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The Weight is Over – Week 57: No more pasta? Oh, rats!

I write this column against the advice of my handyman, who spoke his words of wisdom from beneath my kitchen sink. “I know you like to write about everything,” he said as he hammered pieces of wood into place. “But… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Week 56: Could 2 Weeks in Europe Destroy 1 Year’s Success?

Twenty years ago, when I accepted husband No. 2’s marriage proposal, he asked where I’d like to go on our honeymoon. I – a wanna-be Italian – said Italy was tops on my travel wish list. He said that sounded… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Week 50: Miles and Miles of Milestones

It’s been a few weeks since I published an installment of  The Weight is Over. My schedule was more packed than usual, and on both nights when I normally would have written my column for a Thursday publication, it just… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over: Spinning Plates, Filling Plates; Acting Cranky

This is the day when I usually post my weight-loss update column. But I’m feeling distracted because tomorrow is opening night for “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Next week will be even more crazy, because Wed., Oct. 19, is the food/beer/wine-pairing event… Continue Reading

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Kyle Stewart and His Overhead Wheelchair – ‘It is amazing how far hard work will get you’

Q: Hi, Kyle Stewart. Thanks so much for taking time to talk with me today on A News Cafe.com. You and I became acquainted through Matthew Lister at Align Private Training. But I really don’t know much about you outside… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Week 41: Decreased Calories and Faked Bad Posture

Forty-0ne weeks. I can’t believe it. That’s how long I’ve been on this health-and-fitness journey with Matthew Lister at Align Private Training. Forty weeks happens to be the gestation period of an average pregnancy. Just think: In the time between… Continue Reading

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The Weight is Over – Week 40: What’s Your ‘Crack’?

It started with my offhanded Facebook comment: Oh, Ancestry.com. You are like crack. Hours spent chasing one elusive hit. That led FB friend Debra Duryee to comment that her crack was toffee, but come to think of it, also chips and homemade… Continue Reading