Diet With Kathi: The Fabulous Weight Loss Journey

2010-11-23T14:24:00.000-05:00

Ring phone, ring!!

Silently it sits, not a peep or a bell or ting-a-ling in the making.

This is not a good thing.

I long for the olden days when the phone rang all day long, whether it was a Monday or a Wednesday or even a Saturday afternoon, my phone rang with calls from brides and office managers all in search of one common cause... a caterer to cater their event.

Today, I want lots of catering jobs because Christmas is coming and I have gifts to buy,

My husband would love a big screen TV for watching his favorite teams.

Hmmm, I'm wondering are there any good tv deals out there?

2010-11-16T16:55:00.000-05:00

Why would anyone with any sense at all desire a retail job?

Please don't get me wong, now. I am very thankful that there are folks who man the cash registers, take my money and bag my purchases.

I'm glad that there are sales clerks and merchandisers, managers and security detail, buyers and accountants. But GOD, OH MIGHTY I just do not want to ever work retail again.

It's thankless work that pays the pits and the hours are the worst. Expect to work holidays, nights and weekends. Expect to stand in your feet all day and sometimes on your head, if you kbnow what I mean, as you run circles around the skeletally staffed store.

Now other than that, and this coming from the mouth of an F.I.T. Merchandising graduate retailing has some rewardas.

2010-11-12T08:25:00.000-05:00

I thought this was a really smart move on my husband's part. Actually, we were not even married at the time. We were going across country and Bill decided for the trip that we should rent a car.

He suggested the idea for a number of reasons.

The long trip from Florida to Arizona would give us ALOT of time together! We would either come back home loving or hating each other. 4000 miles is a long way to be together in the front seat of a car, watching the country pass by the window.

Renting a car would save lots of wear and tear on your everday vehicle, too!

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2010-09-22T14:28:00.000-05:00

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2010-09-22T14:05:00.001-05:00

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2010-09-22T14:01:00.000-05:00

"She's such a lovely young lady, if only she could do something about her skin."

"Yes, so true. And to think her dear grandmother had such porcelain smooth skin. Something went haywire in that gene pool."

"What do you expect with that man for a father!"

"You didn't say what I just thought you did."

"You heard me! That's where the genes got screwed up!"

"Well, whatever. It's up to us to uncover the best acne treatments for Sarah."

2010-09-22T13:54:00.000-05:00

"What I really want to find are some diet pills that work!"

"You and me both, sista!"

"Have you been able to go online and research anything, yet?"

"I did a little. I've heard that the website price exposed dot net is a good site. I was just dipping into it, when all hell broke loose."

2010-09-20T08:29:00.000-05:00

Yippity Do Da, Yippity Day... My, oh my, what a beautiful day!

Well, it was a beautiful day until I spotted that ugly zit rearing it's head right there smack dab on my cheek.

This was no time for pimples and acne. Afterall, it wasn't like I was 16 or anything.

I was a fifty-something pre-menopausal bride.

My best friend said, "Quick, come to my house, I have the best acne solution in my medicine cabinet."

2010-08-16T14:45:00.000-05:00

Retailers use barcode scanners all the time and they sure have come a long way since my season of working in department stores.

It has been forever since I've worked with one, and the idea of scanning my own purchases at a store just doesn't work for me. I don't want to do it. I don't care how easy it might be, I simply want a live human being to scan my goods and collect my payment. Call me old fashioned, but I don't ever want to see human beings replaced by automation.

2010-08-16T14:39:00.000-05:00

We need grills for a variety of different applications. Outdoors, I prefer gas or charcoal. In my home kitchen, I prefer a grill that works with my gas range, but in my catering kitchen I always go with electric grills!

Electric grills are perfect when space is limited and you're working indoors.

I like the way you can control the heat. I also like how the weather can be cold or wet, or 100 plus outside and you can work from the a climate-controlled environment to cook dinner!

2010-07-27T13:22:00.000-05:00

I know, I know it's hard to figure Jack-o-lanterns when the temps are teetering in the triple digits, but brace yourself my dears. Autumn is coming as surely as the calendar turns from July to August and kids of all ages ready themself for a new academic year. Get set for the fun and furious days of Back-To-School, followed by Last Daze of Summer Fandangos, Labor Day Parties, Tailgate Parties and Masquerade Parties. Oh yes... I'm counting down the days, to cooler temps and Halloween Parties! Just a short three months away. Get your Halloween costume now!

2010-07-03T16:58:00.000-05:00

"Just ship me off to a Fat Farm!"

"Oh come on! You don't need a Fat Farm!"

"The truffles I don't!"

"I thought you said that those truffles were the cure."

"HaHA! The cure or the curse? The only thing I know is that I feel downright miserable!"

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2010-06-04T13:22:00.001-05:00

"You are such a pretty girl."

"Well, thank you. But truth be known, I'm not feeling very pretty right now."

"What's wrong?"

"Can't you see?"

"See what?

"The zits on my face."

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2010-06-04T13:17:00.000-05:00

"If you want to lose a few fast pounds, why don't you try some diet pills."

"Well I considered that but I just didn't know where to begin. Diet pills sort of scare me."

"Well begin at the lipozene reviews. You'll be glad you did, especially when bikini season gets here."

2010-06-04T13:11:00.000-05:00

"Just fun ideas, that is all I want."

"There is no such thing!"

"Come on, why not?"

"Dieting is just not meant to be fun."

"Well then we need to start looking at weight loss with different eyes."

"Very true. We need to look at alot of things with different eyes.

"Just be careful of the apidexin scam."

2010-05-28T14:10:00.000-05:00

Thinning hair might not be a problem that you have, but it is quite possible that a loved one struggles with this problem.

Actually, I think my husband does. To be honest, I never really noticed.

His hair looks just fine to me.

Sheesh, I know people who would pay to have such a striking shade.

But his sister told me that actually a lttle vain about his hair.

HaHa! Could have fooled me! I didn't think the man had a vain hair on his head.

I guess maybe a tube of shampoo for thinning hair might be a nice gift.

2010-05-28T11:20:00.000-05:00

I am happy.

I am very, very happy.

But some days, the devil tries to tell me otherwise.

On those days, as in all days we need to draw close to the one who loves us.

Some will say, there is a big difference between the terms "happy" and "joy"

To them I want to say, "Give me a break. I understand what you are saying, but don't get caught up on my semantical choice of words."

