Dagny Kight grew up a fat girl in Daytona Beach, FL. She was never interested in hanging out on the beach, even if she had been willing to wear a bathing suit. After losing half her body weight, her days of dodging physical activity are now behind her and she doesn't mind how far away she might have to park. A professional writer and editor, "Powerful Hunger" is the first book Dagny has written for herself, under her own name.
Dagny Kight
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Living the Long Process of Lifestyle Change
It’s Super Bowl weekend. Oh, the memories. But not for any game. It used to be when I’d stock up on Pepsi. It’s the best weekend to buy 24 packs. One year I bought so many I had to store them in my car trunk. That was a long time ago. Like a lifetime ago. …
Food Insecurity and Obesity: The Paradox that Affects More Than Just the Poor
Why is there a correlation between food insecurity and obesity? It appears to be a paradox; is it really? I was directed today to an insightful infographic posted on the blog of Registered Dietitian Brooke Schantz. At the bottom of this post, I’ve placed the “Nourish to Flourish” infographic from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. …
What Do Weight Loss Motivation & Inspiration Really Do for Us?
A meme I saw on Facebook depicted two people sitting in a train car. One stared blankly out the window at the rocky side of a mountain; the other smiled out at a bright, sunny landscape. It read “Every day we have a choice.” The power of positive thinking. Being optimistic. Do we really always …
New Year’s Resolutions for Taking Control of Your Weight
It’s the first week of 2014 and New Year’s resolutions are in full swing! I saw a news report that going on a diet is not the top resolution that it used to be. Probably many people have realized how many years they started out with every intention and met with failure. Instead of resolutions, …
Is There Any One Best Exercise for Weight Loss?
I decided to mix up my exercise routine again so this weekend I pulled out a book I have about bodyweight exercises. It’s a great book and quite comprehensive but it does open with chapters that appear to extoll the superiority of bodyweight workouts over other forms of exercise. I’m all for tooting your own …
Dealing with Food Brain & Food Cravings: Holiday Edition
My food brain is so sneaky. It knows Thanksgiving is approaching and it’s conjuring up all kinds of thoughts about food cravings! What creeps into my mind the most recently are thoughts of going off on a binge because Thanksgiving is going to be a lost cause, a super indulgent day. I am easily suppressing …
Your Own Habits & Routines are the Key to Weight Control
He’s not in the news much lately so you probably haven’t been aware that Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore has dropped a lot of weight. Apparently the only place this is getting talked about is on Moore’s Facebook page where he described how this came to be: I am now in Week 42 of my walks. …
How Do You Know When You’re Done with Weight Loss?
Artist Julia Kozerski recently published her photography project, “Half” which examines the result of losing half her body weight. Click here to view Julia’s work and be advised it’s NSFW. She took the photos while she was a student at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. I haven’t been able to find any confirmation …