The Howell Blessings

Days 1 & 2 of my detox journey. Here I go. As scary as this is, this is the ugly truth. I'm about to share with you what I try to hide from everyone.  In four years I've gained seven pounds, and almost all of it has gone straight to my stomach. I am 53 years old, wear a comfortable size 6 and sometimes 4. I am post menopausal (thanks to chemo) and, according to a popular weight loss program, I am at a perfectly good weight. Really?  Does this look perfectly good to you? I can camouflage my pudge most of the time, but let me tell you, this is NOT attractive.  Nor is this easy to show you.  Normally I go to great lengths to avoid letting people, especially my husband, see my body flaws. Tonight I asked him to not only look at my flaws, but to make sure they show well in these pictures. ( He's a very good amateur photographer) . He, of course, didn't hesitate when I asked him to photograph me in such an unpleasant light, bless him. Usuall...

I've been thinking... scary I know, but true none-the-less. I've been thinking that Meatless Monday with Mindy needs to have it's own home. The Howell Blessings has been taken over by Meatless Monday's.   I want to see other things on here besides Meatless Monday's, but the last several postings I've had have been about food.  So, this blogs needs to get back to its roots and Meatless Monday needs it's own home. I recently held a couple of cooking classes in my house and it seems that people are really interested in eating and cooking healthier but just aren't sure how to get started. My first class was this past November and my last class was just this month. And do you know what?  They want MORE!  I love that I've touched someone's life and this healthier way of eating is catching on and trickling down to the next generation.   This is the son of one of women who has attended both my cooking classes. He was helping to make breakf...