A 'diet' is simply an individual's eating regimen: it doesn't have to mean the restrictive plan we've come to associate this word with.

The only reason I write at all is because I am going through, and growing through, something in my life I want to share with others through my personal experiences.

If I don't get to go to the gym, walking is the answer.

Don't make a different meal for every person, but make buildable meals. And, I do this with my kids, try to expand their palates gently.

If you have expectations, you try to put your standards on someone else's behavior. The fact is you can't control anyone but yourself, so creating standards, as opposed to expectations, keeps the ball in your court.

We can try to reform healthcare, but the fact is if we don't have a healthy food source, we are only treating the symptoms and not the problems.

I am proactive and looking to change my own behavior rather than others' - which is generally much more successful!