Swimsuit season is upon us. And with it the onslaught of diet ads on tv, magazines with pics of celebs caught having actual cellulite, and me, bemoaning my post-partum, post-forty, past passing for anything but middle-aged body. Though I am, if I am completely, intellectually honest, neither truly Continue Reading
Size Matters
Lately, my eight daughter has been obsessed with her size. She has been weighing herself constantly - with her clothes on, without her clothes on, before a meal, after a meal. She's been reporting her weight to the tenth of a pound several times a day. "I weigh 56.2!" "Now it says 54.9!" It's Continue Reading
Scaling too High
If you gain five pounds, but you don't have a scale to step on...does it really make you fat? I've been avoiding the scale lately, because I don't need to weigh myself to know that I have gained weight, again, this summer. But instead of being upset about it, I'm going to find reasons to be glad. Continue Reading