Right, so I survived my weight loss surgery. My surgery was performed on 02/22/12. Granted, I had buyer's remorse for the first day or two and I was wondering what I had done to myself, but I have made an excellent recovery ( Read more... )

I am about 11 days away from my surgery and am on day 3 of my high protein/low carb preop diet. I kicked the caffeine habit about 2 weeks ago. Granted, the nutritionist has not forbidden caffeine. I just decided to quit cold turkey to avoid going through withdrawal during the first week or so of being sleeved. I have also given up soda. Most of the ( Read more... )

My surgeon requires a number of quests to be accomplished before his patients can go onto the final round of having bariatric surgery. I have been dragging my feet, but I have finally gotten through all of the dungeons. The blood work has been accomplished and has revealed various bits of important information. I'm low on vitamin D, B-12 and iron. ( Read more... )

I have with high blood pressure and sleep apnea. I have tried a variety of methods for losing weight and after a recent regain of some of my weight, I started researching WLS. Back in September, I attended an informational seminar held by the surgeon that I am interested in having perform my surgery. I had my consultation with him back on the 29th ( Read more... )

Monday evening, we ventured out through the snow and the cold to meet with our prospective wedding chaplain. We met up with him at a coffee shop and chatted for a bit to see if we liked him well enough. The meeting went well and we opted to book him ( Read more... )

Finally, we set a date for our wedding: May 15, 2010. This is subject to change, though. For the most part, I like the date because it's divisible by 5. That has no particular meaning, but I just like that fact for some reason ( Read more... )

Your result for The Who Would You Be in 1400 AD Test...
The Harlequin

You scored 50% Cardinal, 41% Monk, 44% Lady, and 24% Knight!


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I have lost track of time. It has probably almost a month since a yellow tomcat appeared in my backyard. He was quite skittish at first and was living out of my garage. Through appropriate cat befriending techniques, Chris and I were able to win over the kitty's trust ( Read more... )

My job is going well so far. Supposedly, after my 90-day temp contract is up, the company will hire me on as a permanent employee. Yay. Although the job is not in my field, the pay rate is acceptable for the area in which I live, the work is simple and most of my coworkers are pleasant enough, I am inclined to wish to stay on with this company ( Read more... )

My back pain comes and goes, but when it is present...it really makes itself know. I have prominent rotoscoliosis of the thoracolumbar, and I am beginning to suspect that there is at least one more issue. On Friday, I visited my chiropractor for the first time in a while. Due to my new job, I now have the money to get an occasional alignment ( Read more... )