My name is Cathy Wilson and I had RNY Lap gastric bypass surgery in 2001. I've lost 147 pounds. In addition, I also lost my diabetes, GERD, sleep apnea, and arthritic conditions of my joints and spine. I went from a size 26, 3x to a size 4. Weight loss and maintenance, and behavioral health are my...
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Wow! Really?
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Cathy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss
I need to vent. I haven't been on my blog for a bit. There have been a number of reasons.....sick, busy with work, holidays, spending time with my family, sick, dealing ...
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White Thanksgiving!
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Cathy
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Happy Thanksgiving!! As I type this, I'm watching it snow!! In the matter of about an hour, our weather went from rain to freezing ice pellets, hail and now it is snowin ...
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On My Mind...
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Cathy
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Since this is my own blog and created solely for the purpose of writing about whatever is going on with me and documenting what's on my mind, I'm going to write about it h ...
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Cupcakes for Dinner?
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Cathy
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Yep, you read that right - cupcakes for dinner. And they were healthy!!
Update on my quest for healthy eating by my pre-teen son.
This weekend I prepared a new di ...
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Picky Eater Son - Update
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Cathy
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My quest to open up the nutritional world for my picky eater son continues. With him, it is two steps forward, sometimes one step back and other times it is miles back. ...
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Election Day is Every Day
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Cathy
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The election is finally behind us. We now get to watch television without the constant back-to-back mud-slinging commercials of "vote for me" and the dirt on opposing can ...
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What's Eating You?
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Cathy
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I will repeat that exact same question to myself when I'm wanting to dive into Krispy Kreme donuts head first or some other sugary/fat/carb-laden/nutritionally zero food c ...
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Work In Progress
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Cathy
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As you’ve noticed, my blog is going through some changes. A super smart friend of mine is helping me with my blog (thanks AH= ). I am very excited.
I’ll be back with ...
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You Are What You Do
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Cathy
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Whether your goal is weight loss and maintenance, arriving at the office 15 minutes early to improve job performance, having a happier relationship, consistency is extre ...
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Overwhelmed?
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Cathy
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“Divide each difficulty into as many parts as necessary to resolve it.” – Rene Descartes
One of my triggers for emotional eating is feeling overwhelmed? It goes way ...
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Don’t Quit!
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Cathy
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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 f ...
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A Slip-Up Isn’t A Fall
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Cathy
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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 ...
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Body Image and Self-Esteem
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Cathy
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I’ve been all messed up on the issue of body image and self-esteem for much of my life. If my body happened to be in the losing weight mode, my self-esteem (or what I per ...
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