Day 50: Portion Distortion

Donna Bartels talked to us at our last weigh-in about portion distortion. For those of you who missed this, it was amazing how portion sizes have dramatically increased over the past 20 years. Along with the increase in portion size, the calorie, carb, etc. intake has also drastically risen leading many of us to our present predicaments—being overweight.

Bartels gave the few of us who were in attendance a lot of new "food" to chew on as we considered the portion sizes we are accustomed to and what they "should" be.

Watch for more information about this in the Be a Loser article in the June 3 edition of the Independent News Herald.

It is a gorgeous day. Get out and have fun! Or stay in and have fun! The point is...Have Fun!

Karin

Day 49: Keeping a positive attitude

If you have looked at the most current weigh-in numbers, you may or may not have noticed that I have actually gained a couple of pounds. I am feeling pretty down about it right now, but I know I have to keep a positive attitude about myself or at least try to.

I am especially trying to remain optomistic because I know that I have not been doing what I should be doing and am probably lucky I have not gained more.

I am very pleased to see the progress many of you are making in your striving toward your goals.

We would all like to hear about what you are doing to be successful. If you would like to do so, feel free to comment and let us know what you are doing.

Karin

Day 49-53: It's hard to write a daily blog

Don't let the title of today's writing mislead you too much. I actually find it very easy to write every day, just not about eating and health and dieting. You may have noticed that some of my blogs lately have strayed away from being just about food and diets. I get tired of that broken record. I know I should lose weight. I want to lose weight as I am sure we all do, but hearing about it and talking about it all the time gets to be a real drag!

I was actually thinking this morning that it life would be a lot healthier and happier if more people would just spontaneously break into song and dance! Now wouldn't that be fun!

Picture this:

You are walking down the street and a group of tough looking, but handsome young men are casually strutting down the sidewalk toward you. Wouldn't it be cool if they parted to let you through and sang a song as you passed about how nice your hair looked today? I think it would be.

Or how about this? You are sitting at a restaurant celebrating your anniversary and your spouse lovingly croons a sweet and sappy love song to you? He may not have the greatest singing voice, but that wasn't why you married him.

I think music has the ability to lift the spirits of most people. The more music I hear, the more I am coming to believe that there has been a song written to cover every human emotion from love to hate from joy to rage. If a human has felt it, there is a song about it. I personally think that is great because sometimes I do suffer from a lack of words and I can just tell someone a song and if they have heard it, they know what I am talking about. I don't have to say another word.

Well, if you see me walking down the street one day and I jump up on a car and burst into song, why don't you join me?

I was wondering if anyone would like to walk in any of the parades this summer with me wearing our "I'm a Loser" shirts? If you want to, please e-mail me at: karin@inhnews.com.

Be good to yourself and to each other!

Karin

Day 48: Motion vs. Progress

Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress. ~Alfred A. Montapert

I think this is a problem for a lot of the world. We move a lot, but don't get anywhere. It's kind of like talking a lot, but doing nothing. Talk without action is just that...talk.

Sometimes I talk a lot. Most people don't know that about me because I tend to be on the shy side and I always think (and hope) I am a better writer than speaker anyway! But sometimes, I talk...alot!

Several years ago my former college roommate and I decided to go out fishing after I had worked on a Saturday. We took out the canoe she had and once we hit the water, I began to talk. For the next couple of hours I must have talked nearly non-stop, only pausing occasionally to take a breathe or a drink of pop.

Finally, she said to me, "You didn't talk all day did you?" It wasn't really so much a question as it was a statement.

I realized she was correct, I hadn't talked all day at work. My work as a program director serving a house with men who suffered from mental illness often had me listening all day and saying very little.

Sometimes I think it is more important to listen than it is to talk. Actually, a lot of times it is more important to listen than to talk. When we are talking we focus on us. When we listen we focus on another.

Let's take a moment to listen to others.

Karin

Day 47: No post today

I won't be writing an entry today. Tomorrow is Monday in the newspaper world so I have to get everything done by tomorrow morning for the regular paper.

Check back tomorrow!

Karin

Day 46: Comfort movies?

There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles. ~Anonymous

We have all heard of comfort foods. Chocolate is a good one, especially if it is in the form of fresh brownies covered with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge.

