Cathy W.
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Sick - Sugar or Soup? - The ultimate test of my sugar-free (junk-free too) is today. I'm sick. In the past, I've self-medicated myself when I get sick. I'll spare you the details but when I get sick wi...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Addiction and Sugar - I like words. I do a considerable amount of writing and love it. I like to look up everyday words for their definition and how it resonates with me. I'm on Day 3 of NO SUGAR. O...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Cheddar Cheese Chicken - I'm not Martha Stewart or Rachael Ray but I made something for dinner last night that was delicious. I'm sharing it here with you as it was great, passed the taste test of my extr...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Prepare for New Year's Resolutions. Huh? - I was talking to a friend over the weekend and she told me she was already thinking about losing a few pounds. Great. Then she told me she was going to start on New Year's. Huh?...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Healthy food choices - All of us know the foods that aren't healthy. A lot is written about them. The foods (or fake foods) that pack on the calories, thus pounds, and then we're hungry a few minutes l...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
The Courage To Be Myself - It takes courage to be ourselves. The messages I received early in my childhood, of course the dreaded teenage years and beyond were that it wasn't okay to be myself. Today, thro...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 1 month ago
Mindless Eating - I've posted about this topic on my blog but wanted to share about it here too because it is SO important.
I have a personal policy - don't do anything when I am eating. If I ...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
The Journey of Losing Weight/Maintenance - I go through periods where I'm a scale slave. When I was losing weight, weighing myself once a day was very important for me staying on track. Now that I'm nine years post-op, ...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
5 WLS Sayings To Start My Day - I love quotes and inspiration things that I see. I have a long document that just lists things that I've seen that hit me that I want to remember. I have these by my mirror as I ...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Success Songs - I love songs that really motivate me and have a special meaning with great lyrics meaningful to me. I create CDs of songs that are motivational and have lyrics that are empowering...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
How Full is Your Full? - Last night at dinner, I found myself asking my sons if they were full. I started wondering about what message I was sending to them or teaching was I providing to them. What am...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Just Say NO (to Grazing) -
I've been focusing lately on emotional eating and grazing. For me, grazing is nothing more than emotional eating. It is that instant shot of sugar, just like someone with a dru...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
There's no time like NOW to get Back On Track! - Today, I made a couple of food choices that probably weren't the greatest. From there, I made another choice that was even less than the couple of poor choices I'd made before. W...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Head Hunger? Hang on - it will pass! -
Even though I am 9 years post-op, I still struggle with head hunger. My stomach was surgically altered, not my head. I know that head hunger is really an uncomfortable emotion ...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
I am More Than my weight and clothing size - I was working this morning, I had the television on in the background. I was working away, really not paying attention and something caught my attention in a big, big way. It w...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Kashi - Free sample offer expires today - I came across a free offer that I wanted to share here! If you go to www.kashi.com, they have a free offer that expires today. They have three different items you can select from...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Procrastination is dumb - I've never thought of myself as a procrastinator but in some ways, I am. When I stop and think about it, procrastination is really dumb. The thing(s) I procrastinate over drain m...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 2 months ago
Great book on non-emotional eating - I am always on the look out for a good book. I prefer self-improvement books that help me live my best life and always a fave are the topic of emotional eating. A few months back...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 3 months ago
List of Little Things and Changes Can Make a Diffe - Hi OH Friends,
In my quest to get FIRMLY back on track, I've thought of a few things to try. I wanted to share them with you so here are some of them below. I'd love to hear s...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 3 months ago
Childhood Obesity - Near and Dear to My Heart - In the August newsletter, we have a survey on childhood obesity. Taking the survey has made me think back to my own childhood.
I was never morbidly obese as a child. I was chu...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 3 months ago
50 Tips to Help You Succeed at "Normal" Eating -
This was posted by another OH member and I LOVE, LOVE it. I went on Amazon and purchased her books!! I wanted to share it everywhere I hang out online so I'm sharing it on my O...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 4 months ago
Growing my own veggies! - We planted some vegetables a couple of months ago. I wasn't sure of my sons' interest or level of involvement so we stuck our toes (so to speak) into gardening. Rather than plant...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 4 months ago
Rate Your Hunger - Last night at dinner, I asked my kids if they were full. I started wondering about what message I was sending to them or teaching was I providing to them. What am I really aski...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 4 months ago
Rewind the time - I wish I could rewind time. A couple of things have coincided to make me wish I could rewind time.
My sons' birthdays are coming up within the next week. Although they are thr...
Cathy W. wrote a blog post 14 years, 4 months ago
Slow and Steady Wins - We didn’t gain weight overnight and we won’t lose it that way either. How many times have we went on some fad diet, lost weight rapidly only to regain it plus a few ...
About Me
18.6
BMI
Surgery
10/21/2001
Surgery Date
Aug 04, 2003
Member Since
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ObesityHelp Support Group Leader
