Be Free by Jessica M. Williams I felt dead in my body, emotionless in my mind. Like I had nothing worth leaving behind. My body was a prison, my life was a joke. I lived by the promise of death, told myself “tomorrow, tomorrow I’ll take my last breath.” Afraid
Weight Loss: The Integration of Mind and Body Many people believe that they know what a healthy diet for losing or maintaining weight loss looks like. As a clinical psychologist who has worked with bariatric surgery patients for six years (I have done more than 1,100 pre-surgical evaluations for bariatric
Mind Matters: Emotional Abuse There are many types of abuse. Sexual abuse is horrendous and apparent that it occurred. Another type of abuse that is also horrendous, but less obvious, is emotional abuse. Because relationships exist on a spectrum, it can be hard to tell when a behavior crosses the
Goal Of The Month: I want to dance like no one’s watching! Many of you have heard this famous inspirational quote: “Dance like no one’s watching, sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ll never get hurt, and … Live like it’s Heaven on Earth.” October’s OH goal of the
Trick or Treating Walking Tips Halloween witches and ghosts can fly around on this spooky holiday but most of us with children and grandchildren will most likely be doing a lot of walking. As you know, walking is an excellent exercise for helping you to lose or maintain weight loss
The first 12 months after my surgery, my WLS honeymoon were magical. I felt like a child, discovering everything for the first time again and loving it! It was like getting a second chance at life. I was very fortunate because my obsessive thoughts about food completely lifted for a period of
Lots of fun was had at the ObesityHelp Atlanta event this month. We have almost 700 photos for your viewing pleasure! Fashion Show Look at these gorgeous and handsome OH'ers! A great time was had by all in Atlanta! Some ObesityHelp Atlanta Fashion Show Pics have been uploaded, please tag
Are you like many OH members and WLS patients who have a love/hate relationship with scale obsession? You know what I mean. You weigh yourself each day, sometimes a few times a day, and are obsessed with what the numbers staring back at you reflect or do not reflect. Let's
You can do anything you set your mind to! We can all use a little inspiration from time to time. What or who inspires you?
by Erin Light, ACSM-CPT, CLFC Fitness Coach for Flourish! www.flourishyourlife.com Families are facing new challenges now with the proliferation of media entertainment and limited physical education programs in schools; parents are now searching for ways to encourage kids to embrace more physical activity. With so many sedentary "play" options like video