I have to be honest, though, I don't indulge in a lot of sweets. When I was a kid I did. I was a regular at the variety store in town and bought up as much "penny" candy as I could with the meager allowance that I received. I still really like candy and when I have a craving for something, it usually is candy of some sort.

My big comfort foods, however, are rice, bread, pasta and potatoes. Any one of those is perfect for me when I am feeling a little down and need a pick me up. Unfortunately, they are also the worst things I could eat. I would probably be better off eating a candy bar than the bowl of rice, but I would prefer the rice or bread over the candy bar.

My e-mail from beliefnet.com today talked about comfort movies. Movies that the writer of the article watches to give them comfort when they are sick. I hardly saw any of the movies on her list of ten comfort movies. Actually, I saw three of them: Happy, Texas; Office Space and Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion. The only one of the three that I liked was Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion. That is one that I could watch again no matter how I was feeling. The other two I didn't feel were worth the film they were printed on. But that is, of course, only my opinion.

The other movies on her list were: The Music Man; Galaxy Quest; The Wild Parrots of Telegraph High (I never even heard of this one); Charade; Pride and Prejudice; The Magnificent Seven and Babe (NO. I never have seen this movie. I think of "bacon" as a food group.)

I was trying to think of what movies I might consider "comfort movies" to go with my comfort foods. I would say that Evan Almighty would be one. Another that I like to take out and watch is Blade III, not that I get a lot of "comfort" from it, but it does distract me from whatever is going on in my life and that is what I call "comfort!"

I am probably a bigger fan of music and find more "comfort" in that than in most foods or movies. I am particularly fond of Barlow Girls (I mentioned that in an earlier blog). Now, thanks to Bob Kaumans, I am also a fan of Superchic(k). Depending on your temperament, you may not find their alternative music style to your liking, but I love that stuff! It lifts me up when I am down and reminds me that I am never alone no matter how lonely I might feel sometimes.

Remember to be good to yourselves and to one another today and every day!

Karin

Day 45: Whining in Three Easy Lessons! (Or, How to Whine Like a Pro Without Really Trying!)

Have no fear of perfection -- you'll never reach it.
Salvador Dali

I have been whining a lot lately. I don't think I start out with the intention of whining, it just ends up that way. I'm actually getting good enough at whining that the people I live with have started to complain about it. That must mean I am getting good at it, right?!

It is easy to whine about things when we feel we are not getting what we want. It is probably even easier to whine about things when we actually are not getting the things we want.

I have always lived under the credo that we are probably really lucky that we don't get what we deserve. With that in mind, I guess I shouldn't whine at all when I think about the little trivialities that I don't get.

I walked the last two nights, albeit not for the one hour I had hoped and intended on. The first night was one mile. Last night it was for half an hour. I hurt pretty bad after I was done last night. I think my body is rebelling against me for not treating it so well over the past few months.

I really don't have any clear-cut tips for becoming a great whiner, though. Sorry. I think whining, like doing something positive, comes through practice. I could say practice makes perfect, but the quote above makes it clear that we won't reach perfection, so...

I have decided to try to whine a little less this week, although I have already whined my quota for the week in the last 24 hours, so I am not sure how this is going to work out!

Have a great rest of the day!

Be good to yourselves and to each other. A friend reminded me recently that we all need to build an A.R.K. using ACTS OF RANDOM KINDNESS. Let's get started!

Karin

Days 42-44: Conspiracy Theories Abound!

I have a lot of conspiracy theories. Those of you who know me also know this to be true. For those of you who don't know me, well now you can say you know one more thing.

I think a lot of things are conspiracies which are either formulated by the government, space aliens or our own minds. I have said for years that television is operated by aliens who want to reduce our grey matter to a pulp that they can eat. Now years later we have Hulu.com. The commercials for Hulu.com have what you think are actors portraying aliens who describe exactly what I have said and thought for years, that they are going to eat our brains!

The area of weight loss is not spared a plethora or my theories, either. I worry that now that my brain is under attack by the constant bombardment of TV, Internet and Radio that I will not be believed when I spout my theories.

Well, I am not going to spout any of them today, "they" might be watching, but keep your eyes open and your ears tuned in and maybe a couple of my theories will slip through.


