http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/Linda_S's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,148310/Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:38:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,148310/Hmm - it seems it's been a really long time since I've written anything here.  Not much to report.  I've been in the stall from hell for a long time (about two and a half months total) but the scale has finally started to budge again.  I'm down nearly 80 ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,114800/Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:24:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,114800/Well, I pasted my weight tracker in here and it covered up my add post button, so I haven't been able to add a post for a while.  Life is good, the weight is coming off (although I am in a bit of a stall recently), and I feel healthier ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,103472/Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:32:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,103472/I always used to laugh about the Hobbits' meal schedule -- first breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, luncheon, afternoon tea, supper, dinner, etc.  Now I seem to have become a hobbit, but cakes and ale are not on my diet.  I still can only eat about a 1/2 cup at a ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,94712/Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:40:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,94712/I am so thankful for a skilled surgeon and for this wonderful surgery.  I am now down a total of 46 pounds, just 7.5 weeks after surgery.  From a size 20 to a size 14.  I can walk distances again.  Actually, I'm starting to think about running! I really ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,82182/Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:56:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,82182/I made it to the loser's bench!  I cannot believe how wonderful I feel.  A bit tired, but just wonderful.  Have you ever noticed, after surgery, that you feel so much more alive?  I've had a few big surgeries before (hysterectomy being the biggest), and I'm not sure if it's ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,80212/Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:43:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,80212/I am so very excited.  Only two more sleeps, then I'll take a little nap and wake up with a little pouch to put only good food in.  I think I am so prepared for this.  I have read three books on weight loss surgery, I've read as much as ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,76364/Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:17:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,76364/I am so excited.  I think I have everything ready, and I still have two weeks to go.  I have my hospital bag half packed, I've got lots of things all set up.  Lots of boxes of sf jello and sf/ff jello pudding, protein powders, vitamins, calcium, stool softeners, milk ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,74358/Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:38:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,74358/Ah, what a mixture of emotions are running through me at this time.  I almost feel as though it's going to be Christmas in July, and I get health for a present!  What a gift.  I am so looking forward to not having an appetite -- at least for a ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,63334/Mon, 21 May 2007 09:30:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,63334/Well, things certainly have changed since I first started coming to this site.  I have a date for surgery -- not till July 24th, but I'm looking at it as I have a super surgeon who will take good care of me and he is worth waiting for.  I have ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,39171/Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:36:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/linda_s/uzone,blog/blog_id,73679/action,comments/blog_post_id,39171/Well, changes seem to be going around lately!  My sleep study has been moved to Thursday instead of tomorrow :-o  When I first started this journey, I was foolish enough to think that the local center would get its certification quickly.  That didn't work out.  I finally decided to go ...