diet: Take It Off In The Rain - Week 4 - A Change In The Menu - 10/02/10 01:40 PM
It's hard to believe we're closing in on the four week anniversary of our challenge to get healthier, and for those of us who previously packed on unwanted pounds, lose weight in the rain.  The Take It Off In The Rain group has turned out to be so much more than simply a support group.  We're getting to know each other on a deeper level.  We do support successes and act as a buttress for one another when the going gets rough.  We share our stories, our concerns, we share laughs and we swap recipes.
I've been more on the receiving end of tempting … (17 comments)

diet: Take It Off In The Rain - Week One Is Over, Long Live Week Two - 09/14/10 03:49 AM
O.K.  It's official!  Week one of our Take It Off In The Rain healthy eating and weight loss challenge is upon us.  It was only after reading the inspiring posts this morning from some of our members that I decided to get on the scale this morning and face the music, whatever discordant or sweet sound it produced.  I shouldn't have been surprised since I've been weighing myself every day, however I was dumbfounded.  Drum roll please . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the scale, which has suddenly become my new BFF … (13 comments)

diet: And The Countdown Begins -- Eat Hearty - 08/31/10 05:27 PM
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I don't know whether you're the kind of person who wants to get that last piece of layer cake or a big bowl of pasta, but if you are the time is now, before the weightiest challenge in the rain begins. Roger Mucci has decided to drop some unwanted pounds while getting healthier as he starts a new chapter of his life. A lot of us, yours truly included, have chosen to hang onto his coat tails in an attempt to pummel our extra pounds into submission.
I'm at a crossroads here. Do I eat every … (9 comments)