Actually, conspiracy theories aside, there are some things going on in the food industry which are just downright wrong. They aren't theories, they are facts and a lot of the food we eat on a daily basis is the very stuff that is full of junk that is making and keeping us fat.

If you get a chance to read the book, Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About, I really recommend it. I am borrowing it from someone right now, but am planning to purchase it from the naturalcures.com website. It has a lot of advice that is just plain practical, not to mention stuff that will steer you in the right direction on the food path.

Be good to yourself and to one another and take a walk...Make time for this important part of losing weight and just being healthy in general. I got some new headphones so I can listen to some tunes while I walk. If you join me, though, I promise to turn the music down and we can chat!

Karin

Day 41: Everything hurts!

Wow! I thought I was going to be really smart and start right out and walk my one hour a day right away.

I am suffering for it now and I didn't even walk the whole hour. I walked 55 minutes. Then I came home and rode my exercise bike for about a minute until the barking of the dog drove me from the machine which makes the dog yap like she's got "mad dog" disease or something!

I ended up walking over three miles in that 55 minute segment. Probably not the smartest thing to do on the first "real" walk of the season. I felt really good while I was doing it, though. I didn't really hurt until about the last ten minutes.

Now I hurt though. I think the only thing that doesn't hurt is my little toe and that is because I can't feel it. If it doesn't hurt...it doesn't work!

I had a hard time sleeping because I kept aching.

Don't get me wrong, though. I am NOT complaining. The only thing I am really upset about is why didn't I do this earlier? What made me not go on a walk until last night?

I can name a few likely suspects like procrastination, laziness and more laziness.

Laziness is my biggest downfall. It makes me not do a lot of things that I really want to do.

The book I am reading Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About has a chapter called How to Lose Weight Effortlessly and Keep It Off. Walking for at least one hour, nonstop, per day is one of the recommendations.

I am not quite sure that this was "effortless", but it was nice before the pain set in. I anticipate that the pain will be replaced by a more acceptable feeling as I get my body conditioned to this exercise again.

The book says that it is "sad because people all over the world can walk for hours and hours and hours" and "people in America can't walk for an hour without getting tired or waking up the next day with sore ankles, knees, hips and legs." (Not to mention my back and arms too!)

What it means is that we desperately need exercise!

Have a great weekend and I hope when you do your walking that you don't hurt like I do, but if you do that you will walk past the pain and into the "gain!"

Be good to yourself and to one another!

Karin

Day 40: The way things "should" be

You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'
George Bernard Shaw

We all have ideas of how things should be. I have ideas of how things should be, too. When they are not that way—the way I think they should be—I get discouraged or tired or depressed or sad or struggle through an array of emotions as vast as any ocean. I am sure "experts" would say that this is part of the reason that I am overweight, that this is part of what makes me overeat for "emotional" reasons.

That may or may not be true, I don't know. I am not an expert. I only know what I think and what I think things should be like.

I think we all struggle with this to some extent. We all want things to be our way and when they are not, we get upset or some other emotion. I will tell you that I am not as bad as I used to be. I can stand to not have my way once in a while now. But some days...Watch out!

Seriously, though, I think a little "tantrum" and "whining" are good for a person from time to time.

In a different light...

It is Day 40 of our Be A Loser With Karin Contest. When I think of 40 days my mind automatically thinks of things from the Bible like Noah and the flood or Jesus being tempted. The number 40 signified an important amount of time in the Bible. It may not have been a literal 40 days or years or whatever span of time was recorded, but thinking of 40 days, years or whatever is a long time.

I am just thinking of 40 days, that is a long time. It is more than a month. There are 39 more days left of the contest. That is almost 40 days. There is still a lot we can do on our way to a slimmer, healthier us!

Hope you had a great day!

Be good to yourself and especially to each other!

Karin

Day 39: Who do you believe?

Have you ever noticed that "they" have an awful lot to say about everything? I don't know who "they" are and neither does anyone I know, but "they" seem to know an awful lot about "us".

The biggest problem I have with "them" is I don't know who to believe anymore. Let me give you an example...

Last week I was reading an article which talked about how bad winter was because it reduced significantly our Vitamin D because of the lack of sunlight. Sunlight aids in the body's natural production of Vitamin D as I understood my reading of the article.

