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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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Each week I look for themes in the questions and challenges patients bring into our clinic. I am listening for the deeper messages being conveyed by the seemingly unrelated statements patients make about their lives. What I am amazed by is how often we miss the connection between what is ...
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of the things which matter least.”
~Johan Goethe
I can't tell you how many people I saw in clinic this week who said things like: "Help! I've lost control." Or "I've been putting this off, and now I'm ready." Or ...
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
The holidays inspire me to look for the deeper meaning in the experiences of my everyday life. Like last week after my son (the one who recently had his wisdom teeth removed) said to me, “Mom, my mouth is hurting again. Sometimes I don’t tell you when it hurts-I just ...
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