“It’s okay because they love me,” – if I had a quarter for every time these words escaped my mouth or invaded my head space I'd be rich. Because the truth is my never-ending search for unconditional love led me to these thoughts over and over again. From as young as five I can remember that feeling of “Nobody else wanted me,” that evolved from being given up for adoption. With the exception of my [...]
Guest BlogBy Dawn Brell Dawn Brell rocking her vampiress for Halloween 2013 After a week with a few set backs Pandora asked me to write a blog about my experiences. I have to say that anyone who has been through this have my sympathies and respect and for those who haven't I hope that you never have to. So we are going to talk about distracted eating and the consequences of that. Star [...]
This is probably going to make me very unpopular. It is a good thing that I gave up any hope of Prom Queen back in 1994. Even knowing the potential result... I am going to say it. I believe we have gone too far. It hit me when I was approached by a longtime friend of mine; who though also affected by obesity informed me they no longer felt comfortable interacting with me on Facebook [...]
As a Bariatric Fitness enthusiast and Motivational Coach I find that often time’s people who talk to me about their weight loss journey usually have some sort of barrier in their way when it comes to their current wellness path. Before we get too far ahead let‘s talk about your wellness path. A wellness path is one of the most effective starting tools I have found in helping other people realize where they currently [...]
Guest Blog By Dawn Brell As I am writing this I have been sort of been delaying it. Let me start by saying I have been having a relatively good time with the running. At times it has almost seemed to easy. But I have found that I hit a brick wall at 3 miles. But that is the distance I started with during my walking phase. Part of my issue is that I am a [...]
This was going to be a Facebook post – but really, I felt it was more appropriate to share with a larger reader base. The topic of taking pain medication after weight loss surgery is the buzz today thanks to a great article [ Weight-Loss Surgery May Add to Painkiller Dependence, Study Says ] Prior to my RNY in October of 2010 I was diagnosed with chronic back pain and muscle spasms as well as [...]
