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Weight Loss and Divorce: How They Are Linked

by Angel Lynn Diamond

18 Jan 2009 05:07 PM

Losing a significant amount of weight is great for your overall health and your self-esteem. However, it is life changing. It is even on the stress management chart as one of the causes of stress. Why? Because it is life changing in a wonderful way, it can sometimes be overwhelming to you.

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How Fat Are You Really?

by Melissa J

18 Jan 2007 10:41 AM

I made an interesting discovery while at the gym today.

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Becoming a Healthier Wife

by Melissa J

16 Jan 2007 06:36 PM

When I made my marital vows to my husband, putting on weight and feeling too tired for housework or intimacy was not a part of them! I was supposed to be his beautiful bride, someone he would want to love, honor and cherish for life.

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Becoming a Healthier Mom

by Melissa J

16 Jan 2007 06:27 PM

My children mean the world to me and there is nothing like the joy of being able to join in their world of play.

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I'm Not Pregnant, I'm Fat

by Melissa J

10 Jan 2007 02:50 AM

I assume when people see me they can tell I'm overweight. For this reason it blows me away when I get questioned about being pregnant. Do I really look pregnant? Can't people tell the difference? I remember when I was very young I was at my grandma's home.

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The Human Garbage Disposal

by Melissa J

10 Jan 2007 02:49 AM

Did you get the lecture about the starving children in Africa when you were a child and didn't want to eat the meal that was prepared for you? Perhaps you might have found yourself using the line when trying to get your own children to eat.

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Searching for the Real Me

by Melissa J

08 Jan 2007 02:40 AM

I don't feel like an overweight woman most of the time.

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Coming Out and Being Honest

by Melissa J

08 Jan 2007 02:24 AM

I've spent the last 15 years underestimating a problem I have. Rather than confronting it, I believed ignoring it as in issue would make it go way. I struggle with obesity; I have an eating disorder. Unlike many other issues people struggle with, mine stands out obvious to anyone who sees me.

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