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Skipping Lunch in Italy? Nessun, Gratzie … by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I saw this article about Italy proposing a ban on lunch breaks and couldn’t help but be saddened at the prospect for a multitude of reasons.One of the things I love most ... Read on »

Happy Thanksgiving! by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I hope you all have a safe, happy, and healthy Thanksgiving! We’ll be here, just my hubby and I, so I think it’ll be pretty quiet and low-key. I’ll blog if I ... Read on »

What Are YOU Thankful For? by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Check out my latest blog post over at WeAretheRealDeal here or after the jump. It’s that time of the year where we Americans gather with family and friends and reflect ... Read on »

Sheer Surprise on the Scale by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Confession: I haven’t stepped on the scale since September – Yom Kippur, the one day of the year where we Jews fast, to be exact.(Heck, I figured if ever there wa ... Read on »

Emotional Eating Rears Its Ugly Head by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Confession: I haven’t had any binges, per se, since being sick and recovering from H1N1 … but I’ve definitely done more emotional eating than I had been in ... Read on »

Making “You” A Priority Doesn’t Make You Selfish by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Click this link to read my latest blog post over at WeAretheRealDeal.com, or you can read it here, after the jump. It’s not easy being a woman.For as amazing as we are ... Read on »

Target Kicked My Booty by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating So I hope by the time you read this, I’m settled in to my desk again at work, checking voice-mails and responding to e-mails and all that jazz that comes with being out ... Read on »

2 Great NYTimes.com Articles to Share by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Friends have shared these two articles with me recently that I wanted to pass along. Since I still have zero energy and my brain cells seem to be dying by the day here as I si ... Read on »

Dressing for Success by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating This is a cross-post over at WeAretheRealDeal today. It might seem ill-timing and perhaps even a bit vain to be blogging about body image issues during one of the worst recess ... Read on »

Learning When to Hold ‘Em by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating As you know, I’ve not been able to exercise since being sick with H1N1. This means I have not moved since my 4.5 mile walk (in heels) through Detroit Metro airport Tuesd ... Read on »

Newsflash! Men (Even Hot, Famous Ones) Can Have Body Image Issues Too by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Check out my latest post over at WeAretheRealDeal.com here or after the jump. It’s surprising (and sad) to see a totally fit, attractive guy like Ryan Seacrest talking ... Read on »

H1N1–No One’s Invincible by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Even bubble-wrap can't protect you from this pandemic.I am honestly a terrible patient. I work so hard to stay healthy year-round (i.e., eating well, exercising regula ... Read on »

Too Sick To Blog … by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating First, thank you for all the kind words on my post today! You know that whole law of diminishing returns concept from economics? Well, I think it applies to people, too. I pus ... Read on »

My “Status Update” by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Sorry for not blogging much recently; between my trips to NJ, a work event in Chicago and a conference in San Diego, I’ve not had much time to blog and things have been ... Read on »

Table for One, Please by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating My latest blog post over at WeAretheRealDeal. You can read it here or after the jump. Everything tastes better in California ... even at a table for one!Ten years ago, at a ca ... Read on »

Being “In the Moment” Amid Today’s Technology by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating My latest blog post over at WeAretheRealDeal.com. Read it here or after the jump. I had an interesting conversation with my mom and sister when I was home in N.J. last weeken ... Read on »

Eat, Drink and Be Merry by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating When I was in Hebrew School, this little boy several years younger than me (Curtis) used to always say “Eat, drink and get married!” instead of “eat, drink a ... Read on »

Coping Mechanisms for Anxiety by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Today, the big event I’ve been planning for the past six months will finally happen here in Chicago.As is typical with any event, there have been plenty of hiccups along ... Read on »

More Proof Diet Soda Is Dangerous by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating When my friend C. shared this link yesterday with me, “What Soft Drinks Are Doing to Your Body” she noted I was ahead of the curve in wanting to get rid of my ad ... Read on »

Rediscovering a Love of Running by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Check out my latest post over at WeAretheRealDeal.com. You can read it here or after the jump.Source: cookinglight.comI have a love/hate relationship with running.In addition ... Read on »

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