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Good News - Well as it turns out, I was cleared by the nutrionist for surgery and now all I have to do is get an appointment with my surgeon. That's a little easier said than done, but the del...

Needing a bit of luck... - Today is my meeting with the nutritionist and I must say that I'm intimidated. I have been told by other people that it's hard to pass her and even though she is also supposed to b...

The truth... - To be totally honest, I'm scared...scared of this whole mess I've gotten myself into. Scared to stay at the weight I've allowed myself to get to, yet scared to have the surgery tha...

To Be or not To Be - Last night I almost had myself convinced not to have the surgery. I got to thinking about all the things I'd be giving up and how hard it is to stay on the straight and narrow path...

Back Again - It's been quite awhile since I've posted things and a roller coaster ride its been. In March I got out of the WLS program at the Naval Hospital Portsmouth because we thought my hus...

Yesterday, Today, and The Future - So yesterday was my orientation meeting...it was very informative, intimidating, and fun! I say fun because I got the chance to meet a new group of women that are now part of my su...

For Me To Remember - It's early morning and I find myself too excited to sleep. In a few hours I will be going to my orientation and as I examine my thoughts, realize that I feel as though I am getting...

Someone's not been in the cookie jar! - Alright I'll admit it...I'm about as giddy as a school girl right now. Tomorrow is my very first orientation meeting for surgery and even though it is only the first step in what w...

These troublesome days - The past few days have been terrible ones for my food portions and are laced with disappointments. I don't yet know what it is that triggers me, but my mornings will start out grea...

Therapy Sessions - This morning found me on the way to my very first appointment with a new therapist. He was running late(the weather is bad here), but seemed to be a rather nice man. After talking ...

How NOT to handle a bad day... - I had a bad day yesterday...eating and otherwise...it was just a bad day. My husband and I don't have children, but we do have two of the best dogs ever to paw their way over this ...

The Soap Opera de Food - It's very early right now...I try to muffle the sounds of the clicking keys,but am reassured by the steady rhythms of my husband's slumber, that I haven't woken him. I can't sleep....

Something I have to watch - I woke up this morning feeling very defeated and yet thoughtful at the same time. I have always had some trouble sleeping and as a result I was up very late last night. I'd been fe...

What I am... - I've been contemplating bariatric surgery for  about 4 or 5 years now, but was hiding behind the excuse of being afraid of "going under the knife"  to prevent me from proceeding an...