Yes, maybe I should say "joy-filled" but can't we just leave a little wiggle room here and accept that we can feel good and high on all sorts of things, and that is OK! If we are happy on hgh, who should blow the whistle on our supplemental fun?

2010-05-28T11:11:00.000-05:00

I know about textbooks.

I know a thing or two about how to sell textbooks, too.

Textbooks were once a part of my life, in fact they were a major part of my life for about my first thirty five years to forty years.

But that chapter is closed, and the characters laid to rest.

Now as a writer, writing books of my own, I can't help but to think that some of those character traits, some of those lessons, some of those old, old stories won't resurface in creative new ways.

2010-05-27T11:07:00.000-05:00

Praise God! I've never been one to suffer from the dreaded pounding in the head that afflicts so many folks on a never-ending basis.

But for those who suffer from headaches and migraines, finding effective relief is the key to enjoying day-to-day living.

Which leads me to ask the question: What are the best migraine treatments?

The best way that I've learned to cure a problem, is to begin with research. Use that wonderful computer and let it be your guide in discovering cures for that nagging throb between your ears.

2010-05-27T10:49:00.000-05:00

"I'm looking for a pulse oximeter. I've looked and I've looked, but I can't find what I need."

"There lies the problem with living in a small town. Either you have to drive to the big city or you need to get online."

"Actually, I've been to the big city and I still can not find the right one."

"Where would I go online?"

"Well you can either google the words "pulse oximeter or you could go directly to an online source such as Portable Nebs dot com!"

2010-05-27T10:43:00.000-05:00

Funny things happen as you age. Take the popular magazine ad for an acne cream. The model was easily beyond fifty years old in age.

She wore a pair of faded jeans, threadbare in the knees, a pair that could have easily been worn by someone half her age. On the bridge of her nose was a pair of bifocals.

And on her chin was one lone pimple.

"Pimples at my age? How can this be?"

"Sweetie you need www.howtotreatacne.org>"

2010-05-27T10:34:00.000-05:00

Sometimes direct mail marketing is the best form of advertising for the small business.

I like postcards. They are short and sweet and simply perfect for spotlighting a particular product or service.

Now the big question is: Do consumers read postcards or do they toss them in the trash?

Well, you can increase the effectiveness by choosing compelling photography.

2010-05-25T12:26:00.000-05:00

"The biggest frustration of all is that we don't have an equestrian shop nearby."

"I don't believe it. With all the horses out there, there are no equestrian stores?"

"Best I can tell, the closest one is 75 miles away."

"Well, looks like a captive audience for someone wishing to open a store."

"The cost of a brick and morter store can be prohibitive. These days many people are just going online to places such as The Equestrian Corner for their breeches."

2010-02-09T12:45:00.000-05:00

"Sam, dad and I are going to Home Depot and Lowes. We should be back around three this afternoon."

"Ok mom, be safe. By the way, what are you shopping for today?"

"Well your dad has finally agreed to modernizing the cottage at the lake. So today we begin the hunt for new are plumbing fixtures. Wish us look, honey. You know your daddy."

"Do I ever! If ever a man knew how to squeeze a dime. Hey before you commit to anything, you and dad should check out Faucet dot com. They have great prices, perhaps even better than Home Depot or Lowes!"

2010-02-09T12:37:00.000-05:00

"Hi Matilda, this is Margo."

"Margo!! What a nice surprise! Whatever are you up to these days?"

"Oh Matilda dear, please accept my apology for not calling in so long. Life has been so complicated."

"Oh now don't you fret. I understand what it is like when you open your own business. It doesn't take very long for a business to take on a life of it's own and turn it's owner into it's prisoner!"

"You do understand, don't you?"

"Yes, indeed I've been there, done that and have the shackle marks to prove it!"

"Let me cut to the chase here, I'm hunting down a video card...

2010-01-18T14:18:00.000-05:00

"NO, no, no!! Absolutely not. You can not drive my new car!"

"Why not dad?"

"For one reason, you are not on the insurance as a driver on this car."

"Well, then add me to your policy. Come on, dad!"

"Do you realize what cost of premiums are for high risk drivers?"

2010-01-18T14:12:00.000-05:00

"Well, we sure don't need anymore sofas in this house!" Eagor said to his wife.

"But Eagor, dahling I have my heart set on this pearl and taupe beauty."

"Oh, Camilla!" the sound of exasperation could be heard in his voice. But his face told an entirely different story as he said, "sure baby, whatever your little heart desires. If you want to redecorate this entire house with
contemporary sofas, go ahead!"

2009-12-30T18:46:00.001-05:00

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2009-12-12T20:56:00.000-05:00

The great thing about the internet is that you can quite literally find anything- really anything you could possibly ever need or desire by simply clicking your mouse a few times.

Once upon a time we were so dependent, as consumers, upon local availability of products. Fortunately those days are long gone!!

Take 4396508 for example. No need to call the whirlpool man at $95 an hour... just surf on over to Filters Fast!

2009-12-11T09:55:00.000-05:00

I love to throw all types of parties! Dinner parties, theme parties, dessert parties, showers, birthday bashes, surprise soirees, brunches, yada, yada, yada! The list is practically endless!

Once I get a vision in mind, it is always fun to think about what sort of invitation I would like to extend.

Will I call my friends on the phone with an informal invite? Will I send an e-mail? Or will I snail mail my invitation.

Personally I love the snail mail invitation that can be posted on a refrigerator door.

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2009-12-09T22:35:00.000-05:00

"Here we go again! It's time to lose weight fast once again."

"Have you not learned anything from all your weight loss adventures? You know that fast weight loss is not only dangerous, but it is downright stupid!"

"I know! I know! I know! But I'm desperate to lose these rolls around my tummy!"

2009-12-08T08:23:00.000-05:00

"Now that I have a family some things have taken on a whole new meaning to me. Take insurance, for example. When I was footloose, fancy-free and single, insurance meant very little to me. But now things have changed and I want to protect those I love therefore I am willing to do things differently," Kara shared.

"Funny how a husband and a baby in the oven changes one's priorities!" Alexis responded.

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2009-11-20T15:32:00.001-05:00

When chill winds blow and the season of sentimentality knocks upon on the door, as it usually does in the days preceeding the Thanksgiving holidays, my thoughts return to a more simpler state of affairs.

