Reaching for those... Chips, cookies,CHOCOLATE (you fill in the blank)

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/rr-calorie-restraint-fat-loss
Check out this link above.  It's an article from John Berardi and if you like health then get to know his name! He founded Precision Nutrition which seems to me like an amazing organization.  I only get the weekly newsletter, but this is one piece of electronic mail I don't immediately junk. There's lots of research behind his work, so I geek out on that (since I have a social science background).
If you are interested in the topics, but don't want all the technical info from the research it's easy to jump around the research bits.

Hope everyone has a lovely Easter.  Don't eat too many candy eggs!!!

Remember to enjoy little things that you love

Thank you lawd fo this sunshine!!

Just when I think the day couldn't get any better (60°+ in Seattle, I'm off work) but I walk by a lovely lady perched on the corner of Columbia and 5th Ave strumming a ukelele singing.  Wow.  I was reminded the power music has with people when I heard her sing.
Thank you anonymous diva, you made my day.
I don't always have these moments, but if you pay attention and look for them, they are happening right under our noses all the time.  We just have to open our consciousness to it all happening around us.
Remember to notice things you love and give thanks.
Peace.

Wonderful San Juan Island

What a fun place to be.
Thanks to Ariel, we had the most quaint little mini-moon you could possibly dream up.  I am truly thankful for Ariel's gift for lodging in Friday Harbor for a wedding gift because we could have quite possibly pushed off planning a honeymoon for years. 
But talk about a recharge!  This trip came exactly when I needed it!  Last week I felt so lousy, most likely a stomach flu (but still waiting on test results), and felt good for nothing.  Luckily when Saturday morning rolled around most of that nasty bug had made its way through me.
Anyways, it's so important to take time out for yourself to do just whatever you want to do.  And if you have a partner to have a getaway with that person once in a while.  We often get so caught up in daily tasks, work, housework, family issues, and you-name-its that we forget who we are and are run down.  It's good to take time to refresh ourselves with what we need.  The best way to do that is to listen to your body; it has a mind of its own, you know.

What have you done for you lately?

Finally! A doctor who confirms what I've been suspecting

From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/diet-soda-health_b_2698494.html