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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.

The Cookie Diary

I love desserts, the sweeter, creamier, richer, or more chocolaty, the better. I prefer frosted cakes or cookies with a little something extra. Cookies should be chewy, but not crunchy, and accompanied by cold milk or hot coffee. My mom was a good cook and I have a very early memory of her decorating aContinue reading “The Cookie Diary”