Ah, what would it be like to live in harmony with nature, family and tradition as the Walton's might have done.

In the utopian visions of my once young and ever so slightly naive imagination, the perfect life would have been lived on a mountain top surrounded by the nurturing embrace of family and history.

My home of choice would have been a rustic log cabin, sprawling out from the common areas in at least half a dozen different directions. Nights would be filled with a rich menu of storytelling and songs around a massive crackling fire.

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2009-11-20T15:17:00.000-05:00

"Every business needs an exit strategy," the speaker said.

It was the turn of the century, when the Twentieth Century was turning into the Twenty-First Century, and the words spoken in this seminar took hold in some fertile soil of my imagination.

"An exit stategy, hmmmm," the elderly gentleman to my right repeated as he scratched his head. "Well, sheesh I never thought of exiting the business I love. What would I do with my days? I'm not one content to live out my days in a rocker."

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2009-11-17T16:16:00.001-05:00

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It is not like we live all that far away from each other, certainly no more than an hour drive and yet most days it feels as if we are a million miles apart.

I suppose that is what happens after we say our, I do's" ... we go on to live new lives. But happens to the old one? Live chat

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2009-11-17T16:09:00.000-05:00

Wow! It has been a long time since I started this blog.

Too bad I didn't think to have the journey recorded on some sort of video cards!

It was three years ago when I started this blog. I had just begun the BIG DIET. A lot happened along the way. I lost a lot of weight, I moved, I started and completed several interesting chapters, I regained the weight, I fell in love with a widow, got married and moved once again.

Lots and lots of transitions! Lots and lots of stress!!

Now, after three years things are starting to settle down a bit and I am returning to revisit what I orinially started!

2009-09-04T11:13:00.002-05:00

We take our dogs to the vet and meet many of their needs. Yet, we often find ourselves struggling with our pets as they age. How many of us have had to assist our pet into our vehicle and heard our pet wince with pain?

We are not trained care-givers, but with the aid of a simple ramp we can allow our pets to meet their own movement needs with dignity and ease.

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2009-09-04T11:13:00.001-05:00

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2009-08-22T13:12:00.002-05:00

Is there really such a thing as low cost health insurance?

Health Insurance is in the news daily as the BIG DEBATE continues...

I wish I knew the answer. But the entire subject is far too complex to arrive at an answer about without really taking the time to bone up on the facts.

YES, I like the idea that a high standard of health care would be available to all of our citizens. But I simply do not know how this can be achieved in the best way possible. Therefore, I will put it in God's hands to work in extraordinary ways for the benefit of all His children, citizens or not!

2009-08-22T13:06:00.002-05:00

Are you making the money that you deserve?

Are you experiencing the kind of love that you want?

Are you living the quality of life you hope for?

Up your Deserve Level and Stop Sabotaging Yourself!

So reads the back cover of one of my past favorite self-help books.

I often wonder if my weight issues are not some sorm of self-sabotage. weight losss supplements

2009-06-13T09:53:00.002-05:00

Fenphedra is believed by many to be an effective diet pill.

While I personally can not say, "yay" or "nay" I will say that it is smart to do all the research you can on any medicine or nutritional supplement before putting it in your body.

Long term damage has been known to occur in some weight loss formulas sold in the past. So do your due diligence and let the internet be your friend in your battle against the bulge.

2009-06-08T17:58:00.002-05:00

The big question on my mind is this: is a summer vacation a necessity or a luxury?

Talking with some people, I get the idea that vacations are as important to their personal well being as oxygen, H2O and food. While others firmly believe that vacations are indeed a luxury- a luxury that can not always be indulged in due to financial or time restraints.

Where do you weigh in on the subject of SUMMER VACATIONS????

I have yet to make up my mind, but this I know...I LOVE SUMMER VACATIONS!

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2009-06-02T20:19:00.002-05:00

With this instant world of the 21st Century, I believe we have almost lost something very special with high speed access.

What has happened to the lovely time-honored art of sending a beautifully hand-lettered and thoughtfully composed letter?

We are lost in a maze of e-mail, im's and twitters.

Ah, wouldn't it be wonderful to recapture this lost art and surprise the socks off the recipient. Afterall, who wouldn't love to receive a lovely hand-written letter in their mailbox? Do we still have physical mailboxes???

These days even you'll find greeting cards online. To be in step with the times why not send one of each?

2009-06-02T20:07:00.002-05:00

A few years ago I commented on one of my blogs that a well-known politician had made the statement that the one thing that frightened him most in life was,GET THIS, Ever getting bored.

I was blown away by the very thought. How lame can one get? And how totally out of touch with the needs of his own constituents.

In response, I said that my biggest fear was for all of the people in the world without health insurance and without proper healthcare.

It is my prayer that excellent health care coverage would be a birth right of all of God's children, in every nook and cranny and every continent of this world.

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2009-06-02T19:27:00.002-05:00

Ah, videos! The very idea of creative video production sends my spirits soaring to new galaxies.

This was certainly part of the plan a few years ago when I was on the "BIG Weight Loss Journey."

But somehow everything just didn't go quite like I had planned. Now, this is not to say that things didn't work out in a pleasing way. because they actually did. I believe my goals will still be attained, just in a little different way than I pictured. Along the way, I fell in love! Imagine that!!!! Now I'm a bride-to-be and can't wait to begin my new life as a Pastor's Wife!

Imagine creating a great video to for your specialty niche. For me that specialty niche is food and entertaining with a sprinkle of faith tossed in to the mix.

I'll have to surf over to BUY dot com and check out what sort of video production supplies are available and hopefully discover some good sales to boot!

2009-05-09T06:37:00.002-05:00

For family vacations, nothing beats a week at Disney World!

What I love about going to Disney is the large smorgasboard of other recreational options available in the ORLANDO AREA. Sea World, Epcot, Universal Studios are just a few of the other possibilities.

Orlando vacations REMAIN ONE OF THE ALL TIME FAVORITE holiday destinations for kids of all ages. If you haven't been lately, why not add it to your 2009 To Do list!

2009-05-09T06:27:00.002-05:00

It's about that time of the year again, that time when our spirit longs for jaunts to the seaside or to the mountains, to the foreign or to the familiar. We simply just want that pause from the everyday routine, the everyday responsibilities that keep us accountable to living our life in this 21st century world.

