I have spent much of my life, youth and adulthood, overweight. I have lost large amounts of weight in the last forty years, but this is the longest I have ever gone maintaining that loss. I take nothing for granted in this journey, but count it all gratitude and joy. Six months from achieving myContinue reading “Still #Stronger than the cookie: Maintenance on vacation, holidays and every day life”
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Still #Stronger Than the Cookie
Have you ever lost a lot of weight and gained it back? Have you lost a lot of weight and are able to maintain the loss? Any secrets to share?
#Stronger Than the Cookie: The first weeks of maintaining my weight loss
I spent the first months of the COVID lock-down in Pennsylvania, doing what I have done for much of my life, downing my favorite comfort foods of cake (with frosting), cookies and ice-cream, until a fateful day in June 2020 when I had a wake-up call. You can read that story here: https://michelesomerville.blog/2020/07/21/the-cookie-diary I metContinue reading “#Stronger Than the Cookie: The first weeks of maintaining my weight loss”
#Stronger Than the Cookie: Baby Steps Forward
I have battled weight gain issues all of my life, but sometimes I just caved and flirted with all the wrong foods. Can you relate?
Fun Food, and Faith
Food for the soul
Still Stronger Than the Cookie: January 2021
EIght Months into my Weight Loss Journey, things are looking up.
#Stronger Than the Cookie; The Home Stretch
Drawing close to the finish line of my weight loss journey, but not quite. Perhaps some of my experience will encourage you!
#Stronger Than the Cookie: Meeting Myself in the Kitchen Doorway
Five and a half months ago I had my face in an ice cream cone, and then I woke up…
#Stronger Than the Cookie~ The Journey Continues
I had my last home made or store bought cookie on June 16th and life hasn’t been the same since. IS it a permanent break or a temporary separation? Only time will tell.
Lessons I am Learning in my Cookie-less Life
If you are serving cake, I’ll take the corner piece with the frosting flower. If you have ever said that, read more.