My Story

As a girl, I was skinny! People frequently poked fun at how skinny I was. As the decades passed, that skinny girl disappeared. With each passing decade it was like another 10 pounds clung to my ribs! I tried many times to lose weight and did, but when I got done eliminating and resisting and …

I Feel Skinny Coming On!

Fluffy is nice for kittens and french toast and frosting, but not for 21st century grandmothers! When you are post-menopausal stuff just sticks in rolls around the middle. Like a car in a mucky ditch, it just doesn’t want to budge. Neither do you. Stairs leave you panting. You wonder if you’re going to die. …

Food Pyramid is Out

Did you see the Department of Agriculture has given us new guidelines for healthy eating? We have now moved from the USDA food pyramid to a plate. Before you jump in and adopt these guidelines, I would recommend that you read Victoria Boutenko’s chapter on “How Chimpanzees Eat” in her book called Green for Life; …