Refuse To Regain

A Joyful Noise: Serious Aerobics in the Bahamas

by Barbara Berkeley Try convincing someone who isn't an exerciser that they might someday like exercise. It's impossible. I spend a lot of time trying to do this and I'm never successful at it. You can almost see the eyes losing focus, the ears shutting you out and the brain stubbornly resisting. "Stop talking! There's just no way I'll ever like to sweat". But the funny thing is that I started out as difficult and resistant as the patients I... Read more →

For the Love of LeBron

by Barbara Berkeley OK. So this is a weight management blog. I know that. But right now, the thing that is uppermost on the minds of very many Clevelanders is the utter collapse of the Cleveland Cavaliers in round two of the NBA playoffs. I am a Clevelander, and today I am devastated. I assume you know something of Cleveland sports history, but just in case you don’t, the story is brief: we famously fall short. Some would say we... Read more →

On The Other Side Of Weight, Displaced Anger Still Exists

By Lynn Haraldson-Bering A few weeks ago, I posted a blog onLynn’s Weigh about displaced anger. That blog elicited some deeply personal comments. One in particular addressed obesity. Here’s what Jane wrote: “I have come to understand that just being overweight for so many years has created displaced anger that sometimes spills over to the one I love and trust the most. In reality I am really angry (and sad) within myself for all the years I have lost to... Read more →