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New Year, Restrictions are OUT, and Self-Care is IN in 2025
To make the jump from "I hope this is the year" to "Last year was the year and this year it will continue" is such a relief. Like so many...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Jan 23 min read
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Disney: Sans Food Noise, Plus NSVs
As a tried and true Disney Adult, it was a MOMENT for me to tell Mickey Mouse that I'd met my goal of losing 50 pounds before coming to...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Dec 20, 20244 min read
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Chapter 36
If you know me, you likely know that if you're reading this post on the day of publication... today is my birthday. I asked my parents...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Nov 26, 20240 min read
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Six Months in Review
The first week that I started Wegovy, I saw a quote on Facebook. "Dear Me in six months, I'm going to make you so proud." At the time I...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Nov 19, 20245 min read
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What They Don't Tell You About Weight Loss
So, you've lost some weight. Hurray! You are actively defeating the disease of obesity -- with the help of a GLP-1 medication, bariatric...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Nov 13, 20246 min read
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Acceptance
Anthony and I just came back from a trip, and I was planning to write all about how eating the foods you want on vacation is okay in...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Oct 16, 20245 min read
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"Do Something Nice for Yourself!"
Oh, the number of times I've heard that one. For some people, "self-care" means getting a massage. A facial. A manicure. I get it. Those...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Sep 23, 20244 min read
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The Plateau
One of my coping strategies for as long as I can remember has been writing. It's one of my few coping strategies that doesn't involve...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Sep 15, 20243 min read
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The Importance of My Quality-of-Life and Non-Scale Victories
Three months ago, our tub/shower was the stuff that nightmares were made of. Its first obvious problem was that no matter what I did to...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Sep 5, 20245 min read
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My Not-So-Secret GLP-1 Recipes and Food Combos
Confession time: I have NEVER been a good cook. I've been lucky enough to always live with good cooks, starting first with my parents,...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Aug 29, 20246 min read
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Three Months in Review
August 19, 2024, marks my three-month Wegovy anniversary. This day seemed a long way off on May 19th. I didn't write a two-month review...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Aug 18, 20244 min read
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"Everything in Moderation," or, The Brownie Bite Chronicles
"Everything in moderation." Ugh, gag me. It's a platitude I've heard for most of my adult life. But I never understood why it bothered me...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Aug 7, 20244 min read
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The Couple That Takes GLP-1s Together...
Breaking news, everyone! I will no longer be the lone member of my household on a GLP-1 medication. My husband, Anthony, has started...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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An Open Letter to Food
Dear Food, All of this time I thought you were my friend. You comforted me in the scary times, and celebrated my victories. When I was 11...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Jul 14, 20248 min read
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My New Favorite Foods
"W.I.E.I.A.D.," or, "What I Eat In A Day" posts, are THE trend right now on TikTok and Instagram -- especially in the GLP-1 community....

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Jul 9, 20247 min read
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What Food Noise sounds like to me (and it might sound different to you)
The phenomenal Amy Kane aka @amyinhalf on Instagram and TikTok (and a big feature of Oprah's special on the disease of obesity) was the...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Jul 1, 20248 min read
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I Go to Extremes
Billy Joel said it best. "Darling I don't know why I go to extremes. Too high or too low, there ain't no in between." I started my fight...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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ONE MONTH on Wegovy!
By the time you read this post, I'll have completed one month on Wegovy! I'd like to thank the Academy. Let's raise a protein shake! Ha...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Jun 19, 20245 min read
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"Y'all weren't even thinking about the food!"
After my parents and I watched the Oprah special that changed their thinking about obesity as well as mine, I must have watched this...

Mary Grace Donaldson-Cipriano
Jun 14, 20242 min read
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