http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/Bridget's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/2009/07/21/-1/Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:46:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/2009/07/21/-1/Thought for today..  When I think back to life before RNY-I don't know how I did it.  Current weight is 132, and there are days when I still feel huge.  I guess that even if the body now looks a lot different, at the root, I'm still the same person.  ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,115324/Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:26:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,115324/Almost a year, and I've went through so many changes, I don't know where to start.  I'm married now, as of 11/11/07.  I've completely changed my livestyle.  I'm pregnant, but life is good.  I've gained about 10 pounds since becoming pregnant, which isn't good, but since I'm no longer running ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,78007/Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:25:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,78007/Wow! I can't believe it has been over 6 months since my surgery.  My life has changed 110%, most for the better.  I started this journey at 247 pounds as my highest weight ever and now my weight is 135 pounds!!!   I still battle with feeling fat and I really don't ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,47433/Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:26:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,47433/Well it will be three months on Sunday since my surgery!  Time flies!  I am now at 160 pounds and in a size 10/12.  Read that as I can get in a size 10 but, they are not something I would wear out of the house.  A size 12 is ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,32856/Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:43:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,32856/It has been one month, and I can't begin to tell you how different I feel already!  I have lost 27 pounds, since post op.  I am exercising 6 out of 7 days every week.  I am still a little queasy about trying any new foods, even if I am ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,30170/Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:55:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,30170/I'm three weeks out and just starting on pureed food. I don't really think my looks have changed at all, and my clothes were tight, (read hard to breath in) before and now they fit loose, so I guess I have lost some weight. I am really enjoying exercising for ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,26990/Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:26:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,26990/The good news is that my blood sugar has been normal since the day after surgery!  The bad news is that the surgery and the days after were very rough.  Here is what I remember.  I stayed in Columbus the night before the surgery, so that I would be to ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,26329/Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:37:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,26329/Ok, so surgery is in two days!  I'm finally completely sticking to my pre-op diet.  It is very hard in the beginning, but finally I'm to the point where I am doing ok with it.  My blood sugar is finally going down.  I had to call the surgeon and tell ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,23423/Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:16:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,23423/Ok, so I'm finally going to go find out everything I need to know about my surgery on the 18th and I am so nervous.  What if it doesn't work for me, what if I end up not being able to eat at all?  What if I end up miserable?  ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,20812/Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:14:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/ms_mizer1/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,20812/Well, here it is a little less than a month away, finally, after a lifetime of dealing with diabetes and being overweight.  In some ways it feels as if I'm being freed and in other ways it feels like I'm going to be less free.  Thanksgiving is in a few ...