So pack your bags and zip away.

There are delicious and satisfying vacations for whatever floats your boat...christian travel to passion plays or the great cathedrals of Europe, single travel for lonely hearts, gay travel to the Greek Island of Lisbo or my personal favorite - romantic getaways with my sweetheart.

2009-04-19T14:35:00.002-05:00

When you live in a small town as I do, finding pet supplies can be a challenge.

The choice rests on either accepting small town limitations, driving to big box retail giants such as Petsmart in the closest big city or shopping with a mouse and a click.

2009-04-10T09:04:00.002-05:00

Life is certainly more fun when you are in love!

At the end of March & beginning of April I found myself out west traveling with the love of my life. Imagine that!

Imagine traveling through Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas (lots and lots of Texas) New Mexico and Arizona.

Our destination: Phoenix

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2009-04-10T08:58:00.002-05:00

If I had only known that I was going to be a bride this June, I would have been smarter about what I put in my mouth this last year!

Unfortunately, I gained back most of the weight I lost and now I'm faced with the daunting task of finding a wedding dress.

Looks as though I'll be in the market to ...

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2009-03-21T11:32:00.002-05:00

Novels written about small, enclosed groups of people are especially fascinating and make for intriguing series.

Whether you are writing about a college campus, a small town or other close-knit group, creating a cast of compelling characters each with their own unique idiosyncracies can be much fun!

Think Northern Exposure, Sex In The City, or the story of the Navajo Tribe who crafted those fabulous area rugs...

2009-03-08T14:28:00.002-05:00

Pens, bookmarks,keychains and mousepads are just a few of the promotional products that businesses use in their marketing and promotional efforts.

One of my favorites are the hand-held cardboard and stick fans which are perfect for the deep south! Imagine have your clients- past and future waving a fan with your logo in front of their faces.

2009-03-07T14:48:00.003-05:00

"Let's do a weekend at St. George Island," I said with the ring of rising expectancy in my voice to the pal on the other end of the telephone.

"Maybe you can get another free weekend like you did last year in Destin," he said.

"Yes, but this time we'll need four rooms," I said.

After a short, yet spirited conversation, I decided to once again put free hotel rooms in the hopper of my wish basket to be manifested in the coming months.

Now if I'm going to the beach... YIKES! I need to hit the gym!

2009-03-01T16:59:00.002-05:00

Does a lack of sleep wreak havoc on one's waistline?

According to some studies I've read over the years, it does.

While sleep deprivation is certainly not the only culprit, it apparently is one that impacts the body in more than its share of negative ways.

In recent months, I've found it exceedingly more and more difficult to fall asleep when my head hits the pillow.

I don't think this has anything at all to do with bedding, mattresses or even...

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2009-01-25T21:01:00.003-05:00

It was bound to happen sooner or later. With a computer that began running slower than a snail in the snow, I made the long awaited decision to get another pre-owned computer.

Why pre-owned? It was all my budget could afford in this season of economic slowdown. Sure i'd love the lastest Sony Vaio...

2009-01-25T20:55:00.003-05:00

Anyone struggling with excess weight wants diet solutions that will work. Plus we want solutions that will work long-term. It is one thing to lose weight, but it is a completely different thing to keep it off PERMANENTLY! Both are a BEAR!

Decaslim... i can not say that I know much about it. But it certainly seems to be worth investigating. What do you have to lose?

2009-01-25T13:15:00.001-05:00

One minute the motorbike carrying two passengers was breezing along on a beautiful
Indian summer day, the next it was lying in a fiery mess along the interstate.

The impact of collision so great, the young couple never knew what hit them.

"Big detour!" a gentle and vaguely familiar voice said.

"Some shortcut, son."

"Welcome to the other side." said another with tears of joys and tears of sadness running down her face.

"Mom! Is that you?" He said as he hurled his soul into the one who had bore him 22 years earlier.

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2008-12-28T04:31:00.002-05:00

I'm dreaming of a succulent fruit of the sea crepe. What could be more delicious this New Years Eve?

Imagine a flute of bubbly with an exquisite first course of thin French crepes filled with Gulf Coast Shrimp, Scallops and Stone Crab, accompanied by an indulgent drizzle of Saffron Beur Blanc.

Now I simply need the perfect partner...

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2008-12-15T06:26:00.002-05:00

What is with the sense of entitlement, I wondered. Isn't that something one outgrows, one matures out of? I suppose some people never do. I suppose some people ALWAYS expect things from others, as they did when they were young children regardless of how old they get or who they are with.

So what do you do when you encounter such a soul? Do you say something or do you simply accept the person for who he or she is?

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2008-12-15T06:19:00.002-05:00

Should we or shouldn't we take diet pills?

Side effects? Health issues? But are they safe? These are concerns that I have always had about popping diet pills.

At times I've rationalized ... but are the consequences of being overweight more unsafe?

2008-12-14T17:02:00.003-05:00

It's time to start all over again. I suppose we all are given some cross to bear. For some of us, that cross might have to do with dieting and weightloss. I know that this is the case with me.

Dieting and maintaining an agreeable size is an ongoing challenge and certainly the biggest battle I face.

If I could just keep tight-lipped! But I simply love to eat! I love to cook!

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2008-12-14T16:00:00.002-05:00

One strategy for losing and/or maintaining a healthy and sexy weight is scrapbooking! it is true, when we take the time to scrapbook our lives, we find more of an incentive to want to look our absolute best. Pictures don't lie and when we have more weight than we should, the pictures reflect this and usually in an unflattering way. Have you ever noticed how someone who you nbever considered fat... looks fat in a camera lens?

2008-12-10T21:24:00.003-05:00

There is really no excuse for putting on weight, at least no truly acceptable excuse.

With so many healthy alternatives readily available, how is it we can get so fat?

Do we simply not care? And if we don't care... what has happened in our lives to make us not care about taking care of ourselves? Shouldn't taking GOOD CARE OF OURSELVES be our first priority?
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2008-12-01T07:12:00.002-05:00

Every business owner should have an exit strategy. Even if you are not planning to retire for 10, 15, 20 or more years- it just makes good sense to have a good sound strategy.

So many times, business owners are so wrapped up in the every day details that long range plans are put on a back burner. Before you know it, the revenue has all been eaten up in the cost of doing business, taxes and payroll.

