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For previous articles in this series, see How I Lost 9kg and Still Ate Chocolate Cake (1) and (2).
Losing weight and getting fit is great, but the real reward and challenge comes in maintaining these achievements over time. So far I have discussed the importance of the following changes for sustainable weight loss:
Accept the body [...]
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In Part 1 of this article series I wrote about how I have struggled with my weight since I was a teenager. Part of this has stemmed from my dietary habits - I’m a sweet fiend who eats for many reasons other than to fuel the body - and the rest from a general distaste [...]
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I love food. All kinds of cuisine - Spanish, Thai, Italian, Turkish - and especially the international cuisine of DESSERT. Oh, how I love dessert.
As well as the taste sensations that food brings, for me it has added significance. Food is love. It makes me feel happy and secure, like everything is okay. I’ve been [...]
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This weekend my internet connection has been problematic, dropping out at random and without warning. Very annoying. I’ve been trying to get a couple of half-written articles completed, but it just hasn’t been possible, so I’ve found my mind going around in circles, throwing up lots of questions that have been stewing around in there [...]
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Okay, I know I was supposed to publish my post about how I lost 9kgs while eating chocolate cake today - and believe me it’s coming - but I just couldn’t concentrate on finishing it because this morning I booked my family a 4 WEEK EUROPEAN VACATION!
This is super exciting news because:
Hello… a month in [...]
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“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.”
- Zig Ziglar, Christian Author and Motivational Speaker
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It’s official. I have my Sunday and Monday nights blocked out for the next three to four months. So, don’t bother calling me because my eyeballs will be glued to the television set, and sticking a telephone to my ear as well could just get messy.
Last night, I cried on and off for ninety minutes, [...]
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I said I wasn’t going to make New Years Resolutions this year, but here I am, a couple of days into the year and I’m already breaking that vow. My New Years Resolution for 2008 is to to WRITE. Write obsessively. Write 2-3 times a week for this blog, finish my Mexico novel, write a [...]
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2007 is coming to an end, I am still recovering from Christmas gorging and my brain is on holidays, but I am posting! This is my final hurray for 2007 and I wanted to wish everyone a Safe and Happy New Year. I hope 2008 brings many new adventures and boundless love, health and prosperity [...]
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Lately, I’ve felt a niggle inside. At first, it was a little niggle, but over the past two weeks it seems to be growing by the day. What is this niggle? Call it intuition, call it mental illness, but I “feel” CHANGE is in the air.
Now, I will concede that with my 36th birthday on [...]
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