Marie Rossiter

Finding my way back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost - The Road Not Taken This is one of those

New Year, New Me takes on a new meaning and place on the calendar I celebrated a new year yesterday. Yes, it was Monday, June 3. And here’s another shocker: this new year ends on August 25. I only have 12 weeks to go until I kick off a new year. At…

Where do you go when you need to figure out where you are? I have tried writing this post a few times. I’m not sure what to say. So, forgive me as I ramble. It’s been like this for two weeks now—specifically, since Monday, April 29. Shortly after my…

After nearly three weeks, the choice was clear I stopped taking my antidepressant this month. It wasn’t a planned breakup. It accidentally happened on a family vacation to Walt Disney World. There may be a few people who’d tell me skipping my…

Why I've started making my own rules in the game of life I met during a writing conference back in 2022. Looking back, I think meeting her was the one good takeaway from that event. She was in the early stages of talking about how she wanted to write…

Shifting focus and sharing what's been holding me back This seems like the best place to start this update: It’s a fair question. My last newsletter came out in November, when I just started the 2023 NaNoWriMo Challenge. I think I got about a week…

"Pay no attention to that woman behind the curtain" I probably shouldn’t be doing this. After all, most writers typically don’t just throw part of a work-in-progress out into the wild to be consumed by the masses. After all, this is not polished. I’d…

Discover more from A Whole Lotta Middle by Marie Rossiter Real talk about the long middle road of weight loss while navigating an empty nest Beautiful storytelling, encouraging words, and some heavy topics “If you don't have time to read, you don't…

Slow down, you crazy child Slow down, you crazy child Listen to this post: -2:10 My workouts have changed. I’m not as fast as I used to be. I’m not hitting the gym or the road every day. And I’m starting to think I like it. Slow down, you crazy…

Discover more from A Whole Lotta Middle by Marie Rossiter Real talk about the long middle road of weight loss while navigating an empty nest When you wait for life to change, you're going nowhere I’ve been stuck for a while now. Thanks for reading A…

Discover more from A Whole Lotta Middle by Marie Rossiter Real talk about the long middle road of weight loss while navigating an empty nest I had good intentions when I started Remember when we could put "it's complicated" for relationship status on…

Discover more from A Whole Lotta Middle by Marie Rossiter Real talk about the long middle road of weight loss while navigating an empty nest Sometimes things don't click right away and some retuning is needed to dial things in In my pursuit to…

Discover more from A Whole Lotta Middle by Marie Rossiter I should have guessed King would surprise me with the book that sat on the shelf for years just collecting dust I’m ashamed to admit I committed a cardinal sin as a writer and reader. I judged…

Discover more from A Whole Lotta Middle by Marie Rossiter Real talk about the long middle road of weight loss while navigating an empty nest The flames of fear, the lies they tell, and how we let it rage out of control Thank you for reading A Whole…

I'm in the slow lane with Ozempic It’s been about two months since I started Ozempic. I had mixed feelings even trying the medication. You can read more about that immediately below. Thanks for reading A Whole Lotta Middle by Marie Rossiter!…

When you're lost despite knowing exactly where you are Hey everyone! It’s been a WHILE. I appreciate everyone who has reached out to check on me. I’m here and glad to be back. Since I’m always trying to be honest, I just haven’t felt worthy of…

Week 1 on Ozempic had me picking up lots of body signals I feel like one of those old-time radios. Ok, in my day it would have been a boombox. It’s amazing how we’ve evolved from wanting to carry around the biggest damn music box possible and a case…

Real talk about the long middle road of weight loss while navigating an empty nest While thousands are jumping at the chance to take Ozempic, I needed convincing I stood in my kitchen Friday night and re-read the large, unfolded sheet of directions…

“There’s a whole lotta middle to this journey,” I told one of my best friends, Mo, during a FaceTime call. On this day, I was talking about weight loss. But, really, I think it applies to almost anything meaningful we want to accomplish. But, no one…

Tired of seeing all the fads or trendy diets or weight loss recommendations? Sick of seeing glowing after photos and not enough about the path to get there? Then welcome to the real world of getting healthy. You have found your people. is a…