More arguments for the importance of exercise — not just weight loss.
What matters is how healthy you are — how fit — not your dress size and not your BMI.
Also, check out this article about discrimination in the medical field against women who are as little as 13 pounds overweight. Incredible.
Tomorrow marks the 6-month anniversary of my cataclysmic surgery.
I’m pleased to say that my body has largely regained its health and vigor.
I have decided not to pursue the law suit against the surgeon whose simple error caused such grief.
When I realized how difficult the recovery was, and how emotional, I decided to [...]
Art is a microscope which the artist fixes on the secrets of his soul and shows to other people these secrets which are common to all. (Leo Tolstoy)
I stumbled on these two videos/animations today while cruising youtube. The creator is doing the thing to which I often aspire — speaking his truth without apology. We’re [...]
The amount of weight I have to lose feels impossible most days, and the lack of role models makes it even worse. I’m constantly on the lookout for “success stories” of 100+ losses (regardless of “diet” or “plan”, and now here is Danielle, who lost 227.6 pounds in what appears to be roughtly 3 years. [...]
After all that noise yesterday, look what showed up in my email this morning: a “success story” from Weight Watchers that involves a 175-lb weight loss. I must say, Michele really called my bluff. Details here.
Michele’s best tip:
Mini goals are critical to those of us with a lot to lose. Those can be scale [...]
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