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News Flash: I'm Not Perfect - I was having a great day yesterday.  I got sunburned from being in the pool for hours with a friend.  It was fun, though.  My 21 year old son was over and I got to have a nice talk...

Loving My Life! - I cannot believe how happy I feel.  My life is not perfect.  I have the same issues now as I did before WLS.  I'm working through the things that come up, but mostly I feel like a ...

My Trek to KC - Yesterday was my appointment with the surgeon.  I got good reviews from everyone.  All is well.  I only lost six pounds, but nobody was too concerned about that, except for me.  Si...

Me First - This morning, I got my 14 year old off to his summer program and thought of all the things I needed to do, pay bills, do laundry, housework.  Then, I thought, I need to exercise fi...

Chickens Coming Home - I used to be a foster mom.  I was one for ten years.  Our family only had a few kids because we tried hard to keep them until they were adopted or went home to their bio families. ...

Scale Went Down... - Finally!  I had gotten down to 293.6, then my weight went up to 295.6 and stayed there for a long time.  I quit losing around week three.  I lost inches so that kept me motivat...

Positive and Thankful - I really feel good today, physically and emotionally.  I am so thankful.  My day started well and I felt like exercising, which for me means a dip in the pool.  Usually, I don't wa...

Feeling Stronger - The roller coaster ride continues, but I feel stronger daily and am feeling more normal.  I'm so grateful for RNY.  I worry that I'm not doing it right.  I worry that my best e...

Listening to My Body - One of the results of being sexually abused as a child is that survivors will sometimes, often, dissassociate from their bodies.  I have existed from my "neck up" for awhile.  So, ...

The Roller Coaster Ride - I am a little over three weeks out now.  I'm enjoying my food, working through issues.  I know I've made the right decision. Physically, though, what a ride!  I was told in the ...

E-e-e-emotions - I went into WLS knowing that there were emotional reasons why I put this weight on.  As a sexual abuse survivor, I have dealt with so many abuse issues, I didn't think there could ...

Food, Glorious Food - I saw my surgeon today, and everyone else.  Everything went well.  He and my nut came up with a plan for the problems I have had. I got to eat for the first time in a month toda...

Not Feeling Groovy - Tough day today.  I think it was the heat... I hope it was the heat. I picked my son up from a summer program he's a part of, to get him to another appointment.  I felt tired, b...

>300 lbs. - Just barely, but I'll take it.  My big days seem to be falling on Sundays. I'm having trouble wrapping my head around these numbers.  Maybe it's because I feel so weak right now...

Kicked My Butt - Being lactose intolerant started with feeling bloated and awful.  It ended with a day full of throwing up and eventually diarrhea.  My husband came home from work and nursed me bac...

Yes, I am lactose intolerant. - I had to know and now I am miserable.  On a brighter note, I am losing a pound and a half per day.  It is so consistent, it amazes me.  I am hoping that by my post surgery chec...

100 Pounds Lost - I didn't even notice when I weighed this morning.  It wasn't until later when I was thinking about writing a note to a family member about our next visit and how I might look when ...

Surgery Went Well - My surgery on Monday went well.  I'm still in the hospital, but I feel so good all things considered.  I'm off the IV, so I put on shorts and a T-shirt and feel more like a human b...

Surgery in the Morning - I've made it through my two weeks of liquid diet.  Tomorrow, early in the morning, I have RNY surgery.  I'm tired and want to go to sleep, but I know I'm not going to feel very goo...

2 More Days... - until my big surgery.... I am so happy and hopeful about actually looking like the person I feel that I am.  This surgery will enable me to physically become who I want to be.  ...