2016-03-19 18:53
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2016-03-19 18:53
Whatever you do that follows the thought, "Aw, fuck it..." is never a good idea. You will regret it. What is the scariest thing you have ever seen? Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218585466596077218" border="0" />Okay, some of you have been following my "evolution" shall we say... And a few months back I photo shopped a picture of myself with… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I have decided in the interest of me "coming clean" about my weight gain, I would post the reasons WHY I think I have gained the weight back.Simple Truths Of My Weight Gain: I am eating too… Read More
2010-04-21 02:52
Why have I walked away from this blog? I loved it. I really did. But as the years when on post op, and the new me settled in, I did what so many have done.. I forgot and I got scared to come… Read More
2009-06-02 20:23
I know many of you can relate to taking care of others, and putting yourself at the bottom of "the list", so I thought I would blog about that today--and how it relates to weight re-gain.I a… Read More
2009-06-02 18:30
Current weight: 172.3 lbs. On my way down to 147 lbs.My sweet Sis in law, Susy said this to me today. "I am a fat girl inside of a skinny girl's body." This is so true for me. My weight has… Read More
2009-06-02 18:28
(notice to readers: This is a letter I wrote to myself today. It's duality may sound a bit nutty and a bit like "Sybil" but don't we all have different parts of ourselves we choose to show o… Read More
2009-05-29 02:13
Current weight: 172.8 lbsIt has been a wild period of time for me. In many ways, I have lost my way. (I almost typed that: "weigh"!) I was so positive and such a warrior with a go-getter at… Read More
2009-05-28 03:49
Someone once asked me in all innocent honesty: "What does fat feel like?" I just remembered this. So I will write a free flowing stream-of-consciousness rant on this:*slowness*thickness*walk… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
Day Four. Ugh. Can't seem to stop "grazing". I am not hungry. But I am stressed out. Life issues, money issues why do I let it affect my eating? Will I ever learn? I am struggling through to… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
Beginning Day Three of The Five Day Pouch Test. And you know what? My pouch is not broken, stretched out beyond recognition or otherwise hiding. Its just fine. I am down 2.7 pounds and feel… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
Sigh, I made it through my Day One of the FIVE DAY POUCH TEST plan. All liquids, protein shakes and such. It was hard but I did it. I stood on the scale figuring I would see a one pound loss… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
Okay, I did it. I committed to doing this Five Day Pouch Test plan. I hope it helps me to rediscover my pouch! I am on day one: Liquids. Protein shakes all day. So far so good. Don't know if… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
I have not posted here in a very long time. There are many reasons, but one of them is what I want to discuss today.It pains me to write this: I have gained weight. My first real gain since… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
A Toast! A Toast to me! Okay, before you get upset that I have become too vain..let me explain a bit. Today was the third day I spent in my studio painting a portrait. I have not painted any… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
Ha! I bet that title got some folks attention! I took it from a book I recently read of the same title. And it got me to thinking: Does excess weight and clutter really have some sort of rel… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
What's that you say? LIBERATION and short hair? What exactly does that mean?I have been thinking of cutting my hair even shorter. Why? Because I can. When I was obese I had varying length of… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
I have not blogged in a month or so. Not that I don't have something to blog about--I always have something to say! But I have been busy reclaiming my life. Standing in awe of what I never r… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
Every had "one of those days" turn into "one of those weeks", or for me, ONE OF THOSE FEW MONTHS? OMG I am so exhausted. I sit here, typing this with some sort of bronchial infection/crud th… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
Saw the movie, "Bucket List" this week. It got me to thinking about all the things I still want to do. I want to learn new things.How does "learning new things" tie into the "losing weight"… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
I have had long hair for a long iime. I had it shorter about 10 years ago, but grew it out and kept it at a moderate length. This was mostly because I was heavy. I thought that keeping my ha… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
Okay I begin my 2008 with the truth. I have gained weight. Big deal, you say? Everyone does over the holidays! Well, this is the first gain of note for me since my surgery two years ago. And… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
This newest traumatic event to my husband's mom has really got me thinking. I am a loner of sorts. I like my "little life". Scott and I run our own business from home, we go out to dinner, g… Read More
2009-05-27 22:07
I hurt my knee a couple of days ago. I went back to working out with my trainer which, after more than a month, went well. Yesterday I was ablaze, cleaning and organzing my bedroom and close… Read More
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