I’ve never in my life been a drinker. Water, alcohol, coffee, tea, etc. I just don’t like liquid. The sloshy full feeling and back-to-back trips to the potty always bothered me. So why did I choose to challenge myself to 64 ounces of water a day? I’m a masochist... I must be, I see no other valid reason. This bottle is so motivating! Click here to purchase on Amazon (affiliate link) Made famous in college town bars across the land, ... Read the Post...
The Scale is Not My Friend
The scale is not my friend . . . Never really has been and probably never will be. More often than not, it stares back at me with a number that never seems to be in my favor, no matter how hard I work out, how healthy I eat, how much water I drink, or how many times I go to the bathroom. And during those times, I get defeated, usually quit and wonder will I ever get back to X number (it has changed over the years - currently, the ideal end ... Read the Post...
Decision Paralysis
I get these visions in my mind of things I want, whether it be for home or work, but they don’t exist. So I spend FOREVER looking for this non-existent thing. Even if I find something I like, I have to go to every other store to make sure there isn’t something I like better. 50% of the time I get the original thing (but secretly keep looking) or I get so overwhelmed I can’t decide and I just do nothing. It’s just that nothing is what I ... Read the Post...
Accountability and Support Buddies
'Starting on Monday' actually started on a Thursday with 6 little words - "Can we be online diet buddies?" The text came from Ana, the owner of this blog, to me and Robin. With a resounding YES from Robin it began. Texts back and forth with plans, ideas, hopes, fears... already discussing cheats and rewards. But the big thing. We have to share photos of our scales. Now girls, I'm tall so I'm using that excuse for knowing I'll be the ... Read the Post...
A New Start in 2022 – New Contributors!
Here it is, 2022 already, and all the commitments I make every year to do this blog flew out the window again last year. In 2021 I did nothing but focus on my home remodel, so you’ll see lots of posts about that. I’m newly divorced (well, kind of), and decided to give this blog a new start with two of my besties. We are all in our 50s in South Florida, and we are all trying to get healthier together (but not in person), so many posts will be ... Read the Post...
Filling the Empty Nest
When my older son was getting ready to go to college, I decided I needed a distraction for my 9 year old who would be left alone (suuuure it was for him wink-wink). My husband was dead-set against getting a pet because he knew he'd end up being the one to take care of it (he can't help but spoil - in a good way- anyone he loves). But it was 3 to 1, so I went with the kids to look at dogs in pet stores just so we knew what breed we wanted. It had ... Read the Post...
How Fast a Year Goes
One year. It’s been one year since my marriage took its final nosedive. I am reinventing Starting on Monday because it’s time to reinvent myself. It’s been a year and I’ve done nothing to better myself. Well, that’s not true. I ended a marriage after 29 years. I am 53 and have been with my husband since I was 19. We had our ups and downs, and he is a wonderful man. He is one of those rare people who is truly a GOOD person. But he is ... Read the Post...
New changes coming soon!
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Can Someone Marie Kondo ME?
It's my first Monday post of 2019. Does that tell you anything? January was a DISASTER for me. But it's Monday, and it?s a day to start fresh. My goal for 2019 is to freshen up my house (as well as my body). After 23 years in this house, we have made very little changes over the years. Sure, we?ve replaced worn-out furniture, and I turned my dining room into an office of bookcases, but we have not done much else. My house was built in 1996. We ... Read the Post...
The Sandwich Generation – Guest Post by Chelly
Guest Post by Chelly Massey I am a part of the Sandwich Generation, and no that?s not because I started Keto and don?t eat bread. Although some days, I would cut off my left hand for a #11 no tomatoes from Jimmy John?s. No, I am a member of the ever-growing population known as ?The Sandwich Generation.? The phrase was coined back in 1981 by social worker Dorothy Miller, to describe those adults in their 30-40s who are caring for our aging ... Read the Post...
