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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Bariatric Surgery: The Easy Way Out
There is one recurring … fear and frustration that dogs many people who have had bariatric surgery (aka weight loss surgery). I’ve heard it from patients online, in various support groups I’ve attended/facilitated/led, as well as while at various obesity related events. It’s this perception that using surgery to get to a healthier weight is “taking the easy way out”.
Bread Making Resources
I’ve decided to create a single post that I can update here and there with bread making resources I’ve used, and often go back to.
Yeast Starters: A No-Knead Bread Supplement
Running low on yeast? Want to try making a sourdough starter, but don’t want to wait? Stretch out what yeast you have by making a starter next time you make a yeast bread. Here’s my experience (so far), and it works great with my No-Knead method of bread making.
A Brief History of Candles and Candle Making
From a little educational booklet I wrote years ago while involved with a living history group – A Brief History of Candles and Candle Making
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.