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If you’ve ever questioned your self-worth…

I find that our ideas of self-worth are often based on a big assumption: We think we’re not inherently born with self-worth.  Thus,…we think we need to earn it,and are constantly looking for ways to measure it.For instance, we measure ourselves with: ...

In January, I was freaking out and desperate

I know how it feels to feel freaked out because you can’t seem to stop overeating. I know the quiet panic of watching the scale climb to numbers you never thought you’d see. I know how desperate it feels to know so much about food and diet and, yet, not feel able to...

5 Olympic Weight Loss Tips

Olympics!   You give me fever.   I’m so inspired by these Olympic athletes who set a goal, invest their hearts and souls, and overcome adversity to compete at the hallowed Olympic Games. Here are my favorite Olympic quotes from this week’s competition along...

Building and Breaking My McDonald’s Habit

It’s 3pm on an unseasonably hot Tuesday afternoon, and I’m walking into McDonald’s. I’m running errands with my love who hasn’t eaten lunch yet. Thus, the impromptu stop at the Golden Arches. He wanted me to wait in the car while he ordered (so that I wouldn’t be...