Cathy W.

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Don't Quit! - I've kept this poem for a long time.  I saw it a couple of years ago and it has given me lots of motivation and inspiration.  I talked with a someone recently that was frustrat...

A Slip Isn't a Fall - I made a couple of food choices that upon reflection I wish I hadn't. No big deal but not what I'd planned. Actually, it isn't necessarily the choices but the way and reason. ...

Do You Like Roller Coasters or Merry-Go-Rounds? - I was watching the last 25 minutes of the movie Parenthood.  I have seen it multiple times but something in particular struck home with me.  The elderly grandma talked about how mu...

Giving In and the Fallout of Regret - I am a fan of The Biggest Loser.  I know it is a very controversial issue for many people, including OH members that don't agree with the premise, safety of contestants and the met...

1 is too many - 1,000 is not enough - 1 is too many - 1,000 is not enough....I say this to myself many times when I am facing down a trigger food.  I know myself well enough if the conditions are just right for emotion...

The 4 C's (Control, Commitment, Choice & Consisten - I'm in the process of writing a Weight Loss Purpose Statement.  Something that I can say to myself when I'm in the kitchen and the Cathy cravings are calling my name.  One of the t...

A New Beginning 24/7 - Do you remember the days of dieting.....it was always that we had to begin on "Monday" or "the first of the month" or some other arbitrary magic day of the week, number of the mont...

Grazing is for cows - not us!! - I believe one of the main reasons we (myself included) regain weight is grazing.  If you stop and think about it, cows graze.  They are supposed to graze.  Farmers want their cows ...

Don't Quit! - I've kept this poem for a long time.  I saw it a couple of years ago and it has given me lots of motivation and inspiration.  I talked with a member today that was frustrated with ...

Feel the funk without food! - I know what hunger feels like.  True, real physical hunger.  It sounds simple enough - that I know what hunger feels like.  I have to say that before I had my surgery that I had ...

Two books I bought - Upon the recommendation of an OH member/friend, I bought two books that I'm excited to read: 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food by Susan Albers, Psy.D. and Eating The Mom...

Riding the Wave Without Food - Today is a funky day.  I don't know why but it is.  I just feel low and down.  Yesterday was a good day so go figure!  There isn't a particular reason but it just is.  I could go...

Happy Half Surgeriversary! - Yesterday was my half-year surgiversary.  Yes, I celebrate my half-year surgery anniversary.  Why?  Why not?!  It is my way of acknowledging the success and challenges I've exper...

Food fog - I have spent a lot of my life in a food fog - one of my own creation and design.  A food fog can be anything from taking the edge off an uncomfortable emotion to a downright self-i...

For the taste of them: fresh fruit and vegetables - After watching the Jamie Oliver show "Food Revolution," I have made some pretty significant changes in my own life and how my family eats. Even though I've lost my weight since hav...

I love Jaime Oliver!! - I have been watching Jaime Oliver's new show "Food Revolution."  It is fantastic.  If you need a shot of motivation, watch it.  In one episode, he shows what they make chicken nugg...