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Learning How to All Over Again - Each day I find there are new changes with my body. It is my mind that is lagging behind. I tell myself I am the same person but you know I'm not. I have found this surgery has g...

Learning New Ways - I am trying to find new ways to deal with the demons. Feeling a little sad yesterday afternoon I found myself wanting to eat as a way to make me happy. This is a very old comfort...

Love the Weekends - So much to do and so little time. Prior to surgery I was a slug. I went to work and came home to only sit. I did not cook, clean or go out. Now that I am post op I have more energ...

In My Honest Opinion - I have read many of the postings on insurance companies denying people and setting the bar higher so that people can't reach and meet the criteria. Since when do people have to b...

Odd 2 Days - Been struggling a little bit the last couple of days. This is my second week at work. When i first went back only one person welcomed me back., One will not speak to me and the res...

Bye Bye Scale - Glorious Monday!! Best decision I ever made was moving that scale. I found myself fixated on it and constantly weighing myself. It wasn'thealthy for me as I want to turn my fo...

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Full of Energy - Good Sunday Morning! Before surgery I used to dread Sundays as it meant the end of a weekend and back to work on Monday. I no longer feel that way. I woke up at 7 wide awake and ...

TGIF - First week back to work and I went into my office today. I am exhausted. It was a good week though. My cat who ran away over 3 weeks ago finally came home. She is a bag of bone...

The Blahs - Ok I have been working hard and have been in a stall for 1 week I know not long. It is zapping my energy. Went for my usual 2 mile walk and only did 1 1/2. Just feeling really low...

Finding my Way with Food - I am still on liquids with trying some mushies. I am still trying to find my way. Looking at sweet things and smelling them makes me ill.  I can't believe it. I have also identif...

1st Day Back to Work - Well tomorrow will be my first day back to work. I will work from home as I anticipate I will be exhausted. Tuesday I will need to be in the office. I am anxious to have my life ...

1st Post Op Visit - Went to my first post op visit on Friday. My surgeon was very pleased. He is very strict with his sleeve patients so I am on full liquids and a little mushy but he told me since h...

A Big Let Down - Ok so I have read all the postings on stalling. Chemically it makes sense but it makes you feel so defeated. I had a nasty recovery and was looking for a reward. I get up every mo...

The Dreaded Stall - Well, it has finally hit me. The dreaded week 3 stall. Scale has not moved. So instead of getting down I am going to kick it up. I walked 40 minutes this morning up at the high sc...

Ready - I think I am ready to go back to work. I am getting bored. I am also getting bored of liquids but am ok till my doctors appointment on Friday. I stopped weighing myself as I was...

Struggling - I am not sure why but I am struggling. MY son's pictures are back from homecoming. They look so beautiful then I saw a picture of me. I cried and cried. I am so disgusting. in my ...

Amazed - I am 11 days post op and cannot believe that I am 24 pounds lighter and down 1 size. I am amazed at the changes my body is going through. I am happy.

A Better Day - Today was even better than yesterday. Each day I am feeling stronger. This morning I had to wake up my son at 6. I thought oh my I slept through the night. I got up and made my pr...

Surgery Here and Gone - I have to be honest in saying it was living in hell once I woke up. I had the same anesthesiologist that I had on my previous surgery and got really sick from. The surgeon was ha...