Category: Bariatric surgery & Health
EA Sports Active – Fitness With No Balance Board Required For Fatties Like Me
As a member of Mom Bloggers Club, I was asked to consider how I plan to get fit this spring. Being one week post surgery today this is an especially important question for me. I have a new diet to follow but since I have a lot of weight to lose, I know it is [...]
My Post Surgery Diet
I’ve been asked what the diet I’m on post surgery is like. In a word – liquid. No diet supplements or diet pills or anything like that. The only pill I take that ‘s related to the diet is a chewable multivitamin. I can only have clear liquids for the first week after surgery. I [...]
How surgery went and how I’m feeling
Well, some people have been calling, emailing and texting to see how I’m feeling. And I thought noone noticed. Here’s the scoop. BEFORE SURGERY Due to issues with my insurance I actually didn’t know for sure until late Thursday morning that I could have the surgery. Talk about stressful! That whole situation made me want [...]
iMetabolic Vanilla Bean Meal Replacement Shake review
This is a brief video review (2 minutes 39 seconds) on the Vanilla Bean Meal Replacement Shake from iMetabolic. The video shows me making the shake by shaking it in a container with a lid. WPvideo 1.10 I thought the flavor was similar to vanilla pudding or pie filling. Once again it tasted best when [...]
Weighty words – Surgery today
Well surgery is today. I leave for the hospital in about twenty minutes. I’m nervous, excited and even a little sad. I enjoy eating. I wonder if I’ll miss it as much as I think. I wish it were simple. I wish I’d stayed in shape. I wish I could resist food. I wish I [...]
iMetabolic Chocolate Decadence Meal Replacement Shake review
This is a brief video review (2 minutes 30 seconds) on the Chocolate Decadence Meal Replacement Shake from iMetabolic. The video shows me making the shake by stirring. WPvideo 1.10 I thought the flavor was similar to the powdered Quik or Hershey’s Cocoa that you can make chocolate milk with. I found the colder I [...]
Stressing out over surgery and insurance
I know a few of you are wondering what the situation is with my surgery, which is scheduled for this Friday. I found out on Thursday afternoon that thanks to a change in our insurance policy at work, the insurance company isn’t going to pay the surgeons anything. I’ve been waiting since then to hear [...]
Weighty Words – The hated question
Surgery is scheduled for a week from tomorrow. Yesterday a situation arose with my insurance and now I don’t know what’s happening. It’s been a day from Hell. I’m upset and stressed out. Usually when I’m feeling that way I eat but that’s just not an option right now. I ‘m hoping to have some [...]
Wordless Wednesday – Now you see them, Now I don’t
You see them. I don’t. I hope to reunite with them very soon. I’m kickin the belly to the curb. Thanks for stopping by! If you have a picture up for Wordless Wednesday, leave your link below on Mr. Linky! Then head on over to Here And There (my Mom), Wordless Wednesday, What’s that Smell?, Go [...]
Worldwide Sport Nutrition Pure Protein Shake review
As previously mentioned, I’m having bariatric surgery later this month. I’m having laparoscopic gastric banding, also known as the lap band. For a week to two weeks before surgery, many surgeons order you to go on a specific diet. Until the day of surgery I have to have approximately 115 grams of protein per day. [...]
Weighty Words – The Last Supper
Well, it’s official. I’m having lap band surgery. My health insurance has approved the surgery and we’re going with the April 17 date. I have to go on a special diet for two weeks before surgery. It’ll be a very long time until I eat certain foods again. And I know I will never eat [...]
Weighty Words – Waiting
I am very overweight and have been for a long time. Over the past year I’ve realized that I have to lose weight and get healthier. I’ve done a lot of research and a lot of thinking. Earlier this year I consulted with a surgeon regarding gastric banding surgery. Since seeing him I’ve gotten medical [...]
Weighty Words
I realized as I sit watching Desserts Unwrapped on the Food Network that I forgot to publish Weighty Words this week. How telling is that. If I see a physician for the first time, something that always surprises them is that I don’t have high blood pressure. Hypertension (high blood pressure) runs in my family, [...]
Weighty Words – I want to dance
I’ve been debating how much to write on this subject and when to write it. As they say, there’s no time like the present. Here we go. I thought it might be interesting to publicly admit something every week that’s related to my weight and my journey to lose some of it. Well, hopefully interesting [...]
My sister, the thin one
Today was a good day. My mood is better today then it’s been in a really long time. Yesterday was good too. Money still sucks but I have decided it’s time for change in my life, for my sake and my sons. I found out yesterday I lost five pounds. Whoohoo! I have to attribute [...]
