How does someone get started walking when they have been too big to from having super obesity? I share my story of encouragement for anyone just getting started. It’s an experience!
Category: Physical Health
GLP-1s Changing Commercial Real Estate: I Resemble That Remark
What happens when you start GLP-1s? Often, your entire life shifts and this piece is about those changes. From food, to alcohol, to gyms, it’s quite amazing to experience all the shifts. However, not only are we who are on the medications affected, but so are the businesses we used to patronize… or will seek out with our new, fitter, lives. Come along watching how my own life resonates with an article I found this morning.
Going to the Movies on Mounjaro
What’s it like going to the movies 180 pounds lighter? An entirely different experience!
On Mounjaro: “You’re Losing Too Much Weight”
Is there a time when weight loss is too much? Do we know where the finish line is? Here, I talk about Mounjaro and Wegovy, demonstrating what long-term usage looks like on our bodies.
Post-Disney Depression
What happens when you’re not supposed to worry about vanity or what the scale says, but it pervades your world? Here, I share my feelings about the hanging skin I have from losing 175 lbs on GLP-1 medications.
Down 175 Pounds: Disney Celebration!
To celebrate my 175 pound weight loss, I walked, for the first time in decades, at Disney World. I wandered around the Beach Club, walked to the Epcot International Gateway, and then to the Boardwalk for a tiny dinner. Who is this person?
“What if ‘Food Noise’ Is Just … Hunger?”
Kate Manne wrote an opinion piece today about how Food Noise is a societal creation to keep women from eating and keep them dieting… that GLP-1s are part of the conspiracy to deny our basic need to eat and remain alive. She is 100% wrong and here, I share why I know she is and also explain, from someone who knows first-hand, what Food Noise really is.
Intertrigo: Under-Skin Seeping
Many of us with obesity know this skin infection that happens under our hanging bellies or between creases around the body. Here, I share the treatment I learned from my Dermatologist that has saved me from the Intertrigo I’ve experienced for 4+ decades. It’s glorious to be pain and infection-free.
Conflicting Advice for GLP-1s & Anesthesia
When it comes to anesthesia and GLP-1s, what is a patient supposed to do? It depends on who you ask.
Walking: Now I’m Here!
What happens when GLP-1s change a life? She is able to walk.
Folks Quitting GLP-1 Medications Within a Year
Why would people quit the GLP-1 medications before a year is up? I have seen several reasons, but this odd article makes a guess. Is it right?
Let’s Talk Side Effects: GLP-1 vs. Obesity
Here’s a comparison between the side effects and possible complications from GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP medications versus the effects of having obesity. Which do you think is worse?
Studies Regarding Periconceptional Exposure to GLP-1s
What is the research saying about conception and early pregnancy on the GLP-1s? Research is so new, it’s hard to know what a woman should do. I share a bit about what I am finding so far. There is still so many unknowns.
Tirzepatide Brain: The Nose Knows
Might GLP-1s and GLP-1/GIP smarten someone up? What about minimizing hallucinations? Mounjaro is doing both for me. I am looking for more information, so if you have some, please share!
“Phantom Fat?” / “Body Dysmorphia Disorder?”
The experience of the integration between the before and after a great deal of weight loss can be difficult and lonely. We can share here together!