When people find out I\’ve lost over 100 pounds, the first question is, \”What are you DOING? I need to do THAT!\” I always chuckle to myself because I know that\’s not what they really mean. What they really mean is, \”What magic spell allowed you to snap your fingers and become this thin person?! […]
James Gandolfini died last week of a heart attack. He was only 51. I didn\’t know the guy, but his death rattled me. As did the sudden death of comedian Patrice Neal, who died of a stroke at only 41; the death of Rick Byargeon, 56, a pastor and former professor at New Orleans Seminary
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The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially labeled obesity a disease, inadvertently causing a furious debate over one question, \”Is obesity the result of purely external factors or is it simply a failure of self-governance?\” The Facebook pundits have already weighed in on the story. Friends and others in my network have quipped, \”Can we
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The photo at right was taken on June 6, 2010. I was 358 lbs. This morning, I weighed in at 258 lbs. An even HUNDRED! Will miracles never cease? Looking back, I don\’t remember the details of those days as much as I remember how it felt. I remember distinctly how it felt to carry
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\”God is in the details,\” the old saying goes, and I\’m unfortunately learning that one the hard way. When you\’re adhering to a strict diet, or ANY diet for that matter, it\’s the details –the little things! — that can really trip you up and make you want to quit. Sometimes it\’s those details that
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I\’m going to tell you with some amount of pride that a \”mess o\’ ribs\” just doesn\’t DO it for me anymore. Not long ago — only a few months, truthfully — I was a connoisseur of all things meat. I low carb\’d it, often living on bacon-wrapped chicken and salad (with cheese and lots
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There is nothing requiring more patience than when you\’re losing weight. It is a slow and tedious process that can easily leave you feeling defeated, deflated and ready to quit. I had to decide from the outset that weight wasn\’t my true goal. It\’s a great by-product and is a fantastic way to see my
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I\’ve been following a plant-based whole foods lifestyle for over four months now. I have eschewed all dairy without complaint. I have kicked all meat to the curb and haven\’t winced in the process. I have turned my nose up at all processed foods as if it were tripe in my nostrils. The one thing
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I don\’t know about you, but the minute somebody starts talking about goals, I start looking for a door. Don\’t get me wrong, I LOVE to dream big and have idea sessions and talk about what could be — I\’m a creative type, you see — but what goal-setting inevitably means is that work is
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Someone told me 41 is lots of fun. I said 41 is when your health\’s undone. But I was probably just being pessimistic. You see, it was my birthday yesterday. This is one of those weeks where food and weight and health and everything just feels like drudgery. I would imagine all the pollen-related crud
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