Author Archives: Dara Dietz
Learning to Live in a Body That Fits: Part 5 of 5
The Weight Loss Series by Dara Dietz Article 5: I stopped losing weight at 235 pounds. Not because the program stopped working. Not because I got tired or gave up. I stopped because I needed to let the emotional side … Continue reading
It Was Never About Calories Part 4 of 5
The Weight Loss Series By Dara Dietz I weighed over 475 pounds when I began. I say “over” because I had stopped looking. I did not get on the scale for a couple of days after I started my fasting … Continue reading
The Brain Comes First Part 3 of 5
The Weight Loss Series by Dara Dietz By late 2016 I had done decades of spiritual and emotional work. I had forgiven the men who abused me. I had forgiven my parents. I had gathered up the discarded child in … Continue reading
Whatever Good May Come Part 2 of 5
The Weight Loss Series By Dara Dietz “We can’t change the past, but we can gather up its lessons and move on, stronger and wiser. We can’t control the future, but we can send our dreams ahead of us to … Continue reading
The Weight Behind the Weight Part 1 of 5
The Weight Loss Series By Dara Dietz “When you find the door locked and barred, turn around and look for the window. You will find you now have wings to fly.” Between August 2017 and May 2019, I Shed 240 … Continue reading
Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS)
This past month I learned something new. The answers for clearing this painful issue are easily available to anyone. We spend so much time setting and no matter how many miles you walk each day it will not release the … Continue reading
SOULMATES
As long as there is life there is growing to do, a becoming more than we currently are, it is often painful and can require serious effort on our part to stay the course. I found this journal entry and … Continue reading
THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
In August of 2017, I begun a weight loss journey that ended around January of 2019 with the loss of 240 lbs. It has been six years since I stepped back from my weight loss program to learn how to … Continue reading
Choosing Something Better!
Life can become so chaotic with all our numerous obligations, it is important to step away and take time to catch up with ourselves. Do a reality check. Years ago, I unplugged from the secular media, television, Facebook etc. and … Continue reading
New Years Blessings 2025
A choice can be a simple thing, a moment in time with little apparent significance. Yet, moving through time, from childhood into adulthood, all those little choices add up to make a life. We build our characters, personalities, destinies, one … Continue reading