Do you think if Charla Nash was offered a new destiny of "obesity" instead of "faceless" she'd grab it? I do. Do you think she would then do something about it, proactively, to reclaim her happiness and her self esteem and her pre-obese body? I think she would.
Our suffering is very much a relative... Read more
Within the last 24 hours most people connected to news by TV, online, in print, have seen the headlines that showcase a woman mauled by an out-of-control viscous chimpanzee, lucky enough to survive, with horrendous lingering physical trauma. She is missing fingers and has slowly recovered with scars on certain parts of her body. She has no... Read more
Are you precious?
If I had asked you that question about 6 months ago, you'd think I meant, "Am I special, unique, something to cherish?" Now, that question has a second possible meaning, "Am I like that girl in the movie who is obese...invisible.... trapped in a horrible existence?" Or maybe, just maybe, both interpretations... Read more
We can call it a disease, a condition, a state of weight, even a state of mind. We can offer all kinds of explanations as to why we have an ongoing battle with our weight. We can justify the pounds and are inability to sustain weight loss; we can complain about it, we can choose to live with it. But if we remain obese,... Read more
If you've been following the Diet Challenge assignments, you have so far created a timeline associated with your weight losses/gains and diet milestones, a food associations and memories diary, and a family health tree.
The final assignment is to make 2 lists. One list should include all the foods you love and feel you can't... Read more
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