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

Figured it's time for an update-type post, since it's been a while. (Actually it's been awhile since my last post, in general.) ...

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...

Recently I was posting in a comment thread on a website I read regularly. The discussion was about working out and what we accomplished ...

Unfortunately, I have yet another sad blog post to write. It's been a year of loss for me.  Since October I've lost three cats, my...

So, this happened Sunday afternoon.   Here they are in their cage before we took them home.  Emily is on top of the condo and Arlo i...

This was taken after my college graduation in 2012.  I feel like I should have written "daddy" and not "dad," as I ...

Apparently I'm not losing weight "on my own." According to the receptionist at my dentist's office, anyway. We were c...

This is a long one today. I have to say before I go any further that I absolutely, 100% feel that I did the right thing, and the best thin...

This is just a quick blurb to say how off the rails I am the last several days with my eating.  I think it's because it's *that* tim...

You've probably noticed that I haven't posted any weight loss in a long time.  That's because I'm at a standstill at the mom...

One year ago today I took a major step towards improving my health and well-being:  I had gastric bypass surgery. At this time last year (...

Tomorrow I'm driving to Pennsylvania to visit my favorite cousin.  We're going to see an a cappella show, Straight No Chaser, and al...

Tomorrow starts a new chapter in my career.  I'm excited to start the new job, but at the same time I worry that I won't like it.  I...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I woke up this morning to snow on the ground and it looks so pretty.  Its pretty unusual to have snow on t...

Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to Riley today.  He was only with us for about a year and half, but he was very loved and will be sorel...

Here it is.  The shocking picture I promised earlier in the week.  But first, let's look at where I started. Bermuda, September, ...