Which has been easier for me? The Gastric Bypass or being on GLP-1s? You be the judge!
I Walk… Because I Can (Thanks to GLP-1s!)
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!
Antipsychotic Medications & GLP-1s
Those of us who need anti-psychotics have enough to worry about without adding weight gain to our concerns. Might GLP-1s like Mounjaro or Ozempic be the way to help alleviate at least that one major side effect of our medications?
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!
What I Eat (& Don’t Eat) on GLP-1s
Here are the things I do and do not eat while I’m on GLP-1s… when I was on Trulicity and now on Mounjaro. It’s fun to see how people get healthier and lose weight. I’m opening my cupboards (and more) to you!
Mounjaro: This Writer’s Favorite Pen
What does it look like when a writer takes Mounjaro? Lots and lots of Pens!
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.
“Why Did I Stop Losing Weight on Mounjaro?”
What happens when your weight loss stalls on Mounjaro, Ozempic or any of the other GLP-1s? What can you do to get things going again? Here, I share some ideas that just might help.
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.
GLP-1s & Corn
How can we prove our stomachs and intestines take longer to digest on GLP-1 meds? Just add corn!
The Scent of Mounjaro
Are you on Mounjaro and notice an odd scent? Me, too! What do you make of it? Here’s my take.