February Diet Pulpit Archives

First Support Group Meeting

I was pleasantly surprised this past Tuesday when I attended my first weight loss surgery support group. It is a monthly meeting from 6-8 p.m., hosted by the staff of the medical group that I am going to for my gastric bypass surgery. It is required that I attend monthly until my [...]

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Good Advice To Keep In Mind

“My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people. ” ~Orson Welles
Just a little something I’ll be keeping in mind while I figure out my food plan for the upcoming month.
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Weeks 142 and 143 Weighin

Here are my weighins for the past two weeks:   last week (#142) 307 lbs and this week (#143) 306.5 lbs.    A one and half pound decrease from week #141 (on the home scale).  Nice to see there wasn’t a gain for 2 weeks, but definitely not much to get excited about, especially since I will be [...]

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Setting New Realistic Goals

As I move ahead preparing for making a huge change in my life with the gastric bypass surgery I thought it would be a good idea to set down some new goals, just a few that clear and doable for the road ahead.
I want to focus on small steps that are achieveable and measurable, rather then just [...]

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You Know You Are Getting Old When

You know you are getting old when the hair accessory you have used everyday for decades is now considered vintage (selling on ebay for $4.99 a packge Vintage Goody Hair Ponytail Holder Twin Bead 1989). 

A package contains 10 holders, and each one lasts about a month or so before it stretches too much and needs to [...]

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Two Down, A Zillion More To Go

Ok maybe a zillion is exagerrating a bit, but there is still a lot more to do. Today I got two appointments (in preparation of gastric bypass surgery) out of the way. Scheduling doctor appointments is always tricky, and especially when since I’m trying to take off the minimum amount of time.
Since the [...]

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Week 141 Weighin and Update

This week’s weighin 308 lbs (same as last week). 
Not much news to update, I still feel like I’m in a slump and can’t seem to muster up much energy or enthusiasm these days. I am focused on doing what needs to be done as far as doctor appointments etc. in preparation for gastric bypass [...]

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Happy Nudity Day

World Nudity Day!   Feb. 6, 2009  (fyi: must be 18 years of age to visit site) – That is a national holiday I can support - I don’t have to buy a new outfit to celebrate.  This year they offered a $10,000 prize, winner selected from videos sent in of folks going nude and doing something [...]

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Doctors, Doctors and More Doctors

Today I took another step along the road of preparing for gastric bypass surgery. First, I called my primary doctor for all the referrals I need. Luckily they can pop those in the mail for me and save me a trip to the office.  Then I spent the next hour or so on the phone [...]

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Preparing for Green Smoothies

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m saving up to get a Blendtec Blender so I can start having green smoothies.  The plan is to work up to one or two a day by the time I have my gastric bypass surgery, and then continue with them afterwards once I recover enough to allow [...]

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