Pennie Hale – The Valley Patriot

LET’S TALK ABOUT FOOD ADDICTION… WITH PENNIE HALE

By Pennie on August 25, 2013 Arts & Culture, Food, Op-Ed, Pennie Hale

What is your favorite comfort food and how do you feel after eating it? That is the question I asked my Facebook friends. Some responses simply answer the question, some are funny and some are thoughtful. We all have that default food, the one we always have in our pantry and we eat because it […]

Let's Talk About Food (Addiction)

By Pennie on April 1, 2013 Arts & Culture, Food, Health, Op-Ed, Pennie Hale

By: Pennie Hale – March, 2013 I hope shoveling snow counts as a high-calorie burning activity. With all the snow we got this winter, I had to have burned about a million calories. Spring is right around the corner now and I hope to get outdoors more. I want to open all the windows of […]

Hundreds Flock to Valley Patriot Bash, Newspaper Bestows Awards to Members of the Community

By Tom Duggan on March 27, 2013 Arts & Culture, Boxford, Breaking News, Comedy, Community, Entertainment, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Hero of the Month, Heroes, Local, Lowell, Methuen, National, New Hampshire, Paying Attention!, Puppy Girl, State, Valley Patriot Softball

ALL PHOTOS (C) COPYRIGHT RON MUSHOW PHOTOGRAPHY & THE VALLEY PATRIOT (PHOTO GALLERY) More than 400 people tuned out Friday night to attend the Valley Patriot 9th Anniversary BASH where the editors of the monthly newspaper (Tom Duggan, Dr. Charles Ormsby and Ralph Wilbur) honored police officers, firefighters, veterans, and those who […]

Let’s Talk About Food Addiction

By Tom Duggan on February 14, 2013 Arts & Culture, Food, Pennie Hale

By: Pennie Hale – February 2013 Is there a secret to weight loss? Do some people know the secret while others don’t? When you see someone successfully losing weight, are you envious? Have you seen tv commercials that claim to know the secret? Have you invested money in commercial weight-loss programs? Have you purchased […]

Let’s Talk About Food – Start the New Year by Being REAL!

By Pennie on January 28, 2013 Arts & Culture, Food, Op-Ed, Pennie Hale

By: Pennie Hale It’s a new year! Isn’t January the best time to start a new diet and exercise routine? Last year’s diet failures are history. This year’s diet success is ahead of us. Being healthier in the New Year can only improve all aspects of life. Replacing bad habits with good ones and […]

How Supermarkets Sabotage Dieters- Let's Talk About Food Addiction with Pennie Hale

By Pennie on April 20, 2012 Arts & Culture, Business, Food, Health, National, Op-Ed, Pennie Hale

By: Pennie Hale – April, 2012 Sabotage! Why is it that whenever you make it known to your family, friends and co-workers that you are dieting, they seem to want to contribute to your diet failure? I cannot count the number of times that I have been quietly eating my carefully planned, calorie-counted meal when […]

Let’s Talk About Food Addiction

By PeterLarocque on November 5, 2011 Arts & Culture, Food, Guest Columnists, Op-Ed

By: Pennie Hale – November, 2011 There are so many delicious food temptations at this time of year. Let’s face it it’s going to be a challenge for a lot of us. I personally do not ever dread the holidays because it’s a time for family, celebration and happiness. I look forward to Halloween, […]

Let’s Talk About Food – Yes, I used to be Obese

By PeterLarocque on October 2, 2011 Arts & Culture, Food, Guest Columnists, Op-Ed

By: Pennie Hale – October, 2011 I used to be morbidly obese. How did that feel? On a consistent basis, I felt depressed and tired. I had low self-esteem and felt isolated. I never really wanted to go anywhere because I couldn’t find clothes that fit well or looked attractive. I always wore my […]