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” »


July 15

I figure that there are a limited number of times that I will be able to say no in any given day.  Once they are gone, they are gone.  There also seem to be less “no’s” in my arsenal when […]

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July 14

Your friend’s habits are predictable too.  Don’t you know who is going to want to get appetizers, spend a lot of time before the meal on drinks, split desserts, etc?  I do.  That would be most of my friends.  

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July 13

Your friends give you food because you have taught them that you want them too.  They are not bringing it (or cooking it for you) because they don’t love you, want you to die prematurely or because they think you […]

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July 12

We “train” other people’s expectations of us where food is concerned. Case in point:  One of my clients had a great reputation among her friends and family as a fabulous baker.  During the time she was losing over 100 lbs. […]

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July 11

Another place where this programming really applies:  Airports and Vacation Mentality.  Anybody besides me start their vacation eating in the car or in the airport, so that by the time you even get there you are already thoroughly derailed?  Somehow […]

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July 10

The food industry is onto our addiction and is capitalizing on it.  The real hook, apparently, is the perfect combination of sugar fat and salt – the exact amount that will over-ride your ability to say no, literally breaking your […]

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