My dad, a sharp business man always said, "Pay Yourself First!"

To be honest, I never really understood what he meant until one day I realized that for everything I had worked so hard for, I had very little to show. Oh sure I had more equipment, supplies, and more STUFF than I would ever need... but I didn't have any real financial security because I had failed to understand the true essence of paying yourself first.

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2008-12-01T07:03:00.003-05:00

I was at a party on Thanksgiving night and one of the guests was telling me about a detox diet.

Everyday for a week the dieter is suppose to drink a concoction of water, lemon juice and cayenne.

I've often done this first thing in the morning as a good flush, but had never thought about doing it all week long.

Perhaps I shall give it a shot. It is suppose to flush away all the cravings and dependence on things like sugar, to which I have become terribly addicted.

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2008-12-01T06:52:00.002-05:00

The coincidence of the first day of the month falling on a Monday makes for a great starting point to embark on a diet.

Sure, anytime is a great time to go on a diet if you are in need of losing a few pounds... but to my way of thinking there is something very special about embarking on a weightloss journey when the first falls on a Monday.

Today, Monday December 1, 2008 is a perfect day for such an adventure! Leptorexin

Too Busy To Cook Your Holiday Meal, Tallahassee?

2008-11-08T10:51:00.003-05:00

Too Busy To Cook Your Holiday Meal?

Canopy Rose Catering offers the best of all worlds with it's fabulous Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner-To-Go Program. Canopy Rose Catering even offers special food for dieters in the Tallahassee area by special request.

Why go out to a restaurant- when you can have a great catered feast in your own home! You provide the setting- Canopy Rose Catering will provide the food! You'll even get the best part- LEFTOVERS for midnight snacks!

Canopy Rose Catering has brought back it's delicious Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners-To-Go / Catering Services!

Please call Kathi at 850-539-7750 to check on availability.

The Thanksgiving menu includes such classic tried-and-true favorites as:

Holiday Sliced Turkey

Traditional Southern Cornbread Dressing

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Sweet Potato Souffle

Green Bean Casserole

Yellow Squash Casserole

Mixed Greens with Fresh Fruit ~ Sweet & Jazzy Dressing

Tuscany Cheese Spread

Pumpkin Cheesecake and a whole lot more!

Please visit http://www.canopyrose.com/ for more holiday menu ideas or call the offices of Canopy Rose Catering at 850-539-7750.

2008-10-19T22:38:00.002-05:00

There is always a great sense of accomplishment when we come to the final stages of a project, especially if that project was a challenging one with it's own share of fits and starts.

Dieting is a major accomplishment that offers a bevy of benefits to the ones who are successful.

Even if your past success has been limited... rememberthis- today is a new day. Today is a beautiful day to start anew! You can still be successful one day at a time!

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2008-10-19T22:24:00.002-05:00

We have to be able to say, "NO" to the things in life that just don't work for us!

Many of my generation and earlier were taught that we shouldn't say no, that maybe it wasn't polite or maybe it wasn't the Christian thing to do.

When someone asked something of us, we should try to accomodate them.

Well, that seems like some bad advice!

A good decision making tool is the divine triangle.

The divine triangle has three points.

We ask ourselves first of all is this decision glorifying to God.

Is this decision for the good of others?

Is this decision in my best interest? Or will doing so cause my triangle to get skewered?

The world is full of things that will bring glory to God, but is something God is asking me to do ?????

Let your own personal relationship with God be your compass and you'll never go wrong!

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2008-10-19T22:02:00.002-05:00

Every dime counts when you are struggling to make ends meet.

It never ceases to amaze me how often people will ask and expect others for donations for their pet causes- maybe a starving child in a third world country, to help bankroll their mission trip or some other cause that God has placed on their heart. These are all excellent causes.

But the problem is when these people are so blind to the needs of others within their own circle of influence. They see that someone is struggling and yet they still ask for help.

One woman in my church called me almost daily for business donations to her causes, even though I told her I was going through a very lean period. She didn't care. Her objective was making her donation quota.

This woman who is actually quite wealthy, has the power to bankroll her own mission trip... why, oh why, is she begging for donations from someone who is struggling to get by? It is beyond the scope of my imagination... but as you can probably tell, the whole scenario disturbs me!

Call me once, fine. Call me twice, maybe. But call me more than that and you can write-off my support and FORGET IT!

I have my own God-ordained calls on my resources, I do not need to be innundated with YOURS! funny t-shirts

2008-10-19T21:55:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow, I embark on a new journey. I have said adios to the one who became my stumbling block, the one who was another red herring.

Why is this world full of red herrings? Do they serve a useful purpose in the overall scheme of things? Perhaps they serve as a traffic control of sorts, slowing us down while God works out the timing of his divine orchestration.

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2008-10-16T11:05:00.002-05:00

Tallahassee caterer, Canopy Rose Catering offers delicious and innovative heart-healthy solutions for holiday catering.

Just let us know that you are interested in "light catering" when you call, since all of of our foods are not low-fat!

We are always hapy to tweak any recipe to be more diet-friendly!

A full list of our menus and services can be be found at www.canopyrose.com

Want to be on our mailing list? Send your contact info to canopyrose@aol.com

2008-10-04T06:23:00.002-05:00

Carrying around extra weight takes a real toll on the body. Sometimes we just get use to the extra weight and feel a strange sense of comfort with it's presence in our life. Perhaps the fat is like a security blanket of sorts, protecting us from things.

I don't really know for sure. But I have my suspicions.

Granted everyone usually wants to be thin... they want to look great, they want to feel great.

So what is the problem? Could it be a problem that is so deeply rooted in one's past with issues all their own?

Is a weight problem more aligned with the need for the assistance of a mental health counselor than for a weight loss counselor? Or should both be part of the solution?

Why can't I just do it on my own? I'm smart! I'm savvy! I'm beyond CAPABLE! I have accomplished things in my lifetime, far beyond what I could have ever dreamt possible...
I am continually astonished by the brilliant and creative brain I've been blessed with... so why does this weight problem continue to interfere with my life?

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2008-10-04T06:16:00.002-05:00

My treadmill will probably last a thousand years at the rate that I'm using it. It is so easy to use it... so why then do I avoid it?

Maybe I need to do something creative... something out of the box about using it.

