Essentials for Lasting WLS Success
Yes, it’s been 27 years since I took control of my weight, improved my health and changed the direction of my life by choosing weight loss surgery. In 1995, many…
Hope, Resilience and 2022
Recently I learned about an interesting experiment that teaches a powerful life lesson. In the early 1950’s a scientist by the name of Dr. Curt Richter, placed rats in a…
Fat Adaptation & Metabolic Switching
I didn’t know when I started but apparently, I did things just right. I began with 3 months of very strict Keto eating. Started with 50 grams of carbs per…
Why and How I Intermittent Fast
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…
Bari-Keto?
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….
The #1 Thing I Learned to Lose 28 Pounds
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…
Bariatric Regain GONE!
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…
Top 5 Reasons Bariatric Patients Attend Support Group
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…
What I did to lose 15 pounds of ‘Corona’ weight and repair my metabolism
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…
Effort, PA
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!…
Surely We Can Do Better!?
Seriously?! They say a picture is worth a thousand words but this one… oh my. I really think that we can be better neighbors; don’t you? Our world and so…