Talk is spreading throughout our Garden State and abroad that Governor Christie knows he can win the U.S. Presidential election. Which year, he is not saying.

This is what I am saying. I am currently an overweight mom of three kids. If you calculate my BMI (Body Mass Index) as determined by the National Institute of Health, I am not just overweight I am OBESE (by one point, for the record).

Throughout my childhood I was overweight, losing pounds periodically.  Only when I went to therapy and properly dealt with my issues and past traumas did all the weight finally shed from my frame, revealing my authentic self… a self formerly protected and guarded by the fat surrounding by body and soul.

When I entered my PhD program at an athletic and slim size six (at a healthy weight for my height) I hoped to develop a psychologically and spiritually healthy weight loss and maintenance program. I know firsthand that being fat… being overweight… being obese screams, “My life is not balanced physically, mentally or emotionally. I am out of control.” [Read more...]