InTheLongRun

Not so nice compliments

I almost always take the cautious way out. If I think someone is pregnant but they haven’t explicitly stated so, I don’t make a comment. What if they are just gaining weight, I’m not going to be the jerk who asks when the baby is due. If I know someone is trying to lose weight and there is a noticeable difference, I will tell them they look good. But what if there is actually something terribly wrong and they’ve lost weight because they are seriously ill, I don’t want to be t

Chicken Vegetable Soup

Chicken Vegetable Soup

I usually cook once or twice a week and eat tons of leftovers. It’s not uncommon to get home from work and the gym at 8:30 and by that time reheating leftovers is just the easiest way to get a decent meal. Leftovers also ensure I have reasonable lunch. I don’t discriminate, I eat soup all year. I’ve been known to make soup for the freezer in August and eat all of it by October, but I especially find a hearty soup to be perfect in the winter. This week I made one of my favorit

When your body moves faster than your brain

In a previous lifetime, I knew what I would see when I looked in the mirror: a big stomach, flabby arms, back fat, essentially everything we are taught not to desire. I started to eat right and exercise and bit by bit, pounds burned away. I would have thought that if I lost 60 pounds, I would look in the mirror and see a huge difference…but reality is I still see a stomach I wish was slimmer, I see arms that I wish were tighter, a back that could be more toned. The numbers do