Jean M. wrote a blog post 14 years, 12 months ago
Self Acceptance -    I have a dear friend who's experiencing some buyer's remorse after having a breast reduction. I understand how she feels. I took a perverse pride in my big breasts even when the...

Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years ago
What do you believe about yourself? - Yes, I know everyone's tired of hearing my Miss Sunshine routine, but despite their whining, I still believe that our beliefs can influence our actions, and that can affect our suc...

Jean M. lost 0 lbs since Dec 07 15 years, 1 month ago

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Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
Back to my fighting weight! - This morning I weighed 133.6 pounds....only 1.6 pounds away from my lowest post-op weight. When I got dressed for work, I thought, "Dang, girl, you're looking cute!" So I had my hu...

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Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
How other people see us - Recently my husband asked me to send a copy of a Bandwagon to an old friend of his (who I will call MJ)  who has struggled with his weight for years and is now approaching 400 lbs....

Jean M. lost 0 lbs since Nov 16 15 years, 2 months ago

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Jean M. lost 1 lb since Nov 04 15 years, 2 months ago

Jean M. lost 1 lb since Oct 26 15 years, 2 months ago

Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Some days you feel like a nut, some days you don't - Many years ago (in the 1970's, when I was a mere sprout), there was a popular candy commercial that went: Some days you feel like a nut, some days you don't.  Almond Joy's got n...

Jean M. lost 0 lbs since Oct 18 15 years, 3 months ago

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Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
2 NSV's in one day - Yesterday I worked at JCP from 3:30-9:00 pm.  I love that job, but it seemed like every mean or stupid person in the county was in the store last night.  Also, I have a stiff neck,...

Jean M. lost 0 lbs since Oct 14 15 years, 3 months ago

Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Little kittens, little Grandma - Usually I would save this kind of photo for my critter blog (9dogshowling.blogspot.com), but I'm posting it here because it's one of those photos that reminds me, "Hey, you've lo...

Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
A scale victory - After my mom died last fall - when at the same time I was working crazy hours at my new retail job, didn't have much fill in my band, and couldn't get more fills because of my flip...

Jean M. lost 2 lbs since Aug 26 15 years, 3 months ago

Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
But the bad news is... - I just got a call from my customer service rep at NetPub (the company that does the printing and order fulfillment for Bandwagon). She wanted to know if I was aware that the deeply...

Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Go, Bandwagon! - Amazon usually orders only 1 or 2 copies of a new book, but they ordered 20 copies of Bandwagon as their starting inventory. When I checked my book inventory on the fulfillment hou...

Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
The cemetery - Today is a beautiful, mild, sunny fall day, but I woke up feeling lousy - a bad pain flare, and my pollen allergies acting up. While getting organized for the day, I took a bag of ...

Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
My 3rd bandiversary - Today is my 3rd bandiversary.   In the past 3 years, I've had many gains & losses, ups & downs, and I'm STILL happy to have my dinky old 4 cc Lap-Band (with 2.7 cc in it today). ...

Jean M. wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
A motherless birthday - On August 18th, I had my first motherless birthday.  I think that 56 birthdays with Mom is a pretty good record, but that didn't make #57 any easier.  I was fortunate enough to spe...
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