I wrote the featured article in this week’s issue of Bandwagon on the Road, a weekly e-newsletter for adjustable gastric banding WLS patients. One thing I have noticed throughout my weight loss journey is how much fear…
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All we want are the facts ma-am
My fellow Lapband weight loss surgery pal Jean produces a nice email newsletter, Bandwagon on the Road. Jean’s recent issue focused on the topic of weight loss surgery wars. Over the past three years, I…
Bike New York Five Boro Bike Tour
As I briefly mentioned in another post, I cycled in the Bike NY 5 Boro Tour. This is a one of a kind event where for one Sunday morning bicyclists get to ride a 42-45…
Accountability in black and white
Sometimes a common theme emerges for the week. Accountability has been front and center this past week for me. Let me tell you about two totally different stories that both boil down to being accountable….
Logging my food and drink for a day… Oh my!
A few weeks back, Nik over at Bariatric Foodie was looking for fellow bariatric bloggers to journal their food intake for a day. Rob at Former Fat Dudes urged me to join in. I thought…
Ever So Easy Crockpot Baked Chicken
A member of my Weight Watchers at Work group shared this healthy low-fat roasted chicken recipe at this week’s meeting. It seemed so bizarre and simple that I had to give it a try. The results were outstanding.
Coasting and pedaling along life’s path
Yesterday I took another step in training for my summer unsupported bicycle tour with a WLS buddy. On an unsupported tour, the cyclists carry all their food and food prep supplies, camping gear, clothing and…
Heart Friendly Low Fat Egg Salad
Easter is almost here. Dove chocolate eggs and jelly beans challenge me as a bariatric post-op. They seem so small and so innocent but are trigger foods for me. Last week while shopping at my…