I'm Going to LOSE it

Sometimes we just need a reminder to keep ourselves going. I know I do. Kids, dogs, husband, the crazy lady that lives in our house, the house itself, life in general…it all tends to pile on and I forget…I forget I’m important. I forget how important getting in all my foods and nutrients is. It’s […]

I’ve long struggled with energy levels. I’m good for burning the candle wherever I can get it lit…always have been. My kids (now 11 & almost 13) are 17 mos apart. For a long time, I didn’t think I would ever have enough sleep. Now they keep us running with activities. I’ve had the same […]

This week, I went to an appointment with the Nutritionist. The weight loss surgery program encourages following up regularly. I’m actually a little overdue. The nutrition team is very helpful for us leading up to surgery. They’ve written a handbook that has a lot of great info about nutrition and vitamins. Whether you have Gastric […]

We all fall into routines. In our house, we trickle home from our respective activities, start dinner, and get everyone ready for bed. It’s fairly sedentary – we are all tired when we get home and just tick the time off for bed. Meanwhile, the bushes need trimmed, the spring cleaning needs done, the raised […]

Wednesday was WLS Support Group. I keep trying different sessions trying to see where I fit or feels comfortable, I guess. Tonight was a large group with both pre-surgery and post-surgery people. It was almost over-whelming – lots of big personality, I don’t find it as easy to speak in those forums – which, I […]

For those keeping track, it’s seven days in a row. 🙂 There have been a few things in the last couple of days that let me know I’m on the right track with the blog. Over the weekend, I received an email telling me I was brave for putting my story out there. I don’t […]

I don’t know how many days in a row this makes…but I don’t want to miss it… Today, I needed collared shirts for my kids. I started at Target…and while I was there I tried to find shorts for me. What is with all the crazy short shorts again? I gave up hope on everything […]

WordPress praises me when I keep a “streak” going…I’m trying to see how far I’ll get before I break the streak. I really have to work on writing down the ideas I have. I keep forgetting them. Some more tidbits of thinking points, tonight. Losing weight IS a mental challenge – especially after weight loss […]

First, I’ve been ridiculously blessed with friends and family who have been fantastically supportive in my journey. I started out keeping it a secret and quickly realized that wasn’t for me. I always told anyone who said something. When I was looking for knowledge and trying to work my way through the process leading up […]

I long ago cleared out any clothes I had that didn’t currently fit. That left sizes I don’t want to discuss. 😂 As far back as I can remember, I always felt large. I saw a meme or a quote recently that said “I wish I could go back to the size I was when […]