horrible_monster
horrible_monster wrote Just Another Day 7 years, 2 months ago
Today went pretty well, I think. My boss graciously invited me on a short walk to a coffee shop, where I resisted the urge to acquire a big, fat, fancy coffee drink and contented myself with a mug ...
horrible_monster wrote Day Two of Doing Better 7 years, 2 months ago
(I don't anticipate updating daily, but I am trying to build some momentum and accountability, so it feels like the right thing for now.)
Major disappointment today: literally no time to exe...
horrible_monster wrote Gotta (re)Start Somewhere 7 years, 2 months ago
So today was my first day really holding myself to the higher standard I hope will get me back down to 170 and then (fingers crossed) to 160. It was kind of arduous but also not; the only really ha...
horrible_monster posted a comment 7 years, 2 months ago
Thanks for the tips!
horrible_monster has a new goal: my goal is to weigh 170 pounds. 7 years, 2 months ago
Track my food, water, and exercise via MyFitnessPal. Look for opportunities to fit dedicated exercise time into my day at least two or three times a week.
horrible_monster has achieved her goal: Get a job doing something I enjoy 7 years, 2 months ago
I DID get a job doings something I enjoyed in July of 2013. Then I was laid off in 2015. So...this goal is current again, I guess. Gotta earn money to put gas in the Jeep to go to support group, right?
horrible_monster wrote Not Perfect, But Not Bad 7 years, 2 months ago
Hey! What's up, long-neglected OH blog? Since I'm coming up on my fourth surgiversary in a week or so, I thought it would be a good time for an update.
I feel like I say this every time I p...
horrible_monster has a new goal: Get a job doing something I enjoy 8 years, 1 month ago
I DID get a job doings something I enjoyed in July of 2013. Then I was laid off in 2015. So...this goal is current again, I guess. Gotta earn money to put gas in the Jeep to go to support group, right?
horrible_monster has achieved her goal: attend a support group meeting 8 years, 1 month ago
Need to get a job so I can afford gas for the drive to and from meetings.
horrible_monster wrote Three years since my VSG (spoiler alert: life is good) 8 years, 1 month ago
Hey! How are you, OH? I've missed you. Things have been tumultuous around here, but overall it looks like Life Stuff is settling down some—and mostly in good ways. A quick recap of the last however...
horrible_monster uploaded 4 photos to Year Four 8 years, 1 month ago
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 8 years, 9 months ago
Oh hey, it's been six months. Seven months. Seven? - ...I did not mean to go so long without updating, but there haven't been too many dramatic happenings in the realm of My Exciting Post-Op Bariatric Lifestyle. There has been Life S...
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 9 years, 4 months ago
Well shoot. - Up to 166 pounds. I'm feeling feelings about that.
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 9 years, 4 months ago
Two experiences: one humbling, one energizing - I meant to blog about this when it actually happened, but I got lazy and kind of sad and "meh" and never got around to it. At my last appointment with the ARNP, she suggested I do ...
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 9 years, 5 months ago
Ugh. - Well, in the spirit that "confession is good for the soul" I guess I'll note that I ate four or five cupcakes this afternoon. (I know.) (I know.)
Maybe recording that here will h...
horrible_monster posted a comment 9 years, 5 months ago
Thanks! I don't know how I missed this comment when it was...
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 9 years, 5 months ago
Finally, a follow-up appointment - So it turns out it's been just over a year since I saw the ARNP at my surgeon's office. Yikes. I have another appointment scheduled for next month because the ARNP would like to ke...
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 9 years, 6 months ago
Baby steps? - Hey, check me out: I finally (FINALLY) made an appointment to see the ARNP! (This is basically to make up for an appointment I missed in...January.) I went and got my blood drawn, ...
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 9 years, 9 months ago
So I spent the last six months or so just...doing - Well. It's been a few months. A few tumultuous months. I've been seeing a counselor, intermittently doing better with some of my Eating Issues, sometimes exercising enough, sometim...
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 10 years, 5 months ago
Onward -
Nothing much to report. Just downloaded and printed the intake paperwork for my first appointment with the counselor. That's on the fifteenth. I'm looking forward to it, but I'm...
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 10 years, 6 months ago
Warning: swears, excessive use of parentheses and -
So I haven’t been blogging, because I’ve been too busy having feelings.
Mainly feelings about food. And may I just say? Fuck having feelings about food. I am so ...
horrible_monster posted a comment 10 years, 6 months ago
The only thing that's gonna get me through this Halloween is buying...
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 10 years, 6 months ago
A long-overdue update -
...but only a brief one. I have lots to write about and all of it deserves more thought than I have time for at the moment.
I've been struggling lately. But this afternoon ...
horrible_monster wrote a blog post 10 years, 9 months ago
This got long -
Enjoyed my follow-up appointment at the Center For Weight Loss Surgery this morning. I really like my ARNP; everyone there is pretty charming, actually. And I’ve never, ev...
horrible_monster posted a comment 10 years, 9 months ago
Oh people who think you can just stay on the pre-op liquid diet...
About Me
28.3
BMI
Surgery
02/27/2013
Surgery Date
Sep 30, 2012
Member Since
Before & After
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2009, at a friend's wedding. Probably weighed ~250 at this point. (I miss that dress.)
250lbs
Very awkward selfie! I should probably ask for assistance next time, but I'm impatient.
170lbs
