Food: A Pleasure of Life

I asked Carter the other day: “Is it weird that I love food so much?” He laughed and said: “No, or course not. Food’s good. It’s one of the pleasures of life.” (One that I denied myself for a long time. Silly, senseless me). Well said, my hubby, well said. And so, this post is [...]

Wishes Come True At Seasons 52

If my fairy godmother offered to grant my wish for the perfect restaurant, I’d have to bargain with her for a bigger ballgown or more enchanted coach, instead. The perfect restaurant already exists, and it’s called Seasons 52. My husband and I are frequent customers at Seasons 52 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, even though [...]

All About Family

I’ve been busy in the most wonderful ways over the past week-and-a-half, but I sure have missed blogging! I visited my family (on Carter’s side) in Rochester, NY for Easter, and I met my niece, Emily, for the first time! I took A LOT of photos. As part of my goal to be more spontaneous, [...]

Weight Loss Resolutions?

With the start of a new year, perhaps you’re feeling optimistic about the prospect of a new you. This is the year that you will succeed at losing weight, getting to that magic number on the scale, fitting into your skinny jeans, or finding the diet plan that really works. You have a burning desire. [...]

Thanksgiving Recap

Thanksgiving 2009 was a beautiful kick-off to the holiday season. Thanks for all your sweet comments on my last post! I’ve been waiting to enjoy a Thanksgiving like this for, oh, well, the last 15 years. I felt deeply thankful all day to be 6 months “clean” of my eating disorder . . . I [...]

All Things In Moderation, The Holiday Way

Yesterday, November 24, 2009, Carter and I were married for one-and-a-half years. What a beautiful coincidence that our anniversary-and-a-half falls so close to Thanksgiving. I am so incredibly thankful for my husband, his unconditional love and the happiness I’m overcome with each and every day because of him. I am a generally happy person, and [...]

Make Moderation Your Motto

Good morning! Aren’t Sunday mornings the best? Maybe not quite as great as Saturday mornings, but I love being able to sleep in with my husband and make pancakes or waffles, which is a weekend tradition for us. This morning, we made blueberry waffles using Fiber One Buttermilk Pancake Mix. Though we didn’t like the [...]

Bonding, Boarding, and Ballgames

“Pure happiness.” That’s what I said when we were out on my brother’s boat on Saturday. In fact, pure happiness describes this entire past weekend, and I’m so excited to share all the fun with you. Get ready to read about one really cool workout, family and friends, healthy eats, and unique recipes. Let’s wind [...]

The Only Diet and Exercise Rules You Need

Here are some examples of  words, statements and questions that triggered my disordered feelings and eating behaviors in the past. Some of these statements came from friends, others from complete strangers, and some I read in books: “Are you planning on losing more weight?” / “You’re so skinny. How did you do it?” / “I [...]

Amazing Barley and Too-Good-To-Be-True Banana “Ice Cream”

Tonight for dinner, Carter found this delicious-looking dish and recipe on bigoven.com. We followed the recipe with a few variations. We used cannellini beans instead of black beans, orange bell pepper instead of the green pepper, feta cheese instead of Monterey Jack cheese, 1 tablespoon of olive oil instead of 2, and ground pepper instead [...]