Midlife Transformation
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How to Avoid Sabotaging your Weight Loss Efforts
American women of all ages are obsessed with their bodies and how they look. I doubt there is one woman alive that has not been on at least one diet in their lives…
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You’re Never too Old to Follow Your Dreams, But you May have Lost Your Nerve
Just about the time I turned fifty all hell started to break loose in my life. My father died and my mother, almost ninety, needed attention. My kids were leaving the nest, 9/11…
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Find Relief from the Summer Heat
The summer heat has been oppressive in North Carolina. I have no doubt that there are other places much worse and other people who suffer far greater consequences at the hands of the…
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Making Peace with Your Inner Drill Sergeant
Aging abundantly is easier and more enjoyable to do when we are able to leave a bit of our physical abundance behind (no pun intended!). But as we age, losing weight and getting…
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Finding the Place of Thinner Peace
I suspect most post-menopausal women confront body image issues regardless of whether we’re thin or fat or somewhere in between. In spite of our best efforts, the hormonal changes that take place during…
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Martha Beck: "Why are You so Damn Fat!?"
I laughed when I heard Martha Beck utter these words in her book, The Four Day Win. She has a great sense of humor and is particularly good at capturing sentiments we all…