Oh I've tried. I have a VCR player hooked up near it and sometimes I'll pop in a video to keep me busy. Boring!

I need to invest in some more high tech toys maybe or even simple cable might do the job.

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2008-10-04T06:07:00.003-05:00

It is not like I'm really hungry. It is rather like I just want to crunch.

This has truly got to be a food addiction or compulsion.

How can we break free of these destructive tendencies that can literally kill us?

When I get in the munching and crunching mode, I'm hard pressed to get out of it.

There must be some strategies that can be successfully implemented.

Why this stupid desire to pour food into the body- food that the body simply does not need.

Why can't I just treat my mouth as I do the fuel cap on my car???? Opening it only when it truly needs a refilling. I should pray on this! appetite suppresant

2008-10-04T05:59:00.002-05:00

Real power steering comes from a source far greater than self. I can steer all I want, but what I've discovered that no matter how much I try to steer the course of my life, it pales in comparison to the divine course that understands my purpose for existence and will ultimately steer me towards that divine direction that will bring me home.

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2008-10-04T05:46:00.002-05:00

It is never too early to start planning your Thanksgiving celebration.

Last year I was up to my eyeballs in boxes and moving during Thanksgiving, so unfortunately any special celebration to mark the day simply didn't happen.

I had several wonderful offers to spend the day with different friends, but when you are on a tight, tight, tight schedule like I was - the very notion of spending a leisurely day stuffing oneself just doesn't compute.

Now this year is another story! I intend to do Thanksgiving up in style! Thanksgiving recipes

Find Tallahassee Caterers For Dieters

2008-10-03T16:46:00.002-05:00

Tallahassee caterer, Canopy Rose Catering offers delicious, heart-healthy fare for dieters and others who are on restricted diets.

Either call the offices of Canopy Rose Catering at 850-539-7750 or visit the tallahassee catering website at www.canopyrose.com

Since not all of the food is light, please make sure to request items from the Canopy Rose Light & Luscious Menu.

2008-09-21T13:17:00.003-05:00

"You are not going to major in philosophy!" My dad declared. "It would be a useless degree in the real world."

I had found a subject matter that rocked my boat, but the minute I shared my desire to be a Philosophy major with my authoritarian father, he shot the idea down.

"It's not going to happen."

There I was trying to figure out my way in a confusing world and one of the few subjects that touched me on the deepest level was unacceptable to the bill payer.

And thirty years later, I still have that fire in my heart for the ancient philosophical discourses that I was first introduced to in an Introductory college Philosophy course.

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2008-09-21T12:57:00.003-05:00

When we grow up time seems to fly.

Where does the day go? Where does the month go ? Where or where does the year go?

One day we look back and it's not the days or the weeks or the months or the years... but it's the decades gone that befuddles us.

Did we use our decades in ways that delight us or did we spill our time in ways that shed deep, dark rays of disappointment through our inner most soul.

Perhaps it is time to take stock, pull out the sheaths of inventory and the ink of honesty.

"What if" ... we ask ourselves. What if our chosen path had been different? Our choices become our life. A right choice ... will it lead to inner delight and the wrong choice... will it lead to inner disappointment?

Or do all our combined choices, the good and the bad... all wash clean in the washing machine of life?

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2008-09-21T09:48:00.002-05:00

As a business owner, I'm always interested in knowing about effective low cost ways to keep my name in front of my customers.

Calendars, notepads, pay per click google ads, radio advertising, newspaper ads, regional glossy magazines, promotional pens... I've tried my fair share.

Any number of combinations are likely to work. The important thing to remember is that you should design a strategy that you will truly implement. There is nothing worse than finding a drawer or box full of expired calendars that obviously never got distributed! Ouch!

Plan you work THEN WORK YOUR PLAN! And like anything that is strategically implemented day after day- you will see RESULTS!

2008-09-03T12:20:00.003-05:00

With autumn quickly approaching, my tastes turn to harvest foods, roasted meats and rich and deeply nurturing flavors.

As I write this a chicken roasts in the oven, sending delicious drifts of aroma through the building.

On the top shelf of the oven, a small pan of Minnesota Wild Rice bubbles away.

Lunch today will be a Wild Rice Salad with Chicken, Diced Apple, Mandarin Oranges and Pecans.

Yum! Diet?

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2008-09-03T10:56:00.002-05:00

Let's weigh in on cream cheese. Everyone knows that to make a dish lighter we can substitute fat-free cream cheese for the full-fat variety.

But is it worth it? Should we do it? Should we sacrifice the exquisite flavor of a special dish by using substitutions?

Personally, I do not like the taste of most fat-free ingredients, with cream cheese being right at the top of the list.

On the other hand, whenever I buy something such as cool whip or other non-dairy whipped toppings, I always reach for the fat-free. Same with ice cream and frozen yogurt... I love the fat free variety.

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Bye Bye Fat!

2008-08-17T13:40:00.004-05:00

They say the more water you drink, the easier it is to flush the fat from your body.

I've been putting away so much water, I nearly feel I could float away!

But believe me I am not complaining one inch! In fact I am ecstatic that I'm chugging away! The only thing is I can't get too far away from the potty...if you know what I mean. Flush, flush flush! Bye bye fat!

Plenty of water is great for my complexion, too. My skin always looks especially pretty and glowing when I get lots and lots of clear H2O. blemish acne cream

2008-08-17T13:17:00.003-05:00

I'm sold on nutritional supplements. For about the last 5 months I stopped taking all the vitamins and nutritional supplements.

Boy what a huge mistake.

I've really learned my lesson, BIG TIME!

Not only did I pack on the pounds because I was constantly hungry, but I had zero energy. Exhaustion would meet me at the breakfast table and worsen as the day progressed. In the evening my heart would burn, just like it did before I started the program.

Now, I've only been back on the program for a few days and

1.) I have amazing energy

2.) I feel like a million bucks

3.) I'm drinking a ton of water

4.) Whatever that bout of depression that was hovering over me has disappeared

5.) I'm OK about my relapse and all my gained weight. I'm just going to pick myself up and start again!

At first when I started putting on the weight I didn't want to see anyone. But all that did was make matters worse. So finally I said I'm coming out of the closet on this weight gain and I am confident that this is the best thing in the world for me!

What is done is done... and today is a new day! Today is the day to reach towards one's dreams! weight loss pill

2008-08-16T14:18:00.004-05:00

Don't you wish you could eat anything your little heart desired and not gain an ounce?

