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Barbara Strickland is a 71-year-old Eastlake resident who has found herself in another weight-loss battle, eight years after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Strickland has multiple health concerns that get in the way of exercising, but she said she will work hard to tackle her weight issues.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Friday, June 3, 2011

Another picture perfect day in Ohio.  I just finished my Hospice of the Western Reserve volunteer classes.  A total of 21 hours of scratching the surface of this wonderful service.  I have grown so much personally since starting these classes that it amazes myself that I hadn't figured these things out for myself.  Not making a comittment to my health routine yet since the weigh-in.  I always seem to fool around with excess before I buckle down and help myself feel better.  Why the delay?  I wish I knew. 

1 Comments:

Blogger Randy N. Townley, M.A. said...

Barbara,

Good luck -- admire your determination. My Grandfather and Grandmother both were served by the Hospice of the Western Reserve at the time of their death. A wonderful service. Many blessings to you.

As far as your weight-loss, it's something with which I struggle myself. I know the answer -- I know what it takes -- but it's getting there and buckling down to make it happen. My mom died two years ago from complications resulting from a gastric bypass surgery and I have vowed never to go that route. I had considered it, but I don't think the answer (and definitely NOT judging here) is not the easy one -- it's the hard one. The choices. Choices are the only thing that will ever get us over the goal line. I have a lot to lose -- but so much to gain by losing. I'm proud that I'm making an effort, but I am sickened that I don't keep up with it.

June 3, 2011 at 11:43 AM 

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