Archive for the ‘Weight Loss’ Category
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
“I need a target, Stefanie, something to shoot for, otherwise I just flounder.” My patient continued, “In the beginning of this process I had a goal. I felt so much more focused. Now, I’m just slowly letting all my hard work slip away.” And everywhere I turn this week, I’m ...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Once in awhile I’ll get an email from someone that says that she’s been reading my emails for quite some time, and that she is finally ready to get back on the slopes. She’ll mention shat wasn’t able to address her weight gain when it first started happening, but somehow, ...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
The thing about the holidays is that they bring up all kinds of stuff. Sure, there’s a certain amount of excitement, anticipation, and magic. Right? Once a year foods, gatherings with family and friends, gift giving and sparkling lights make this time of year ever so special. And then, there’s ...
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
“A patient I worked with recently told me she’s afraid to answer the phone. “Why?” I asked. “Stefanie, I say yes, when I mean no. I say yes when I mean maybe. I say yes because I don’t even know what I want.” I probed further, “What does it mean ...
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
“Life just happens for me. It’s good, and I love it, but it’s killing me,” said a patient in one of our Living IT groups this week. We were talking about the importance of making plans to maintain weight loss. She was commenting about how it feels like she “doesn’t ...
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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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