Refuse To Regain

What LeBron Can Teach Us About Weight Control

by Barbara Berkeley, MD Whether or not my beloved Cleveland Cavaliers are able to prevail as champions this year, there is no question that they have delivered a gutsy performance in this year's NBA finals. When LeBron was in Cleveland during his first stint, I frequently wrote about him in this blog. I thought, and still think, that there was a lot to be learned from someone who pursued his goals with such single-minded intensity. In my own "sports career"... Read more →

LeBron James on Challenge

by Barbara Berkeley, MD Now that LeBron is back in Cleveland you're going to get sick of hearing me talk about the Cavaliers and their trials and tribulations. But bear with me, because sports resembles life in many ways and there is much to learn from the best of it. This video clip from last night records LeBron's reaction to losing the third game of this young basketball season. The Cavs were blown to bits by the Portland Trailblazers, losing... Read more →

LeBron Goes Low Carb: More Refuse-to-Regainers?

by Barbara Berkeley, MD Although I have written many posts about LeBron James (to the consternation of many of you, I'm sure), I have never written about LeBron's own weight. It never occurred to me, even though he has definitely gotten noticeably larger over the past couple of seasons. Now, LeBron has reportedly gone low-carb in order to get back to optimal playing weight. This article in The New York Daily News is just one of the many written after... Read more →

LeBron and the Art of Weight Maintenance

By Barbara Berkeley At the risk of alienating our dear friends and readers from elsewhere in the country, I must brag just a little. Cleveland has one heck of a basketball team. I might be one of the world’s biggest Cavaliers fans. For years, my husband Don and I have watched the changing fortunes of our home team at the Richfield Coliseum and later at the arena that would become known as the “Q.” Many years ago, after moving to... Read more →