hercules411
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Positively liberating! - "Liberating" is how I describe the feelings of riding a bicycle for the first time in thirty years. Well tonight I had an other nice moment. Or should I say "we" had a nice moment...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Monday morning weigh in - Scale still says 234.5.. I round up. so 235.
Scale also says 58% hydration and 18.5% Body Fat Percentage.
I don't know how accurate those other figures really are.
Getting 1...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! - This day, in fact this whole weekend was truly a gift. My daughter and sons were in town. We ate our Easter feast together. I ate more than usual.. but didn't binge as in days o...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
I ate a little too much. - My sons stopped by for Easter, so I bought some bbq chicken, beef, pulled pork, and ribs for them.. along with the sides of french fries and baked beans. It all smelled so good, t...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
I drank a lot today! - No.. Not liquor. I drank a gallon and a half of liquid today. I am six months post op. I have no Idea why I drank so much.
Instead of the usual two quart minimum.. I drank thr...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
LIFE IS UNFAIR! - I didn't always say "Life is unfair" out loud. But I used to think it. And those feelings were partly an excuse to eat.. eat.. eat. I could go all day without eating on some d...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Surprise: Reached another goal. - The parking lot where I work has one of those automatic gates to let traffic come and go. For years, I would see my skinny workmakes cut in between the black steel gate and the whi...
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hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Monday morning weigh in -
Scale reads 235 today. I lost three of the five pounds I gained last week. I need to lost about six more pounds to no longer be obese... Just overweight..
FYI. Still eatin...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Cycled 13 miles this afternoon. - This is my second weekend on the bicycle in 20 years. I had to wait all day for the plumber to get to the house to install a new hot water tank. After she left I went out to th...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
WLS = CHEATING? - A poster her was upset that someone characterized her weight loss surgery as "cheating".
My response:
As much as we hate to hear ignorant responses like that of your colleag...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Eating "normaly": What is that? - I read a post here recently from a member who says that the post op diet from her surgeon allows three meals per day, and a snack if she absolutely needed to eat a snack.
He...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
A little gratitude before I sleep. - I am about to go to bed this Friday night.. the night before the start of my weekend after a very busy week at work. Tomorrow's weather forecast looks nice enough that I'll be abl...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
What I eat: In case you are interested. - A fellow member asked me what I typically eat on a day.
I didn't mention the fish or chicken that I eat regularly.. but this was my response.
Hi. Usually when I share what ...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Thanks Doc. - Ultimately, each individual must reach their own point in life where they believe that whatever they have done in the past to escape the hopelessness and despair of obesity hasn'...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
The word "hopeless": No longer in my vocabulary - Tonight as I hopped into bed, I glanced at my legs. I thought to myself how much improved they looked compared to about three years ago when circulation problems had caused huge, ...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Gained five pounds. Life is good. -
I am officially six month post op RNY as of yesterday. The scale read 238 lbs today. That's a five pound increase over one week ago. I'm still eating between 650 and 700 cal...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Spousal support. - The first time I pursued weight loss surgery, my wife mentioned that it might be just another of my weight loss "fads". I pushed on without her. I lost the weight required to qu...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Bicycle update: - After riding a bicycle for the first time in 20 years this morning, I went out again this afternoon. This time I hit the bike trail and rode 22 miles. Again, I took my time. I'm ...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
How I'm dealing with heel pain. - The prescription orthotics seem to be slowly helping my right heel (that's the one that hurts). But I have only been wearing them for a couple of weeks. Although stretching the p...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Breaking news!!! GOAL!!! - I've had many moments over the past year that made me happy that I made this life changing choice to undergo weight loss surgery. But today topped them all.
This morning.. on...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Do "regular sized" people wear pants this tight? - Okay. Maybe not tight, but snug. I put on another new pair of jeans today.... Wrangler brand. Unlike most pants I have worn in my life, they fit my legs in a fairly snug manner....
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Following doctor's orders: How important? - For years my primary care physician suggested that I undergo weight loss surgery. But I always thought he was just trying to remove the responsibility from what I thought was his ...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Would I have my WLS if I know what I know now? - Someone on the main board posed the question: If you had to do it all over again, would you have your RNY?
Here was my answer:
I'm only six months after my RNY. I got seriou...
hercules411 wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Still feel fat? - Another OH member posted on the main board after seeing pictures of herself and feeling discouraged.. saying she was still fat and why bother..
Here was my response:
. I used...
