Love And Tomatoes

Author: missericat

  • Quick rant: waistlines and other excuses

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    The existence of the ‘obesity epidemic’ and the typical ‘solutions’ for it help to prop up a number of industries. Obviously, the weight loss diet industry is a huge winner here, especially since research shows that even when fat people know that crash diets don’t work they still end up seeking help from companies who…

  • New Years Resolutions Diets

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    Earlier this week I posted the first of this now three part post on the very powerful pull towards dieting at  new year.  It’s a great idea to read that post here before launching into this second part. It never fails to amaze me how pervasive the diet and weight loss industry machine is at this time…

  • Foodie Thursday : Salmon with Basil Butter

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    I love butter. Dearly. Sometimes I think if I didn’t love butter so much, I might spend a little less time wondering who shrunk my jeans. That said, any time I can find a recipe that works a little butter into the mix without turning it into a  Paula Deen recipe, I’m a happy girl. Not…

  • Baby Bumps and Post-Baby Bodies: What’s Behind the Latest Tabloid Buzz Phrases

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    In case you haven’t noticed, there is a whole new lexicon of terms associated with pregnancy and new motherhood, er, make that the bodies of pregnant women and new moms. These catch phrases are a perfect fit for tabloid articles about how much this celebrity gained during those nine months or how fast that one was back…

  • I Hate to Exercise, But I Love to Be Active

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    The idea of an exercise program seems so intimidating.I drag myself to the gym a few times every year, and then inevitably quit.Even though I always feel better once I get into a routine of working out, I just hate the pounding noise, bright lights, rows of machines and factory-like atmosphere. I can’t keep up…

  • Size is Sexy… “Whatever your size may be”

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    I started wearing a size 14 as soon as I hit 6th grade in middle school. That was around the same time that hit puberty and I guess Mother Nature thought that making my hips expand and putting weight on my thighs was the way to do it. Not saying I was thin in elementary school…

  • Unusual Ways to Feel Sexy

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    4 Unusual Ways to Feel Sexy There was a time when I could have cared less if I ever had sex again for the rest of my life. I didn’t feel loved (my marriage was falling apart) and I didn’t feel sexy, either. I was a new, lactating mother. I felt gross and sticky and…

  • Find Fabulous Friendships Faster

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    3 questions to get clear on who you really want to call ‘friend’ If you were asked, “What’s the biggest challenge you face to create the friendships you really want,” what would you say? I’m going to let you in on a secret, your biggest challenge is not time or the inability to meet new…

  • Date Night With Your Inner Wisdom

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    Inside of me there is a great spaceFull of wisdom and joy,Love and happiness…I am just too busy to visitFor more than a few moments… You see I have a lifeResponsibilitiesGoalsAspirationsThings to doThings that take my timeFor more than a few moments Don’t get me wrongSome of the taking of time is goodIt fuels my…

  • Privilege & the Food Police

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    I really can’t abide smug foodies. Want to eat organic cucumber salad on home-made sourdough followed by sheeps-milk yoghurt churned at your local organic farm, laced with honey from your uncle the bee-keeper, wrapped in recycled wax paper from the co-op store in your suburb? Go right ahead. Sounds fabulous. But if you think, for…