Growing up I was extremely lucky as far as my weight was concerned. I was able to eat whatever I wanted and whenever I wanted and never gained a pound. I didn’t worry about my clothes fitting and I didn’t think twice about wearing a bikini to the beach. By age 25 I got married,Continue reading “Put On Your Big Girl Panties And Deal With It”
Category Archives: You
From the Confessional: Eating, Weight and Self-Image
Have you ever found that no matter what “wEiGht” you are, you find yourself either struggling with food, unsatisfied with some area of your body, or feel overwhelmed with pressure to stay skinny after you lost weight (especially if people noticed and made a big deal about it!)? The more women I talk to, theContinue reading “From the Confessional: Eating, Weight and Self-Image”
{Peace With Food}
This past April, on the Suede Sofa, Lara and I began a 6-month challenge encouraging our readers to pursue a dream or a goal. My PeRsOnaL ChAllEnGe was to have PeAcE WiTh FoOd. I’ll have to admit, although the challenge ended October 1st, I’m still working on that. In fact, this has been a work in progress forContinue reading “{Peace With Food}”
{Coach $100 Voucher – 1st Come 1st Served!!}
Hey SuEde SoFa VieWerS!! I have a $100 CoAcH PuRsE voucher to give away to the first person who answers this question: “One item on my “LiVe-It LiSt” is _______________”. The voucher expires on NoVemBer 6th. Sorry for the short notice. I had meant to put it on the blog when I got it aContinue reading “{Coach $100 Voucher – 1st Come 1st Served!!}”
ThAt WaS AwKwArD!!
“Hello, My Name is Robynn and I’m a GeEk.” (Is there a support group for this sort of thing?) I remember telling my students that I was a geek and they would immediately come to my defense saying, “Oh, no! You are not a geek, Ms. Hofer!” But I ReAllY aM. (Thanks students for the vote ofContinue reading “ThAt WaS AwKwArD!!”
Accountability Partner
It seems like I have always tried to lose weight. When I had a baby, it was a cHallenGe to get back to my previous weight. Even during my pre-kid days, I was trying different weight loss tactics to shed those last several pounds. This year I’ve had my BEST SUCCESS at eating right andContinue reading “Accountability Partner”
Stop Staring at Me!
Are you ever trying to break a bad habit, but the hAbit is always staring you down? I was having this issue over the weekend with a red velvet cake. Although I knew there were a tremendous number of calories in every slice and how sluggish it made me feel AFTER I ate it…I still wantedContinue reading “Stop Staring at Me!”
BBFYB: Avoiding Skin Cancer & Hearing Loss
With the FuN summer hOlidAy around the corner, get your biggest bang for your buck by packing along your sunscreen and earplugs. Don’t underestimate the ImpAct of being in the sun for a picnic or surrounded by a few fireworks crackling in your ears. Someone once told me that any noise over 85 decibels causesContinue reading “BBFYB: Avoiding Skin Cancer & Hearing Loss”
Write Your Legacy
The year is 2111. Your history has been written. What does yours say? What is your legacy? I think, for me, this may be the single most important aspect of dealing with an All-Or-Nothing mindset – seeing the BiG PiCtUrE. The best way I have found to do this is to “write my legacy.” IContinue reading “Write Your Legacy”
Only Skin Deep
This year has been an eye-opening one when it comes to taking BeTTeR CaRe of my skin. Shortly after my 27th birthday I had 4 pre-cancerous moles, which involved having them surgically removed and unfortunately leaving me with 2 scars on my stomach, one on my face and 1 on my arm. I don’t spendContinue reading “Only Skin Deep”
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