Never too late to change!

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Meet Joan.  A loveable mother with a 23 year ‘addiction’ to Diet Mountain Dew.  After years of ‘treating’ her body poorly with diet soda, ice cream, and restaurant food; she committed to making a lifestyle change at age 49.  Here is her story. In Joan’s words… 12 weeks ago I was 225 lbs., depressed, stopped [...] Read more »

Do Artificial Sweeteners Have A Place In YOUR Diet?

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How (artificially) sweet it is…or is it?!? You want to eat healthier, you want to lose weight, but you still have have those cravings for something sweet.  Food companies know this, and have worked hard to give us “sweet” options  that have no calories; and if you listen to the marketing…no guilt!  BUT, are these [...] Read more »

Are excuses your reality?

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Have you let some hardship BECOME your reality? We have ALL been there. We take something that has happened to us, something that has occurred, and we use that as our “excuse” as to why we can’t continue on or accomplish something. No one is immune from this. It happens to those of us with [...] Read more »

The 386lb “quick fix”…that became a 526lb problem

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After ballooning to 526 lbs AFTER a failed “quick fix” at 386 lbs, one woman decided to do it the RIGHT way! Think quick fixes are the answer? The ads and marketing material make it sound sooooo easy, but are things like stomach stapling and gastric bypass going to work if you don’t CHANGE your [...] Read more »