Reason #1: Diets use a cookie-cutter approach. At Christmas season one of our favorite activities is making sugar cookies with our kids – the kind you make with cookie cutters. We just love it! And although this approach works wonderfully when you’re whipping out dozens of cookies, when talking about a diet, the cookie-cutter approach onlyContinue reading “Why Diets Don’t Work: Reason #1”
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10 Reasons Why Peace with Food Works and Diets Don’t
We have heard it said that you can become an expert in your field if you practice it long enough and hard enough. Bam! That makes us experts at discovering that diets don’t work. Our guess is that many of you reading this are also experts in this arena as you too have spent years provingContinue reading “10 Reasons Why Peace with Food Works and Diets Don’t”
How To Make It Through The Thanksgiving Feast – Unscathed
Do the holidays stress you out in the area of eating? Do you feel panic set in with Thanksgiving just around the corner? If that describes you, take a deep breath, relax, and imagine making it through the holidays relaxed and calm, thankful for the many blessings you have been given rather than being focusedContinue reading “How To Make It Through The Thanksgiving Feast – Unscathed”
Aha! Peace with Food!!
It was just your ordinary sultry summer night in Kansas, or so we thought. . . As we sat on the back porch watching our kids catch lightning bugs, little did we know that we were about to embark upon the solution to our greatest struggle and frustration – peace with food and peace with our bodies. For whatever reason,Continue reading “Aha! Peace with Food!!”
There’s No Love-It Or List-It. . .
If you’ve ever seen HGTV’s Love It Or List It you may have found yourself getting caught up in the decision the homeowner faces at the end of the episode – do they Love It or do they List It? At times I’ll even shout out, “Love it!” or “List it!”, hoping the homeowner sees itContinue reading “There’s No Love-It Or List-It. . .”
Season of Food
Hi Suede Sofa Readers! It’s been a while, dear friends–thanks for sticking with us. Robynn and I LOVE the holidays. Absolutely LOVE them. But we also know that the holiday season can present it’s own challenges, one being FoOd. Since the holidays are right around the corner, we have decided to spend the next fewContinue reading “Season of Food”
How I Fixed Our LAUNDRY Situation in 15 Minutes
If you were to ask me what area of my household chores stresses me out the most, I would say “LAUNDRY”. I feel like our laundry takes over my life and my mood! Like most people, we have a small laundry room, which also serves as a mudroom next to our garage. Since I don’tContinue reading “How I Fixed Our LAUNDRY Situation in 15 Minutes”
Get Your Posse and Get Your {Exercise} Groove On!
If you read Robyn’s post The Weight Is On yesterday, you can probably relate. As spring approaches it is just natural to want to get in shape whether you have gained excess winter weight or you’re just feeling like you’ve been stuck inside for way too many months and are needing a ChAnGge oF sCeNeRy. Sometimes it can beContinue reading “Get Your Posse and Get Your {Exercise} Groove On!”
Day 24 – Advent Calendar
MeRrY ChRiStMaS!! Think about the real reason we celebrate Christmas and do something related. Stop in at the Church, watch the Nativity movie, read the Nativity story from your bible, etc. {You may choose to simplify the process big-time. It doesn’t need to be time-consuming, stressful, or cost you anything. Do what works for youContinue reading “Day 24 – Advent Calendar”
Day 23 – Advent Calendar
Do something nice for someone you have had a conflict with in the past. Alternative Activity: Wrap a present for Jesus (or write it down). Perhaps it is asking Him for help to get rid of your bad attiude, a sin you have committed or something in your life that has been disappointing you. No matter what,Continue reading “Day 23 – Advent Calendar”
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