by Joann Filomena | Jan 20, 2016 |
Do you still mentally berate yourself for the things you do that you think were wrong/stupid/useless/weak? I got a card that made me laugh right out loud, because it was cute, funny, and hit a truth. It was a prairie dog with a birthday hat on, fork in hand with...
by Joann Filomena | Jan 13, 2016 |
It happens – the big backslide. You find yourself off in a different environment for a few days or something happens that totally throws you off your game. I spent Christmas out in California with family. The five days I was out there was an overload of fabulous...
by Joann Filomena | Jan 6, 2016
Motivation doesn’t always come. You know you want to do something about it – intellectually, you know you should. You can think about all the reasons your life will be better, and all the reasons you should make that change. So why can’t you get yourself to...
by Joann Filomena | Dec 31, 2015
I have read often that we should make slow, permanent changes in our eating and exercise habits so that they become your new lifestyle rather than adopting a temporary fix. This is not something I have ever found to work for me. Those slow little changes just do...
by Joann Filomena | Dec 24, 2015 |
Back in California for the holiday – really wanting to say, “hey, we need to drive a couple of hours north of here – – – there is a patio table I need to visit.” I went to El Dorado Hills, California and spent a bundle of my savings...
by Joann Filomena | Dec 23, 2015 |
I have been following and using my own program tools for some time. Some of the most basic tools seem so simplified. You might read about one of the tools, like the hunger scale, and think, “Well, duh.” But the point is that you DO these things. Reading about them...
