Selma grew up in a Jewish family and when her father died, friends and family visited her and her mother to offer condolences. As is their custom, they often brought food. This custom frees the family to grieve their loss and to be surrounded by members of their community without
Loss-A Story of Bariatric Surgery & Divorce by Jasmine Myers OH Username: princess j I was the perfect candidate for bariatric surgery. I was going to shed 200 pounds, become a Victoria’s Secret model, and live happily ever after with my wonderful husband David.* I successfully lost 200 pounds, but
How much do you know about your Health? Take the Quiz! 1. True or False: Breast cancer is the leading cause of death for women of all ages. 2. True or False: It takes two minutes for blood to cycle through your body. 3. True or False: To maintain your
Over the last 30 years, obesity rates have sky rocketed. This jump in obesity may not only be due to what we are eating now, but how much more we are eating now versus 30 years ago. In their book The 9-Inch“Diet”: Exposing The Big Conspiracy in America, Alex Bogusky
Healthy Halloween Tips Here comes Halloween! You have worked hard all year to help your children maintain a healthy, well-balanced diet and this much anticipated one day of the year can easily sabotage your mission. Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years and is steadily on
Is Mindful Eating a Habit for You? Have you ever eaten something and not remembered eating it? And the only evidence that you ate anything at all is an empty wrapper or an empty plate? One of the important habits for WLS post-ops to practice is mindful eating. Mindful eating
. "WARNING: Picture might be considered obscene because subject is not thin. And we all know that only skinny people can show their stomachs and celebrate themselves. Well I'm not going to stand for that. This is my body. Not yours. MINE. Meaning the choices I make about it, are
We asked OH Members...Are You A Food Addict? OH Members who answered yes, remember the moments when they finally accepted that they were addicted to food: I realized I was literally only looking forward to meal times. I would wake up and wonder, “Hmm, I think I’ll get chicken nuggets
Be Free by Jessica M. Williams I felt dead in my body, emotionless in my mind. Like I had nothing worth leaving behind. My body was a prison, my life was a joke. I lived by the promise of death, told myself “tomorrow, tomorrow I’ll take my last breath.” Afraid
Weight Loss: The Integration of Mind and Body Many people believe that they know what a healthy diet for losing or maintaining weight loss looks like. As a clinical psychologist who has worked with bariatric surgery patients for six years (I have done more than 1,100 pre-surgical evaluations for bariatric
