alcohol

Call me mellow yellow

October 6, 2012

It’s after 5pm on Friday here in Oz as I sit down to write this post. I have a gazillion (at least) half-written blog posts for Diet Schmiet, but I decided to pull a draft out of my Debbish folder instead. After all, I want to talk about something which contributes to my healthy lifestyle: [...]

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Snapping the f*ck out of it

September 29, 2011

After my seemingly motivated posts earlier this week, I have been a bit down over the last couple of days. And I must confess that my mood is entirely self-inflicted. I had a bit of a blah day on Wednesday. Some stuff happened at work that stressed me out, my gym class was cancelled (again [...]

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Good for the soul

September 18, 2011

At this point, and given that it’s a Sunday – the Sabbath for many – and all that… I should probably make a confession or two. As you would know by now, because my father’s in hospital I’ve stayed in my hometown about 5 or 6 days longer than originally planned which has – to [...]

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The hangover (and I don’t mean the movie)

June 13, 2011

A couple of days before starting this weight loss program (12WBT) I gave up alcohol. It was an easy decision as I’d had a few too many one night and often go cold turkey for a while after. Usually I only last a couple of nights and my bad habits kick in and I ‘need’ [...]

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Too much of a good thing

April 17, 2011

In an attempt to be a bit healthier, I’ve been trying to go alcohol-free during the week. I don’t always succeed but when I have had several alcohol-free days running I feel my face looks a lot clearer, although I do find it harder to sleep (perhaps my mind gets numbed after a few red [...]

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Weigh-in eve

October 1, 2010

It is that time of the week already. Although, this weigh-in week will be a day short for me. But, don’t get me wrong. I am not using that as an excuse. Nor the fact that it is ‘that’ time of the month. Almost, or maybe by tomorrow it will be. Nope. No excuses. In [...]