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Looking for Bariatric Support? Hop Online With Us!

One of the things you hear from all sorts of folks involved in the world of bariatrics is that support is crucial. From the group and online aspects to programs such as Weight Watchers to the various support groups offered...

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Divorce Rate After Bariatric Surgery

Divorce after significant weight loss, in particular with bariatric surgery, is a topic I hear come up fairly often during support groups and in online forums. When it does, time and again a divorce rate of 80-85% keeps popping up....

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Deception Pass

Deception Pass, an area that got itā€™s name from Captain George Vancouver in 1792, was todayā€™s destination. The trip ended up a couple miles shorter than the originally planned 9 miles because we just got too swept up in all...

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Hurricane Ridge Snowshoe Trip

Today Bonnie and I joined the folks from the Mountain View Hiking Group for a trip up to Hurricaine Ridge near Port Angeles on the North side of the Olympic National Park. We had cloudy skies all the way up,...

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Duckabush River Trail

From Feb 24th, this was an outing with a small group, with a 10 mile trip planned. Even though the days are getting longer, theyā€™re still pretty short, so we left early enough to get back to the trailhead well...

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Urban Hike: Downtown Denver

Iā€™m not really sure what the difference is between hiking and walking…? How do you define it? Is it terrain? distance? or maybe just attitude? Whatever, I found myself with a few free hours while in Downtown Denver after we...

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New Yearā€™s Day Snowshoe Trip to Mt Rainier

Being outdoors; hiking, snowshoeing, and the like has been a bit part of my Positively Healthy life since moving to Washington State almost 4 years ago now. Itā€™s been great for my both physically and mentally. Unfortunately, Iā€™ve also been...

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YWM2016 - The Kickoff

It is that time of year again, the Obesity Action Coalitionā€™s (OAC), annual convention, Your Weight Matters (YWM2016). This year we were at the Gaylord National Resort just outside Washington DC. And to change things up a bit, I decided...

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Getting Reeger to Share Her Story - The WLS Podcast

Presenting Your Host, Reeger Cortel Over the last 18 months or so, Iā€™ve had the pleasure of going from being a guest, to being a contributing host here on the Weight Loss Surgery Podcast (WLSP). It was started by Reeger...

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I Have a Disease; Itā€™s Called Obesity

Last fall, I was approached by my friend Reeger Cortel, the lovely voice, wonderful mind, and caring heart behind the Weight Loss Surgery Podcast about an idea she had for a video contest being done by the American Society for Metabolic...