Weight Loss

For the past month I’ve been working on tackling one thing at a time.  I’m attending a mini course offered by a local integrative medicine clinic that meets 5 times as a group and twice with the director individually.  We address issues and work on treatment options for weight loss.  It’s not learning how to…

Last weekend I had my two great nephews for the weekend.  Steven is 10 and Hunter is 4.  We played and played and played.  On the way back from Ames we stopped in Stanhope at the park.  They had slides and log rolling and a rock wall and all kinds of cool stuff for the…

This weekend I had two boys in my house all weekend.  Steven is 10 and Hunter is 4.  They are my great nephews.  We watched movies – both on Netflix and in the movie theatre.  We played in the park in Stanhope, where I got to swing on the swings.  We visited a friend and…

Let’s talk pounds.  This week I lost one pound.  One stinking dang pound.  But hey, that’s one pound.  One pound less than last week. I drank more water.  I ate less sweets.  I walked a little further.  I did those things consciously.  I slept more.  I took my vitamins faithfully.  I paid attention to myself…

Sure, now your singing that Cher song, aren’t you? It’s All Saint’s Day and today in church we are honoring those who have gone from us this year.  August 11 my mom passed from this world into the next.  I moved back home in 2006 to be close to my parents because my dad was…

Wheat free – it’s harder than you think, but easier than sugar free.  No bread, no chips, nothing with wheat – takes a little getting used to.  But I’m starting to get the hang of it.  The place I eat lunch at has switched to gluten free, wheat free wraps for me.  I’ve bought meat…

I just got home from two days on the road with my friend Melanie.  We traveled, via a wine trail, to Savanna, Illinois to help my friend Chris celebrate his 40th birthday.  Two full days of conversation, laughter, hooting and hollering and dancing.  Oh yes, I did dance at the birthday party to Madonna, Michael…

Chris Brogan is a friend, a super smart guy and has the goal to make things simpler in life.  Today in his Sunday newsletter he shared this tidbit: Use an accountability buddy. Instead of announcing what you WILL do, announce what you’ve done for the week. And keep a constant list. I have a partner…

I spent the last three days adding to my steps.  I had the great pleasure to fly to Traverse City and travel to Roscommon County to speak to a group of people excited about economic development and the tour of empty buildings on Friday evening.  Then on Saturday we visited three spots in the county…