Stress Eating
Feb. 11, 2011So. I've found that I am, absolutely, a stress eater. I didn't really think about it much before surgery, but it is now confirmed: deadlines? EAT EAT EAT! Carbs! Nuts! Pretzels and...
View ArticleI'm OK with photos now.
Feb. 19, 2010I hated photos because they made me look larger than I felt. I'm ok with photos now, and just uploaded a picture of me with my wife, playing on Photo Booth. Hard to believe the before...
View ArticleProtein Bar Winners
March 3, 2011I leave for Kenya in about a week -- going to an area where there is no electricity or running water -- and I have been obsessing about what I will be eating. The main food staple in this...
View ArticleGOAL ACHIEVED: NORMAL WEIGHT
3-28-2011I just returned from Kenya and lost 6 pounds when I was there. But the big news for me is that I am no longer considered overweight! I am officially NORMAL, and whoa, that's a big...
View ArticleAck! I kinda binged yesterday!
April 5, 2011I'm doing fine...but yesterday I kinda binged. The "kinda" meaning I didn't stuff myself with a box of cookies in one sitting, but I *did* eat about 6 pieces of cinnamon raisin bread...
View Articleoh, it's been so long since i've written!
June 9, 2011It's been so long since I've written, but here I am -- still alive and still much smaller than I was just 10 months ago. I think I stopped losing weight a couple of months ago. I don't...
View Articlealmost a year...
July 26, 2011It's been almost a year since my surgery - wow. I think i'm staying somewhere in my 150s (I'm too afraid to weigh myself after a month abroad), and I now know that I can stuff myself....
View ArticleMy One Year Follow Up Results/What's in a Year?
August 9, 2011My surgiversary was August 2, 2011. My surgery weight was 273 (I am 5'6") and now I'm down to 151. My nurse's goal for me was 160, my goal for me was 155. Now that I'm at 151, I want...
View ArticleWhat a year and a half can bring...
January 21, 2012It's been -oh-so-long since I've written...and I think, without looking at my previous posts, that what I'm about to write might be repetitive, but here I go:I had my surgery in August...
View ArticleMeasurements
Feb. 7, 2012I've started a running program ("Run Your Butt Off") that is challenging, but not too challenging - totally doable. The program asks that one takes his/her measurements at Week 1, and...
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