Rebellion
Diets make me rebellious. Admittedly, most diets I tried were when I was a teenager; rebellion and questioning authority went with the...
Mom and Weight and Food
Mother’s Day is always a little tough for me. Not only because it’s now been over 12 years since I lost my mom, but because remembering...
Defeated
Have any of who’ve struggled with weight felt defeated? That you’ve tried everything and it doesn’t work? That you might as well give up...


Cadbury Creme Eggs
When I was growing up, our Easter celebrations were more secular than religious. We had an Easter egg tree (well, branch), egg hunts...
Pieces of Me
When I recently read Women Food and God by Geneen Roth, one image particularly stuck with me because it made me shudder. She wrote that...
Enslaved by Weight
While I was heavy, I had some idea that my weight and issues related to it were holding me back, but I never thought about it in terms of...


Love and Chocolate
Is chocolate the best thing in life? I started wondering about this recently after reading a message on a Dove dark chocolate, which did...
Questioning Weight Loss
When I tell people that I lost 130 pounds, they often ask me two questions. “How did you do it?” is one, obviously hoping for some easy...
Girl Scout Cookie Time
I have a confession - I like Girl Scout cookies. Part of it is nostalgia, from my own days in Brownies and Girl Scouts, nervous and...
Life Without Twinkies
In case you somehow missed the news this week - Hostess has filed for bankruptcy! For some, this is cause for panic and consternation. ...