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Monday, July 21, 2025

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/22/25 2:55 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16

It is very disturbing to hear that medical people may be jumping the gun on declaring death to hasten organ donations. It seems like rules about when death can be declared need to be established that are consistently applied regardless of location. Stories like this will make all of us pause when considering donating our own or a loved one's organs.

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

Paula1965
on 7/21/25 2:53 pm, edited 7/21/25 7:53 am
VSG on 04/01/15

123.5. Up again but that is okay. DH keeps reminding me that I need to be at a good weight going into plastics at the start of September and even having a little reserve wouldn?t be a bad thing.I always remember counseling my heart patients that post op is not the time to limit calories. You need those extra calories to heal. Weight loss efforts can come after healing!

Very busy day today and it will continue. Hair cut and color this morning followed by microblading my eyebrows (semi permanent tattooing). Dishes and laundry done and my weekly obligatory bag of garbage to toss so we don?t have to move crap to Florida. I actually had more than one bag this week. Started tossing old videos and pictures! Still a lot of work to do there.

In a little bit I?ll go to the church garden to help harvest. Things are growing so quickly now that we need to do it more than once per week!

DH is golfing so it is a FFY (fend for yourself) dinner night. I?m eating a microwave chicken burrito bowl from Costco, pretty tasty!



5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!












DiamondD
on 7/21/25 7:28 pm
VSG on 06/13/12

Did you micro blade before? DD does it, and while a bit pricey, it lasts years, and looks really nice.

Paula1965
on 7/22/25 4:50 pm
VSG on 04/01/15

I started doing it right after Ben died. My coworkers gifted me it in a wonderful basket of take care of yourself items!



5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!












Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/22/25 2:59 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16

You are really being proactive on the junk removal. I was not: One huge effort before putting the house on the market and a second not quite as bad one when moving out.

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

Peps
on 7/21/25 3:52 pm, edited 7/21/25 8:53 am

Okay, Liz, you inspired me, but now I feel completely overwhelmed by my list. I'm sure I will feel very accomplished once it's done.

Dammit! I have to add post office to the list...

DiamondD
on 7/21/25 4:28 pm
VSG on 06/13/12

Very impressive! Hmmm, you folks are helping me to think about leveling up.

Peps
on 7/21/25 6:46 pm

DON'T!!!!!! It's stressing me out!

DiamondD
on 7/21/25 7:30 pm
VSG on 06/13/12

LOL. You can probably mark me safe from spread sheets. I'm kind of technology challenged.

Paula1965
on 7/22/25 4:51 pm
VSG on 04/01/15

lol! I have spreadsheets for my photography biz but hate using them!



5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!












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