http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/Swimming with the Mermaidhttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/2008/11/20/-post/Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:05:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/2008/11/20/-post/There is always noise inside my head. Voices and messages and things I need to do and learn and think about before I take actions. Most of the time, I obey them, although sometimes things take hold of me--positive and negative--before I even realize what's happening. I still strive for perfection and while ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,162950/Thu, 29 May 2008 13:10:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,162950/So here we are, 9383 miles-and-change later ... Something I couldn't possibly have fathomed five years ago ... A 16-day trek From New York City to Seattle to Fairbanks, Alaska, cruising through the inside passage, holding glacier ice as it melted in my hands, petting puppies destined for the Iditarod, ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,152389/Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:43:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,152389/A tragedy just came to my attention a couple of days ago and I assumed you would know about it but I checked posts back to April 10th and didn't see anything. Our dear and wonderful "New & Improving Robin"--my wonderful "Rockin' Robin"--passed away last week from a blood clot.  I have absolutely ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,143260/Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:03:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,143260/I haven't checked in for a while, so I'm letting you know that--through the grace of God--all is well.  Good days, bad days, for sure but such is the essence of life.   During my days of obsessively scrutinizing OH posts/pages, I often wondered why many posters and profiles seemed to drop ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,119881/Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:26:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,119881/I've been a good girl but a horrible OH board member ... I'm keeping my distance but--as always--I'm only an email away.  I will catch up best as I can as soon as the "Merry F-in Ho Ho Day" is over.  In the meantime, enjoy the giggle below with all ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,112064/Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:35:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,112064/So it's that time of year again.  Three years ago today we had already completely digested an enjoyable but not-over-the-top pre-Thanksgiving holiday meal and my family was nail-biting their way through the afternoon, standing by in the hospital waiting room, anxious to hear that I was in recovery after my ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,102161/Sat, 13 Oct 2007 04:45:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,102161/Well, what a time it's been ... Missed you but been having the vacation of our lives.  Check out some of the highlights from our trip from NYC to Tampa, then cruising to Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize and Honduras (link below).   We stayed an extra day in Tampa after we docked ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,96013/Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:02:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,96013/I aways say that you never fully appreciate when life is great unless you've made it through a few crappy days.  So today was one of those crappy days.   Nothing earth-shattering, no huge drama to speak of, just one of those days that has you pulling a few hairs out of ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,89829/Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:38:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,89829/At times our journeys can be so all-encompassing that we forget about the world-at-large.  I've been caught inside my little life over the past few months.  A breast cancer scare, seemingly unexplained weight gain and some family issues will do that to you.  Still, I strive to keep my gratitude ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,78736/Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:14:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/MelissaMermaid/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,78736/Please forgive the lack of disclosure lately but a lot has been going on and most of it finally can be classified as "good."  Just REMEMBER, PLEASE … THIS IS MY STORY--IT WON’T NECESSARILY HAPPEN TO YOU--YMMV (YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY).  There is--and never will be--a situation where one size ...