Hello blog world, I’m back. 😉 I’ve been thinking lately a lot about body image and plastic surgery. I’m 181 lbs (give or take a pound depending on the day). I’ve lost 141 lbs since my heaviest. I’m good with where I am, but like most achievers, I continue to strive for better. Stagnation […]
July 6, 2010
Over the 4th of July weekend…I have decided the following: I love BBQ! Grilled meat is so good. And since my diet is very much protein based, it is the perfect situation. I had the most amazing ribs this past weekend…my mouth is still kind of watering from them. So, if I could grill food […]
June 2, 2010
This post is probably a harder post to write then most. For the most part, I have focused my blog my weight loss post gastric bypass surgery and the issues that come with this. It took me a while to see the forthcoming issue as a residual effect from struggling with obesity since I was […]
March 24, 2010
I have been looking at myself lately. I mean, really looking at myself and I’m trying to figure out if I love who I am. I’m a pretty good pretender. I think that’s how I got through most of my life — I pretended to love myself. I smiled through pain. I come from a […]
March 22, 2010
I got to see my family this weekend which was a blessing…but seeing their reaction to my 90 + lb weight loss was even more fulfilling. They were genuinely happy & proud of me. I wonder if my decision to have the gastric bypass surgery has any residual effect on their lives. Weight problems run […]
March 18, 2010
Warmth & Sunshine has been the theme of my week. I feel refreshed, rejuvenated, re-born. Thank you, God! Is that how all Minnesotans feel right now after months of hibernation? I was at a friend’s house last night for some amazing food (which I could only have extremely small portions of) and a group of […]
March 11, 2010
Alright, so first I’d like to apologize for my lack of posts in the recent weeks. I got way to caught up in life, love and chaos — so much so that my recovery, diet and mental well-being took a back seat. I don’t want to go into too many details because as open as […]
February 18, 2010
I thought I’d be more happy about entering the “solid food phase, ” but so far, I am unimpressed. Here’s why — things are MORE complicated now. In the other phases, I didn’t have to THINK about food. I just had some prescribed mush and called it a day. Now, I can (and really should) cook […]
August 24, 2011
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