lost and found in retirement
There must be times in your life that you have wished that you could predict the future. Life would be so much simpler if you knew what lies ahead. The reality is that we have no genie in a bottle, and we are not a living breathing fairy tale character granted three wishes.
The Tour de France is in high gear. Lance Armstrong made most Americans aware of this month long grueling bicycle race across France. Armstrong won 7 of the 13 tours in which he raced. He is a legendary athlete and highly admired cancer survivor and spokesperson.
Over the past year I have been noticing a change in social networking in the bariatric community. This change mirrors the change that is happing in most on-line communities. There has been a shift from anonymous message board based discussion forums to social networking sites, primarily Facebook and Twitter.
Excuse me; have you met your inner you? That is right. Each of us has an inner you. It is that voice you hear in your head. For me, it manifests itself when I am about to do something I know in my heart that is so wrong. This voice is actually quite a powerful persuader.
While running a Memorial Day 5K in a nearby town, I got to thinking about life at the back of the pack. I am a new runner and a slow runner. After running in three 5Ks, I find myself in the back of the pack in the race for last place. I.e. the race to not be last. I tell my friends that I am…
Recently I spent a long weekend cycling the Laurel Highlands. I travelled with members of my bicycle club to the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP). The GAP is a premier rail trail that links Pittsburgh with Cumberland, Maryland. Last summer, I cycled the length of this trail and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail; travelling 325 miles from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. It was a momentous…
There are times when I question if I am obsessed with my weight. As a weight loss surgery post-op, tracking the pounds on the scale dial was an easy way to define success in the months and years after surgery. As time has gone by, I have grown to understand that other non-weight related successes sum up more than the pounds lost on the scale.
Today I found myself surfing the Obesity Help forums. I am not a very frequent poster these days but like to catch up on the happenings of my OH pals and offer support to newbies and those struggling. These forums have been great support to me through my weight loss surgery journey. I have formed strong friendships with several of my OH chat buddies.