Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Tag: health

  • Only Ever Book Collaboration

    I have this secret book project with my best friend, Lisa. Well, it’s not so secret anymore, because I’ve been talking about it a little bit online, because someone asked about Monday’s post, “So where’s the book?” and I can’t just not answer a question like that, especially as there IS a book. We wrote…

  • Eating Herself Thin

    A few years ago, my best friend Lisa decided to lose weight. I thought she looked great, but then, I was officially obese. It took her more than a year, but she whittled away substantial pounds (25-30) and this is how she did it. Mini-meals. Every 2-3 hours. She joked to her husband that she…

  • Seeking Skinny

    Bikinis and me are over for good and I’m good with that. However, The End of Dieting by Doctor Joel Fuhrman is so outrageous and eye-opening that I just might be scared slim. Fear isn’t really the right word for how I feel reading this book and taking in its messages. More, I feel hope. For the first…

  • Writing & the Body

    Hemingway had back problems that caused him to type out his stories while standing at a tall bookshelf. I flashed on that image this morning as my back was talking to me. We writers spend so much time sitting. And today, instead of doing more of what my body needed, like taking a walk or attending a yoga class, I spent…