Lately I’ve had a lot of blah-blah-blah going on at work that has resulted in a lot of blah-blah-blah stress and I am drowning my feelings in wine and french fries and Cool Whip. Is that strategy really working for me? No it’s not and stop judging me, Judgy McJudgerson! Sorry. You didn’t deserve that. [...]
Archive for the ‘food’ Category
Eat less, move more
October 6th, 2011
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I hate math. I really do. Considering math has been a big part of my professional life since my first full time job is ironic. Laughable, really. It rained all day here yesterday, which I gather is a rare thing in October in Southern California. Um, so yeah, all you Californians who laughed that our [...]
Choices
October 5th, 2011
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Vacation is synonymous with joy to me. I love being free of the stress of every day life and I love traveling. This week I am tagging along while my husband attends a conference in Los Angeles, because I am too selfish to let him get that close to the ocean without me. Yesterday while [...]
Vacation eats
October 4th, 2011
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I did weigh in on Friday, and I lost 2.5 pounds. Now I am on vacation and I am trying not to put that back on and, so far, that’s been a challenge. We are in Los Angeles, and California is known for its healthy food options, right? Sure. It also has every other not-so-healthy [...]
Desktop lunch review: Meatless Monday
September 12th, 2011
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I will never be a vegetarian and certainly never a vegan (love and respect to those who are but it’s just not my scene) but I am trying to make meat a smaller portion of my daily food intake and make veggies and fruit the bulk of what I consume. So today I am dining [...]
Mop my meat
August 21st, 2010
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OK, we are grilling the pork loin tonight, not tomorrow because I am having short term memory issues (I could bore you with a story about my glasses that I thought were lost, but I’ll refrain) and because I clearly didn’t recall details about tomorrow’s agreed upon menu. No matter. Pork tonight will be tasty [...]
Rub that meat
August 21st, 2010
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Since June we have hosted a “True Blood Sunday” dinner at our house, where fans of the HBO series can gather, eat, talk and then watch the weekly episode. Tomorrow’s dinner will include a charcoal-grilled pork loin, fresh made boule, grilled asparagus and potatoes, and a seven-layer cookie and dark chocolate cupcakes with vanilla bean [...]
Must reads
August 6th, 2010
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If you’ve been struggling with weight your entire life like I have, then there are a few books I can recommend that can help get perspective on that lifetime struggle, ways to deal with it and ways to make peace with it. First, two memoirs by women with interesting perspectives on weight loss that are [...]
