Patient Perspective on Weight Regain
At #ow2019 I provided a patient voice about regain after bariatric surgery. I decided to do up a video of the presentation I made for the event.
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HBO, A Platform for Hate
Is HBO a platform for hate? As long as they continue to give voices such as Bill Maher air time… seems so. This isn’t fiction, it’s real comments aimed at real people. #stopweightbias #OACAction #obsm
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Lessons Learned – Have a Plan
I recently got home from the Obesity Action Coalition’s 8th Annual Your Weight Matters national convention, this year held in Tampa Bay, where the OAC is headquartered. There’s a lot of great offerings included with the base registration, but there’s...
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What Am I Listening To? – PH000
A quick introduction to myself, why I’m doing this podcast, and what I hope to share by doing it.
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Raising the Bar, or Knocking You Down With It?
A recent Blue Bloods episode on CBS used weight bias and shaming to get a win for it’s lead character. Why I’m not as upset as I first was, and how they could fix it…
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My No Knead Bread – A Work in Progress
Everything old is new again, including no-knead bread making. I have a work-in-progress recipe that I’ve been building on for awhile now, and share my thoughts, tips and techniques to this very easy way of making your own dough for bread, rolls, pizza crust and more.
Weighing the Good and the Bad (reblog)
A look back at my time shortly before bariatric surgery, some thoughts and struggles dealing with hunger and the decision to have surgery.
Patient Perspective on Weight Regain
At #ow2019 I provided a patient voice about regain after bariatric surgery. I decided to do up a video of the presentation I made for the event.
Lessons Learned – Just Get Out There
Lessons Learned – Just Get Out There: The steps you make don’t need to be big, they just need to take you in the right direction.
Lessons Learned – Share Your Journey
Sometimes going solo is fine, but remember, we do not have to hike these paths alone. Share your journey with others, the good and the bad.
Lessons Learned – It’s Not The Destination
Be it hiking or your health, sometimes it’s not the destination, it’s the journey itself that is it’s own reward.
Lessons Learned – Put it Behind You
Don’t dwell, put those seemingly insurmountable problems behind you and soon they’ll be just a molehill.
Lessons Learned – Never Forget
Lessons Learned – only by not forgetting where we came from, can we truly keep moving forward. In hiking, and in life.
Doctors, Heal Thyselves (reblog)
A reblog from my previous site, addressing thoughts on weight bias in medical care. Doctors, Heal Thyselves
Lessons Learned – Push Your Limits
If you don’t change, you won’t change. Change is uncomfortable, so get uncomfortable. That’s how you leave your mark. -unknown There are many variations of this quote, but they’re all essentially the same. There will always be challenges; physical, mental,...
