Category Archives: Health | Midlife
Menopause Part II : The visit to the Chinese Doctor
I sit in the small consulting room barely big enough for the massage table in the middle on a small green vinyl stool which looks like it came from my parents’ kitchen. On the other side of the room sits a Chinese man peering at me.
“It’s menopause,” I say, “I haven’t slept for two weeks because the hot flushes keep waking me up at night.”
The only diet you’ll ever need : the Metabolism Mutant Makeover
Why screwing is better than banging (remix)
All these years you’ve been trying and trying to lose weight with the only tool that you have — a hammer. You try hitting the screw with the head of the hammer and using the other end to prise the wood from the wall, but you have made little progress. You are tired, frustrated and on the verge of tears.
And so it begins — welcome to *the change*
What does an eating disorder look like?
I spent a long time pretending that I was perfectly OK. I was just one of those women who wanted to be lean, fit and healthy. Eating disorders — anorexia and bulimia especially — were things that happened to teenage girls with low self esteem. As a middle aged, educated, happily married, career woman, it was impossible for me to succumb to this disease.
10 stupid dieting and fitness catch phrases
When you know this secret you’ll never have to worry about your weight again
How to Feel Good Naked
I gave up dieting like you said and now I feel huge — fuck this — I’m outta here
Jeremy and I used to be in love. He was handsome, funny and charming. But people grow apart and things change. We broke up as elegantly as we could. We weren’t good for each other so we went our separate ways. I knew that there were other women that Jeremy would be perfect for, just… Read More
How Feminine Power Beats Masculine Force In Matters of Weight Release
A turned-on woman rejects force in favor of real power. She educates rather than emasculates. Rather than withdraw, avoid, judge, and bludgeon, she enters and transforms. She knows that she is responsible for preparing the world to receive her. Rather than taking the easy way out and demanding her freedom, she shows others how they will benefit… Read More
If You’re Not at Your “Happy” Weight Right Now Then You Never Will Be
In the interest of not announcing scale numbers the internet, people talk about wanting to be at their “happy” weight. “I’m not at my happy weight” or “I’m 10 pounds over my happy weight” or another variation on the theme. I disagree with the idea that a particular weight can make you “happy”. Do people really believe… Read More
Self-Love is Easy When You Know Your Deep Love Strategy
→ art by Kristin Noelle After I finished writing yesterday’s post on the three types of deep love strategies between couples, it occurred to me that we could apply the same principles to self-love. A quick refresher on how to work out your deep love strategy. Answer this question : In order to know you are… Read More