self image Archive

  • 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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  • Lack of self confidence, low self-esteem, a flurry of self doubts. These are all traits shared by many people that are/were obese. And while I’ve made improvements over the last...

    My Own Worst Enemy – Part 1

    Lack of self confidence, low self-esteem, a flurry of self doubts. These are all traits shared by many people that are/were obese. And while I’ve made improvements over the last...

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  • Maintaining a consistent exercise routine is tough. It’s tough for just about everybody, not just weight loss surgery patients. Finding time to exercise in our busy lives can be a...

    Breaking Free From The Monotony Of Exercise

    Maintaining a consistent exercise routine is tough. It’s tough for just about everybody, not just weight loss surgery patients. Finding time to exercise in our busy lives can be a...

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  • Let me start by saying I’m sorry. There were 300-plus people in Vegas this weekend for the WLSFA Meet & Greet, and I met but a handful. If you weren’t...

    More Vegas Reflections – An Apology

    Let me start by saying I’m sorry. There were 300-plus people in Vegas this weekend for the WLSFA Meet & Greet, and I met but a handful. If you weren’t...

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  • These thoughts came about after reading a post on a forum where someone was upset… a friend of theirs found an old photo with them in it before their weight...

    Before Pics – A Double Edged Sword

    These thoughts came about after reading a post on a forum where someone was upset… a friend of theirs found an old photo with them in it before their weight...

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  • My recent Head Games video took me a bit by surprise. What I started out wanting to talk about was a sort of “the good, the bad, the ugly” sort...

    Not Quite Ready

    My recent Head Games video took me a bit by surprise. What I started out wanting to talk about was a sort of “the good, the bad, the ugly” sort...

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  • “Thank you.” This is something I’m trying to learn how to say more often. See… here I am, staring down my 1-year surgiversary and doing great… but one of the...

    Thank you…

    “Thank you.” This is something I’m trying to learn how to say more often. See… here I am, staring down my 1-year surgiversary and doing great… but one of the...

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  • A quick update on a couple things, first the Minneapolis Meet & Greet is going to be July 23-25. Hosted by Patti from the BTV forum. I’ll dedicate a post...

    Head Games

    A quick update on a couple things, first the Minneapolis Meet & Greet is going to be July 23-25. Hosted by Patti from the BTV forum. I’ll dedicate a post...

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  • A topic was brought up on the forums at BTV that got me thinking (as they often do). I did a quick reply over there, but my brain kept on...

    Interaction: Reflection or Projection?

    A topic was brought up on the forums at BTV that got me thinking (as they often do). I did a quick reply over there, but my brain kept on...

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  • Being fat was part of who I was. The issues associated with it were there every day; in the mirror, in my closet, in the meds I was taking every...

    Shhhhhh!

    Being fat was part of who I was. The issues associated with it were there every day; in the mirror, in my closet, in the meds I was taking every...

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