Sometimes, I’m obsessed with numbers. When I bake, measurements are important. I balance the checkbook at home and for the business, so dollar numbers are essential. I like the methodical approach of having things added or taken away and in the end, all things balance to an expected result. I find great pleasure and peace in knowing that there is sense and order in numbers. I also obsess about the numbers on the scale. I’ve mentioned it before. I’m a…
I obsess over numbers. Or more precisely, I obsess over the scale. I weigh myself every day. Every morning. Sometimes in the afternoon. Every night when I change into my pajamas. I stare at those numbers, sometimes in ecstasy as they reflect a desired change and sometimes in frustration when they reflect decisions that weren’t so kind to my calorie count. But why? Why do I step on that little square, worry about what it’ll say, wonder what I could…
So during a workout this past week, we were dancing to Meghan’s Trainor’s song “I’m a Lady.” All of her songs are filled with confidence, women empowerment, etc. and for some reason, the lyrics of this song struck me. She sings, “And I don’t look like them (But I ain’t worried about it)I don’t talk like them (But I ain’t worried about it)I know I’m a gem.I ain’t worried about it, I ain’t worried about it‘Cause I’m a lady.” I…
With all of my pregnancies, I really tried to do low impact exercise to stay healthy and active. Most of the time, that meant I walked a lot, but my third pregnancy was a summer baby. The last thing I wanted to do was walk while being all hot and big in the spring and summer Georgia heat. Then, I remember reading on Facebook about a free month trial of Jazzercise at my local recreation center. I had a fellow…
If you want to be successful in whatever food path you take, it can’t be a diet.