Today, I was reading an article from the same expert who is now saying that because of the fact that UVA light can cause malignant melanoma and that these cancerous mutations can break down the Vitamin D that is formed in our skin from the UVB light we need to rethink traditional thinking. UVB light can be blocked by glass, however UVA rays can pass through windows.

Perhaps the biggest irony is that Vitamin D is a great defense against melanoma!

We have been warned about exposure to sunlight causing cancer, but the very fact that it's good qualities are being outweighed by the bad qualities causes one to pause and ponder such a thing.

Personally, I need to see the sunlight. It's a mental health thing for me, I know that. When I am trapped inside all winter I get depressed. Even if I take Vitamin D, it still happens because I need to see that sunlight. I need to feel that heat of the sun's rays on my arms and head.

Another thing that I found to be true was that no one really knows what makes one person fat and another person thin. One expert can give you a list of reasons why counting calories is the only way to lose weight, but another expert can give you just as many facts and figures as to why calories don't matter, it's all about the carbs. Another can tell you about fat and another about something else. They can all be expert researchers and have tons of "proof" to satisfy their claim. But which one do you believe?

If you are like me, you believe the one that worked for you. I found that counting carbs was significantly easier to do than counting calories and it worked for me. When I was dedicated to it, I lost weight.

I'm not sure who to believe when it comes to weight loss. I like to believe everyone and give everyone a fair shot and gaining my confidence, but obviously I can't and won't try every fad that comes along.

One thing I am certain of is that the healthier I eat, the better I feel. when I don't eat a lot of processed foods I feel WAY better!

Today I had a can of pop. I hadn't had any for several days, but today I had one. I had it without guilt and it tasted pretty good. Too bad it had 56 carbs in it and that was almost 40% of the carbs I can have in one day! But I am still refusing to be guilty about it.

Be good to yourself and to each other. We still have about 6 weeks left. For those of you who don't feel like you have a chance to win, don't give up. Anything can happen. Don't be discouraged!!! Keep on keeping on!

Karin

Days 35-38: You are beyond measure

Janice Taylor in her blog on May 10 said that we are "beyond measure." The Beliefnet.com site where she posts her blog has a special puzzle for those "who grapple with the numbers of the scale. Do NOT let the scales of injustice put you into a tail spin! People listen up, the number of the scale is NOT you! You are beyond measure!!!"

I found that encouraging. We are more than just a number. Much more. So often it is easy to let that number on the scale define who we are. If the number is lower, we are good, if it is higher, we are bad.

The number on the scale isn't the only one that we use to define us, however.

A couple of years ago I turned 40. At first I was okay with it. It was just a number, after all. But a couple of months into the new year I started to get really bummed out about being 40. I started to believe I was having a midlife crisis. I started freaking out about the most silly things. I started to think of myself as "old". I didn't do any "mid-life" crisis things like go out and spend a lot of money on things to make myself feel and appear younger, but in my mind I did a lot of self-analysis.

My nephews helped me come up with a way to "deal" with the age number dilemma. They told me to think of myself as 20-20. They were so cute coming up with a way for me to "handle" being 40.

They point is, they thought I was beyond measure and thought it was silly to get all upset about a single number. They gave me two smaller numbers to think about and I felt better.

So maybe when I think about my weight I should divide that in two also. Instead of saying I weigh 260 I could say I weigh 130 by 2 or something like that.

By the way, sorry I didn't blog for the past few days. I'm not going to try to offer a lame excuse as to why I didn't blog. Let's just say that I took the age old advice that if I didn't have anything nice to say, I should say nothing at all and we'll leave it at that...

Remember, no matter how hard it is sometimes, to be good to yourself and to each other.

Karin

Day 34: The struggle

I was asking someone the other day why they didn't say anything to me when they noticed I was getting fatter and fatter. They said it would have been rude or impolite to point something like that out.

So what do we do when we notice someone we love or care about is getting fatter? Or on the other side of the coin, getting too thin? I think sometimes even when we are thin we still think we are fat because we have thought of ourselves that way for so long that it is ingrained.

Do we tell people they are getting fat? I know my dad used to tell us (my mom, sister and I) that we were getting fat. God bless him, at least he was honest.

