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Feeling Guilty About Thanksgiving? Seven Tips to Help Curb Holiday Overeating!

If you celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday, I hope you had a lovely day full of good food and great family and friends. I also hope you have no regrets about your eating behaviors. Thanksgiving and other holidays tend to encourage bad habits. The meals are full of “special” foods we don’t get on a regular basis, so there can be a feeling that you NEED to overindulge because you’re not going to see it again for another year. Plus, there’s just SO MANY good foods to sample — you don’t want to insult the chefs by not filling your plate, right? … Continue reading →

Praying Over Tasks For The Day

In a study my darling husband and I are working through together, called Proverbs and Parables – 16 studies on God’s wisdom for living by Dee Brestin, it suggested a special daily assignment. This was to ‘each morning prayerfully commit to the Lord your work for the day and let Him direct your thoughts. As he brings various activities to mind, list them on paper. Then let Him show you what you should do first, second etc.’ This is an application of Proverbs 16:3 which says ‘Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established.’ This suggestion … Continue reading →

5 Tips for Surviving the Magic Kingdom in One Day with Little Ones

Good morning to all! I don’t often write in the Disney blog but many of you may know me from my other blogs on this site, or from the forums. You may also know that I have just returned from a vacation to Disney World! This is no small feat as many of you already know: I have five children. Read that to mean, 5 children who love, love, love all things Disney. Some of you may be thinking, “What’s the big deal? So she has five kids!” The big deal is that they are all under the age of … Continue reading →

Little People in the Big Apple: Central Park Zoo and FAO Schwartz

I had intended to write more about taking small children around in New York City but we were so busy. . .taking small children around. . .that I hadn’t quite gotten to it until now! In any case, my timing is good, because the holidays are upon us and that is an absolutely fantastic time to see New York City! If you have little travelers and you are visiting New York City soon. . .read on! I am giving you the insider’s scoop of not only the places to go. . .but where the nearest bathrooms are, the scoop on … Continue reading →

A Little Hope Over Lunch…

Yesterday I had the opportunity to have lunch with the Executive Director of the Utah Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Another children’s book writer and I are pitching the idea of creating some illustrated books which could perhaps go into the “Bags of Hope” which are given to newly-diagnosed kids. All of our work would be donations to the cause. I’m excited about the project and the director seemed very receptive and encouraging. As we spoke over lunch, we talked about my two sons with juvenile diabetes. The director told me she could “count on one hand” the … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog: Week in Review – Sept 23-29

Fitness Blog’s: The Week in Review Sept 23-29 It’s been a terrifically busy week here in the Fitness blog and you’d think after 10 months of talking about fitness, I’d be tired of it, but I’m far from that date. We’re winding September down and we’re heading into October. Be sure to check out the September End of the Month Fitness Goal Check today and be back here tomorrow to start our run on October fitness. We’re going to talk a lot about Women’s Fitness in October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the meanwhile, here’s a review … Continue reading →

Diary of an Overweight Mom: Day 8—My Embarrassing Moment at the Pool

Morning Weight: 180.8 (Total Amount Lost on Week1: 4.4 pounds) Last night I went to the pool with my husband and kids. To my dismay, it was a bit crowded and so was the Jacuzzi. Still, things started off great. We had a lovely meal, the kids frolicked in the water, and the sun grew low on the horizon. THEN I decided to get into the Jacuzzi. Bear in mind I only do this when no one is around. But just as I started to “prepare”, my husband, my neighbor, and three men I didn’t know got in. I sat … Continue reading →

Diary of an Overweight Mom: Day 7—Panic

Morning Weight: 180.8 (Back down 2 ounces from yesterday) So I’ve completed week one. I’ll be interested to see what the scale says my total weight loss was for the week when I step on tomorrow. But tonight, panic is setting in. No, not crazy panic. Just that little panic that wells up in my chest when I know I’m not going to lose 10 pounds next week. The panic that says, should I keep going or throw in the towel? Usually I throw in the towel. This time, I’m going to keep going. Slow and steady wins the race, … Continue reading →

Day 6: The Diary of an Overweight Mom—When The Scale Won’t Cooperate

Morning Weight 181.0 (UP 4 ounces from yesterday) My scale disappointed me today—betrayed me even. Here I thought she was my friend, consistently showing lower numbers every morning, allowing me to feel that inner joy that only comes with knowing you’re on the right path. But today—today I woke to the sun filtering through my window. I yawned. I stretched. I made my way over my kids’ toys to the bathroom. I peeled off my nightgown (because, really, do you think I’d weigh myself with my clothes ON? No way) and I stepped on the scale. I looked down. I … Continue reading →

Diary of an Overweight Mom-Day 4: Can You Diet At A Barbecue?

Morning Weight: 181.0 Success! I’m so excited to have lost weight without starving myself or dining on only meat and eggs! It’s tough though. When you decide to add carbohydrates back into your diet, you have to be careful. It’s easy to go way overboard quickly, gobbling up every bread-type product in site. Tonight we went to a bonfire barbecue at the beach. It was a ton of fun, but I was a bit nervous before we left. I knew I’d have to record my weight in the morning and, although I do expect my weight loss to stall in … Continue reading →