I know I do.

Unfortunately, for most of us the calorie equation doesn't work like that. We have to pay a price for our calories, fat grams and sugar.

I think this is one of the concepts I have not been able to grasp in the way I should. Of course in my head I understand this concept. But somewhere the connection is faulty.

Somewhere there is a disconnect between that ice cream that calls my name and what I want to achieve. I certainly do not want to achieve obesity, health issues, diabetes, and an unattractive body that doesn't look good in clothes and looks even worse in the buff.

Why I ask, do I get these moments of deep hunger when nothing else seems to matter, except feeding that internal beast. funny t shirts

Good Morning Tallahassee!! Let's See How Much Weight We Can Lose By Christmas!!!

2008-08-13T20:30:00.003-05:00

Finally! (I say as I catch my breath.)

You always know that sooner or later, if you've gone hog wild following a diet, you are going to have to face the music!

Today was that day for me.

After being totally disgusted with myself for packing on the pounds over the last few months, I returned to Winner's Weightloss Center to start again.

With a new school year about to start, this seems like a perfect time to get back on a regime that will help me to be the best possible version of myself.

The last year was very hard for me. I went through some stuff that tested me to the limit. While this should not be an excuse, the truth is that I am an emotional eater and when my world is a bit crazy, I find solace and comfort in food.

The good part of this is that I recognize what is happening, but the bad part is that sometimes I simply don't care, especially when I'm stuffing a second bowl of ice cream down my throat.

When we do this, we really need to go within and try to find out what it is that is causing us to want to over-inflate ourselves.

What are we hungry for?

I believe a chief thing that I was hungering for was all the nutritional supplements that I had become accustomed to while on the Winner's Program. These supplements provided nutrients that my body craves and they also helped to tame my unhealthy cravings.

Tomorrow will be my first day officially back on the diet. I'll try to log online and share my journey with you and if any of you in the Tallahassee area want to join me... come on board and let's see how much weight we can lose by Christmas!!!

The Winner's Weight Loss Program is a great program for losing weight. Any failure is entirely my fault. Ultimately the success or failure of weightloss rests with the participant.

If I had not allowed my own life stresses to become stumbling blocks, I would be 127 pounds today. But in two hours, today will be history, it will be the past. When I wake up on Thursday morning, a new hope will greet me and lead me into another leg of this fabulous journey where I will try once again to win my ongoing battle with emotional eating, compulsive eating, sugar addiction and carbohydrate addiction.

My Wishes Sent Out Into The World! Yahoo!

2008-08-10T17:51:00.003-05:00

In recent years I've gotten very good at shopping for the best buy.

Perhaps I'm getting a little bit of help from my ancestral line. Perhaps now that same ancestral line can help me to beef up my bank account.

Next time I post in this blog... I want to be richer and thinner! In fact every time I sit down in this office, I want my wealth and my good health to sky rocket!

I've read that if you send your wish out into the world... it will be manifested. So I tried it and guess what? It worked!

A fluke? Maybe. Maybe not!

On 5/18/08 I posted my wish on an index card. My wish was to go and stay at a great beach house this summer. Two hours ago, I just returned home from my THIRD beach weekend this summer. My cost= 0 On three separate occasions I catered a Friday night event and the other nights were furnished to me by my client.

Why did this happen? I suppose it might be a case of the Law of Attraction... a law that says that we attract what we are looking for in life.

So I'll just put it out into the world right now...

My wishes as of August 10, 2008 are:

1. To get excited about exercise, eating right and taking good care of myself.

2. To get my column nationally syndicated.

3. To write and publish BESTSELLERS.

4. To win a Pulitzer Prize for my writing.

5. To once and for all get to 127 pounds and maintain for the rest of my life.

6. To buy my own fabulous house at the beach and to have plenty of money for the rest of my life.

7. To meet, fall in love and eventually marry my true soul mate.

8. To live every single day in the full manifestation of who God created me to be.

9. To make a positive difference in the world.

10. To leave something of value behind down here when I eventually go to Heaven.

2008-08-10T17:19:00.002-05:00

My new clothes are too tight. My old clothes are fortunately too baggy. But my weight is dangerously heading in the wrong direction. Helllpppppppppppppppppppppppp!

What is a girl to do? I could start by keeping my hungry mouth closed!

Why am I so ravenous anyway? I need to get to the heart of this.

Is it because I don't read the Bible like I once did? Is it because my heart has been wandering away and my spirit has drawn drafty?

Is it because I took all that I was learning to heart, and then sadly discovered that my heart was too naive, and that so much of what churches proclaim is merely lip service.

I think what I have seen and experienced over the last 7 years has hurt me and while it shouldn't... it does. I can't help it. It is the way I'm wired. But somehow I have to get better at separating my God that has never failed me from the God of the churches. Of course, the problem is... this is the same God.

I want my naivety back. I liked me better when I took everything I read in the Bible to heart. I liked me better when everyday started and ended with that extraordinary online connection to the best power source of all.

So I guess the fault lies with me... lies with me disconnecting from the power source because I let my jumbled up ideas get in the way.

I thought if a church proclaimed the word of God, their actions would manifest that.
But what I failed to understand was that every person who walks throuh the doors of a church is at a different place in their spiritual journey... and it is ok. In fact it is better than ok! It is beautiful!

It is time for me to return to the heart of worship. Who knows... maybe that deep hunger will once again be quenched by the best food of all... food for the soul!

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2008-08-10T17:04:00.002-05:00

I play around way too much with this diet. It is often said that diets don't work.
Diets work... it is not the diets that don't work. It is the dieters that don't work.

We get tired of the same ole, same ole. We get fed up with the deprivation. We lose interest and we often go back to our old ways...the ways that packed the pounds on in the first place.

How is it that a person who is genetically predisposed to being overweight can once and for all conquer the battle of the bulge?

If there is a way I want to know about it.

But I'm almost certain that the answer ultimately sits within that space between the ears. For in that space we can make the defining choices that will impact the rest of our lives.

Ok... so a diet can give us the vitamins and supplements our body might need. A diet counselor can give us the pep talk to keep us on track... but until we get our head on the right track... we are spinning our wheels in the sand.

