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This Is Not Going Well - This might be repeating some of yesterdays blog.I presently have insurance. In 2009 I was 2 weeks from having insurance when I landed in the  hospital for a week's vacation with...

Got a Little Knocked off Course - I had my pre-op with Dr. Doyle and Nannette the nutritionist today.  Went fairly well.  I have to pop in the day before my surgery, that's to make sure I haven't "gained" any we...

Two - >Two weeks from tomorrow.  Fourteen days.  That's only 336 hours. I know, neurotic, huh? So I'm a little more freaked out than I had thought.  No, not in the "I think it...

Chapter Two Begins in 3... - Three weeks from today I enter into a new chapter of my life.  I am nervous but very excited, and so ready. I've learned a few things during the past six months. Not eve...

Come Here So I Can Duct Tape You - There is a very large piece of me who would like nothing more than to get this picture onto a t-shirt and mail it to a friend of mine who made a remarkable comment to me this af...

Pants Down - I have a migraine...which might be why I'm plopping this online. Late this afternoon I consumed a fairly decent amount of water and had to "go".  So after finishing my busin...

I Got A Fever - I do so love the changes in the seasons here in Michigan, but I have got a serious case of "Spring Fever".  The few warm days we've had over the last month had me open a few win...

Hackey, Sneezy, and The Leaking Man - Over the past three days I've used just over a quarter of a bottle of hand sanitizer. One of the owners of the company I work for has had a "cough" for about a week, maybe a...

End of March Blippo - It's a good thing I don't wear rings at the moment because I wouldn't be able to remove them.  Between a little more sodium than I had paid attention to, and "that monthly thing...

Time Keeps On Tickin'... - I've not been a bit diligent in posting on this here blog over the past few months.  I think just about everyone knows what's going on, but I'll give a quick update. My doct...

Nothing Impressive - I am alive and have nothing new to report. However, I will say stress seriously sucks.  It sucks the fun out of a day.  It sucks the joy out of a job I really like.  It suck...

Enervated - A systems conversion at work has me all stressed out:  testing of processes, forms, fields, and a slew of other items is never-ending.  Tomorrow evening is the big transfer of d...

Thursday - I was going to put something nifty here about the origin of the days of the week, what each day meant etc. But as I researched the information online, it just got darned technic...

Spinning - Tonight I participated in a spin class for beginners. About.com says spin classes are "done in a fitness studio with up-beat music, and an energizing atmosphere where the instru...

Outstanding!

2 Years - Holy Cow - I'm not on the boards much - mostly because I stalk people on Facebook (kidding!). But our girl Nik reminded me I should be paying it forward since I gained an unobstructed view...

If You're Curious If This Really Works - It works if you do the work.

Updated Pics - I don't post as often as I had been in the past, but I still troll the boards. Plus, Nik keeps me aprised of all the juicy stuff! (kidding!) Anyways, I noticed I hadn't updated a p...

Celebrating in Style - Well, our women's retreat happened to fall on the same weekend as the week of my one year post op appointment with my weight loss doctor. So I guess it was fitting that I marked my...

Oral Thrush, Low Immune System? - Geeze. I've got three or four small sores/lesions in my mouth. A friend who's a relatively high-up-there-RN in San Diego said it sounded like oral thrush. She suggested rinsing ...

Yep...I'm a Picture Ho - But...when you lose 139...you'll be a picture ho too!

Help a WLS'r in Need - Hey Guys, I just saw on Facebook that one of Nik’s friends, Ruby Sue Robinson, lost her adult son unexpectedly and is scrambling for money to bury him. To help, Nik is donat...

10 months...and those frigging pants are too big.