Posts tagged as:

weight loss

Food Sources of various vitamins…

July 18, 2010

1. Food Sources of Potassium 2. Food Sources of Vitamin E 3. Food Sources of Iron 4. Non-Dairy Food Sources of Calcium 5. Food Sources of Calcium 6. Food Sources of Vitamin A 7. Food Sources of Magnesium 8. Food Sources of Dietary Fiber 9. Food Sources of Vitamin C http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/html/appendixB.htm

Read the full article →

In Relation to Popcorn & Fat Suits….

July 15, 2010

My friend Cheryl Watson Bode was a weight loss surgery inspiration for me. She had her Lap Band surgery in 2006. I’ve watched her go through the ups and downs of her new lifestyle with openness and grace. She tried to post a comment on this entry but kept getting a “cookie” error. With her [...]

Read the full article →

Summertime & the Living is Random

July 9, 2010

Self explanatory – here’s some random silliness to to balance the thinky in the last post.

Read the full article →

Featuring: Dr. Sara Stein & Her Book

June 7, 2010

I love the book “Obese From The Heart ” by Dr. Sara Stein. She’s a psychiatrist and physician (I call her a holistic healer) who believes in addressing the condition of Obesity with what I like to call the “buffet” approach – a little of this, and a little of that. Your body is an [...]

Read the full article →

Fat Suit & Popcorn – How I Love Thee

May 28, 2010

An interesting thought came up yesterday. In this video I come clean about what I’ve been doing lately with my eating and weight loss. This might make some of you unhappy or disappointed in me. But it’s where I’m at right now. This video was difficult to make. I didn’t want to admit publicly that [...]

Read the full article →

Calling All Forest Creatures…

May 25, 2010

This morning I woke up with the thought: “Why don’t I walk today?” So instead of taking the car to the train station, I walked. For FOUR miles. Without a hitch and in time to catch the train. No panting, no unbearable pain, and it was enjoyable. But that’s not what I want to talk [...]

Read the full article →

Cooking with EggFace – Foil Wrapped Cod with Pesto

March 23, 2010

This is another Eggface inspiration. I had some cod in the freezer that I didn’t know what to do with. Problem solved. Seven ingredients total and easy dinner clean up! Here’s everything ready to go… Here’s what’s inside these little foil wrapped goodies. After a short time in the oven, dinner is served. Here’s the [...]

Read the full article →

Meeting Vitalady

March 21, 2010

Update of my progress. Finally met a local lady who’s been around in the weight loss surgery world for a long time. Check out Vitalady. Also – Here’s another before shot.

Read the full article →

Sick in Sin City & a Pupdate

March 3, 2010

In this video I catch you up on my trip to Vegas, our dog’s new name, and the bit of inspiration I got after landing back in Seattle. What a trip to go to Las Vegas 130 pounds lighter. It was BUSY! I had my first roller coaster ride in 10 years. Thanks Rob for [...]

Read the full article →

Please help me rename my dog.

February 8, 2010

OK universe. Very funny. On February 1st my friend, coach, and mentor Marie Forleo wrote about how she got a new puppy. Honestly when I read this my 1st thought was… Umm, Hey lady? When do you have time for a puppy? See Marie’s got a cool coaching mastermind program that just launched, a live [...]

Read the full article →

How & why I fell in love with Twitter…

February 4, 2010

This goes along with my on going mission to get off the couch and out into the world…I had no idea that I’d be getting out in such a big way. Read on: I had a twitter account for months and didn’t say anything because I just didn’t get it, was afraid to sound stupid, [...]

Read the full article →

What is Zumba?

January 18, 2010

Had lunch today with my girlfriend Teresa and was telling her about my plans for the rest of the day. Monday is one of my exercise days so it’s time to shimmy and shake with Zumba. See, my current geekness level about this is well – profound. Yep. I am into it with a capital [...]

Read the full article →

Sleep Dep – I didn’t sign up for this!

January 14, 2010

It’s been a very strange week. In the video I tell you why… Wanted to say thanks to a couple of twitter friends who’ve been helping me to keep away from the sharp objects and Prozac this week. First, there’s Miss Thystle aka Kiki_Mo for making me laugh a lot. Here’s her blog. Go there [...]

Read the full article →

Thing #254 to do instead of eating

January 11, 2010

Organized my office. It didn’t take long either! Amazing what things get done when I’m not spending time eating. How has how life changed for you? Are you doing different things now? Leave a comment and let me know. I enjoy hearing from you.

Read the full article →

Cheesecake Numba Two – Life is SWEET!!!

January 3, 2010

Here’s the 2nd cheesecake I’ve made – ever in my life. This one turned out even better than the first, and it’s because of the silicone springform pan condom I use. I love my gadget. It’s a water proof “pan protector” that cooks your cake evenly and perfectly every time with no cracks, and a [...]

Read the full article →

Yes Virginia, there is a chocolate cake. (Even after Weight Loss Surgery.)

December 30, 2009

Went to coffee with a coworker who gave me a belated Christmas gift. At first I wasn’t sure I wanted it. So – Weight Loss Surgery Myth Number One: If you have weight loss surgery, you’ll never eat again. Uh…Wrong. You eat. In fact, eating is a must. It’s still enjoyable, pleasurable, and all that. [...]

Read the full article →

Rambly Post About Stress

December 22, 2009

Read a cool book excerpt about stress called “Be Healthy: Stress, Running on Empty “- and it got me to thinking. It’s from the book by Sara Stein M.D. called: “Obese From The Heart: A Fat Psychiatrist Discloses.” It is on my book list. Go read the excerpt, the rest of this post will make [...]

Read the full article →

Gratitude!

December 14, 2009

Hey. I just wanted to say thanks to you all. In the last 9 months I’ve released 120 pounds from my body and along the way have collected the most diverse band of people as my support group. I think that’s an awesome trade. You’ve watched me try different products, you’ve answered questions that you’ve [...]

Read the full article →

Hernia Surgery – Big Bada Ow!

December 11, 2009

Read the full article →

60,000 thoughts a day – Push that pause button.

November 23, 2009

Here’s my latest video update. As I go into the big holiday season I’m aware of a new thought process. Do you know your brain has over 60,000 thoughts a day? Many of these are the same ones day in and day out. How about you? What do you think of every single day? How [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries