:: Free 2 Be :: the Odyssey ::

My apologies to all of you whose comments I’ve not yet responded to. I appreciate them and your thoughts are so encouraging and your suggestions are so helpful! I really do want to get back to each of you. I will, I will, I will.
Meanwhile, I am still doing my food but there is a [...]

This week, my calories were up 400 per day and my exercise went down (missed two days, lighter other days). in spite of those, weigh-in results: 265.8, down 2.4 pounds! WooHoo! Of course it is always possible some of that is water weight.
In any case, this is the right direction. I’m very pleased. 15.4 pounds [...]

Combining caffeine and sugar causes other problems in blood glucose levels, besides the sudden rush factor. It sets up a vicious cycle of cravings.
You eat something sweet with a good cup of coffee. Your blood glucose levels swing wildly. These swings cause carbohydrate cravings. You crave another donut, another piece of cake or a second [...]

1) Physical Activity
2) Overweight and Obesity 
From Healthy People 2010, a U.S. government initiative that challenges “individuals, communities, and professionals indeed, all of us to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all.”
Apparently this is an upper level thing that  may or may not be trickling down [...]

When I was younger, it was a matter of vanity. As I mature, it is a matter of respect.
(paraphrased from Staging Your Come back, by Christopher Hopkins) 
I’ve been thinking much about Aspiring and Inspiring, about the idea that we not only need a dream but desire, and that we are responsible for motivating ourselves.
The day I learned [...]