Author: Patricia W. Fischer Author & Journalist

This time if year is feast or famine for me. I’m either doing great with all the general chaos of my life or I’m fighting sinus infections or colds (add in a vicious case of stomach flu this year) and I feel like...

Organizational expert, Peter Walsh, wrote in his book Does This Clutter Make my Butt Look Fat? that weight loss isn’t simply eating less of the foods that make you fat. He reports that “the clutter around you and the...

“To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.”–Robert Muller Was my birthday yesterday (yes, I know, happy birthday to me) and this year, I gave myself...

So my long time friend, Shelly, sent me this incredible email about her weight loss struggles over the years. I had to appreciate her honesty about it all and it made me feel so blessed to have friends like her, but I...

So, I faced the monster AKA the scale today and in six weeks, I’ve lost 7 pounds. Not shabby at all. A pound a week is a solid and steady weight loss and yes, I wish it were more, but it is progress. If I stay at this...

Today, I was supposed to get my six week weigh in of the 90 day challenge. At first, I had big goals that I would shed a solid 35 pounds in 12 weeks because I planned to hit it hard and finally take charge. I haven’t hit...

When I first met my husband, I worried about my weight. So much so I didn’t want to do things like ride bikes, go to workouts together or anything where I’d really put myself in a situation of embarrassment. That...

Small victory at Eddie Bauer–one jeans size down, five to go.

It’s a holiday weekend and that means one thing–lots of high fat, fabulous, delicious not healthy things for me to eat. Growing up, holidays were always filled with lots of dip/chips, snacks, and all sorts of things...