Just posted an update on all that's been going on with me in the past - well - more than a year, over on my blog - here's a link:

livingthedslife.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/finding-my-footing/

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions, okay?

How'd it go by so quickly?

Dang!

I remember thinking I'd never hit the 6 month post-op mark.  But here it is - and my 8 year anniversary came and went - a week ago!  Not that I forgot it or anything, it's just - well - dang, life is good, life is busy - and well, time to reflect on it in writing is fleeting!

If you'd like to check out my blog post about it - see livingthedslife.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/would-you/

The stats:

Current weight:  139 lbs

A little more than I'd like.  I loved being 125 pounds, but got lots of scolding about being too thin.  (Which I wasn't, people!!!)  My doc was pretty happy to see me nearing 140.  I'm trying not to freak out about it too much.  I'd love to be right at 135 and stay there!

It has been a crazy year.  No - I wouldn't go back and do the year over again.  But YES - I'd totally do my DS over again - and again, and again, and again!  :)

So - happy anniversary to me.

Crazy how fast the years fly!

Blessings,

dina

Years ago after a lot of collaboration with a bunch of other Baltasar post-ops we brought www.bodybybaltasar.com into being.  It was so cool!  We had so much fun putting it together.  We loved having a place to share our photos and updates.

Funny when you lose your weight and move on with life how you kind of forget how thrilling every little milestone is.  How easy it is to forget to tell people what your journey from pre-op to years post-op is all about.

Well, the BBB (as we've affectionally referred to the www.bodybybaltasar.com web site) is no more.

We've decided to go forward with a group blog format instead.

Frankly - it's so much easier!  People can update their own photos and journal entries - no web master needed!  I love technological advances!!  I also love free!

So - the new blog:  www.bodybybaltasar.wordpress.com - makes sense, huh?

So - if you're a Baltasar pre-op, post-op, or support person and want to be an author on the group blog - email me at dinacmcb@comcast.net and I'll get you set up, okay?

I already broke it in and posted about a significant milestone yesterday.  :)

Blessings,

dina
www.livingthedslife.wordpress.com

It’s time for a parting of ways…

Remember when I started my DS blog on Blogger? Then I tried merging all of my blogs into one at Known by Name?  The goal was to live a less fragmented life and so I was combining a couple of my more active blogs into one – this one!
 
Here’s the thing…
 
It’s just not working out.
 
When I feel the desire/need/thought to post about my weight loss surgery – or the technical stuff that goes with being a WLS post-op – or pre-op who is still researching – I feel myself go through this jumble of emotions…
 
…is it appropriate? I mean, how does it mesh with the garden? The chickens? The other stuff? Yeah, some of it works… some of it not so much.

…if I get too technical – well, there are a bunch of people who will wonder what the heck I’m talking about!

…if I post too many posts about WLS or the DS – it’ll seem kinda weird and out of balance…

So I’ve made a decision. I’m keeping the DS-related stuff here – but I’ve created a NEW Living the DS Life on WordPress (cause it so kicks butt) – right here.
 
I’ll copy over posts from here that pertain to my DS – but all new DS- and WLS-related posts – they’re going over to the new blog:
 
http://livingthedslife.wordpress.com/
 
In case you didn’t know – a really easy and great way to stay current on topics – on ANY blog – is to subscribe. I use the RSS feed subscription (that’s the funky little orange block up there) – and I love it. I have it set up to actually download new posts from blogs that I’ve subscribed to into a content specific folder in Microsoft Outlook. It’s so easy to manage that way!
 
Anyway – thanks! Thanks for putting up with my little experiment. Thanks for the congrats when I had my 7 year anniversary. 

It’s been a great ride so far – I’m looking forward to decades more posts about Living the DS Life.

Woo Hoo!!!

Happy Anniversary to me!

Wow – when you’re a pre-op all you can think about is how stinking eternal the wait is for surgery.

 

Now – on the 7 year post-op side, all I can think is that the time since has gone in a heartbeat.

 

If you’d like to read my musings on my anniversary, you can see them here:

 

http://knownbyname.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/%e2%80%a6and-7-years-ago%e2%80%a6/

 

Blessings,

 

dina