Morning Musings: September 3

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I eat out of tiredness, anger, frustration, stress, boredom, sadness, loneliness (you fill in the adjective).  To begin with, I justify foods that soothe me – which, by the way is […]

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Morning Musings: September 2

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I broke my rules or it feels illegal to me.  “I blew it now” is the taking my finger out of the dyke statement.  Pizza will do that.  Oh, I can […]

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Morning Musings: September 1

Simply put…a calorie is not just a calorie to me if it inevitably costs me more weight – biochemically, behaviorally, emotionally – someway, somehow.  Following are some of the times when a calorie is not just a calorie to me.  […]

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Morning Musings: August 31

Successfully managing my paltry budget has taught me to be discriminating.  It’s not free just because I’m having it on vacation.  So, if I am going to have to pay for this, what do I think is special?  Let’s face […]

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Morning Musings: August 30

What is the hardest part of the day for you on vacation?  Cocktail hour, late nights, group meals, family style eating, no real meal at lunch, stopping for ice cream in the afternoons, candy stores, the flight itself?   Midwest […]

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