Morning Musings

I love my quiet time in the morning.

Seems I wake up, more often than not with the FID’s.  That’s:  Fear Of Impending Doom.  I don’t know why I seem to “come to” most days in this state, but, thank God (or Good Orderly Direction, or Source, or Universal Intelligence, or whatever you want to call it), I do know what to do about it. Continue reading “Morning Musings” »


August 19

Summer, more than other seasons seems like a time limited window – a great time to try new things for a brief period.  Of course, it is also easy to say “after this” for the short two month window.   You […]

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August 18

Summer provides the BBQ-er with the opportunity to make lots extra proteins and veggies and keep them on hand for the week.  Pre-grilled chicken breasts can easily be refrozen and defrosted for future use.  Most all my clients like grilled […]

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August 17

Eating real meals resolves a multitude of snacking. Case in point:  One of my clients really struggled with her daytime eating.  She usually wouldn’t plan for or have a real lunch, and about 3 pm when she was predictably starved, […]

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August 16

If I plan and prepare a lunch in the morning just like I do on my workdays, I will usually eat it – especially if I put it in the containers I use for taking my lunch to work.  I […]

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August 15

Lack of structured meals on the weekends will still trip me up.  I play this mental game called “grazing all day, but never committing myself to a real meal”.  It has the benefit of permission to eat foods that aren’t […]

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August 14

It seems to be a lot easier to manage weight with structure.  After all, what is every “diet” plan but structure created by someone else?  Summer seems to be a time of year when all the normal structure goes away, […]

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