February 2012

Atkins Diet Plan Week Eight

by Melissa Goerke on February 26, 2012

Well, I certainly have not had the typical experience of weight loss on The Atkins Diet Plan, but I am still really happy with it. I am also Gluten free for eight weeks and they are really easy to do in conjunction with one another. How much have I lost so far? 9.5 pounds. True, [...]

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52 Lists – Week Six I think

by Melissa Goerke on February 23, 2012

I’ve already given up on Project 366 for 2012, but I really want to do this list challenge and since it’s only once a week I figure I can swing it. Even if I miss a week here or there, somehow by the end of this year I will have posted 52 Lists of stuff [...]

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Six Months Ago Today

by Melissa Goerke on February 16, 2012

Six months ago today I began what I had hoped would be a short medical leave. Although my doctors and my family were very clear that I would never again be able to resume my previous professional activities, I held out hope. I had pushed so far beyond what my doctor had told me I [...]

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Mindfulness of the Shower

by Melissa Goerke on February 13, 2012

Although I am attempting to ease up on my obsessive over-achiever tendencies I can’t help but try to apply my learning of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction techniques to every facet of my life. It’s fun and it is so eye opening. Until recently, I had no idea how much of my life was passing me [...]

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