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I have been asked several times (and asked the question myself), "What diet plan are you following?"  It is a timeless question.  Everyone wants to know what "plan" everyone else is "doing" especially when people are successful.  Which I might add is a perfectly good intention.  If you want success, model behavior of someone who has already achieved the success you want. However, be choosy and learn things for yourself.    Here are 3 HUGE truths about diets: 1.  They don't work .  Trust me, I have tried 90% of every new diet out there for the last 30 years.  They are designed for a quick fix, can't be maintained for long, and usually cut out really good nutritional and beneficial foods (or have you surviving daily on just enough energy for brain function).  Seriously? 2.  They are overpriced .   Any program of eating (in my humble opinion) that requires the purchase of...

Not to me either Ms. Rowling! In school we learned about synonyms.  In one activity, we made a kite for the base word, and then kite strings for each new word we could come up with that meant the same.  We can say so many things with just one word.   If there is a word I have tried to remove from my vocabulary as I moved forward to change my life (and I would recommend it to you) - it is the word "fat."  Now, I am not saying I live in denial when I think about the excess fat tissue I have had to lose and keep off for the last few years of  my  life to have better health and energy, but let's face it...that word has a much deeper meaning in our world.  Cruel meanings - or "pseudo-synonyms" attached to it are not hard to spot ESPECIALLY if you have ever been labeled as fat or obese (the actual medical term).    So what are some of those common pseudo-synonyms to the word "fat" in our culture?  Lazy.  Self-indulgent.  Ugly. Worthl...