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Was the monkey off her back? I don't think so. Anna felt desperate for help. This 35-year old had successfully lost weight on her own this past year, down to the average weight for her height, according to standard charts.  She had been overweight, approximately 80 pounds higher than she is now. Now she presents struggling to maintain her current weight for her 5 foot 8 inch frame on just 1200 calories per day. And it wasn't going well.  She is pleased with her current weight, quite satisfied even, and doesn't want it to change, but feels she is fighting so hard to stay at this place.  No doctor would look at her BMI and conclude that there was cause for concern. Most would likely praise her for the healthy changes she had made, and perhaps even draw attention to her healthy low “runner’s pulse”. Do you appreciate what is in place or see life as black and white? But I had a very different perspective. Here’s what I saw beyond the scale: she has not gotten a period in ove...

Moving On After Triggering Comments I’ll never forget the SoHo gallery that July day, about 14 years ago. No, it wasn’t the memorable art, but the chatty 20-something employee there. I stood bewildered at first, in my short black sleeveless dress, with its Empire waist, feeling quite good about myself, I might add. That is, until our conversation. Perhaps it was the heat, but I wasn’t so quick to get her references. "How much more time till the big day?" "How are you feeling?" And finally, "Have you picked out names?"  Yes, I was assumed to be pregnant—but I wasn’t! And how would you feel? I wish I could say I hardly remember this event, but unfortunately I do. People can say the most triggering things. To better address this point, please read the following piece, so beautifully and powerfully written by a very wise patient of mine. Welcome my very first guest author , who I’ll call Molly. I walk in the cemetery to revel in the peacefulness, to breathe ...