it just Dawned on me . . .

I wrote this post for a community Facebook page, which got published today, and thought I'd share it here.   Enjoy! (And feel free to as...

Today marks five years since I had gastric bypass. Two days before Christmas, since my insurance would be changing a couple weeks later. I...

Grand Canyon, taken in 2008 Just like when I go to the grocery store and realize that I bought wraps, but no lunch meat or lettuce to p...

This is going to be another long one. What I'm talking about today are the things I wish I knew, or knew more about, before I had w...

I posted this on Facebook once, because I think it's very true in regards to what our bodies look like after massive weight loss. Might ...

Surgery date:  February 27, 2017!! I didn't need to schedule the surgery this far in advance, but I wanted to. I'm someone who nee...

I posted last week that I was denied by my insurance for panniculectomy and abdominoplasty to remove the excess skin.  I was really dev...

Well, I heard back from the plastic surgeon this past Wednesday about the claim sent to my insurance company for excess skin removal: I was ...

I posted a few weeks ago that I was going to visit a plastic surgeon to talk about excess skin removal. Well, I went last week and I'm ...

Today I'm making my 500th blog post.  I can't believe it's been 500 posts and two and half years since I've started this blo...

This past weekend was all about me.  Mostly.  After visiting the dietitian last week I went shopping to get some items that I need to keep m...

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I made an appointment with the dietitian at my surgeon's office, because I got an ass chewing at my ...

Yesterday was my two-year follow-up with the bariatric surgeon.  I was dreading going, because I've gained back a few pounds and didn...

So, how am I doing two years later?  I'm doing pretty good. I'm still a size 14/16.  I wish it was lower, but I've maintained ...

Two years ago today I had my surgery, which changed my life for the better:  I'm much healthier, I eat better (for the most part), and I...

This was a very rough day.  I woke up extremely hungry, and pretty much felt like that all day long. I remember being in the kitchen and t...

Another installment... This was Day One of the liquid diet, which was a final push before surgery to shrink my liver just a little more an...

Two years ago today I was in the second week of my pre-op diet, and was feeling pretty good about it.  That second week was SO much easier t...

I have a wicked cold for the first time since my weight loss surgery.  I love that I haven't been sick since then, but I've forgotte...

I was on Day Three of the pre-op diet and was struggling.  I remember feeling a bit bloated and I was having a lot of headaches.  Some of it...