Tag Archives: type 2 diabetes

How to lose weight and keep your friends

Nobody likes a loser! Well maybe a few people do, but there are definitely some who don’t! Losers are scary. If you’re a loser, be prepared to have people fear you and shun you. Loser, in the context of this blog, is the person who lost weight. Losing weight may make the loser feel great, feel […]

Stop Envying Skinny People! They’re Not as Lucky as You Think!

Skinny people are so lucky! They look good and they’re healthy and they don’t even have to worry about either one of those things! So not true! Skinny isn’t always pretty! Think “models on the cover of Vogue!” Health cannot be determined by a visual determination of how fat or skinny somebody might be. The […]

Take the Quiz: Are You Too Fat?

It’s hard to know what’s too fat and what’s okay. We get so many mixed messages from the media.  It’s not just a simple numbers formula as some health experts would have you think. It’s not a matter of whether or not you have a hot beach body either. Everybody seems to have an opinion, but […]

Should I Have Weight Loss Surgery?

I’ll start this blog about candidates for weight loss surgery by addressing some myths. It’s not cheating. It’s not without its own serious risks, including death. It’s not considered a cure all by itself. It’s not cosmetic surgery. It’s not the quick and easy way to get skinny. Not everybody who seeks bariatric surgery will be […]

Why I Don’t Just Stop Worrying About How Much I Weigh?

I’ve been actively struggling with my weight since I was 16. It’s been up and down. Being pregnant was the only time I didn’t care how much I weighed. In the 1980s, when all 4 of my girls were born, my OB didn’t care either. I don’t know that pregnant women get the same luxury today. […]