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I had the pleasure of attending a great writing conference over the weekend.  It was in Denver, Colorado at the Brown Palace and hosted by Hay House, the big publisher of self help books.  The subject was “Writing …

(from my journal: 2/25/2013)

Haven’t written in my journal in ages. Looking back through it today was very interesting. My thoughts over the last few years of writing have drifted from focusing on TUNA BREATH to wondering how well it …

Have you ever said yourself, or heard an adult that’s overweight say, things like “I’m battling with my weight” or “I have a weight problem?”

I, for one, sure have—especially when people find out that I lost 125 pounds in …

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I’ve always believed that Tuna Breath has a wide appeal and therefore a wide audience base.  However, everything that I’ve learned about publishing a book suggests that writers start with the reader in mind … so, writing with …

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I finally have the final chapters outlined for Tuna Breath.  The new, and final, direction for how to close the book literally came to me as I sat down to write earlier this week.  I love writing; it …

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It’s finally time to finish Tuna Breath once and for all.  It’s been months since I’ve done any serious writing.  Actually, it’s been longer.  My time has been devoted to my other business and raising Andrew, and he …

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately you’re probably aware that obesity rates in America have increased in the last 20 years. In 2009 the CDC reported that state obesity rates were largely between 20%-30%. Only Colorado …

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Do you have PMA?  …All the time?  …No matter what?  …Really?  If you answered “No!” to any of these, please read on.

PMA simply stands for Positive Mental Attitude.  Maybe you think of it as an …

A Conversation With ObesityBeater

Question: 23-year old obese female
” What I’m asking is, what do you do to keep yourself going, especially on the sluggish days when you don’t wanna move or can’t get outside due to the weather? …

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In articles one and two of this series we talked about Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and why “knowing BMR” is an essential element of any successful weight loss strategy.  Despite the boring definitions and road trip metaphors, we’re …

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In our first article of this series we talked about how we can relate our weight loss goals to a journey – like a road trip – and how to be successful we must to know about our …

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Have you ever taken a really long road trip that took more than one tank of gas?  Perhaps to visit your relatives for the holidays or to see something scenic like the Grand Canyon.

How did you prepare …

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Have you seen this article: Doctors and nurses’ weight biases harm overweight patients ?

THE FACTS

1.  6% of moderately overweight people experience bias due to their size
2.  13% of obese people experience bias
3.  40% of …

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Folks have been asking me to “serve a little taste” of the memoir.  I’m not sure what sequence this chapter will end up in, but for now this is the beginning, and rough draft, of Chapter 2.

Be …

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Are you up to date on the latest obesity policies suggested by our lawmakers?  I definitely wasn’t until I read an article in my local paper.  Having had a personal background with childhood obesity, I couldn’t help but …