Health Expert Kimberly Cacey shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/234011/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/234011/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/234011/index http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/115548/resolution-diets Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:43:00 -0400 Kimberly Cacey When you have piles upon piles of insecurities due to your weight, things such as bills and family can increase your stress rate to, oh, I don't know - 9,999,999%. It's especially bad if you're like me, a 19 year old girl. Which is basically keyword for 'young and stupid and completely unable to budget her stuff'. Teenage girls already have insecurities - pile them on top of trying to be an adult for the first time in your life can really make... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/115548/resolution-diets http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/114379/resolution-lose Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:01:00 -0400 Kimberly Cacey I know it has been awhile since I posted, but I do have a valid excuse: I've been moving! And the good thing? It's done wonders for my inspiration, motivation, and weight loss in general.   By moving, I do mean moving out of my mother's house. I used to live in the country, in the middle of nowhere.  While the walks were peaceful, they were incredibly boring. It zapped my inspiration to walk and made it incredibly taxing just to... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/114379/resolution-lose http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/109417/avoid-disordered Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:23:00 -0400 Kimberly Cacey I wanted to touch on what I wrote about in my last blog a bit more, but take it in a slightly different direction. You don't necessarily need to have an eating disorder to be losing weight unhealthily. A lot of people take bits and pieces from various eating disorders and combine them into their weight loss routines in a less severe degree. It isn't a conscious act, but I've noticed that it's a very common thing for people to do and I've watched... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/109417/avoid-disordered http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/108884/year-resolution Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:59:00 -0400 Kimberly Cacey Instead of focusing on a how-to, I wanted to try something more personal. Unfortunately I am sick today, but I wanted to blog, so I will keep this short and to the point. On the subject of being sick - and believe me, I'm not the only one - it reminded me of my struggle with bulimia and other assorted eating disorders. ED-NOS, if you will. After all, I was hardly underweight, they couldn't classify me as anorexic. I didn't throw up  my food... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/108884/year-resolution http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/108328/year-resolution Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:01:00 -0400 Kimberly Cacey I write a lot about motivation, and how to keep yourself motivated,  and I would like to touch on families with obesity this week, and how to keep yourself motivated as a family unit.   I'm by no means a how-to writer, but in my own efforts to lose weight, I find family is heavily involved. A lot of the members in my family are overweight, or at least wanting to lose weight, and I thought I would share a tip for people who either a.)... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/108328/year-resolution http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/105893/feel-inspiration Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:00 -0500 Kimberly Cacey Some people, both overweight, underweight, or ideal, just plain struggle with feeling good about themselves. It doesn't matter how pretty you are, how ugly you *think* you are, or how lazy/active you might be. Sometimes having confidence is just... difficult. When your confidence falters, your motivation and inspiration falters. What do you do when you're about to give up? What if you already have? When life is throwing so many lemons at you... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/105893/feel-inspiration http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/101645/appetite-issues Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:10:00 -0500 Kimberly Cacey Today's blog is going to be a bit brief - I've been feeling a little under the weather, for a variety of reasons, but I did have a couple of things I wanted to talk about that have been on my mind, resolution-wise.   Firstly, my appetite has been shot. I have to force myself to eat lately, because nothing tastes good to me, or appeals to me what-so-ever. Some people would call this a blessing, but in fact, it's very bad for you to go even... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/101645/appetite-issues http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/100886/called-pleasures Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:31:00 -0500 Kimberly Cacey I just enjoyed a delicious baked fish dinner - my mother is a wonderful cook. However, as always, I am left with cravings. When trying to decide what to write about, I usually go with whatever has been troubling me the most recently - guilty pleasures.   The key to my weight loss has been an overall lifestyle change without depriving myself. I allow myself a guilty pleasure every once in awhile, but lately I've been allowing myself too... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/100886/called-pleasures http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/100244/daily-shouldn Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:19:00 -0500 Kimberly Cacey I'm sitting here panting, sipping on a glass of ice water as if I've been lost in the desert for months - the downside of testing out that dusty treadmill sitting in mine and my mother's living room.   It's true that treadmills don't sound too appealing, but I started out aiming for only a fourth of a mile while listening to music - The Clash's 'Should I Stay or Should I Go', which for me personally is a wonderful song to walk to. The... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/100244/daily-shouldn http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/99676/gratification Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:03:00 -0500 Kimberly Cacey How easy would life be if immediate gratification was the key to weight loss? How many of you who have struggled with your weight given up because it wasn't immediate gratification?   That's the problem with a handful of people who have struggled so thoroughly with their weight without properly trying. The idea of all that work is a daunting one, crippling in its ability to make you give up, and it's what held me back for so many years... http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/c/234011/99676/gratification