This is a hard thing because who is going to tell you that you are fat (besides ourselves which we have already established)? Who is going to be honest enough with you to tell you to lose weight. Maybe your doctor will tell you to lose weight, but I can't even remember the last time the doctor told me to do that (of course, I hardly ever go to the doctor anyway).

I asked my roommate to remind me of my fatness when I am getting up to get a second helping of something, but she said she doesn't want to hurt my feelings, so even she won't do it.

Apparently, it is up to us. Unfortunately, we are not always the best judges of our own "fatness" or "thinness".

I can judge others fatness or thinness though. The other day I saw someone so thin that I thought they just had to be sick. They looked so thin and frail that I don't know how they could support what little weight they had. And I can almost guarantee you that they think they are fat!

There is something wrong with reality in America—we have about 75% of us overweight or obese and the rest of us sickly thin. If only we could accept ourselves with our imperfections and then get a good handle on what is real and what isn't and then go from there.

It's a struggle, an uphill climb, but conquering the unrealities is the first step.

Have a great weekend! It could snow. Build a snowman quickly if it does!

Karin

Day 33: We become what we think we are

The biggest loser at my weight-loss club was an elderly woman. "How'd you do it?" we asked. "Easy," she said. "Every night I take my teeth out at six o'clock." ~Unattributed

I read today that we become what we think we are. So if we think we are fat, then we become that=FAT.

I don't know how else to think of myself because when I look in the mirror, I see what I see. Employing this thinking in weight loss, then what I need to do is think of myself as thin—in spite of what is reflected in the mirror—and I will become that=thin.

I don't know if it will work or not, but why not take the chance. I mean, I will try a lot of things to lose weight. This one, although it seems the easiest to do, might actually be the hardest to do. It's changing a mindset. That is a hard thing to do. It is hard to change your thinking about things that are so deeply a part of you and your thinking.

I'm still going to try this, it certainly won't hurt me. For most of us, having good, positive thoughts about ourselves is probably the hardest thing we ever do, anyway.

Be good to yourselves. Think good thoughts and let's lose weight!

Karin

Day 32: Guidelines

"Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines." ~Robert Schuller

If you read yesterday's blog you know that we are having a question of the week (day or moment depending on my mood...LOL). The group question for this week is: "Have you given up a certain food or beverage? How is that going for you? How do you feel about giving that thing up?"

I have been doing terrible about giving up drinking soda. I drank three cans again last night. It seems like the more I think about NOT drinking it, the more I crave it. It is an age old problem with me.

I just have to realize that getting down on myself about it will not solve the problem. Not for me anyway. It merely increases my thinking about it.

Today, I craved a soda and I bought one. I drank it, too. I didn't feel overly guilty about it, although I didn't feel great about it either. I am not sure how I should feel about giving in to this temptation.

I hope you are having a better time standing up to your temptations than I am today.

It is beautiful outside. Perfect day for a walk! I may even consider taking one!

Karin

Day 31:

"I didn't claw my way up the food chain to eat vegetables!" ~Unknown

How are you all doing? I must confess that it has been a difficult couple of weeks for me. Actually, I have been having an especially difficult time with my weight for a few months.

It began with me drinking soda pop again. At first it was just a couple of cans every couple of weeks. Then it was a can every week. Then every couple of days. On Sunday it was four cans, yesterday two.

I was just getting ready to really beat up on myself about this. I had been doing so well not drinking any at all. It had gotten to the point where I didn't really even want it anymore. Then, in February I started to crave it. Just a little at first, then more and more.

I think that I am not the only one who has struggles like this one.

It was suggested that we have a group question of the week so that we could comment and better encourage each other.

The group question for this week is: "Have you given up a certain food or beverage? How is that going for you? How do you feel about giving that thing up?" I hope to hear from you. If you are not sure how to comment, just click the "comments" at the bottom of each post that I write (you only have to click on the one you wish to comment on). If you are already registered with Google (for example have a gmail address or write your own blog on blogger.com) you will get a comment box and you just type in your comment and enter it. If not, you will have to register, but it is really easy and free. I hope you will share your thoughts with me and the other participants who are reading the blog.

I am giving up soda pop again, starting today. So far so good. I've been drinking water and coffee. I find for me that it is a lot easier to avoid soda if I have a good supply of cold water in the fridge.

Have a great day in spite of or even because of the rain!

