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Emerging From A Less Than Awesome 365 Days

Posted on August 6, 2016 | 12 comments

Hello readers,

I know it’s been a good long while since I last wrote. In fact, the last time I wrote, I had just had my gallbladder removed and was recovering from that surgery.

Earlier this year, one of my friends who follows (followed? since I haven’t written in so long) this blog asked me if I would be writing in it again. I danced around the topic, saying that life had gotten in the way and that I simply hadn’t had time to do it, which was partially true.

But really what stopped me from writing was this:

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Post-Op Week 93: It Messes With Your Mind

Posted on April 19, 2015 | 7 comments

Slow and steady wins the race, right? This week I went veggie heavy and it seems to have paid off. So I’ll be doing that again this week too. I really like how I feel when I eat veggies, so this will be something that I continue to do.

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Tagged body image, eating, fighting the fat girl, goals, la guerra, meal planning, mind.blown, mindfuck, planning for success, post-op, post-op eating, post-op life, progreso, progress report, self-image, she's got skillz, shit is hard, sleeve gastrectomy, the body is a funny thing, the sleeve, VSG, vsg realness, what is normal?, WLS, work that head game

Post-Op Week 92: Craving Veggies

Posted on April 12, 2015 | Leave a comment

Plodding along this week. I ate more veggies this week, and liked how I felt afterward so I decided to go veggie heavy this week. I think the extra fiber will also be good for me–hell, I know it will be. I’m learning to listen more to what my body feels like having, and this week it really wanted more veggies.

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Tagged challenges, choices, Dr. Garth Davis, eating, exercise, fighting the fat girl, la guerra, planning for success, post-op life, progreso, progress report, reflections, she's got skillz, shit is hard, sleeve gastrectomy, the body is a funny thing, the little things, the sleeve, veggies!, VSG, vsg realness, WLS, workin' on my fitness

Post-Op Week 81 Progress Report

Posted on January 25, 2015 | 1 comment

Finally the scale is creeping downward and the holiday regain is about gone! I’m hoping this continues. Still struggling to get motivated to exercise though. Perhaps I should focus on getting more sleep first, because the lack of sleep is hurting my want to exercise. When I am tired, the last thing I want to do is work out. I know I’m not sleeping enough but I have so many things I’m juggling right now that it’s hard to get them all done in the 24 hours I am given each day.

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Tagged behavioral fatigue, being authentic, being real, challenges, eating, exercise, fighting the fat girl, finding balance, first world problems, goals, hunger, I am NOT perfect, la guerra, motivation, not feelin' it, perspective, plan for success, planning for success, post-op life, progreso, progress report, regain, seasonal affective disorder, she's got skillz, shit is hard, sleeve gastrectomy, the sleeve, time management, VSG, vsg realness, werk!, WLS, work that head game, workin' on my fitness

Post-Op Week 80: Nut Up or Shut Up

Posted on January 18, 2015 | 1 comment

Not surprised by this week’s progress since I was retaining water all week which always happens during my cycle. The water retention stops when the crimson tide rolls in (ha!), and so does the desire to eat everything that isn’t nailed down. So this week should be business as usual.

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Post-Op Week 78 Progress Report: Revising the Goal and Goals for 2015

Posted on January 4, 2015 | Leave a comment

Not pleased by the scale this week but after some careful thought and some good old-fashioned data analysis (ever the scientist, I am), I know why I am up and into a weight range I do not feel comfortable being in.

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Tagged back to basics, challenges, eating, fighting the fat girl, frustrated fat, goals, going meatless, I am NOT perfect, knee surgery?, la guerra, meal planning, oh behave!, planning for success, post-op life, progreso, progress report, reflections, she's got skillz, shit is hard, sleeve gastrectomy, VSG, vsg realness, what is normal?, WLS, work in progress, workin' on my fitness

Post-Op Week 74 Progress Report: Getting Back Into the Groove

Posted on December 7, 2014 | Leave a comment

The weight I gained while on vacation last week is slowly coming back off. I knew it would, especially since I was back home, eating my usual stuff and not being presented with starchy carbs and sweets at every turn. I know those pounds will take a little bit to come off, but I am okay with that.

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Post-Op Week 73 Progress Report: Vacation Damage

Posted on November 30, 2014 | 2 comments

Up 4.4 pounds this week but I know exactly why. I ate way more starchy carbs than usual while on vacation last week. This was a conscious choice I made, and I’m not sorry I did it. I knew what would happen if I did it, and I knew what the consequences would be. So I’m not surprised that I saw a jump on the scale this morning. I am surprised it wasn’t greater! But I’m also glad it wasn’t greater.

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Post-Op Week 70 Progress Report: 5K Finisher and Being Tired

Posted on November 9, 2014 | 3 comments

Not terribly pleased with the scale this week, but it’s all my own doing. And it needs to stop.

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Post-Op Week 67 Progress Report: Injuries and the Thigh Gap

Posted on October 19, 2014 | Leave a comment

Slowly headed back down toward my lowest adult weight again this week. I’m not stressing about the scale this week because I took measurements today and I’m down another 6 3/8 inches all around for a total of nearly 125 inches lost. So I guess when people say ‘you are really tiny,’ I really AM tiny. I have a tough time conceptualizing this about myself because I’ve never been small. And now I am. It’s trippy.

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Category Archives: habits

Emerging From A Less Than Awesome 365 Days

Post-Op Week 93: It Messes With Your Mind

Post-Op Week 92: Craving Veggies

Post-Op Week 81 Progress Report

Post-Op Week 80: Nut Up or Shut Up

Post-Op Week 78 Progress Report: Revising the Goal and Goals for 2015

Post-Op Week 74 Progress Report: Getting Back Into the Groove

Post-Op Week 73 Progress Report: Vacation Damage

Post-Op Week 70 Progress Report: 5K Finisher and Being Tired

Post-Op Week 67 Progress Report: Injuries and the Thigh Gap

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