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The Woes of Plateaus - Before surgery, there is a lot of talk of the psychological adjustments that will occur and letting go of old habits. Discussions occur surrounding the losses. There is the loss of...

First Week of New Year – A Few Things - Monday and Tuesday, I continued a workout routine of 15 minutes on the elliptical and then 30 minutes on the treadmill, alternating walking four minutes and then jogging one minute...

Multiple Non-Scale Victories (NSV's) Today - I thought today might be another ordinary Sunday, but it hasn't been when it comes to NSV.  The first little excitement was the scale however in that it moved several pounds down s...

Happy New Year! Looking forward to 2011! - It's New Year's Eve and we are staying cozy at home in front of the woodstove trying to stay warm.  Thought I would check in since it's been a week or so. Had my first post-...

Merry Christmas! Almost 30 Days Post-Op - Well, I went back to work and then am off again four days for the long Christmas weekend.  Going back to work was easier than I thought it would be.  My wonderful coworkers took gr...

It's a stall at 2 1/2 weeks out! - Well, I wanted to blame PMS and that may still be part of it, but I've stayed at 238 for several days now.  I guess I wasn't expecting a stall so soon.  I can tell I'm still gettin...

Stall or PMS? Will see tomorrow. - I've been really tired the last couple days.  I exercised yesterday, but was wiped after that and wiped today.  I decided to give the exercise a rest today, but have still been up ...

Exercise Helps! Pushing Food Limits Doesn't! - I was kaput after yesterday's exercise, but reaped the benefits today.  I had a lot more stamina, did more time & intensity on the treadmill and my incisions hurt a lot less.  Hubb...

Developing a Rhythm - I didn't blog yesterday as my brain wasn't fully functioning.  I read that happens for awhile after surgery because of the calorie reduction and anesthesia.  It's an odd feeling fo...

Day 2 at Home - Each day is a little sleeve easier - I slept better and longer last night though still using a pillow to provide support so my incisions don't pull.  I was still up early, but feeling good.  Today was eventful because...

End of Day One at Home - Well, I made it through day one today at home.  They want me to have 2 liters or 8 cups of fluids today be it from any source, but that has been quite the challenge.  I'm working o...

I'm Home Finally! - I'm finally home from Monday's surgery.  The procedure itself went totally fine.  It was post-op where I ran into problems getting liquids in and keeping them down.  Anything  that...

Liquid Diet Day 3 of 3 - Tomorrow's the Day! - As far as hunger, today's liquid diet went better than the last few.  I haven't had the gnawing hunger as often and I've had less today.  Go figure!  Had a decreased amount of coff...

Liquid Diet Day 2 of 3 - Today was much like yesterday, but less activity to keep me distracted.  I woke up about 2 am having to pee (must be the liquid diet) and had trouble getting back to sleep after th...

Liquid Diet Day 1 of 3 - Well, today wasn't hard at all.  We'll see how I feel on Day 3.  We got up, had coffee and I switched to decaf for the 2nd cup to help mitigate the chance of a caffeine headache wh...

Happy Thanksgiving & Last Supper - It's amazing how this played out.  Thankgiving is the last day I'll be eating solid food for awhile.  Tomorrow, I start my pre-op diet.  We had a sedate Thanksgiving early so I cou...

Six Days and Counting - I’ve been busy with getting ready. I’ve also noticed I’ve been busy with waiting. We had our early Thanksgiving so I could enjoy our special Tom with the trimming...

Pre-Operative Class - I also mapped out about eight weeks of weekly menus. Yes, I’m weird like that. However, after having my pre-operative “class” this week, I’m probably being a litt...

Surgery Home Preparations - I already posted a brief update about that day with the surgeon and getting such a quick surgery date. That was exciting and probably part of the reason I’ve been scrambling ...

Catching Up & NW Weight Loss Conference - Catching Up    I didn’t realize how long it’s been since I’ve posted anything. The last five weeks have been a bit of a blur because our grandson decided to sha...

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Surgery Date 11/29!!!! - Wow!  I didn't expect a surgery date to be available so soon!  I could have taken a later date, but it would have made some scheduling around my husband's colonoscopy a little tigh...

Got a Little Case of Nerves - Fortunately, all my forum lurkings and book reading has prepared for me for this and I know there will be more emotions to come.  With my surgeon appointment in two days, there was...

Surgery Consult November 2nd! - Now that all the pre-op is done, I'm ready to meet my surgeon.  I met her at the info session, but now it's all about me!  They sent me some paperwork ahead of time to complete for...

Reading Homework - I was given a list of books for recommended readings. Me, wanting to be the good student, ordered all the books and began reading them. Our library is lame when it comes to this su...