Life is hard. Living healthy is hard. And living unhealthy is hard. No matter what, you need to work for everything you have and everything you want. I’m going with the theme that Bariatric Surgery is not “Taking the Easy Way Out”. No matter what …
I’ve been trying to exercise as least five days a week. I know that while going through the prep for bariatric surgery, at all of the group sessions, the therapy sessions, the doctors appointments, and everything else, everyone said how exercise is key to success …
Somehow, in the blink of an eye, six months have passed. I don’t know how and I don’t know when. But with these six months, over one hundred pounds are gone, too. That’s right. I said it. Major Milestone #1 is met! I don’t understand …
I feel like I was just writing up my four month post yesterday. Somehow a whole month has gone by. It’s hard to believe that it’s been five months since surgery. I had a slow month for losing weight – only 8 pounds, but I …
The last four months since surgery has flown by. The bad news is that none of my clothes fit. The good news is that I’ve lost 81 pounds and none of my clothes fit. Life changes every day and surgery has made my life better …
Over time, I’ve found that when people don’t understand something, they often jump to conclusions instead of patiently learning more. Bariatric Surgery is one of those subjects that many people don’t understand. Therefore, they often have the opinion that someone is just “taking the easy …
Time is flying! Somehow, almost 9 weeks – two months – have passed since my Roux en Y surgery. It’s been quite a month of progress for me, and I’m excited with how far I’ve come since last month! The Facts at two Months First …
50 pounds is a lot of weight! Since having bariatric surgery 7 1/2 weeks ago, but starting the process with my pre-surgery diet 9 1/2 weeks ago, I’ve lost an astounding 50 pounds. 50 pounds is 200 sticks of butter! It’s 10 bags of flour, …
I can’t believe it’s already been one month since my Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery…Time certainly flies! It hasn’t been an easy journey, going through surgery, recovery, allergic reactions, and finally figuring out what foods I can eat! Some background information: At my heaviest weight, which …
The first week back to work was challenging for me. While trying to adapt a new eating and drinking schedule, plus juggling getting back to work after three weeks off, it was really hard for me to get into a good routine of when to …