I checked my mail yesterday and found a surprise — from Melodee of ClubMom’s Amazing Shrinking Mom blog. woohoo! It was my ClubMom water bottle, which she’d promised for those of us who sent her a comment about “dieting naked.”
Now this is not what you think! What it means is she has lots of dieters in her sidebar who are being bold enough to admit their pre-diet weight and update their progress. I didn’t send her my weight, but she added me to her blogroll, so people can check here to see my progress.
I’ve lost 15 pounds since April — …read more

I read this article, Divorced women more likely to suffer heart disease, thanks to a link from A Hearty Life. Here’s something I’ve never heard before, yet it makes sense. “Women who divorce are 60 per cent more likely to develop heart disease in later life than those who remain in a married relationship.”
Divorce is a major life stress, and stressful lifestyles cause long-term damage to our bodies. Remember that Holmes Rahe Stress Test I blogged about a few weeks ago? Guess what the top three most stressful life events are? Death of spouse (100 points), Divorce (73), and Marital …read more