Author Archives: colleen

Firm Foundations?

Posted on July 29, 2022 by colleen

Build it: Excited about our new adventure of building our log home. we watched as skilled workmen with heavy equipment carved up the mountainside and excavated our foundation. Then one day, everything, and I mean everything came to a halt!

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Clearing The Cobwebs

Posted on May 5, 2022 by colleen

As bizarre as it may sound, each spring we clean our home with a leaf blower! Yes, the garden tool. At first, I thought my husband Roger was crazy, but he was right. It’s messy, but effective. We live in

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Everyday weight management tricks used by successful WLS Veterans

Posted on April 26, 2022 by colleen

Successful long term weight management for bariatric patients takes an extraordinary amount of commitment and discipline. I am 27 years post op this year and I must say – It’s awesome out here – meaning life beyond surgery, recovery, and

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Why and How I Intermittent Fast

Posted on November 3, 2021 by colleen

I love food! You? And there are some things I am not willing to sacrifice. Baking and eating cookies with my grandkids, my husband’s homemade bread topped with my daughters peach jam, and my grandmother’s clam chowder on Halloween. We

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Bari-Keto?

Posted on October 29, 2021 by colleen

I had had it!  You know the feeling. Pants too tight to breathe, refusing to go up a size, feeling awful, discouraged, and disappointed. But what to do about it. Last spring, I found myself at 168 pounds – knowing

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The #1 Thing I Learned to Lose 28 Pounds

Posted on October 29, 2021 by colleen

https://youtu.be/pUlGvr9pkrk If you are ready to fix your broken metabolism, teach your body to burn fat, increase your energy and lose those stubborn pounds read on! Here I will share with you the #1 lesson I have learned about controlling

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Bariatric Regain GONE!

Posted on October 12, 2021 by colleen

Twenty six years as a weight loss surgery patient and this year as been one like no other! I have learned some fascinating things, adopted a few new habits and have lost 28 pounds! And I feel fantastic! I can’t

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Top 5 Reasons Bariatric Patients Attend Support Group

Posted on July 29, 2021 by colleen

From the “Do I have to go?” to the “I can’t wait until next month” attitude, feelings about bariatric support groups are as diverse as the groups themselves. While there are many groups these days being held online and telephonically,

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What I did to lose 15 pounds of ‘Corona’ weight and repair my metabolism

Posted on June 28, 2021 by colleen

And I don’t’ mean Corona the city or the beer! So many, I believe will be able relate to having gained a few pounds through our crazy COVID year. New research shows that over 35% of Americans gained weight during

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Effort, PA

Posted on April 28, 2021 by colleen

Last week, as we were preparing orders for shipping, I noticed that one of my books was going to a town called Effort, Pennsylvania. What a great place, I thought! I wondered does it take extraordinary effort to get there?

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