daily life Archive

  • A lot of folks who have had weight loss surgery were affected by diabetes, many of them maybe dealt with insulin… so many of them likely had medical alert bracelets...

    Hope For The Best, Prepare For The Worst

    A lot of folks who have had weight loss surgery were affected by diabetes, many of them maybe dealt with insulin… so many of them likely had medical alert bracelets...

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  • It’s that time of year again… elections are full swing, no… I’m not getting political here. I’m talking about the 2011 WLS Awards, started last year by Diva Taunia, and...

    Vote For Joe

    It’s that time of year again… elections are full swing, no… I’m not getting political here. I’m talking about the 2011 WLS Awards, started last year by Diva Taunia, and...

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  • We’ve all heard the saying, the more thing change, the more they stay the same. And for someone that has made as many strides forward as I have over the...

    The More Things Change…

    We’ve all heard the saying, the more thing change, the more they stay the same. And for someone that has made as many strides forward as I have over the...

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  • My media empire continues to expand as I make my post-op TV debut tonight. I’m in a commercial for the bariatric centers that are part of the Allina network here...

    My TV Debut – Sort Of

    My media empire continues to expand as I make my post-op TV debut tonight. I’m in a commercial for the bariatric centers that are part of the Allina network here...

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  • Three years ago, I spent the summer NOT enjoying one of my favorite activities, playing paintball, because I was at my heaviest weight ever at over 380 pounds, and just...

    A Bizarre Turn Of Events

    Three years ago, I spent the summer NOT enjoying one of my favorite activities, playing paintball, because I was at my heaviest weight ever at over 380 pounds, and just...

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  • Did you realize it has been over three months since I last did a post about what I eat in a “typical day”? I know, horrendous, isn’t it? What was...

    Spending the Day With Joe

    Did you realize it has been over three months since I last did a post about what I eat in a “typical day”? I know, horrendous, isn’t it? What was...

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  • Actually – we have a few of them! I’m talking about the results of my Dash From Obesity fund raising. It’s for that that I went through this… And it...

    And We Have A Winner!

    Actually – we have a few of them! I’m talking about the results of my Dash From Obesity fund raising. It’s for that that I went through this… And it...

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  • Ok. Fine. Maybe I’m not exactly a video “star”, however I do have a number of videos out there. My video about why you don’t drink after eating continues to...

    Will Radio Kill The Video Star?

    Ok. Fine. Maybe I’m not exactly a video “star”, however I do have a number of videos out there. My video about why you don’t drink after eating continues to...

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  • Ok, sure. Fat people are one of the last groups of people where it seems to be socially acceptable to joke about, deride, and outright make fun of. Reading comments...

    Choosing Not To Be A Victim

    Ok, sure. Fat people are one of the last groups of people where it seems to be socially acceptable to joke about, deride, and outright make fun of. Reading comments...

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  • So the other day I went off on a bit of a ramble about how being overweight can almost lead you to setting yourself up when it comes to relationships,...

    My Own Worst Enemy – Part 2

    So the other day I went off on a bit of a ramble about how being overweight can almost lead you to setting yourself up when it comes to relationships,...

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