Karin

Day 30: Day in and day out commitment

"It's not what you do once in a while, it's what you do day in and day out that makes the difference." ~Jenny Craig

It is easy for us to fall into some habits. They slip on so easily like a pair of comfortable gloves.

It isn't so easy to slip into some other habits—usually the good habits are a lot harder to put on day in and day out. But they are the things that make a difference in our lives. Just like the bad habits, they become, well, habit, if we do them day in and day out with little fail.

Eating a jelly filled donut doesn't make a big difference if I only do it once in a while. It is when I eat one every day that I could face some problems.

Of course, this isn't true of everything. I don't think smoking the occasional cigarette is okay. It is probably not a good idea to drive drunk EVER. I mean, some things we just know we shouldn't do not even once in a while.

It is the commitment to our day in and day out habits (the good ones) that make a difference in our lives. Think about the daily habits or routines that you might have and judge their value for yourself. You will know the good ones and can choose to continue those.

Be good to yourself and to each other!

Karin

Day 29: It's almost tomorrow

Sorry for the extremely late post today. I was just finishing up with some work and playing a game on Facebook when I realized I had not blogged today. Since it is seven minutes or so until the magic hour of midnight (when one day ends and another begins) I find that I have not much to say about today other than it was a good day to be alive and I hope that you enjoyed it.

The weather was delightful and all in all it was a pleasant day.

I hope you enjoyed the day too and find yourself encouraged for the coming week. Remember to Thank God It's Monday in a few minutes and throughout the day tomorrow!

Karin

Day 28: Serving as a warning (example) to others

"It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others." Comedian Steven Wright

I've noticed that since I quit smoking (1 year and 5 months ago) I don't like the smell of cigarette smoke. I find myself thinking when I smell a smoker, "Yuck, I used to smell like that, too!" Just the putrid stench that was in my hair and clothes and on my breath should have been enough to make me want to quit smoking, but I didn't quit. It took developing some breathing issues to make me actually say, "Enough is enough."

I didn't become an "addicted" smoker overnight. It was a gradual process over the course of several months. I would sneak a cigarette now and then, maybe a couple of times a day. I told myself I could "stop smoking" whenever I wanted to. When I was smoking 2-6 packs a day I still told myself this lie. I couldn't just quit whenever I wanted to anymore. I was addicted.

I didn't become overweight overnight, either. It was a gradual process over the course of several years. I didn't necessarily sneak food, it was more that I continued eating the same amount of food, but got far less physical activity.

When I was in college I weighed around 160 for the four years I was in school. In college I was involved in track and field and we worked out hard. After college, I had a job as a housekeeper in a group home and I worked hard. I was able to keep eating the same amounts I had in college and didn't gain weight.

About a year later I was promoted to a job that didn't require the intense physical work. I still kept eating the same.

In another year, another promotion led to even more sitting and less movement.

After a third promotion in as many years, I finally saw that I was getting fat. (I am using the "f" word because, let's face it, I was "f"at!)

Well by this time I was around 237 or 247... I had been in denial, I guess. Just like with cigarettes and smoking, becoming overweight had kind of snuck up on me. I didn't notice I was gaining weight. Oh sure I had to buy bigger clothes, but didn't everyone have to do that as they got older?

I had a brief time of weight loss when I moved back to Clarissa, but it was short-lived and last year I was up to my max weight of 276.

I still have a long way to go. I am sure several of us do. I read the other day that over 2/3rds of the nation is overweight. That is a lot of people.

I want to serve as an example (warning) to people that over-eating makes you fat. But I also want to serve as an example of hard work and perseverance paying off in weight loss.

Remember to be good to yourself and to others!

Karin

Day 27: Wash your hands!

Today I wanted to share a link with you on a good article about boosting your immune system. With the impending pandemic, many are seeking answers for what they can do to keep healthy. The blog is by Janice Taylor who is a Life & Wellness Coach, specializing in weight loss, reinvention, transformation & happiness, author, seminar leader and 50-pound-BIG-Time-LOSER!

This is from her blog on beliefnet.com a great site for inspiration and hope in many areas of life! Here is the link:
http://blog.beliefnet.com/ourladyofweightloss/2009/04/boost-your-immune-system-say-s.html



I hope you enjoy her blog and her tips for good health all around.

Have a healthy weekend!

Karin