Every Journey Needs a Compass

  We are all here because we bit the bullet and had surgery to lose weight. We have a tool to help us… and during the first year, it works pretty well… almost too well! And as a result, many of us don’t take the time to put in the WORK to LEARN how to use the...

Resolutions

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several of my followers ask me about my New Year’s Resolutions and why I haven’t posted mine. It’s easy. I stopped making them a few years ago. In 2011 I was beginning my journey of healing from the...

I’m Worth It!

Walking around LA this past weekend I did a lot of people watching. I found myself wanting to help every single obese person I saw. My heart was breaking right and left as I remembered what it was like. I don’t care how confident I tried to be… how I...

Even the Strongest Struggle

  While I seriously hate to admit it… I. Am. Human. I know… what?? But seriously. I am. I struggle just like many of you do on a daily basis. I struggle with my water intake. I struggle to get out of my own head and see myself for who I am now and not...

Finding your Person

If the past 35 years of struggling with my weight have taught me anything, it’s that I simply cannot do this alone. I’ve tried. Probably hundreds of times… and I don’t even want to think about the money I wasted… each and every time. But...