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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
How to climb a mountain
“Make no mistake. This will be an exercise in staying vertical.
Yes, there will be a view, later, a wide swath of open sky, but in the meantime: tree and stone. If you’re lucky, a hawk will coast overhead, scanning the forest floor. If you’re lucky, a ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Sitting here at my computer, my horizons broadened by the trip to France, I feel more focused, more invested in living the kind of life that I've been trying to live since deciding beginning my work in the field of wellness and obesity. What does this mean? Well, after 9 ...
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Well, I'm finally going to France, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, it has been a goal of mine for many years now, and the dream is becoming a reality at last. In fact, I'm leaving in 8 days. Heading to Paris first, then to meet up with a woman who teaches ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
"I want to stop craving ice cream and candy", or "I want to learn to cook, so I can eat at home", are things patients frequently say to me as they begin to contemplate new lifestyle changes that will hopefully lead to lasting weight loss. Unfortunately, it is not likely ...
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Decisions are hard to make. And, they are even harder to stick by once they’ve been made, aren’t they? Stuff comes up, it’s difficult to stay on the straight and narrow and contemplating what it will be like to live without the thing that we are most comforted by is ...
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
“So, what’s the plan?” I ask a patient who is concerned about his weight creeping up three pounds this week. “I guess I need to get back to exercising,” he replies, stepping off the scale, his attention completely focused on putting his shoes back on his feet. “That’s certainly one ...
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
As part of my son's homeschooling curriculum, we are studying Romeo and Juliet. After watching Italian director, Franco Zeffirelli's version of the play last night, I'm feeling connected to the impetuous teen alive in me. Do you ever feel him or her come to life in you? You know, that ...
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Monday, March 30th, 2009
“Just let them eat pizza,” my father said after I spent ten minutes detailing the completely overwhelming experience of moving, working, homeschooling my 15 year old son, trying to get enough sleep, exercise and eat something remotely nutritional this past week. “The only problem is I’ve given them pizza for ...
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Thursday, February 26th, 2009
“Come sit with me, Mom,” my younger son, Brandon said last night when I told him his dinner was ready. It struck me in that small moment before I turned off all of the other burners, the pot of brown rice, the stir-fry chicken, the green beans, that I never ...
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Ok, so I didn't get the information about our new monthly support group out until last week and our first meeting is on Wednesday (2/11/09). As much as I wished I could have gotten the information out a month ago, I just didn't have all the pieces in place to ...
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