I have made a lot of progress this week on unpacking my boxes. I have some new favorite stores – the Container Store and IKEA – for their wonderful solutions to limited storage areas. Where I used to have lots of floor space, now I have high ceilings. So I need to switch from spreading [...]

Well, I finally found the issue of weight loss related to food sensitivities addressed in one of the more mainstream newsletters I receive. The March 2009 issue of Women’s Wellness Today from Dr. Susan Lark, M.D. talks about a patient that could not seem to lose weight, even with lots of exercise and an extremely [...]

I’ve been back on track with my food sensitivity eating plan for over a week. I am feeling better and the extra weight I put on since the beginning of the year is starting to come off. I also found a local grocery store that carries many of the foods I use to stay on [...]

President’s Day wasn’t always a holiday. Prior to 1971, the Federal holiday in February was for George Washington’s birthday (he was born on February 22). Abraham Lincoln was also born in February (the 12th) and some states made his birthday a holiday too. I don’t know about you, but I would consider these two men [...]

Getting back on track with my food sensitivity eating plan while still unpacking and trying to organize my life is definitely challenging. There was some truth in my excuses for falling off this wagon. I am busy. I am stressed. I haven’t yet learned where to find the kinds of food I need to stay [...]

I’ve fallen off the food sensitivity eating plan wagon. Actually, it happened right after I moved here – about a month ago. The reason I am writing about it now is that I finally unpacked my bathroom scale and weighed myself. I suspected there was a problem when my jeans started feeling a lot tighter [...]

I am definitely enjoying being back in San Francisco! I have started to work on clearing the boxes and getting other details of my life addressed – like getting a new driver’s license and getting registered to vote here in California. In so many ways right now, life is good – interesting, exciting, and challenging [...]

I am traveling back to San Francisco today. Although I have only been gone for 12 days, it feels like a month! I am looking forward to returning to milder weather, public transportation, and even all my boxes! I am ready to unpack and settle in. It will take some time because I still have [...]