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Fun educational opportunity!
Hi everyone! I'm involved with an amazing organization - the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC). It's the only organization in the country that's dedicated to representing the interest of people with obesity. We have more than 50,000 members. OAC fights weight bias, educates about obesity, and works on access to care for…
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March 2016 NSVs
Hi everyone! I'm thinking its time for us to celebrate all of our successes apart from the numbers on the scale, which as we all know can be very fickle. So I've started this NSV discussion. If you're not familiar with the abbreviation, NSV stands for Non-Scale Victory. Even though it's not quite March yet, here's an NSV I…
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Easter disappointment
So today started out well. I had a reasonable breakfast and had folks over for an Easter lunch (that consisted of brunch food. I ate a little more than usual but not that much. Everyone left by about 2:30 or 3:00 pm, I cleaned up, and then sat down to relax with the small amount of trail mix left in the bowl I had put out…
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Finding Inspiration
"It always seems impossible until it's done." -- Nelson Mandela I saw this quote last week and started to really give it some thought. When I started my weight loss journey, I thought I had an impossible task ahead. That much change, that much work, seemed beyond my capacity. At 5 foot 1 inch and 375 lbs., I had almost…
