Welcome to Monday, and February! I hope everyone finds themselves well on this freezing cold day here in Florida. I am seriously starting to think I really don’t live in Florida. So, what do you think, is society obsessed with body size? I say absolutely and if you watch the video below you will see […]
Happy Monday! Today’s gratitude prompt is, be grateful for your body. Is my body perfect? Absolutely not! But, I still respect it and am grateful for it. I have both arms, legs, feet all of which help me to hold, lift, exercise, move in general, walk, stand, run, jump, type, etc. Even if I have […]
Who doesn’t love cheese? OK, I don’t really love cheese, but I do like it in small amounts on occasion. The problem with cheese, well there are three, is that it is a very calorie dense food usually high in sodium and fats. The other issue with cheese is that it is often over eaten […]
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a blessed Easter, especially with all this social distancing. I had to work at my nursing job, and of course, they gifted us all candy. Plus, I bought some peanut butter eggs for my family to share. Chocolate is high in phosphorus and potassium, not to mention fat. It […]
I stated last week that I had started a new Mindfulness course. I had taken another one, but it was not quite what I was looking for. I really like this new one. One of the exercises I learned this week is called, I Am? So, what am I? I am a woman, mother, wife, […]
After having my second child, exercise became almost non-existent. Though I felt we were active as a family, and homeschoolers, my physical activity was few and far between. After being diagnosed with CKD I knew a total lifestyle change was warranted. Exercise always seemed like a chore, something I had to do, especially in the […]
If you are following along with my #walkingchallenge be sure and visit my Health Buddy Melissa Facebook page to add your stats too. Friday I posted about a new dish we were having and it was a huge hit at our house. Read the post to learn which one it was and to get the […]
Updated 4/21/2021 I forget now who said that quote, but it certainly has a lot of meaning. I am sure it can be used in reference to any number of issues, but for this post, it will be used in reference to body weight and size. What do I mean by that statement? It could […]
That is a completely rhetorical question and I am way beyond the age of caring what people think. But, the question is a two-fold topic. One, and most importantly, 10,000 people a month ask that question each month either by a search engine or posting to social media. The video below is a TED talk […]
This is my first post in a new series slated to help men and women move beyond body size to live a happier more fulfilled life, loving and accepting their body as it is. I will explore these topics: Can you be fat and healthy? Can you be fat and fit? What is BMI? What […]