After more than a week on my bare-bones plan of eating, which averaged between 1300-1450 calories my weight actually went up a couple more pounds. It makes no sense. I step on the scales, tell D what the numbers are and both of us just scratch our… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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When I was 325 pounds I grew fairly irked listening to people on the other side of weight loss telling me that losing their weight had been easy compared to keeping the weight off once they reached their goal. I am of course equally irked to… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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It’s been nearly two months since my last and FINAL surgery and this week during a scheduled follow up with my surgeon he removed all post-surgery limitations which means I can stretch, reach, lift, and bend, however I’m not letting my personal… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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Last week my sister called me. Mom was in the hospital and the doctors were saying that any family who wanted to see her needed to come quickly. D and I were on the next flight out that evening and the plane ride was the first time I had sat upright… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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This morning I showered and dressed in regular clothes rather than pajamas that have been the sum total of my wardrobe for the past few weeks. I made my little hospital bed, walked a double lap around our outdoor courtyard, brewed an espresso and… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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Just one day short of a two weeks since surgery and my recovery is moving along great. Little pain. Minimal pain medication. More mobility. While I’m still spending much of my days in bed being attended to by my two furry nurses, I’m also doing a… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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It’s been just over a week since my last surgery and I confess, this recovery is brutal. My days continue to be spent primarily in bed and on medication. Most of my stitches seem to be on the mend though they’re tender to the touch and there’s still… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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Three days after an eight hour surgery that left me in sutures from knee caps to elbows and as I’m blogging I’m as comfortable as comfortable can be and equally as grateful. As expected my memories around surgery day are sketchy at best. At my… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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It’s the day before surgery and what am I doing? I’m baking cookies for the nurses station and for the operating room staff at the surgery center while I’ll be nipped and tucked, folded, bent and spindled. I always say, if a few cookies will get you… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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4 days and counting. Saturday will be spent with D. We need some play time before we foray back into the sick wife – nursie wife mode. Sunday is church. Monday will be recording a meditation/worship iPod playlist to listen to in the hospital and… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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