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Life Savers' advertisement circa 1950s Shirley S. lost her sleek appeal                                      Slim Sally Hayes stays light on her feet She never stops eating from meal to meal                     She makes Life Savers her 'tween meal treat  What are your impressions of this vintage advertisement?

Marython Half-way Point March 29, 2013 Last week, I reached the half-way point on the Marython . I'm keeping my eyes focused on the finish line, and in thirteen weeks, I'll cross it.

I consider myself to be a law-abiding citizen: I wear my seat belt all the time, I do not exceed the speed limit, I stop a four-way stops even late at night when no other vehicles are on the street. I don't steal, and I don't share anything that has been told to me in confidence. Considering that side of my personality, I have to wonder, "Why do I cheat myself of success?" I began using NutriSystem in May 2006, and by May 2007, I had lost 60 pounds. Then slowly, oh so slowly, I began my self-destructive behavior of cheating a bit here and there, and before long I had gained 10 pounds. I refuse to give up on my goal, so I continue to order the monthly food package. I know that if I stopped keeping track of every morsel of food that I put in my mouth, that I would gain all the weight I lost and put on even more poundage. I cannot do that again. Yes, I said AGAIN . I have tried Weight Watchers, too, and failed miserably after succeeding. I simply cannot understand the fl...

I've felt the subtle and sometimes not so subtle tremors since mid-October when I left home. They started so slowly that they didn't even register on my warning system - the scale. Have a little piece of cake, take some licorice (it's fat free, but unfortunately not calorie free. Then I progressed to splurging on entire meals. "What do you say we go to Panda Express for some fast Chinese food?" Duh, as if that was a hard decision to make. "Want a pizza tonight?" A lovely bread crust with gobs of melted cheese? Let me think on that as I lick my fingers. Slowly my clothes became tighter, but I still didn't stop my destructive behavior. I gave in to all of those tempting treats for a month, and boy did the scale show the effect. I gained pounds and even some inches. Did I stop this behavior when I got home? Shamefully, I must say, "No." I am taking steps to get myself back on track, but it is so difficult. I am exercising every day in two shor...