THE 7th TOOL – A Body Buddy

Everyone needs a bit of cheerleading in their endeavors – especially when it comes to losing weight. A “body buddy” is a priceless tool in the journey of weight loss. Your body buddy needs to be someone who is an ally not an enabler. Sometimes your best friend just cannot be your body buddy. You [...]

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The Writing Diet: The First Tool – The Morning Pages

The very first tool of the writing diet that Cameron prescribes is called “The Morning Pages”. The morning pages are three pages of longhand writing (or 300 words on the computer, as I do it) strictly stream –of- consciousness. This means you get up and write whatever is on your mind – it does not [...]

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The Writing Diet by Julia Cameron

There is a book that I have been very inspired by these past few months. Its called The Writing Diet by Julia Cameron who might just be my favorite author in the world. Last year, her book, The Artist Way, really helped me seek my creative inner spirit. On that journey a host of things [...]

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Do you ever have conversations with your food?

Do you ever have conversations with your food? I sure do…. And you know what… It talks back to me too. Here are some of the ways how…. When I’m stressed I scream at my snack shelves. “Hurry, Hurry, give me something to stuff myself with So the pain of my stress can quickly go [...]

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I’m a food addict

I’m a food addict There I said it…. My name is Malini Sood Horiuchi And I’m a food addict. I’m not trying to be facetious, This is a very true realization I have come to about myself. An addiction to food is as real a problem as alcoholism or drug addiction. Its just not looked [...]

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10 at a time…..

I’ve written and rewritten so many posts about what my goal for this year will be. So many random numbers have been thrown around in the air this past week….. 41 by 41…….21 by 41…..31 by 41!!!! Crazy….. I cant believe I did 40X40 last year. And my ego feels like I need to do [...]

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Resetting

Resetting is the hardest thing in the world to do. I’m finding it so hard to get back into some kind of routine now after having been off it for well over 10 weeks now. My entire being is kicking and screaming like a spoiled child, Its spitting out in anger saying “I’m done…. I [...]

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The Next 40

Weight last week: 163 lbs Weight this week: 164 lbs Total loss: +1 lbs Well I was so thrilled about losing 2 lbs last week that this week I celebrated  by gaining one back. Hmmmm……. a bit heavy on the food and drink this past week has brought me to the realization that losing 6 lbs [...]

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The Next 40 : A 12 weeks 10 lbs challenge: Week 9

Weight last week: 169 lbs Weight this week: 167 lbs Total loss: 2 lbs Total Loss for 12 weeks 10 lbs challenge so far: 9 lbs

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The Next 40 : A 12 weeks 10 lbs challenge: Week 8

Weight last week: 170 lbs Weight this week: 169 lbs Total loss: 1 lbs Total Loss for 12 weeks 10 lbs challenge so far: 7 lbs

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