Tag: weight
A Big Announcement – My Lap Band Update Plus Before And After Pics
For those of you that don’t know, I had Lap Band surgery in April 2009. I was 374 pounds on the morning of surgery. I set goals along the way but all along my working goal was to get down to 200 pounds. My ultimate goal was to get down to 174 pounds. Some of [...]
2010 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE AND GIVEAWAY – EatSmart Precision Digital Bathroom Scale
Before surgery I had a hard time weighing myself. Most scales didn’t go over 300 pounds. Once I got under 300 pounds the first thing I did was buy a digital scale. To use it all that I had to do was tap it with my foot and it would turn on. Unfortunately if I [...]
16, 154 And 219 – 17 Month Lap Band Update
I went to the surgeon’s office for a fill today. My last fill was in June. No Doctor Hottie today but I’m fortunate in that they all have fabulous personalities. So the doctor checked the band and gave me a small fill. He then confirmed how much weight I’ve lost. Yes folks, it’s official. I’VE [...]
Goodbye Morbid Obesity!
I’ve just come from the land of hot. (Dr Hottie is what I call him.) I lost 18 pounds in the last six weeks, bringing me down to 244. I am no longer morbidly obese! I am so excited!
Wordless Wednesday – RB In My Pants – My Jared Photo Moment
Almost wordless. One sentence. One year, 111 pounds and 55.5% of my body fat – all gone! 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 From Val’s Kitchen, Here And There, What’s That Smell, Wordless Wednesday, Go Graham [...]
100 – An Announcement And Time For Audience Participation
It’s official! I’VE OFFICIALLY LOST 100 POUNDS! Actually I’ve lost 102 pounds. I went to the surgeon’s office this afternoon for a fill. I cried when I saw the scale. Then I jumped off the scale, grabbed my phone and jumped back on to take a picture. I was on a scale that said I’d [...]
Fall Fashion Shopping At Marshalls And TJ Maxx
It may be fall here on the Jersey Shore but the weather has swung wide, from summer warmth to winter cold. Neither CJ nor I were prepared for the winter – CJ because he outgrew a size and me because I’ve lost 80 pounds. I was sent a gift card for both TJ Maxx and [...]
Weighting For Insurance
Life insurance is very hard to get for overweight people. I’ve had a very small policy for about ten years that I just canceled for financial reasons. Every year one thing I do with my bills is get quotes from competitors. One of the bills that I haven’t been able to lower in the past [...]
6, 75 and 300
A couple of people have emailed me asking how I’m feeling. Well, I can’t believe it’s been six months since surgery. I am so thrilled to be able to say that I have lost more than 75 pounds and weight less than 300 pounds. I haven’t weighed less than that since TJ was born. I [...]
A Trying, Crying Experience
I have never liked clothes shopping. All that trying on is a big pain in the ass. I especially hate trying on jeans. I’m not one of those people that likes jeans. I haven’t liked wearing jeans since I was about 18 years old. I haven’t liked anything I’ve worn in a long time, that [...]
What’s Your Favorite Form Of Exercise?
So. Exercise. Not my favorite thing to do. The weight isstill coming off but I want to exercicse more. And truthfully, I need to exercise more. So I want to find some fun ways to do it. Someone suggested I try a Kettlebell workout but their site says it’s strenuous so I’m not sure how [...]
Three Month Update After Surgery
Well, today I hit the three month mark. It’s hard to believe that it’s been three months since I had the Lap band surgery. I have lost fifty pounds since I began this journey. All in all I feel good. I have more energy. My knee and back have benefited greatly from the weight loss, [...]
Eight Week Update
I can’t believe it’s been nearly eight weeks since my Lap band surgery. I had my first fill in May. It wasn’t quite what I expected. It worked well for the first week but now I’m getting a little hungry at times (nothing requiring weight loss pills or anything). I think I need more restriction. [...]
Lucky 13 And My First Fill
I saw Dr Hottie the surgeon today. I had my six week follow up appointment and first Lap band fill. The first thing they did was weight me. Now I’ve been a bit hungry and eating for over a week. Not hungry and eating like before surgery, a lot less than that but more than [...]
Review Of Designer Whey Strawberry Protein Supplement
Designer Whey graciously offered to help me in my endeavor to lose weight through bariatric surgery. They sent me two 4 pound containers of their Designer Whey Original Protein Powder in the strawberry flavor. I have been using Designer Whey Protein Powders exclusively since coming out of surgery. I haven’t mentioned it previously but until [...]
