http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/melly37's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/05/16/the-beauty-of-intermittent-fasting-with-wls/Thu, 16 May 2013 07:15:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/05/16/the-beauty-of-intermittent-fasting-with-wls/ I haven&#39;t updated in a few weeks, as life has been busy.  My grandfather passed away, and I traveled to Texas, then to Arkansas for his final resting spot.  He was such a brilliant man.  He has several patents in the oilfield and was able to revolutionize the way drilling ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/04/26/f-ing-my-way-to-losing---fasting--/Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:32:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/04/26/f-ing-my-way-to-losing---fasting--/ <br/> I think I am on week 4 or 5 of doing the intermittent fasting (IF).  My eating window is between 3pm and 9pm Monday through Friday.  I eat whenever I want on the weekends, and pretty much have been eating very lax on the weekends, too. <br/> What I have noticed is ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/04/15/intermittent-fasting/Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:32:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/04/15/intermittent-fasting/ I typed up a very long (and of course brilliant) blog on Friday, but alas, when I went to post, it gave me an error and I lost the entire blog!    Needless to say, I was too disgusted that day to re-write the entire thing. <br/> Okay, on to my updates. <br/> I decided to dump ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/04/02/no-april-fool/Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:32:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/04/02/no-april-fool/ Checking in!  I am still working on my second job of taking care of me.  I am get better at it, have a few hiccups here and there, but it&#39;s a long-term thing.  This is not a seasonal job.  <br/> My scale is up a bit.  Partly with my eating over the ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/03/18/second-job--taking-care-of-me--is-paying-off-/Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:31:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/03/18/second-job--taking-care-of-me--is-paying-off-/  So, my last entry I talked about how I had a bit of an epiphany about myself.    I concluded that my work ethic is pretty strong and I manage to drag myself in to work no matter how tired or achy I am.  I don&#39;t let small problems get ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/03/05/in-my-defense----/Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:31:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/03/05/in-my-defense----/ It&#39;s been a while since I updated.  Life has been busy, and not much on the weight loss front has changed. My weight is still unknown.  tee-hee.  I am guessing it&#39;s right around 180 or so.  I am in the midst of moving to a different house, so haven&#39;t been able to ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/02/14/love-yourself-on-valentine-s-day--/Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:23:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/02/14/love-yourself-on-valentine-s-day--/  Happy Valentine&#39;s Day <br/> I have to say that I am lucky to have someone very special in my life to enjoy Valentine&#39;s Day with.  He showers me with love and affection every day, not just commercial holidays.  However, I probably wouldn&#39;t have attracted someone this worthy if I didn&#39;t love ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/01/31/first-real-therapy-session-down/Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:57:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/01/31/first-real-therapy-session-down/ I saw my therapist for the 3rd time earlier today.  The first two times were just intake, and not much happened.  Truthfully, not much happened today, either.  I think my frustration came out and I felt bad.  The therapist has me keeping a food log.  So, I have to write ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/01/15/therapy-to-stop-food-therapy/Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:04:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/01/15/therapy-to-stop-food-therapy/ Yesterday was my first day of therapy for eating disorders.  The first couple of sessions are just intake, where the therapist will ask me a ton of questions to assess what my issues might be and where they came from.  This of course led to extensive talks about my sexual ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/01/08/5-years-of-struggling--learning--succeeding/Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:30:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/melly37/blog/2013/01/08/5-years-of-struggling--learning--succeeding/ Thursday marks the 5th anniversary of me getting WLS.  My LapBand was installed on that day.  I have since had a second surgery to fix a slip, then a third surgery to revise to my lovely VSG. <br/> My life has changed in so many ways since that cold day in January.  ...