Category Archives: Wellness

crap is good for you

You know how people always tell you that you need to experience the bad to appreciate the good?  I feel I am living that experience right now.  I have been wanting to go back to some kind of paid work … Continue reading

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definition is painful

I’m hoping that I will look back at this time in my life as a period that helped define who I really am.  Cuz in all honesty, right now it sucks pretty darn bad.  I just had a good sob … Continue reading

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soy bacon should be illegal

So it’s now 3.5 weeks into the vegan diet.  Surprisingly, I’m not yet ogling anyone’s burgers, wings, or even bacon (altho’ I do feel we need new legislation to regulate what is allowed to be called bacon.  Soy bacon is … Continue reading

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fear has 7 letters

Insulin.  On a recent trip to my endocrinologist (due to inadequately controlled blood sugar levels) I heard the dreaded word:  insulin.  The long and short of the situation is that I’m running out of ways to get my sugars under control.  I was doing … Continue reading

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gtbr

This is a tough time of year for the GTBR or “gut-to-boob-ratio,” as I like to call it.  You know, when you look in the mirror and think “oh my God, my gut looks bigger than my boobs!”  I have found … Continue reading

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practice makes perfect

I have been away from my “blogging practice” lately.  In pondering the whys of this situation, it dawned on me that I seem to have room for only so many “practices” at any one time in my life.  For instance, … Continue reading

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i am NOT my spelling test

As I watched my younger daughter tear up her spelling test today (because she did not get the mark she wanted), I tried to convince her that the number was unimportant. She had worked hard studying for the test over … Continue reading

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upping the supplements

I’ve described my use of supplements in previous posts, but I have always felt like I was piecing together bits and pieces of information from various sources, while not knowing which supplements were “essential.” Most recently I have been taking … Continue reading

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seize the day

I’ve been doing lots of reading and thinking lately, about attracting to me what I want in my life – to continue to expand all that is good and discourage the not-so-good stuff. I’ve been ready to let go of … Continue reading

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dr. polonsky #7

7.  From Discouraged to Encouraged Don’t let diabetes get you down.  Diabetes can be a lot of work and sometimes even your best efforts don’t seem to pay off – like when you follow your doctor’s recommendations exactly, but still … Continue reading

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