Category: Weight Loss
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WLS Wins
This process, this surgery, this life wasn’t easy. The decision to move forward and the results of that decision haven’t been the “easy” way to reach this goal of mine. There were struggles prior, after and currently. But there have also been wins. Skinny! A word that has NEVER been associated with me or said…
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Who Are you? Finale
It’s an age old question isn’t it? Not to mention it’s a hard question as well. Who am I? Well of course we all wear different hats and have different titles, but do those define us? Are there things about us that would surprise those that know us best? I have been asking my self…
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Words
Words are a powerful thing. They can lift one up or tear one down. Be careful with them, as they are a great and powerful weapon. Throughout history words have been used for good and for evil. Well when you’re the “fat” kid or the “fat” friend, they can be devastating. Words have always had…
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Transformations
My transformation has been a long one. And it’s hasn’t only been physical. When I first decided to have WLS (weight loss surgery) I was frightened, but not the way you would think. It wasn’t the operation part that scared me, it was who was I without my fat to protect me. Just like when…
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Little Changes Equal Big Results
One of the most liberating moments through this incredible journey has been giving myself the permission to do things in smaller increments. Making those changes and doing them on a smaller scale makes it a habit. Exercise: If you are like me you have always thought that if you aren’t working out for an hour…
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Stepping Forward in Faith
I’m crazy nervous. So, I met with the dietitian and the social worker a couple weeks ago. First I will tell you that I was scared to death to meet with these two people. I thought I was going to be judged for a whole slough of items. From weight to diet to food journal entries…
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Muddy Roads
I have had the ultimate pleasure to encounter some beautiful people lately. Those who have gone through the same surgery and those who’ve taken pounds off on their own. And they are all such an inspiration. I know a few people who have had the surgery and they are all having different results. All have…
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A Revelation
It’s been a couple years since I’ve written in this blog. Mainly because my computer died and writing from an iPhone just doesn’t cut it. But the other reason is because I felt like a big, fat, failure. I gained all my weight back after hitting my plateau. I found out that the knee surgery…
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It’s A Choice
As you all know I have struggled with my weight for most of my life. And this journey has been wrought with choices and decisions, failures and triumphs, sorrow and joy. I’ve been up and down, up and down, bigger and smaller. And I’ve never reached my goal. But I have hit small milestones that…
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Epic Fail
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have had a week. I ran out of food and it takes a week for it to get here. So I’m in deep trouble. I have not fixed all my own issues yet, so when the potato salad, the pasta and the alcohol called I answered with the Hallelujah chorus. Oh my! Well…
My Journey’s My Own 