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© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. This year many people on the North American continent have been attending Snow University. Places with normal amounts of snow got more, places that usually get away with one mild snowfall a year got so much they were housebound. We learnt how to recognise the signs of impending snow: a ceiling

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Did you watch the Larry King Show this evening? It featured Oprah and her well-publicised struggle with weight. Dr. Oz, Michael Beckwith and Bob Greene, Oprah’s wise trainer, jigsawed their areas of expertise on obesity: in a nutshell, it’s not about weight loss—it’s actually about a change in your way of life. At this time

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© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. So, what did you pick at the buffet table? All signed up and at the gym? All set to lose twenty pounds? In many parts of the media we are already seeing questions like “Have you broken your New Year’s Resolutions yet?” As the festivities wind down we are faced with

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© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. When were you last in front of a buffet table? With New Year festivities just round the corner many of us will find ourselves in front of one—a groaning one. If you’re ringing in the New Year at a restaurant, chances are there will be enough food to feed an army.

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© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed Have you broken the dessert record? Been on the scales today? I hope you had a great time with family and friends. And now the Day of Reckoning has come. How are the scales treating you? At this time of year may people look in the mirror and wonder if they

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© Jacquelyn Johnston, M.Ed. Do you have a number of social events to attend this week? How about next week? Is your company among those that have decided to eliminate the Office Party for economic reasons? Maybe you’re among those who are glad this is happening, because you feel that current times call for austerity

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