Laurie’s “big day” – the day of her weight loss surgery – is just around the corner, blog-wise (in real life, she is several weeks post-op). Generally, losing some weight first is a prerequisite of WLS. Let’s see what Laurie’s doctor recommended, how she did with this assignment, and what …
It’s only the second day of January, and already the airwaves are full of advertisements for diets, gym memberships, and exercise equipment. I can only imagine how crowded the gyms will be this week, and how many new memberships the commercial diet centers will get. Flash forward to February, and …
It’s the end of 2012, so let’s make some resolutions for the new year! I’m sure you’ve already started to see the endless advertisements for diets and exercise routines that will help you be a better person (that’s code for “get skinny”) in 2013. I don’t know what percentage of …
Today’s Fit Five Friday features me! While this whole blog is about my take on these issues, I didn’t have anyone else to feature today. (That’s your queue to send me your responses to the Fit Five, people!) So, with that said, let’s see what I have to say about …
Our friend Laurie is now two weeks out from her weight loss surgery. Before we learn about what the surgery was like, and how she’s doing now, we have to play some catch up! The last time we checked in with Laurie, she had made the decision to have weight …
Another year is winding down. Time to take stock of our accomplishments for 2012, and start thinking about what we hope to achieve in 2013. What were your biggest healthy accomplishments in the past year? For me, it was a combination of overcoming my leg injury (thanks for the torture, …
Today’s Fit Five Friday features Lindsay from New York. Let’s see what she has to say about health, fitness, and her body. If you’d like to submit your answer to the Fit Five, email me at bigfitdeal@gmail.com! 1. What do you love about your body? As a practitioner and instructor …
Every year at this time, I get information about my medical insurance coverage for next year. As I was leafing through the materials the other day, I noticed that weight loss surgery is covered by my insurance, but nutritional therapy is not. So, the insurance company is willing to pay …
The last time we checked in with Laurie, she was struggling with her weight through a series of failed diets and exercise attempts. Today, she walks us through her experience talking to doctors about having weight loss surgery. (Catch up with Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.) Part 4: …
What can you do but shake your head? While headlines scream “obesity epidemic!” and medical “experts” warn us that all American children are going to be obese if we don’t take action (a campaign that so far seems to mostly involve fear and shaming), we get word that Beyonce, one …
