While I undergo breast cancer treatment, my husband, Bob offered to be my "guest blogger." He shares how he has expanded his cooking skills. In case you haven’t figured it out, I married the sweetest, kindest, most genuine woman I have ever met. Thus, it should come as no surprise that when I got married, several of Marcia’s friends called to congratulate me and simultaneously subtly threaten my life should I do anything adverse to their dear friend. I found this endearing, and hoped my friends would feel the same about me. They didn’t. Instead, after meeting Marcia, it was the … [Read more...]
Rant of the Dietitian’s Husband
The Dietitian’s Husband shares his weight loss transformation and rants along the way. My husband, Bob, occasionally delights me by offering to be my GUEST BLOGGER. He shares what it is like being married to a registered dietitian nutritionist. (There are many misperceptions!). His articles are my most popular. Enjoy! So, I was on one of my very infrequent forays into social media and my attention was captured by a guy doing some pretty impressive exercises. He did handstands, pushups and handsprings. He was a mass of lean muscle and tendons. Then I learned he was over 60 years old! … [Read more...]
New Year’s Resolution…It’s not too late to succeed
How are you doing so far with your new year's resolutions? I expect a few challenges have come up by now. Don't lose hope. You can definitely have a healthier year this year. Here's a success story and my tips for keeping your new year's resolution. My husband has lost 30 pounds in the last 3 years, and says changing his thinking is what did the trick. (No, I did not put him a diet. They don't work long term, so what's the point.) Here's how he changed. When I met Bob he was on the Adkins diet. He and his friend tended to follow the latest fad diet, which usually led to "being … [Read more...]
Suddenly a new life
You just never know what you'll end up doing if you stay open to opportunities and living your best life. It's been 20 years since my husband, James, died from complications from diabetes and I struggled to get through the days. It was hard but I kept putting one foot in front of the other moving forward. Over time I learned a lot about diabetes working in a diabetes center for 16 years. Suddenly, without expecting it, the hospital closed the diabetes center. I had to learn a new way of living. It makes me think of someone newly diagnosed with diabetes who is shocked, and overwhelmed but … [Read more...]