Last week I set a goal for myself, one that is simple really. I vowed to lead a healthy lifestyle; this may sound like the usual resolution and your'e right if you're rolling your eyes saying "Julie you know you've tried this before". The only difference is that I didn't just decided to lose weight, this time I said I was taking back control of my health. This may seem like a slight difference but to a mind like mine it's a MAJOR difference. Let me try and explain how my usual thinking ...
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Habits Be Damned – I’m Making Changes
A clean slate, that's how we often look at the beginning of a New Year. A chance to refresh and make major changes in our lives. It can be exciting to think of making major changes, to identify the areas of our lives where we haven't been making enough effort and changing that. But let's get real folks, do we actually think that we're going to miraculously change behaviours with very little effort? Do we actually understand that each and every habit/behaviour we have must be replaced by ...
Using My Recovery Tools to Get Fit
With the busy Christmas season and home renovations something has been nagging at my consistently. Pain. Pain is with me constantly since my car accident over 3 years ago, pain which I'm sure is exasperated by being overweight. With every move I make I pay for it by tiring quickly and finally giving in and resting. I'm sick of not being able to do things and disliking how my body feels and yes the way it looks. Today I'm far too heavy to be healthy and dammit I'm taking control of the ...
Simple Summer Quiche Recipe
A crowd favourite during summer gatherings around here has always been Quiche. There are millions variations on the standard Quiche recipe but today I'm sharing with you my simple answer which can be whipped up in minutes! This recipe begins with a pre-made pie crust, while some of you may be gasping in horror we all know that it's a time saver and in these summer months when the kiddos are home I'm often glad for quick options. I keep a few pre-made crusts in the fridge and as long as I have ...
Why I Need a Personal Assistant to Lose Weight
It's Monday once again and time for a recap on my commitment to lose weight. Last week I re-learned some things about myself that I thought I'd out grown. Last week was week #2 of this journey and in week #1 I'd managed to resist temptation so leading into week #2 I was feeling confident I could keep this party going. As the week went on my focus left my eating habits and I allowed myself to be absorbed by the demands of daily living. In the end I did continue drinking water and ...