Monthly Archives: December 2013

31 12, 2013

Realistic Resolutions – Promise Keepers and Problem Solvers

By |2013-12-31T12:33:24-05:00December 31st, 2013|My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss|0 Comments

Alright my weight loss oriented friends. New Year’s Eve is upon us and everyone is getting ready to start making those New Year’s resolutions right? It occurred to me after reading an article I shared on Facebook yesterday entitled “Make a new kind of New Year’s Resolution,” that when we make these resolutions what we are really doing is trying to resolve problems in our life. A man named Eldrdige Cleaver once said “You are [...]

29 12, 2013

2013 A Year of My Weight Loss Journey Revisited

By |2013-12-29T18:10:30-05:00December 29th, 2013|Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss|0 Comments

So before this fitness for weight loss junkie hits the gym it’s time to spend some time reflecting back on 2013. For today, I won't be talking at all about the things I wasn't able to do this year that I had said I would work on or accomplish, instead, I will only be talking about the things I was able to achieve and celebrating what this last year has been for those that have [...]

26 12, 2013

Post WLS Running Achievements and Tips on Staying Motivated

By |2013-12-26T15:12:44-05:00December 26th, 2013|My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss|4 Comments

It’s was the Sunday before Christmas and I was on my first cup of coffee. I’d taken 1265 steps walking the dog, or so said the health tracker on the Samsung Galaxy S4 that I upgraded to as an early Christmas present this year. For Dawn and I Sunday marked the day that we were exactly 4 weeks away from the Tinker Bell Half Marathon. Saturday was supposed to be a 12 mile training run [...]

2 12, 2013

Celebrating Our Weight Loss Journeys – Do The Slender

By |2013-12-02T09:05:44-05:00December 2nd, 2013|My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss|0 Comments

Just four months ago this bariatric fitness guru was in Phoenix with some fellow Weight Loss Surgery Patients at the Second Annual Your Weight Matters Convention put on by the Obesity Action Coalition. We were getting ready to start the Walk from Obesity put on by the ASMBS and I was on a scooter because I wasn't allowed to exercise after just having my fourth round of reconstructive plastic surgery. It had become a tradition [...]