Category Archives: The Success Habits of Weight Loss Surgery Patients

Clearing The Cobwebs

Posted on May 5, 2022 by colleen

As bizarre as it may sound, each spring we clean our home with a leaf blower! Yes, the garden tool. At first, I thought my husband Roger was crazy, but he was right. It’s messy, but effective. We live in

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Everyday weight management tricks used by successful WLS Veterans

Posted on April 26, 2022 by colleen

Successful long term weight management for bariatric patients takes an extraordinary amount of commitment and discipline. I am 27 years post op this year and I must say – It’s awesome out here – meaning life beyond surgery, recovery, and

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Essentials for Lasting WLS Success

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Colleen

Yes, it’s been 27 years since I took control of my weight, improved my health and changed the direction of my life by choosing weight loss surgery. In 1995, many looked down on a surgical option as an intervention for

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Bariatric Regain GONE!

Posted on October 12, 2021 by colleen

Twenty six years as a weight loss surgery patient and this year as been one like no other! I have learned some fascinating things, adopted a few new habits and have lost 28 pounds! And I feel fantastic! I can’t

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Re-frame

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Colleen

It’s cold here! And there has been so much snow that our road is like a luge run and almost claustrophobic. Somehow, I have gotten into the habit of checking the temperature and weather forecast first thing each morning. And

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White-Out!

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Colleen

White out The snow is beautiful here in our winter wonderland, but during a snowstorm, travel can be a little treacherous. Sometimes we experience a ‘white-out.’ It’s like a black out, but it’s the blowing snow makes it impossible to

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12 Ways Intermittent Fasting is Helping Me Maintain My Weight Loss.

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Colleen

For those of you who may not know, I am a weight loss surgery patient from 1995! I lost 125 pounds that first year and what a ride it was!  Through the years, I have done fairly well to maintain

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Ready for Spring? Well, maybe not.

Posted on March 27, 2018 by colleen

I want it to be spring! I really do, but I don’t feel like I am quite ready. Roger and I spent all winter working inside our warm and cozy log home. We have been able to finish up many

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As my husband lay in a hospital bed, recovering from a total hip replacement, I searched diligently for a way to show my love and support. Then, I found the perfect answer, “licorice and Oreo cookies!” After 50 years in

Posted on February 14, 2018 by colleen | 1 Comment

Give Back by Paying It Forward

Posted on October 16, 2017 by colleen

22 years later, I still find myself so very grateful for the doctors, who dedicated their lives to provide a surgical intervention option for those who struggle with the disease of obesity. Like many of you, I took that leap

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