Katie Jay’s Tips on Losing the Obesity Mindset
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Even When You Don’t Wanna Be Thankful…
By: Katie Jay on: Nov 27,2008 In: Holiday Coping Skills, Self Care, WLS LivingHave you ever felt like you were in a churning sea of challenges, getting tossed around by events that you felt powerless to control?
Did you feel so discouraged you sought comfort in food or other compulsive behaviors?
We’ve all heard the term “Attitude of Gratitude.” We’ve even lived in that emotional place from time to time.
Maybe [...]
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Recently, I spoke with a woman who was regaining weight. She was a weight loss surgery person I met at a conference, and she was quizzing me about why regain happens.
Two years out from surgery, the woman had reached the lowest weight in her adult life. Three years out from surgery, she was 10 pounds [...]
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Are you haunted by negative self talk? Do you set yourself up for failure because deep down you feel inadequate? Many WLS patients do. It is not uncommon for feelings of hopelessness, fear, self doubt and even self loathing to continue to plague bariatric surgery patients sometimes years after their surgeries.
Shedding the pounds is an [...]
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About Katie
The author of Dying to Change: My Really Heavy Life Story, How Weight Loss Surgery Gave Me Hope for Living, and Small Bites: Daily Inspirations for Weight Loss Surgery Patients, Katie Jay, MSW, Certified Wellness Coach, is a nationally recognized expert on weight loss and weight loss surgery. She is the founder and director of the National Association for Weight Loss Surgery (www.nawls.com). An online membership organization created to help weight loss surgery patients master their eating, mindset, and lifestyle to achieve long-term weight loss success.
