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Tuck Me In - Now, I know I am thinking a little far ahead ... But I have been wondering if I could get a tummy tuck after I get close to my target weight. I have excess skin from back wh...

Half-Way Mark! - YES! I made it! One pound shy of my minimum half-way mark!  At this rate I should be at my target by April/May. Just in time for the big 3-1. Struggles? Yes. Still having a lot...

I'm SO EXCITED! - Nothing to do with weight loss ... After making what seemed to be 1,000 phonecalls I found out that I am going to be able to go back to school! I can't explain how happy I am t...

New Year, New Me? - Yes, it's 2011. What does that really mean? It means that I need to try to find some purpose in my life again. I am trying to get things lined up to get back in school. It also mea...

Hungry ... - I don't know what the deal is but I am really hungry in the evenings. I think it may be my mood stabilizer I take at night. But man, I am always hungry after 6pm! I hate it and it ...

6 Week Check-up - I saw my HOT doctor today. I have a secret crush on him. He's tall, bald headed and Australian. What more could a girl ask for? That alone is incentive to make my appointments. L...

Not Much To Say Today - Hey all. Sorry I haven't written lately. I just haven't had anything new to share. Life is kind of blah lately. Could be better, could be worse. I am still having trouble makin...

As a Swag put it "Surgaversary" ... - Yes, it has been a month! We made it! No more soreness, bloating, gas, hiccups, liquids ... Head hunger is still working my nerves but I'm getting a handle on it. I'm still tir...

Week 3 - Today I about passed out. I weigh myself about every 3 days and last time I got on the scale I was down to 224. This morning I could not believe that it said 219! That's like 5.8 l...

One Week Check-Up - Yesterday I went to the doctor for my one week follow-up. I finally got those itchy staples out. Lovingly I refer to my scars as "Frankenbelly". Oh well, they will eventually blend...

Feeling The Burn - Well, I am 3 days out of surgery and back at home. Feeling better than when I first got out of surgery. UGH! That was not too good. At first the pain was so bad I actually asked...

"The time has come" the walrus said ... - I can't believe it ... Tomorrow is my surgery day! I'm not scared (yet). More than anything I am nervous about getting knocked out. Not like I would want to be awake during surge...

Liquid Diet ... YUM :( -  Well, I now have my surgery date (November 3rd) and am on the 14-day clear fluids diet. It was SOOOOO hard the first 3 days. I am on day 7 and I still crave food but it's not the ...

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Almost There - Yesterday was a pretty big day. I went in to St Alexius to have all of my testing done (blood/pee/x-ray/breathing/anesthesiologist  etc ...). Finally I found out who my surgeon is ...

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Finally! - Thursday I called the doctor's office to ask if they were going to fax the medical records to the bariactric center or not and they told me to call on Friday. It was starting to ge...