Category Archives: The Success Habits of Weight Loss Surgery Patients

As my husband lay in a hospital bed, recovering from a total hip replacement, I searched diligently for a way to show my love and support. Then, I found the perfect answer, “licorice and Oreo cookies!” After 50 years in

Posted on February 14, 2018 by colleen | 1 Comment

Give Back by Paying It Forward

Posted on October 16, 2017 by colleen

22 years later, I still find myself so very grateful for the doctors, who dedicated their lives to provide a surgical intervention option for those who struggle with the disease of obesity. Like many of you, I took that leap

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Activate Your “Auto-correct”

Posted on October 5, 2016 by colleen

I have been thinking about typewriters. Both of my grandmothers had typewriters. I remember my Grandma Gwen, typing out letters and invoices for my grandpa’s construction business.  I also remember how cool it was that my Grandma Pearl had an

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5 Ways You Know your WLS Honeymoon is Over!

Posted on June 22, 2016 by colleen

Even at 20 years post op, I still clearly remember that fateful day when I reached the “End of Invincible” That fateful moment when the honeymoon phase ended and the real work began. I am anxious to share with you what I have

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4 of 5 Ways you Know your WLS Honeymoon is Over!

Posted on June 21, 2016 by colleen

Even at 20 years post op, I still clearly remember that fateful day when I reached the “End of Invincible” That fateful moment when the honeymoon phase ended and the real work began. I am anxious to share with you what I have

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2 of 5 Ways to Know Your WLS Honeymoon is Over

Posted on June 18, 2016 by colleen

Even at 20 years post op, I still  clearly remember that fateful day when I reached the “End of Invincible” That fateful moment when the honeymoon phase ended and the real work began. I am anxious to share with you what I

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1 of 5 Ways You Know Your WLS Honeymoon is Over

Posted on June 17, 2016 by colleen

Even at 20 years post op, I still  clearly remember that fateful day when I reached the “End of Invincible” That fateful moment when the honeymoon phase ended and the real work began. I am anxious to share with you what I

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Feel Like Slug?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by colleen

Last week on my morning walk,  I encountered a little slug on my road. And I wondered, do they ever get where they are going? Do they even know where they’re going? And most importantly do they even care? Some

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3 of 5 Ways You Know Your WLS Honeymoon is Over

Posted on May 20, 2016 by colleen

Even at 20 years post op, I still  clearly remember that fateful day when I reached the “End of Invincible” That fateful moment when the honeymoon phase ended and the real work began. I am anxious to share with you what I

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Belly Flops

Posted on April 1, 2016 by colleen

A few weeks ago, I took two of my grandchildren to a dollar store to buy a little toy for their cousin Axel who is turning 2. With two kids a trip down the candy isle was inevitable. There at

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