey...

Since I’m a fan of Queer Eye, I decided to check out Jonathan Van Ness’s memoir Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love. I really...

Here in Maine, I’ve noticed several signs that it’s now autumn and the holidays are fast approaching. Less daylight, colder temperatures,...

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that you’ve probably turned to food when you were stressed, at least once in your life. Stress,...

I’ve been thinking a lot about diabetes since listening to an episode of the StarTalk podcast that focused on the Foot Defender, an...

I recently bought a new scale – not actually for me but because of my cat, Fezzik. I’ve been trying to monitor Fezzik’s weight, but since...

I considered not writing this post so as not to draw any more attention to Cindy Adams from the New York Post, but her comments about...