I was quite surprised to find myself reading An Accidental Athlete, a book about running. Since adopting an active life after bariatric surgery in 2008, I cycle regularly and hike when I get a chance….
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Giving yourself permission to slow down
There is no denying we live in a fast-paced world. Work, home, and extracurricular activities place a demand on our time. Add to that the demand we internally place on ourselves. This is a fundamental…
Nothing changes if nothing changes
Monday morning I found myself becoming a member of a web site that I never in my wildest dreams imagined I would even visit. I joined imathelete.com. You see, I have NEVER been an athlete….
Great Expectations of Weight Loss Surgery
This week I wrote a guest column for the Bandwagon on the Road newsletter. The theme for the week was expectations. The following paragraph comes from my column, Great Expectations of Weight Loss Surgery. Be…
New Year resolutions… finding out who you are
Welcome to the New Year! Sales of all the things we need to live a healthy life replace the past month’s parade of holiday sales. Helping people achieve their New Year Resolutions is big business….
Evaluating my wellness vision; a year later
As 2011 comes to an end, I am evaluating my wellness vision. In late 2010, a fellow weight loss surgery buddy was talking about building his personal wellness vision. It intrigued me. I didn’t know…
Shedding Negativity
It is Thanksgiving week and last night I was fortunate to hear a very motivational speaker at my local weight loss surgery support group. The guest speaker is a breast cancer survivor who told her…
Is it time for a Time to Heal for bariatric patients?
This past week I came across two excellent blog posts by Jone’ Carpenter, a cancer survivor. In the posts, the blogger spoke of her life after a summer 2010 diagnosis of breast cancer and her…