Discovering what it means to “love yourself healthy” is key in overcoming the struggles that seem to plague so many of us after achieving extraordinary weight loss. Finding a lifetime of healthy weight management has many aspects towards success. Making healthy food and fitness choices are obvious facets. What has
Downsizing At An Overweight-Only Gym by Tammy J. Colter So many of us share in at least one phobia. Perhaps it's a fear of heights, a fear of the dark, an aversion to mirrors, and yes, a phobia of working out at gyms. Speaking of phobias of gyms, here is
Four on the Floor: Self-Care After Weight Loss Surgery My family spent much of my childhood in the kitchen. It is where we ate, but also where we socialized. It is where I did my homework and where we watched television. It was where I attempted to master the art
WLS: Balance in Recovery Post-Op In this informative video, Dr. Connie Stapleton speaks with ObesityHelp (OH) 2012 Caribbean Cruise event attendees about balance in recovery after weight loss surgery (WLS). Addictions, cross-addictions, and recovery are important topics to address in the WLS community. (As well as many other communities, unfortunately!)
Obesity and p62: Are you missing a key protein? The obesity epidemic is taking it's toll on the health and well-being of children and adults across our nation. Like never before, researchers are conducting studies in an effort to find ways to reverse the epidemic and find other factors that
Obesity Paradox: A Little More Fat May Extend Life A paradox is an argument that produces an inconsistency, typically within logic or common sense.-Wikipedia Data from approximately 100 past studies, which included almost three million people, has led CDC researchers to conclude that being slightly obese or overweight (and metabolically healthy)
Petition: Keep Kids Off The Biggest Loser Ragen Chastain is a dancer, choreographer, writer, speaker, and fat person- according to her Dances With Fat blog. She is also an activist who believes everybody of every size should be treated with respect. So when she heard that season 14 of the
2013: 20 Funny New Year's Resolutions When it comes to New Year's resolutions, our family members and friends can get quite creative and even funny with what they resolve to do in the New Year. Here a few good ones I have heard along the way...Oh, and a few of
Relationships After Weight Loss Surgery: What To Do When Those Closest To You Are More Comfortable With “Worse" We all know that change doesn’t happen in a vacuum; it’s dynamic. As you change, your relationships with those closest to you change too. Yet, most of us are caught by surprise
Bariatric surgery will not work unless we resolve the issues and change the bad habits that got us to the point of being morbidly obese. In other words, take personal responsibility to maximize your success with weight loss surgery. People email me all the time regarding the topic of keeping the
