Tag: dieting

FRITTATA!

AN ELEGANT, HEALTHFUL MEAL YOU CAN EVEN EAT EVEN ON A DIET! My son Owen is on the Weight Watchers' diet. He has lost 16 pounds. He is sticking to that diet. Really. Sticking. To that diet. So here I am, the cook. I have a husband who is very thin and needs to put … Continue reading FRITTATA!

FIRMLY RESOLVED

Your New Year's Resolution, by Rich Paschall Have you given up on it yet? You know what I mean, that New Year's Resolution you felt you had to make. It may have seemed like a good idea in December. You knew you were going to eat too much and drink too much from Thanksgiving to … Continue reading FIRMLY RESOLVED

FRITTATA!

AN ELEGANT, HEALTHFUL MEAL YOU CAN EVEN EAT EVEN ON A DIET! My son Owen, whose birthday it is today, is on the Weight Watcher's diet. He has lost 16-pounds. He is sticking to that diet. Really. Sticking. To that diet. So here I am, the cook. I have a husband is very thin and … Continue reading FRITTATA!

DIET PROGRAMS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

I’ve struggled with my weight since I started peri-menapause in my mid-forties. I’m not sure why my metabolism went haywire so early, but it did. At that point I’d enjoyed around 25 years of being able to eat whatever I wanted and not gain weight. And when I did gain weight, say on a trip … Continue reading DIET PROGRAMS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

DIETING WITHOUT DIGNITY – Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango - Dieting Without Dignity While Wearing Hand Cuffs, Leg Irons, an Electronic Ankle Bracelet and a Muzzle So I open Daily Kos this morning and read this: Wednesday morning, Trump followed it up with a series of tweets thanking Wayne Allyn Root for praising him, quoting Root as having said that “President Trump … Continue reading DIETING WITHOUT DIGNITY – Marilyn Armstrong

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL – BY ELLIN CURLEY

A lot has been written about dieting and body image. What interests me is how we develop our body image in childhood and how this image haunts us through life. Here’s an innocuous example. I’m short. Very short. I’m less than 5’1” tall. So it would be reasonable to assume that “short” would be part … Continue reading MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL – BY ELLIN CURLEY

A LIFE OF DIETING – BY ELLIN CURLEY

I’ve lived with dieting my whole life. Growing up, my Mom gained and lost the same 40 pounds many times over. She was only 5’1” tall so that was a substantial amount of weight for her. She was also on a low sodium diet for her heart, so watching what we ate was an everyday … Continue reading A LIFE OF DIETING – BY ELLIN CURLEY

A LITTLE BIT OF SUGAR

Daily Prompt: Pour Some Sugar on Me I'm not a big sweet eater anymore. It has nothing to do with discipline or self-control. It just happened. Especially chocolate. I was a fanatic about chocolate, but these days, other flavors have more appeal. I can't eat a lot of sugar anyhow. My blood sugar and I … Continue reading A LITTLE BIT OF SUGAR