lost and found in retirement
Today was my bariatric center’s annual picnic. It was a perfect sunny summer day for a picnic. Each of the attendees shared the recipes for the dishses they prepared. I tasted a few that I will try to share with you in the coming months. I went searching for a bariatric friendly salad recipe that would hold up in the heat. In my recipe file, I found…
My cycling glasses were being pummeled by cold rain drops as I pushed forward through a downpour on the final miles of the 2011 Bike MS Pedal to the Point. Only a few hours earlier, the rain had started as I left the mid-ride lunch break on my 75 mile journey to Cleveland. I was assuring myself that it was just a passing shower. That…
It’s midsummer in Ohio where festivals and fairs are in full swing. I love small town festivals and county fairs. I attend many of these fairs with my husband Brett. He helps his family show draft ponies. They are part of his family’s traditions that have been part of their lives for over fifty years. I don’t need to tell you that your healthy eating…
Weight loss is a very goal oriented sport. You might not think of it as a sport, but it certainly is. Successful players in the weight loss game know it’s about setting a good strategy, outfitting themselves for play, mentally preparing for the battle and choosing a winning team. It’s remarkable how close a parallel there is between being an athlete and being a weight…
The first tomatillos appeared at a local farmers’ market this week. Three years ago, I never cooked with this vegetable which is foreign to most Midwesterners. I am a farmers’ market junkie and love to shop several each week. That summer a vendor who I purchase from weekly had a huge surplus of tomatillos and was selling them dirt cheap. She urged me to take some…
Can a bicycle ride change a life? It can in many ways. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Pedal to the Point on August 13-14 raises funds to change the lives of those suffering from this disease. The two day 150 mile roundtrip bicycle tour from Cleveland to Sandusky reminds cyclists of the reality of this disabling disease to MS patients and their families. This will…
Today marks the third anniversary of my Lapband weight loss surgery. I somehow feel the need to acknowledge the event and say something profound about weight loss. After giving some thought to the occasion, I decided to dig into my blog archives and see what I was thinking about during the summer of 2008. Funny thing about blogs as opposed to life, you can go…
As a male weight loss surgery blogger, I am definitely in the minority. Females dominate the bariatric social network. My observation is that body image is a hot blogging topic in the female community. I have to admit that the topic has never come up in my discussions with my fellow male weight loss surgery post-ops. Now, that’s not saying that they don’t think about…