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2008-08-10T16:53:00.002-05:00

I am usually thought of as far younger than my chronological age. While I have never been the least bit disturbed by my age, I must admit that for the first time in my life, I have experienced a new sense this summer about this whole aging process.

There are things that frighten me, health things and cosmetic things.

Even though we can not turn back the hands of time, ( and who would really want to anyway!) we can make smart choices.

From the skin care products that we purchase to the nourishment we select to enrich our bodies, minds and souls.

2008-07-30T11:44:00.002-05:00

The exercise equipment is calling my name.

"Kathi! Oh Kathi, where are you?"

Now how come ice cream's call is better followed?

I can't figure that one out. Especially since the exercise will do far more for me than a big bowl of frozen fat ever could.

This shifting of priorities is a never-ending struggle.

Why can't I simply be thin, rich and beautiful? Is that too much to ask? Surely not!

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2008-07-13T19:44:00.002-05:00

Ok, everyone here is a fun little activity! This site is set up to custom create your very own business cards... how cool is that?

I simply love the idea of an interactive site where I can play with my promo materials before I drop a dime. For me it usually takes awhile to put together a PR Kit that really works for me in the way that I hope it will.

So I surfed on over and I hope you'll do the same and give this nifty little program a shot!

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2008-07-13T17:15:00.002-05:00

All of a sudden one day, I bacame empowered to change the framing on a few things.

I had written down my three most important goals:

1. To lose weight

2. To become financially solid

3. To become a best selling author

I needed a picture frame to house my goals. Without any empty picture frames, I realized something.

Some of my old pictures no longer needed to be showcased in their frames. I could frame my goals, which are certainly much more important to me than a photo of , say, my brother and his ex wife... So on that day I became empowered to remove many of the photos that hold little to no importance for me.

I took back control of what things were really important to me to have framed. picture frames

2008-07-11T16:45:00.002-05:00

I have a coupon for a free week at the neighborhood gym. But for some reason, it never gets used.

When I want to use it, I'm too busy. When I have the time to use it, I'm too lazy!

Lazy???? The truth is I am NOT a lazy person until it comes time to exercise.... go figure!

I'm trying to stay consistent with my home exercise equipment... sheesh it's paid for and I don't even have to go out in the rain to use it.

But even that goes unused far more than it ever gets used! strength equipment

2008-07-11T16:30:00.002-05:00

On rainy days like today I love to brew up a big crock pot of home-made soup. I start with some stock, then add some chicken with decent sized bones, onions and garlic, a potpourri of chopped fresh veggies and a good sprinkling of seasonings.

Within an hour or so, a delicious and mouthwatering aroma perfumes every room of my home and I feel very pleased because I know that I will eat well for many days.

The nice thing about crock pot soups is that you really do NOT have to add any fat, if you are dieting.

While a couple slices of butter and a swirl of cream, add a lovely rich, smooth velvet-like texture to a pot of soup - it is not essential.

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2008-06-29T13:16:00.002-05:00

Just how much flexibility should we allow for in building relationships?

Should we build a romantic relationship with another whose interests are far different from our own?

Several years ago I bought the book, "Look before You Love."

This is a great book! It has truly impacted me far more than I could have ever realized.

It has taught me to look at the lifestyle of a man I might be interested in. It has also taught me to consider my own!

It can be all too easy to get caught up in a blurry haze of romantic stirrings and flat out ignore red flags.

I already knew that a certain man wasn't the one for me... but when he said he was watching wrestling on tv on a Friday night... I knew with certainty that I could never imagine a life with a man who watched wrestling on tv on Friday nights!

There is nothing whatsoever wrong with someone watching wrestling. I applaud them for being true to their interests and spending their time doing something that they enjoy, whatever that might be.

But for me.... there are other things that I like to do on a Friday night... and somehow these things seems totally incompatible with the idea of a tv set or a wrestling match.

Do you think I'm a tad bit inflexible or that I'm smart to LOOK BEFORE I LOVE?

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2008-06-29T12:49:00.002-05:00

"To thine own self be true..." Polonius's celebrated words, which he speaks to his son Laertes before Laertes's departure for travel abroad.

Are you being true to yourself? Are you being true to the innermost beat of your own soul?

Are you living a life of true authenticity?

The only way we can answer these questions is by traveling inward, moving away from the distractions of others and of the world. This is not so easy to do in our hectic paced lives and yet it is perhaps one of the most important things we MUST do if we are to become true to ourselves. I believe that by becoming true to ourself, we become true to a better version of ourselves, to a version more aligned with who we were created to be.

No one else can tell us! Our parents, our spouse, our significant other, our pastor, our teacher, our friends, our weightloss counselor... NO, they can not tell us. They can encourage us and love us. They can celebrate our victories and sympathize in our losses... But they can not tell us what is "right" for us.

Fortunately, discovering what is right for us is closer than many realize. While some have traveled the world to find themselves and others spend their entire lives looking everywhere except inwardly, some have discovered that their personal treasure map is actually situated right in the center of their own heart. By going to this center, they will discover all the answers they need in order to live a life that is filled with relevant authenticity, and the pathways to paradise. pool floats

2008-06-29T12:35:00.002-05:00

Call me corny, but I love square dancing.

Now here's the tough question... if we supposedly love doing something, why do we not do it?

Square dancing is one of those activities that I will dosey-doe into the opportunity to do...if the opportunity presents itself. But square dancing has never been something that I went out searching for.

Was it that I thought it was corny and outdated, perhaps something best reserved for the occasional hoe-down or barn dance?

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It Is Never Too Late!

2008-06-17T12:01:00.003-05:00

It is never too late to start eating right and exercising your body.

Have you departed from a healthy regime? I'm sure most of us do from time-to-time.

The variety of reasons for this are surely as complicated and complex as the people themselves.

While we could pin the tail on the donkey, it is far wiser to own up to whatever the reason is and get back on track. Laying blame doesn't accomplish anything of any real merit. But what does is ... the taking charge of our lives, our health and our well-being in proactive ways.

So yesterday after feeling like I was closer to 91 than 51, I forced myself to exercise, drink plenty of water and eat right.

Now 24 hours later I feel like a million bucks! The human body is truly extraordinary! We have the power within us to transform our quality of life, by the choices we make. Choosing healthy food and physical exercise is so easy when we get deliberate about it. For support it never hurts to include your desire for a good diet and fitness program in your prayers.