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Lori’s Food Journal “Aha!” Moment
I confess!!!! I’m not really sure but I think Amy mentioned me in her blog about the food police. Even if it wasn’t me I’m in the mood to tell you a story. I was having trouble with my blood sugar going way down despite doing “everything I could” to eat right and get enough [...]
What is the best thing you’ve lost besides weight?
16. October 2009
I was lurking on a Lap Band support forum and noticed a thread that really inspired me. The initial poster asked people to respond with comments on what else they’ve lost besides weight. I’ll reprint a few of them now, but I want to hear from all of you: what have you lost? Or, if [...]
My Favorite Texas Lap Band Talk Comment Ever!
21. September 2009
I recently wrote a post on running and got all kinds of great responses, including the comment below written by an ER nurse/Band patient. It almost made me want to cry, I’m so proud of her. Take inspiration from her journey and come on out and slog with us! “hey !!! I’m up to 45 [...]
Working Through the Tough Times, Part 2 – Goals
11. July 2009
In my last post I told you about our friend, the little girl with a terrible cancer and her incredibly resilient mother who has weathered this crisis with amazing aplomb. In addition to helping me put my trivial problems in perspective, their story has taught me another important lesson: setting goals. There are two kinds [...]
Working Through the Tough Times
8. July 2009
My 5 year old daughter’s best friend was diagnosed with a terrible cancer back in February. She’s been an absolute trooper through her (fairly rough) chemotherapy and we all wish we could do something to support her through this terrible crisis. This past Friday, her mom told me that there would be a team running in [...]
Why haven’t you lost 40 pounds this month?
5. May 2009
This week, a Lap Band patient told me they were discouraged. I thought they were doing great as they had lost about 10 pounds since their last visit 6 weeks ago. Overall they had good weight loss. They had good awareness of using the Lap Band as a tool to control their portions by stopping [...]
26. October 2009
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