My family and I just returned from a few nights in Atlantic City to celebrate my sister's 21st birthday. I'll spare you the gory details of all the martinis and steaks and desserts that I may or may not have consumed...just suffice it to say that most of what I ate was most certainly not … [Read more...]
Old Habits Die Hard
Yesterday, my sister and I decided to treat our mom to a Mother's Day brunch buffet. Gulp. I found myself surrounded by masses of food - everything from cheese and crackers to pastas to roast beef. Then, of course, there were the breakfast items; you had your scrambled eggs and bacon in addition … [Read more...]
Why This Time’s Different
I have been on many, many diets in my life. Whether in the form of Slim Fast shakes or "magic" fat-burning teas and pills, I've been dieting for as long as I can remember. In all of my previous battles of the bulge, I'd somehow manage to drop enough weight to shrink a dress size or two, only to … [Read more...]