It’s still a surprise to me that I love cooking, given that it’s only something I discovered since losing weight. I wouldn’t have even...

In recently reading Teenage Waistland by Abby Ellin, I was reminded of something that I had encountered along my own weight-loss journey...

I’ve always liked baking, especially around the holidays. Part of it is my family tradition of making sugar cookies (see my Sugar Cookies...

When I think about guilt and eating, the first thing that comes to mind is feeling guilty for having something, often after but sometimes...

Jeff Peterson is a local reporter who recently lost 31 pounds after going to a vegan diet. The newspaper article has before and after...

Last week I wrote about bidding farewell to favorite foods after finding out about a lot of allergies. I’ve since started the process of...

This past Thursday I got some unfortunate news - I found out that I’m allergic to a bunch of things, including eggs, gluten, and peanuts,...

Diets always make me think about losing. Pounds and inches, of course - or at least, that’s the hope - but also freedom and flexibility...

Being extremely overweight isn’t something you can hide. At best you can minimize it, wearing clothes with slimming designs and colors,...

I don’t like to overeat, for a few reasons. The problem is that I don’t always remember what the reasons are, at least not in time to...