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The Great Surgery Debate - It seems everyone online has their opinion about which weight loss surgery (WLS) is going to fix obesity. It amazes me after 3+ years of being on OH how many people talk about thei...

Exercise, fat and muscle - My cousin is a personal trainer in Seattle. I told him a couple years ago about the work out routine I was doing at the time and he said, "Mick, why are you doing crunches?" I said...

Warm weather is here! - Yesterday was so nice outside. Although I didn't exercise, I found myself washing my truck before the Lap Band luncheon. This is the kind of activity I like to do. It's doing thing...

Meeting other "bandsters" from OH - Today, I went to a local eatery and met up with 7 other people from the Lap Band forum from OH. It was really cool. Some were pre-op and were interested in learning more about life...

Last night's support group-- What? - I went to my surgeon's monthly support group meeting last night. I have been looking forward to it. Normally, I get to see the dietician and surgeons and it's a great time to liste...

Dear Cashews, Why do you taunt me? - I should just know myself better and not even buy these things! I bought a big bag of salted cashew nuts at Trader Joe's last week. I seriously tell myself I can portion out these ...

Ready for the next step in my fitness program - I started this journey more than 3 years ago with an exercise bike parked in front of my bedroom TV and a promise to myself-- before I sit and watch TV, I will sit and pedal everyd...

You can always find something healthy on the menu - I just got back from meeting Jack at the mall. We went to the Cartier store to look at wedding rings but he wanted to grab lunch at the food court. Oy! The food court. You can alwa...

Enjoying my Onesie - I thought Spring was in the air but the weather turned cold and dreary the past couple days. I went into our guest room and decided to try on these Jumpin' Jammerz I've had for a w...

Frozen Fruit as an Alternative - I went to Trader Joe's a couple weeks ago and bought a few different kinds of frozen fruits in bags. I got rasberries, strawberries, mangoes, and blueberries. Most are organic with...

A movie is still a movie without popcorn - We went to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D today. No popcorn, no candy, nothing to drink. Just sat and enjoyed the movie. It was pretty good. The 3D is so much better now than it was...

Goals Set the Pace for the Journey - If you don't have goals, you don't really have a destination you're trying to reach do you? There's a point where you ask yourself, what am I doing all this hard work for? Why not ...

Mini Milestone and a BIG Feeling of Success - Today I couldn't get that darn digital scale to stop bouncing around and give me a reading so I got on the regular scale. It's "tick marks" are so small, I can't really make them o...

Mini Marvels at the Mall - Yesterday I had to go to the mall. Two of them actually. Went to the first one looking for the L'ocitaine store and some skin care products for Jack. Turns out it's adjacent to the...

Kick starting my fat burner - Okay. It's 9am and I have already folded some clothes and I've avoided going downstairs long enough. Yesterday, I waited until 5 o'clock to exercise. At least I did it! Although I ...

A digital scale isn't always best - My new digital scale has been frustrating me the last two days. I step on it and it bounces around all over the place like it can't make up it's mind. It reminds me of "The Biggest...

Overcoming Peer Pressure - Tonight we went to a beer bust at a local Mexican restaurant for a club we're in. I'm not a beer drinker 1) it's not very band friendly, 2) it's not very weight friendly and 3) I w...

Avoiding Exercise - Today I seem to be avoiding my home gym. It's 2:30p and I haven't gone down there yet. So, in the spirit of Nike, I'm just going to do it. You'd think I would be all over it. I am ...

The acid test - Yesterday, I started digging through a bin of clothes I have and tried on some 38" shorts. They fit. That was great. I decided that the Ultimate Acid Test for pant sizes is the Lev...

It's a good day - Yesterday, the backsplash got grouted and it looks great! After quite a bit of time, the kitchen is pretty much finished. We replaced the applianced when we bought the house 5 year...

When weight is just wait - Friday, the scale went up a pound. Then Saturday another pound. When I woke up Sunday, the scale had gone up a total of 4 lbs since Thursday. It's frustrating when the scale moves ...

What a difference a size makes - Today I was heading out to go shopping with Jack and I noticed that my pants were baggy. I've been working out pretty hard the last couple months with physical therapy at home sinc...

Keeping it real - Someone sent me a mailnote yesterday asking "Do you drink diet pop?"  I sent her the response below and I thought I would capture it on my blog. What it makes me realize is how imp...

How great my tool has been - I have been somewhat introspective the last couple days thinking about my WLS and what it has meant to me. What an amazing journey. Sometimes I lose site of what my life was like c...

Food Rules and WLS - I read the book Food Rules by Micheal Pollan a couple weeks ago. It was featured on Oprah. She was talking about the movie Food, Inc., his book and also Alicia Silverstone's book "...