How I Lost 82 Pounds Without Surgery, Drugs

I was a chubby child, then slimmed down around 12. I never had a weight problem till age 40, even through four kids. Then I lost a stillborn infant and hit a nasty depression jag. I started taking the antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine). I couldn't shed post-pregnancy weight as I normally would, breast-feeding. I lost another pregnancy, spiraled further into depression and gained more. In all, I put on 100 pounds. I quit Paxil in 2010 and started dieting (not too successfully). I got serious about weight loss in fall 2012. I've lost about 82 (more since writing this) pounds, dropped 7-8 sizes without surgery or drugs.Left is August 2013 right is June 2011 (I'm the one on the right). Here's how.   How I Lost 75 Pounds Without Surgery, Drugs

I Am Going to Try Facial Waxing

I'm going to try waxing. And no not a Brazilian bikini wax--let's just get that awkward question off the table right away. It's going to be difficult enough where I am doing it. I will not rip wax off really sensitive areas. Sooo, where? Well, on my face. Yes, I'm one of the unfortunate women who grow facial hair. Better than my sons in fact, which is embarrassing for all of us. Here's how pot wax works. I Am Going to Try Facial Waxing