It seems like maintenance is easier when things are going well, but this month (February 2023) has been very trying for me personally and I have noticed some of my old habit creep back up. The fact that I am aware of them and this pattern makes me hopeful that I will take control and change things for the better. I am under a...
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I cannot believe that my last post was in September!! My surgery was about 17 months ago, and during that time period I drafted several 'update' posts that I did not publish because I wanted to get the official before/after pictures off my DSLR camera. As you can imagine, my life got a little too hectic and I just never got around to...
We have been so busy that I have not had proper time to sit down, without a worry on my mind and write. There were couple articles that I drafted, and had every intention to add photos to, and then it ended up getting lost in the shuffle. Currently, I am 222 days post surgery, which is approximately 7 months. My total weight loss,...
My surgery was in February 2021, and this week I had my follow-up appointment with my nutritionist. She was very happy with my progress, but she did not seem very impressed with the fact that I was not getting my protein in. We reviewed my food logs, and I believe there was one day on there where I had 40g of protein (my...
Well I never thought I would be writing this blog post. Prior to the surgery, I was someone to loved drinking water and never needed to flavor it or add anything to it. That is why I never thought in a million years that I would be having issues with consuming enough fluids and the fact that I couldn't would lead me to...
My surgery was February 11th and I wanted to write this blog about the surgery itself, my hospital experience and then at the end I wanted to review the hospital bag list and let you know what I actually ended up using and my thoughts on what was most helpful to have during the hospital stay. Arriving to the surgical center I arrived to the...
I used the comments that I saw on the support group to compile a list. I am still in the process of packing but wanted to share the list in case it can help someone out. I know I can’t live without lists, so I need it or else I would forget half the items. I wanted to include most of the suggestions...
