Morning Musings: April 21

Strategy:  Don’t be a sucker for a sale (or a buffet). Why:  I may have gotten six for the price of three, but I just spent money I never intended to spend in the first place!  And now I am […]

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Morning Musings: March 1

Records can call my bluff on “just picking.”  How many times have I racked up hundreds of calories worth of damage grazing because I didn’t want to commit myself to a “real meal”?  I can stand in my kitchen at […]

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Morning Musings: April 20

Strategy:  Eat the veggies first. Why:  Just logically they take up space so that you will eat less of other higher calorie items.  But there are two other important off-shoots of this strategy.  When you do eat the more tempting […]

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Morning Musings: April 19

Strategy:  Give protein time to kick in – about 45 minutes.  (Variation on this theme:  hot food is more satisfying). Why:  Once it does, I am really OK.  This is a great strategy before going out or at the start […]

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Morning Musings: April 18

Strategy:  Wait to eat the really tempting thing till there is only one left.  I have a sister and nephew who will save me their last bite of brownie.  Can you imagine?  Clearly different gene pool. Why:  So that I […]

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