About 10 months ago when I started my Genesis journey two words coming from my coach had me in utter disbelief. Those words went against everything I had held consistent with the process of weight loss. I couldn’t believe she was asking me to refrain from these two dearly loved words that had helped me drop some […]
Vacation????? I CAN DO IT!!! I just finished my first week away since beginning my transformation with Genesis! I MADE IT & I’M SO HAPPY! With careful planning and counting the number of meals that I needed for a week and bringing “back-up food”: it went so smoothly, even I was amazed. Group lunches, banquet […]
My doctor told me that I was unable to work out for four to six weeks, and I was literally CRUSHED!!! Where do I get my adrenaline from? I am a workout junkie. The last month has been very difficult… learning how not to work out and keeping a positive outlook on myself, let alone […]
by: Mark R, retired Chicago cop Have you ever had a time when you opened the food cabinet and locked eyes on something you knew wasn’t good for you, but ate it anyway? You know like a potato chip or a “Fannie Mae” meltaway. You start out thinking MODERATION, I’ll eat one…then half way through […]
By: Kelly Elmer In 2009 I could not walk up a single flight of stairs without having to pause and catch my breath before continuing. Over 15 or so years I tried all the diets, some of them several times. I lost 40 pounds, gained back 60, then after a year or two did it […]
I can’t believe it!!! Now I’m down 10 1/2 pounds! I’m eating more and more. 11 days ago on Thursday I started to lower my insulin units – you’re supposed to do it 1 at a time. Before yesterday I had already lowered it by 7 units!! Yesterday my blood sugar was low again when […]
by Amy Zimmerman, BSN RN Priorities. Now is time more than ever for me to really reflect and get mine in line. Macklynn Elizabeth Zimmerman was born on 12/28/12 at 6:43 am. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. We’ve made it home from the hospital with only a small glitch […]
Happy New Year! It’s been quite a month for me as I’ve been working through back and hip pain since the day before Thanksgiving. Because of this I’ve been high on my calories this whole time with little or no exercise (without weight gain!) I was doing so good in rotation and had my sights […]
Holidays should be a time of cheer and enjoyment, right? But, like many of you, for me the holidays bring along more than a smidgeon of stress and drama. I expect this holiday season may be stressful for me. I will be 38 weeks pregnant the week of Christmas, juggling work, attending at least 3 […]
Well, I did it! Passed the 100 pound mark last week. It was funny because after all the wondering about how I would feel it was pretty normal, not emotional as I feared. I thought it was still a few days away so I wasn’t really ready and as I stepped on the scale I […]
July 7, 2013 by Katie Surjan
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