I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. Just today. And I’m going to try this for a year to see what happens.

I had two medical appointments yesterday with people I had never met before. As we talked about the reasons for my visit and the causes of my problems, I asked each if obesity was a contributing factor. And each of them brushed the question off, saying that I was not obese and that wasn’t an issue for me. When I told them about the weight I’d lost this year, then they admitted that obesity could be a contributor to each condition (one much more related to obesity than the other). Continue reading →