How many times have I been resolutely sticking to my diet when I slip up by eating a cookie, or two?  Then, I start beating myself up, and I eat a few more.  Then, I rationalize that, oh well, doesn’t matter, might as well eat a few more.  Before I know it, I’ve completely backslid.  Does that sound familiar?

Dr. Michelle Segar has a PhD in Psychology and Human Behavior.  Her work has made her an acknowledged expert on the very specific topic of midlife women and health, weight loss, and exercise.  She has developed a program for midlife women that actually works.  Here she shares the psychology of backsliding and what you can do to prevent it!

As most of us find in midlife to our distress, it becomes more and more difficult to achieve and maintain our weight goals.  Not that it was ever easy, many would say.  Honestly, how many times have you made a resolution to exercise more and lose weight?  How often does it ‘stick’?  Exactly.

Dr. Michelle Segar has a PhD in Psychology and Human Behavior.  Her work has made her an acknowledged expert on the very specific topic of midlife women and health, weight loss, and exercise.  She has developed a program for midlife women that actually works.  Here she shares what she knows just in time to help you make those 2009 resolutions stick!

If you are in your 40s and pregnant, there is a possibility you may get some rude, or at least, insensitive comments.  If you've worked hard to achieve pregnancy, or have simply made the choice to have another child, such comments can leave you wishing for an appropriate or humorous response that puts the perpetrator in his or her place.

Jan Anderson, who had her fourth child at age 40, had her fair share of inppropriate comments to deal with.  Here, she shares her list of snappy comebacks!