It’s mid-February and many of us are snowed in, or digging out. Valentine’s Day is here and it is either extremely dreaded or a holiday to be excited about. Let’s do a quick “check-in” with ourselves for 2014. It tends to be a dreaded holiday for those who may not be feeling so great about […]
Weekly Weigh-In: Week 5 – How Stress Can Derail a Healthy Eating Plan
I’ve never been able to wrap my head around hearing someone say “I can’t eat because I’m too stressed”. Stress has never stood in the way of eating for me! In fact, stress only fuels the fire for many people. And that’s what I’ve been dealing with lately. The stress of being a tax accountant […]
The Weekly Weigh-In: Week 4 — Be Prepared
A key ingredient for any diet is preparation, so I researched the meaning behind the Scout motto “Be Prepared”. According to Wikipedia, the Scout Motto means you are always in a state of readiness in mind and body to do your DUTY (and yes, the word “duty” is in all caps). –Be Prepared in Mind […]
The Weekly Weigh-In: Week 3 – One Size Does Not Fit All
Finally I was starting to see a tiny bit of progress on the whole diet thing. The numbers on the scale weren’t fluctuating much, but the idea of getting dressed for work was becoming less daunting. So on Casual Friday I pulled out an old pair of Size 14 DKNY jeans and prayed that they […]
The Weekly Weigh-In: Week 2 – Time To Get Real
On January 2, I awoke with a start – it was almost 7am and my alarm hadn’t gone off at 5:30 as I had requested. And today was supposed to be the day of Getting Real. Oh well, I thought, I don’t mind skipping the gym on such a cold morning. Depression sank in as […]
The Weekly Weigh-In: Week 1 – Accountability
Ugh…New Years Eve and already I have a holiday hangover…too much shopping, too many Tollhouse cookies, and an overload of parties. And now the numbers are in and they aren’t pretty. Credit card bills and the bathroom scale made an ugly combination as the ball dropped in Times Square. Those cute outfits from White House […]
The Dreaded “C” Word…Cholesterol
During the “Frankenstorm” broadcasts in the Fall, I followed the news. I don’t typically like watching TV, let alone watching the news. The reporter interviewed a couple of doctors about cholesterol—one even bragged about his current journey to become healthier and to lose weight [I wonder what HIS cholesterol was??]. They interviewed an elderly woman […]
Get Fit: Getting Real About Eating Real Food
The first introduction for The Dagger’s health and fitness column was about how to decide your F-I-T factor and how to get moving on your journey to become fit. To be honest, food comes time and time again right to the top of the list of problems when people are trying to become healthier. If […]