Whew! After two straight weeks of weight gain, I am back on track...and in a really good way. After last week's weigh-in (which I couldn't even bring myself to write about), when I gained 0.4 pounds (and yes, I know, that's not very much) I was so discouraged. You see, I'd felt so positive about my … [Read more...]
Emotional Hunger
I was on the phone with a friend this morning, having one of those rambling chats we're so prone to: a little bit of this, a little bit of that, a conversation buffet. And during the course of our phone call, I said something like this: "well you're not over eating anymore, but..." and she … [Read more...]
Acceptance & Forgiveness
So, my kid broke her leg. Her Dad and I felt terribly responsible for it at first. We bought and take care of her ski equipment, which caused the fracture -- her bindings didn't release her boots from her skis when she fell. But it goes deeper than that, too: we are her parents. We are supposed to … [Read more...]