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Fun Facts Friday!
I weighed myself this am and I see I am down another pound. I thought I was down two pounds. The first time I weighed myself, the scale said 170. I ran and grabbed my phone to take a picture. Then...
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Mid-Life Dating 101
In one of my recent posts, I indicated that I may have met a semi-normal man through a dating website. I was wrong. I had not met him at that point, and I can tell you now, I never will. I try to be...
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The Challenges Of WLS – Keeping Inspired & Staying Focused Pt. 1
Someone asked me recently how I stay motivated and focused and asked that I write a post about it. This has turned into quite a long post, so I am breaking it up into two parts. This first part, I am...
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The Challenges Of WLS – Keeping Inspired & Staying Focused Pt. 2
As promised, here is Part 2 of The Challengers of WLS – Keeping Inspired & Staying Focused. This is the post where I discuss what helps me stay inspired and keeps me focused on staying the course....
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Surviving The Holiday Eating Season – Plan Ahead!
It’s that time of year again. The holiday season is quickly bearing down on us. Halloween. Thanksgiving. Christmas. Hanukkah. New Year’s. These are the big winter celebrations we all love to eat...
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Happy Surgiversary To Me!
Who can believe it has been a year since my surgery? Not this girl! One year ago today, I was under the knife! Actually, at this time (10am-ish) I was already in recovery. Wow! This will have to be...
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An Open Letter to Fat-Shaming ND Woman
Dear Fat-Shaming ND Woman, I understand your concern about the health of American children and childhood obesity. I understand that you feel you need to take a stand on a holiday that is all about the...
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My New Active Life & Dating Update
Wow, I have been busy. I have so many things that I want to do that requires that I plant my butt in a chair and do, but I have become so active. Friday night, my 5 year niece called me to make plans...
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The Dreaded High School Reunion
What a scary thought, right? A High School Reunion? Where you voluntarily get together with the group of people who single-handedly tormented you and made the supposed best years of your life the...
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Too Fat To Travel?
So, apparently this guy named Kevin Chenais has been deemed too fat to travel. He has been denied boarding on flights, boats, and trains. He apparently has a hormone imbalance, which has caused his...
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Where The Heck Have I Been?
No, I have not abandoned this blog, although it may seem that way. I have just been super busy. Some good things have happened recently, and I just wanted to take a moment to share. 1. Work has...
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Holiday Foods: Planning vs. Reality
So, a few weeks back, I wrote a post about being prepared for the holidays food-wise. I thought I was ready to deal with the holiday eating season. Honestly, for the most part, I have been very...
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The Anti-Reunion
In a previous post, I mentioned that I was going to Pittsburgh for Christmas and while I was here I was meeting with some of my high school friends for a sort of anti-reunion. Well, it happened. I...
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The Compulsive Eater Sleeping In My Bed
“There’s a compulsive eater sleeping in my bed.” I said this to my mother a couple of months ago. I had been sick. I caught some kind of flu that also affect my stomach. I did not eat for two days....
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Struggling & Finding A New Direction
I have to admit it, I have been struggling since the turn of the New Year. I got sick on January 2 on my way to work. Unpleasant, to say the least. I’ve hit a very long plateau in my weight loss...
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When It Rains It Pours
So, I’ve been moping around feeling sorry for myself over the last few weeks. Work has been busy and stressing me out. My personal life is a mess. I’ve been bummed out because of my four-month weight...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Selfie
I have taken a lot of selfies over the past year and a half documenting my weight loss and how I look now vs. how I looked “before.” This one is from about August I think. This one is probably from...
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On The Move
So many things have changed for over the last year and a half, I’ve lost count. One of the biggest changes, however, is yet to come. I am moving in two weeks! I was not originally planning this, but...
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Learning My Triggers
I have had many conversations with a fellow bariatric friend of mine about the subject of learning what my eating triggers are and how to deal with them. “You’ve done the easy part,” she tells me, as...
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I Have Always Wanted To Do That
I have had a rough winter, physically, emotionally, food-wise. I have just been making myself crazy. Like most people in the US, I will be so happy to put this winter behind me. With spring making an...
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