One Might Be Enough
Last night I attended a graduation party for two of my cousins on my mom’s side. It was in the evening, so the primary foods supplied...


Conference Food
It never ceases to amaze me how much food my company provides at our conferences – and not always of the healthiest sort. It definitely...
Food and Dating
I didn’t start dating until I had finished losing weight, which was deliberate on my part, but it turned out to be a good thing for...
Bullying
I’m shocked! Did you know that fat kids are more likely to be bullied than skinny kids? Who would have guessed?! Thank goodness a study...
Hunger Pangs
Have you ever felt hunger as an actual presence, something so ravenous and demanding that it almost has a life of its own, so insistent...
Eating Your Veggies
I’ve recently seen commercials for V-8, touting its serving of vegetables and fruits in drink form. What I find interesting about them is...
Déjà Vu
When I was going through some old journal entries the other day, I came across the following, and it really struck me how rarely I think...
Numbers Game
I’m a numbers person. I always have been, even in the times when I had my struggle with fractions and thought I hated math. One example...
Fat Prejudice
WARNING: spoilers for the movie The Invention of Lying I recently watched the movie The Invention of Lying and found it somewhat ironic...
Rain or Shine
When I was an adolescent, you would have had to beg, cajole, bribe, order, or trick me into exercising, at least for the most part. I...