Self-Care as a Sacred Practice
Although I take pretty rigorous (and joyful!) care of myself and feel great (and feel like I look pretty good!) because of it, I admit I’ve had to work a little harder through my late 40s to fend off the creep of an expanding middle. One …
Continue Reading about 16 Ways I’ve Kept My Belly Flat in my Late 40s+
Try THIS in 2016: Banish the meaningless, diversionary, tired and unappealing words "weight loss" "thin" "slim" and "slender" from your vocabulary. Steadfastly ignore them when New Year's headlines dribble and spew them. Dispense with …
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Watch your words—and stop conflating "lose weight" with "eating healthy." It matters—in a whole bunch of ways. Updated and adapted from Bodyfueling by Robyn Landis; revised version due 2018 …
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These cookies were a huge hit at Thanksgiving—so much so that I am making them again for Xmas. And I also promised to get them on the blog real soon. So—voila. I worked extra hard on these—I made them several times (I know, tough job!), …
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I love gingerbread at the holidays. I"m sure that makes me exactly no different than most people. Actually, I love gingerbread all year long. Nothing like a gingerbread cake of any kind with a cup of tea. In playing with recipes to come up …
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So we had Thanksgiving, and Christmas is right on its heels. The holiday season is in official full swing. And many people sense themselves about to descend (if they haven't already!) into a haze of sugar, shopping, sleep deprivation and …
