I remember reading a BuzzFeed article a young woman wrote about how perceptions of her changed when she lost 100lbs. It was something I could identify with wholeheartedly as a woman of a larger size who then lost weight. The part of the article that really resonated with me was when she referred to her […]
I saw a post today on Facebook that broke my heart. She wrote: I regret having Gastric Bypass. Then I remembered a video where I heard some profound words: No one ever breaks your heart, they break your expectations. Think about a past relationship and I bet you can immediately feel the weight of that […]
Since March it seems like everywhere I looked there was a ton of posts referencing Summer Bodies. This often posted phenomenon makes sure that immediately following the failure of your New Year’s Resolution of healthy living, you can start feeling the pressure of having a Summer Body. The focus in March is Summer Bodies are […]
I field literally hundreds of questions each week in private messages between this blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Weight is such a personal issue that most people don’t like to put all their issues with weight out to the public and I understand that completely. For years I felt like Sisyphus rolling the burden […]
My last post was about National Donut Day and the many anxieties that can crop up for people seeking better health. Today is a day that I can freely celebrate! It’s National Running Day! My first foray into running started in 2007, when I quit smoking after 18 years of a multiple pack a day […]
I read a post on a Bariatric forum about a nurse who was caring for a woman who was a recovering heroin addict who stopped using after many years of active addiction. The nurse asked her how she was able to quit after so many years of using. The woman said: I had to stop […]
For most of my life I was overweight. Actually, I spent a significant portion of that as Super Morbidly Obese which is is defined as a person with a BMI or Body Mass Index of at or above 45. At my heaviest weight of 425lbs my BMI was 70. I’ve always encountered the well-intentioned person […]
I walked in the door of the hospital. I wasn’t sure where I was going or what I was doing. I held my husband’s hand and tried to appear calm but in reality I was screaming inside. Am I really here? Flashback to January 1, 2014, the day of “the picture” that showed me just […]
January. New Year, New You! Join a gym, eat healthy, go to bed earlier, make big plans. Oh, the hope we have in January. Sadly, by Valentine’s Day the gyms are empty, your ambition is worn down, and your habits have returned. This is the Resolution Confusion. We want so much but only give ourselves […]