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Going on a diet has always been a torturous process for me. I don’t like being hungry and even though Weight Watchers insists that you never have to experience that empty feeling, I do on every diet. Going on a GLP-1 (Zepbound, in my case) has freed me from the thing I hate most aboutContinue reading “Dieting Without Angst”

Well, I did it. I started on the new weight loss drug, Zepbound, a GLP-1. My doctor had originally prescribed Wegovy, but my pharmacy didn’t have it. The doctor was gracious enough to change my prescription, knowing that weight loss drugs are in short supply, even given the astronomical costs (this one is $1200 outContinue reading “Life on a GLP-1 Drug”

If you are like me, you are intrigued with the potential of a prescription medication to make weight loss easier. As someone who has dieted and lost (and regained) hundreds of pounds, I can attest to the difficulties inherent in having an intractable weight problem. At this moment in my journey, I can safelysay thatContinue reading “The Ins and Outs of Weight-loss Drugs”

Although this blog is dedicated to all things “weight management,” I want to take a little detour and talk about the holidays. Thanksgiving is this coming Thursday and Christmas is around the corner. And while I know that imminent holidays cause feelings of dread in many people, these occasions fill me with uncomplicated childish joy.Continue reading “An Ode to Joy”

I am fascinated with what I am learning about the new weight loss drugs. One bit of news that came through my computer this week was that Ozempic and Wegovy are going off-patent this coming year. The prices are bound to come down considerably when that happens. Wegovy has been approved as a weight lossContinue reading “News on the Weight Loss Drugs”

We tend to rely on the scale for objective feedback about the results of our weight management efforts, but are there other ways to get feedback? Fortunately, there are. First, let’s evaluate your physical activity. Are you breaking into a sweat three to four times each week? Are you working out in classes or withContinue reading “Feedback that Tells You You’re on the Right Track”

We are so excited to tell you that Stop Losing and Win is on its way! We are doing the final edit right now and have asked our graphic designer friend, Karen Shein, to design the cover. It’s just a matter of weeks now before you’ll be able to buy the book on Amazon. Writing together hasContinue reading “We’re Havin’ a Baybay!”

I hear you, and believe me, I’m trying to! And although my body doesn’t get as many new clothes or pictures snapped of it now, I’m treating it tenderly. One thing we do is to go to the gym several times each week where we enjoy the dubious pleasure of getting sweaty together—and feeling soContinue reading “Love Your Body Through Thick and Thin”

Insurance companies consider weight problems to be behavioral, not medical. This minor reconceptualization saves insurance companies from paying for any treatment associated with weight management. As a matter of fact, overweight is such a prevalent issue that insurance companies might go broke if obesity were treated as a medical problem. Diabetes drugs such as OzempicContinue reading “After the Weight Loss Drugs”

Today I realized that I have a fear of going hungry. And I know where that fear originated. I developed a fear of hunger by going hungry when I was dieting. The fear floats to the surface when I’m just sitting on the couch—a little niggling sensation followed by the question: Am I hungry? Usually,Continue reading “Tuning into the Feelings”