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Emergency surgery 9-28-10 -  Well everything was going perfect. That is until I had lunch on Monday the 28Th. I was at O'Charley's, I had a very small portion of grilled Tilapia and some steamed rice. Before ...

Things are right on track..... -  Well I have not posted since September 2nd so here goes. I have lost almost thirty pounds in just a little less than a month. I go back to see Dr. Bitlon on Tuesday which will be ...

I said I wasn't going to, but...... -  Well I decided to get on the scale today. I had told myself I would only weigh once a week, but I bought this really cool scale about six months ago, and now is the perfect time t...

One Week Later -  Well, It's over. I am home from the hospital with a brand new outlook, again. The surgery went extremely well, no complications at all, woke up with no drain tubes, no catheter, n...

Pre-surgery Rituals complete -  I have completed my pre-surgery task and am ready to call it a day. I have to be at the hospital at 5:00am and will need to be up by 3:15 to get ready and get there on time. My fi...

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Pre-Admission Testing Scheduled....8-20-10 -  Talked to the nurse coordinator today. I have my testing scheduled for Friday the 20th. I am so excited now that everything is scheduled. I can't wait to get this behind me and mo...

Pre op class complete....official surgery date, 8- -  I finally got a date! After all this waiting and worrying, my second date with the bypass is only twelve days away. I sat through an all day class that taught me twice as much as ...

Pre-op class today -  Well today is the day I find out my surgery date. I am excited, for the second time. Yesterday I cut the grass and began doing the weed eating but could not finish. I am so out of...

New Orleans Weekend -  My wife and I visited New Orleans last weekend. Even though it was kind of a last minute decision and we had not planned for the trip, we still had a good time. We stayed just out...

Finally, the end is in sight..... -  Well, I have came along way in the last few months, it turned out I needed to attend a few support group meetings and had to see a nutritionist before I could move forward. Now th...

Just as I expected -  Well, after the weigh in this morning my suspicion of some of the weight returning was right. I am 261.4 today. Still not bad though. I am drinking protein shakes today and plan s...

Where did the weight go? -  I started my motivation yesterday by posting a blog. Today I weighed myself and I weigh 260.8. Thats almost six pounds lighter than yesterday. Now I admit, I really worked hard on...

Starting Over -  I began my journey in 2003. I had been overweight for years and battled diets and exercise with no results at all. I started researching gastric bypass on the Internet and on obes...

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