Author: Patricia W. Fischer Author & Journalist

Wow! I didn’t realize I’d been gone for almost three months. In the back of my mind, I thought I’d only been away for two, not that’s really any better. Life gets away from us all. It’s already...

                                          Up 1/2 pound this week, but down 9.5 for the 7 week MILI challengeOkay, we’ve made it 7 weeks and I’ve lost as follows: Weight-211.5 from 221 Waist 37.5″ from 38″...

One of the most frustrating things for me when losing weight is the slow pace at which I do it. Now, rationally, I get that’s a good thing, but that other part of my brain, the impatient one, tells me it’s not fast...

A couple of weeks ago, if you’d asked me what I thought of the game Angry Birds, I would have said, “not much.” Blame that response on the fact I’d yet to play the game. Now, my husband and I have been...

  Up 1.5 pounds this week. Shit. Bust 38″, Arms 14″, Waist 38″, Hips 48″, Legs 26″ Body fat 43% This could easily send me into a downward spiral involving every fast food restaurant from here to...

                Okay, great news! I’m down 1.5 pounds from yesterday, which gives me a total of 6.5 pounds since we started two weeks ago. Also, I could move without much pain this morning when I got up and I did get to...

Okay, this morning I was so proud of the fact that I’d lost 3 pounds and promised myself I wouldn’t eat anything I wanted, meaning I wouldn’t pig out. Then the “yeah for you’s” came in along...

.  It’s Sunday. A day of rest, a day of relaxation, and a day I’d usually give myself the chance to eat pretty much anything I wanted. Then I check my tweets and there it is. The gentle reminder of why I’m...