http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/Wonderlight's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,66736/Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:58:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,66736/Gosh, it's been a long time since I've posted anything - life has gotten busy!  I'm feeling really good, staying at 165 lbs. and wearing a size 10/12.  I really haven't tried to lose more weight and enjoy my life and how I feel now.  I'm working full time and ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,43871/Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:18:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,43871/My weight loss had slowed to what I thought was a stop after a year and still about nineteen pounds from goal.  So I kicked up the fluid intake and started exercising.  At first I walked outside (before the two snow storms) and now I am doing the Walk Away ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,38656/Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:27:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,38656/I need to thank Ronda for pointing out that my one year surgiversary is Feb. 22, 2007 - I was a month ahead of myself!  I had posted that I already had my surgiversary.  Guess this menopause thing affects more than my body, huh?  LOL!! Anyway, I am now almost at ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,38455/Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:39:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,38455/It is clear to me that I'm in my typical winter mode - the weather is cold (below zero for several days) and I don't want to move.  I haven't been exercising and I'm eating more than usual.  I especially crave carbs.  I sometimes wonder if it isn't the mammal ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,35421/Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:19:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,35421/I had an appointment this morning to establish care with a PCP and weighed 169 pounds.  It feels good to see loss happening even after a year without terribly significant effort on my part.  I talked with her about weight goal and she looked at my height and determined that ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,34865/Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:45:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,34865/ Today is eleven months since surgery and I still feel so blessed and thankful I had this surgery. I weigh 170 pounds, down from 282 a year ago. That's 112 pounds lost!! Besides that - I have lost 12 inches from my chest; 4 inches from ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,31311/Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:44:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,31311/Its been some time since I've posted, and an update is in order.  I have not progressed much in my weight loss.  My most current weight is 171 pounds, which I have weighed for the last few months.  The good news is that even though I did terribly with my ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,22948/Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:58:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,22948/We closed on our houses (both the one we sold and the one we bought) on November 20th and I spent the week unpacking and preparing for my surgery on November 27th.  I had a rectal/vaginal fistula repair and an overlapping sphincteroplasty at St. Mary's in Duluth.  I'm VERY sore ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,18395/Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:47:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,18395/I am so excited!!  We are moving to the St. Cloud area in a week!  I have so much to do to get packed, but it will be done and we will be moved before winter really sets in!  I will miss Lake Superior and the North Shore, but not ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,14405/Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:35:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wonderlight/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,14405/I had a pre-op physical yesterday and my weight is still at 179 pounds, so the plateau is holding.  Of course, this doesn't surprise me because my eating hasn't been as good as it could be.  I have been gone out of town a good deal and I usually do ...