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Apr 14 2016

Self-care has more to do with setting appropriate boundaries than it does pedicures (but those are great too!)

by Marilyn McKenna

We are running on fumes, many of us. We work, we nurture, we tend, we manage, we attend to, we contribute, we perform, we do. We do all the things. And then we get up the next morning and we do it again. It’s no surprise we long for vacations and we crave some pampering. […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Anxiety, Boundaries, Eat Like It Matters, Good Girl, Obesity, Self-Care

Jan 13 2016

3 Powerful forces that keep us trapped in obesity

by Marilyn McKenna

If you’re trying to eat healthy, a trip through the mall food court can be fraught with hazards. When I weighed 265 pounds I was constantly dieting, but I was also constantly craving sugary, fatty, ooey-gooey foods. The smell of Cinnabon or Auntie Anne’s would send me reeling and I’d battle with myself: Don’t stop! […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon, Denial, Food Addiction, Food Addiction Quiz, Food Addiction Recovery, Obesity

Nov 3 2015

My big, fat, fabulous struggle with body image

by Marilyn McKenna

It was about six weeks ago something occurred to me that really shook me to my core. I’m a little embarrassed to say that I hadn’t thought of it before. I’ll get to what triggered this epiphany in a sec, but the thought I had was just this: my body image hasn’t really changed since […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Style + Substance, Weight Loss Tagged With: Body Image, Body Positive, Body Positivity, Body Shame, Brittany Gibbons, Fabulous Life, Fat, Fat Girl Walking, My Big, No Body Shame, Obesity, Whitney Thore

Aug 20 2015

Blog: One Nation, Overfed

by Marilyn McKenna

A friend’s recent trip to Vegas led to a Facebook post that included a photo of the “Heart Attack Grill,” famed for its single, double, triple and quadruple bypass burgers. There’s even an Octuple Bypass Burger (eight patties) that’s just shy of 20,000 calories – not including the Flatliner Fries – which holds the Guinness […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Heart Attack Grill, iHop, Obesity, Outback Steakhouse, Overfed Americans, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Starbucks, Weight Loss

Jun 25 2015

Q&A: “How did your husband treat you when you were fat?”

by Marilyn McKenna

This is a question someone posed to me recently on Facebook, and I think it’s worth answering to a bigger audience. I have been asked this – in many variations – before: “How did Rob feel about your obesity?” or “Was he still attracted to you when you were overweight?”  Admittedly, these are very personal questions, […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Emotional Abuse, Love and Obesity, Marriage and Obesity, Obesity, Q&A, Weight Loss

Mar 23 2015

What we can learn from our inner 12-year-old

by Marilyn McKenna

From our adult vantage point we look back on our twelve year-old selves and think we had it made: no job, no bills, no responsibilities. We could sleep in on the weekends and take off on our bikes and hang out with our friends for hours. Sounds like our idea of heaven now, right? But […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Emotional Abuse, Emotional Eating, Inner 12-Year-Old, Obesity

Feb 21 2015

Is it spring yet?

by Marilyn McKenna

Winter’s certainly coming on strong this year! Depending on where you live, you could be up to your eyeballs in snow and ice, or battling wind-chills below zero. Brrrrrr! I spent the week on the east coast and the freezing temperatures meant all of our activities were driven indoors. That’s just fine with me though, […]

Filed Under: Newsletters Tagged With: Newsletter, Obesity, Spring, Venison, Winter

Feb 19 2015

Is obesity incurable?

by Marilyn McKenna

In an article recently published in the journal The Lancet: Diabetes and Endocrinology, which hit the popular media by way of The Los Angeles Times (“Diet and exercise alone are no cure for obesity, experts say”) four well-respected weight-management physicians (from Mount Sinai Hospital, the University of Colorado, Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania) challenge […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Incurable, Obesity, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Surgery

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