Larry Wassmann

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

All is well - I have not posted much lately but I read the post you folks do most days. It is almost 2 years now post op and I am doing very well. Still at goal with few problems. I have a littl...

I am Bored - Well one thing I am learning is that if you want to keep your weight off, it is much easier to do if you can keep yourself busy. When the weather around here was good, I could a...

New WLS Aid - Jackie and I recently got a new device to cook our food. We are always looking at improving how and what we eat. Especially now that I have had WLS it is important that I have v...

Sometimes Computers Stink - I have not posted much lately because some @#$%@#%#%$ hacked my web site and I have had to rebuild it completely. Looks like they came in via a script entry. I am not sure but t...

Eating in England on our Vacation - Well we did go to London area of England to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. We had a great time and I will not bore you with the details but you can read a little about ...

Out Trip to London England - Well, well, well, what a month of August it was for us….Jackie and I. As I posted in July we had a party for our 50th anniversary. As part of our celebration, we had plan...

Our Big Party - Well we had our big 50th wedding Anniversary party here at our home that was put on by our daughters. They did just a wonderful job and I am so proud of them. A father could not...

Just call me Mr. Fix It - I have been at goal now for a few months and I am very encouraged in that I have been able to stop the weight loss by eating more calories per day. I am still doing the same exe...

OT the love of my life - Just had to tell you my friends that today is the 50th anniversary of the day Jackie made me the happiest and luckiest man in the world. We have been married now for a long time...

OT A tribute to my father on Father's Day -     Dad really never had much of a chance in life to be really successful financially. He was the oldest son in a...

Time Marches ON - Well I have not posted for awhile, like a lot of others who blog, I am using the excuse that I have been very busy with other things. Well it is true. Now that I am able to do w...

Yearly Exam -   Well next week I have to have my yearly blood tests and go see my WLS surgery team. Hard to believe it has been a year now. I am feeling very good about it all. I am still...

One Year Out From Surgery -   Now that I am at my goal weight a new world of challenges is upon me. I am still watching what I eat each day. I weigh or measure and log everything I put in my mouth each...

One year out, below goal and still losing. - One year ago today, they took me into a room and cut my guts out. Well part of them anyway and I could not be happier about it. I was one of the lucky ones I guess because I had...

Busy, Busy, Busy -   I have not posted for awhile not because nothing is happening in my life, but because I have been so very busy. As many of you know Jackie and I are celebrating our 50th w...

At Goal Photos and Comments -   Well finally after what seems like a lifetime, I guess it has been pretty much, but anyway I can now say I am a man of normal weight. This morning I weighed myself an...

At Goal Photos and Comments -     Well finally after what seems like a lifetime, I guess it has been pretty much, but anyway I can now say I am a man of normal weight. This morning I weighed mys...

Kind of Down Today - I am kind of disappointed today. I wanted to be at my BMI goal of 169 pounds but just missed it. Oh well, I am sure next weigh-in I will make it. To be honest, I am getting a li...

NSV My Oldest Daughter - Good news about my oldest daughter. Of all the things I could have given my oldest daughter being over weight was not one of the things I wanted to give her. She is a beautiful ...

Near Goal and Future -   I am 6 pounds from my goal weight. But thinking about the future and how I am going to manage myself after I am at goal for a time. From what I can understand by reading a...

Lumps and Bumps - I was in bed the other night and after losing 133 pounds I could finally sleep on my back comfortable. As I was laying there I felt a strange bump on my stomach area. I found an...

Getting Work Done Better Now -   Today I started to paint our master bedroom and bath. Jackie picked out a green color, what else she loves green, and we started painting. Had to move the furniture around...

Any problems with Windows 8 and IE 10? - I just put Windows 8 on my computer and it came with IE 10. Now when I try to copy and past on this web site, it will not work. I can use the key combo to do it but right clicki...

Life Like a Flowering Bush -   When I look now back at my life, I think of it as a flowering bush. We all start out as flower buds. Ready to go but first we must bloom and spread our petals. As we grow ...