Seeing a Woman: A conversation between a father and son
Seeing a Woman: A conversation between a father and son.
Health and Weight Stigma at All Sizes: Brad Zehring, DO
Health and Weight Stigma at All Sizes: Brad Zehring, DO.
Others’ thoughts…
I know, I’ve been away for more than a week. Life has been keeping me busy. Never fear, I will be back tomorrow or Tuesday with some new thoughts on intuitive eating. In the meantime, I wanted to share two articles/blogs that caught my attention. Feeling bad about your body What a real yoga body…
For those having judgments…
What a difference a year makes: Worry? Me?
So a year ago I had a list of worries related to my surgery. I was worried about money, leave, and all sorts of other things. They all proved to be much less important than I thought they would be. And in the end, I have actually learned to worry less about all sorts of…
What a difference a year makes – Lucite!
A year ago today, I was attending the first bodybuilding competition for my friend Tammy. She and I have both made many changes in our bodies and lives over the last few years (see her blog at: http://liftingmyspirits.wordpress.com/). I could not have been more proud of my friend and yet, there was a part of me…
Beauty
Work has kept me too busy to post. However, I found this so powerful that I had to take a moment to post. Please, do yourself a favor and take a look at this. Beauty – do we really see who we are? Dove – Real beauty sketches
Hot flashes, change, and other random thoughts
I cannot remember whether I have posted before and after pictures here. So, I apologize if you have already seen these. While I have been larger than this (with an all time high of 235), this is a pretty good representation of what I looked like for most of my adult life (except that I…
Day one, year 2013
I read a post on a social media site that said something like: year 2013 , day one of 365. It brought several things to mind. First, the obvious, today is the first day of a new year. However, it also brought to mind the idea that today does not have to be perfect. It…
My ultimate cheat meal following 5 very trying weeks and several stressful months…
Have I told you just how wonderful my boyfriend is? Despite my waking in a foul mood (thinking I would have to have a second thoracentesis), he planned a wonderful evening for us following the appointment with my heart surgeon in the San Francisco Bay area. He booked a room in Santa Rosa and then…
The EnLightened Journey 