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3/1/13 - Lana called - I have a surgery date - Jan - As I was finishing up breakfast with my grandaughters, the phone rang -- I HAVE A SURGERY DATE! (The clinic has some scheduling issues, and they were moving people around. M...

Day One on OptiFast - reporting in - I spoke with Aspen (Nurse practitioner at the Ottawa Weight Management Clinic) this morning. Man, when they say she's going to call "first thing", they *mean* it.   7:45 a.m...

Source for Sugar Free Metamucil capsules in Ottawa - There must be a run on them (pun intended). I've been to two Shoppers Drug Marts, a PharmaSave and a Rexall.   None to be had. Any suggestions for a west end Ottawa sour...

Lana called -- I have a surgery date -- January 23 - As I was finishing up breakfast with my grandaughters, the phone rang -- I HAVE A SURGERY DATE!  (The clinic has some scheduling issues, and they were moving people around. My b...

28/12/12 - From _The Happiness Project_ - "Money doesn't buy happiness the way good health doesn't buy happiness. "When money or health is a problem, you think of little else;  when it's not a problem, you don't thi...

18/12/12 - Note to self -- expenses - OptiFast - 7 boxes @ 14 per box = 98 packages - cost $293.16 or $2.99 per package (expiry January 22, 2014) Required to take 4 per day for 21 days = 84 packages - cost $251....

I am "cleared for takeoff" - Yes, this old chipmunk is going to be flying. I met Dr. Mamazza yesterday afternoon, and am, in his words, "cleared for takeoff".   I've got my Optifast, and expect surgery ...

18/11/12 - You have my permission to laugh at me.. - I am in pain -- doing contortions this morning to get in to pantyhose -- my thighs are so sore; yes, you have my permission to laugh at me. I cannot believe how I ache!   ...

A question for no particular reason - re: tickers - As indicated, there's no particular reason for the question, just curiosity. Some people's tickers indicate -- xxx pounds to go Some people's tickers indicate -- xxx pou...

You have my permission to laugh at me ... -   I am in pain.  After doing contortions this morning to get in to pantyhose, my thighs are so sore.   Yes, you hav...

I can relate, Jennifer. When I retired, seven years ago, I found...

You're absolutely right -- this, too, shall pass. Thanks, Debra!

14/11/12 - The name is Bond ... James Bond - In the new Bond movie, Skyfall, James does a word association exercise with a psychiatrist. His response to the word "day" was "wasted". That's my response to this afte...

The name is Bond ... James Bond. - In the new Bond movie, Skyfall, James does a word association exercise with a psychiatrist. His response to the word "day" was "wasted". That's my response to this afte...

1/11/12 - Happy, happy, joy, joy -   Happy, happy, joy, joy -- I've got my pre-surgery class and surgical consent appointment     ...

Happy, happy, joy, joy -- I've got my pre-surgery - Psssssssssst! It has happened. I have two appointments - a lovely man named Uzo called me this afternoon. Wednesday, November 14 - pre surgery class. Thursday, D...

Singing might just be the answer :) Thanks for the support, Evie...

31/10/12 - voice mails -   While I was out today, I got two calls from the Weight Management Clinic: one reminding me of my appointment November 7 with Dr. Shiau;   the second asking m...

31/10/12 - Thirteen years - ...of non-smoking. Thirteen years, 10 hours, 38 minutes and 30 seconds. 237472 cigarettes not smoked, saving $41,225.17. Life saved: 2 years, 13 weeks, 5 days, 13 hours, 20 ...

Thanks, Monica. Your kind comment is very much appreciated. ...

20/10/12 - I needed that laugh - I posted the cartoon because I needed the laugh. I've hit another reminder (read "low point") of how much I need the weight loss surgery.   I sing in a chorus at church, n...

21/10/12 - Laughter - This is how I feel sometimes.

Laughter ... -   Sometimes this is just the way I feel.

5/10/12 - Why, yes, I *can* leap buildings in a si - Yes, I can. Why, you ask? Because I freakin' ACED my angiogram yesterday. In the words of the cardiologist "Marilyn, there are no blockages in your cardiac arteries and every...

Why yes, I *can* leap buildings in a single bound! - Yes, I can. Why, you ask? Because I freakin' ACED my angiogram yesterday.   In the words of the cardiologist "Marilyn, there are no blockages in your cardiac arteries and eve...