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  • Losing Weight and Gaining Confidence Can Damage Relationships

    You know what’s hard? Loving and accepting yourself while at the same time trying to change. It can make you feel schizophrenic. Really, all we ultimately have control over is ourselves. You can’t change human nature, but you can change the way you react to it. Yes, I’m losing weight – s-l-o-w-l-y – so I…

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  • Is it Insensitive to say the Super-Obese are Selfish?

    I know it’s just a TV show, but last night’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy really struck a nerve. It was titled “How Insensitive,” and the main plot line centered on a 700-pound patient – delivered via truck because he couldn’t fit in an ambulance – and you can imagine the one-liners, of which there were…

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  • The Gym? I Think I Remember What That Is

    Bad Leslie. I haven’t been to the gym in nearly two weeks. Bad, bad Leslie.   I can explain: My life is i-n-s-a-n-e. I haven’t had a truly peaceful day in two weeks, and that’s not entirely my fault. But sacrificing gym time definitely is, so mea culpa. Last weekend was the first time in…

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  • Food-Free Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

    I don’t like eating money. That’s what it feels like whenever we go out for a nice dinner. As I’ve said, I love shopping, and love finding great deals. There’s nothing really gratifying about a $50 food bill unless it’s accompanied by at least five full bags of groceries. Yet this Sunday, like every Mother’s…

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  • Job Hunting Advice for Cows

    Yes, I said “cows.” I use it as a term of endearment, mostly; doesn’t matter if you’re fat or thin, young or old. I also use it instead of the “b” word, which I try to never use, but it wants to slip out every now and then, usually while I’m driving (well over the…

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  • Back Pain and an Unintentional Fast

    I hurt. Injured my lower back Saturday. It’s not that I’m in a lot of pain; just experiencing a high degree of discomfort. I worked out all day Saturday and Sunday, but not in the gym. Temps were in the high 90s both days, and I was sweating from sunrise to sunset – and beyond.…

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  • April Trip #3: This One’s a Real Beach

    Everyone’s packed for this, our final trip of the month and cheer season, to Virginia Beach. Everyone except me. I just … can’t … do it. Love Virginia Beach, and the beach itself is a beauty. Last time I was there, there was some sort of kite festival, and I saw the most amazing, colorful…

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  • C’mon, Let’s Create a Ribbon for Obesity Awareness

    KFC wants us to eat breasts for breast cancer. Until I saw KFC’s “Buckets for the Cure” campaign, I’d always been in awe of the Susan G. Komen marketing machine. There are even power tools with the signature pink ribbons. A few months ago when I was looking for my 2010 At-A-Glance monthly calendar, there…

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  • Cinnamon Toast, Ice Cream and London Broil

    This morning, I wanted cinnamon toast. Four pieces, for starters. I wanted to toast four pieces of bread, slather them with butter, sprinkle with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon and set them under the broiler. Can’t even recall the last time I made cinnamon toast, or even wanted it, but there I was, craving…

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  • SHOCKER: Depressed People Eat More Chocolate

    Sandra Boynton, report to UC San Diego. There’s a new study out by, hmmm, let’s say OBVIOUS MAN, that says people who eat a lot of chocolate are more likely to be depressed than people who eat less chocolate. These UC San Diego researchers found that people diagnosed as “possibly depressed” by psychiatrists ate 8.4…

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