Rachelle Buck

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First Day Back to Work - Well, it's my first day back to work and it sure is an adjustment. I had a bad night last night since I had a headache and decided to take my supplements whole instead of crushing ...

Happy Days Are Here! - I'm doing really well! I just hopped on the scale this morning and am at 269 so I've lost 65lbs since I started this journey; 44 pre-op and 21 post-op. I took a full 6 week leave o...

1 Month Post-Op - Well, I just passed my 1 month post-op date on 6/18. I am feeling really good but am still working on getting used to my new insides and what they can/can't tolerate. Unfortunately...

From May 26th - May 26 I just had my 1 week follow-up today and they said everything's as it should be. I get to slowly add protein shakes back into my clear liquid diet and will be...

From May 24th - I've got quite a few full body photos of me at my heaviest in 2009 and I didn't get my measurements at my heaviest but did take them pre-surgery. I also took photos p...

Post Op Post - Hi All, I just wanted to thank you all again for your thoughts and prayers through my surgery. I came through everything and am now home and am slowly on the mend. The first night...

THANK YOU!!! - My pre-surgery blog wouldn't be complete without a big shoutout to all of you who have been there for me over the past years and months. Thank goodness for my loving and patient hu...

I can't believe it's tomorrow! - After 18 months of solid preparation it's finally here! There is a strange calm within me, although if I think about the fact that I haven't yet packed for the hospital, I might ge...

Final Countdown - So surgery is almost here and I think I have everything in order. I've done all my "liquid diet" shopping, have made sure all the bills are paid and the house is in order, and have...

Sooooo Excited! - I think I'm past the point of nervousness now and am just really, really, really excited for the surgery. I guess 18 months of solid preparation will that to a gal! I'm actually no...

Still Fasting! - Well, I'm now on Day 10 of my liquid fast and it's not really getting better, but it's not really getting worse either! As of yesterday I had lost 16.5lbs in 9 days of fasting, so ...