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Grieving Your Progress

I recently published an article on Medium called “Grieving Your Progress.”
I wrote it soon after we moved to Iowa, so it talks about our move. Now we have lived her 9 years and I have adjusted to this new home and town. But I thought you might like to read the article. It applies to a lot of life situations! 
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Why did I come into this room?

Be sure you didn’t go through a doorway

I do it all the time. I walk into a room and can’t remember why I’m there. I had my phone in my hand a few minutes ago but now I can’t find it. Of course, I also can’t find my car keys or my glasses.

In our complicated lives, we often have too many things happening at the same time. Eventually, something gets lost or forgotten. [Read more…]

To weigh or not to weigh?

Over the past years, you’ve probably heard lots of conflicting advice. Throw the scale away. No, wait! Weigh yourself every day. No, that’s not right either. Never weigh yourself at all.

In the field of weight loss, you’ll find plenty of controversy about using the scale. Lots of books and program leaders take an extreme approach and say, “Throw it away! Never weigh yourself again.” Sometimes, you’re told, “The scale is evil, and it will ruin your weight-loss efforts.” [Read more…]

Surviving drop-out week

When you start any kind of diet or weight-loss program around the first of January, you tend to stay very strong for the first month.

The second one can be a little tougher, but you probably pulled yourself together and stayed with it.

But for some reason, the last week in February is when dieters begin to falter. [Read more…]