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My Gastric Life

My blog about my life and thoughts after gastric bypass surgery.
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It Will Be 6 Months Post Surgery Tomorrow…

My Gastric Life ― Tomorrow, May 10th, will be the 6 month anniversary of my gastric bypass surgery. Crazy how time flies… so cliché, but true. The first few days following my surgery the days seemed so long. I wanted to be out of … Continue reading →... (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted 17 days ago
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Words of encouragement…

My Gastric Life ― Day 159 I’ll just get right into it. The other night I had to take the Staten Island Ferry home, since I missed the last express bus. It was 2am, and I had to wait a half hour for the … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Apr 18th, 2012
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5 Month Photo Update…

My Gastric Life ― Day 154 I have not updated with a photo recently, so I thought I would tonight… This is a photo of me on the day of my surgery, November 10, 2011. Can you see the excitement in my eyes? And … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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It’s Been 5 Months Since Surgery…

My Gastric Life ― Day 151 Before I had my surgery, which happened to be 5 months ago today, I was convinced that the only way I would ever lose weight was if I was locked in a room with only a treadmill. And … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Apr 10th, 2012
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I Weighed WHAT??? April Fools…

My Gastric Life ― Day 142 I am down 144lbs since my surgery in November. I passed a personal milestone this week when I got under 350lbs for the first time in years. I now weigh 349lbs. With that, friends are starting to call … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Apr 1st, 2012
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Emotions…

My Gastric Life ― Day 124 Been noticing how baggy my pants are becoming. That’s a good thing. I put another hole in my belt, but at some point I am just going to have to buy a new one I think. It’s getting … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Mar 14th, 2012
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Approaching 4 Months…

My Gastric Life ― Day 115 Back from a couple of weeks in Phoenix. Was nice to be away, but not as relaxing as it could have been. Lots of getting up early and running around all day. And lots of sunburn and back … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Mar 5th, 2012
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Baseball is Back…

My Gastric Life ― Day 106 It has been 3 weeks since I posted, so I am forcing myself to sit at the laptop and get something down tonight. I am writing from Phoenix, Arizona. For the past 5 or so year’s I have … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Feb 25th, 2012
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Anxiety and More Rambling…

My Gastric Life ― DAY 84 So much for keeping my word of posting at least once a week. I knew that coming back to Los Angeles would get me off this writing track. I really must do something to change my current writing … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Feb 2nd, 2012
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Some Thoughts On Gastric Bypass Surgery…

My Gastric Life ― Day 74 I have been back in LA around a week now and had not gotten a chance to blog yet. I decided a week would be the limit, so here I am. One of the things I thought about … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Jan 23rd, 2012
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Monday Is Weigh In Day…

My Gastric Life ― Day 67 It’s Monday, also known as, weigh in day. So without further ado… I am now down 86lbs in 9 weeks since surgery on November 10th, 2011. How do I feel about that you ask? I feel GREAT! I … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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A Pound of Shrimp!

My Gastric Life ― Day 63 I spoke to my nutritionist yesterday. She called to check up on me, as she does every now and then. She asked me about what I have been eating, and if I have been having any other trouble … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Jan 12th, 2012
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What do you Believe in?

My Gastric Life ― Day 61 It’s the 2 month anniversary of my surgery today, so in honor of that, I will have 2 posts today. I do not believe in a lot of things, one of them being God. There I said it. … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Jan 10th, 2012
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It Has Been Exactly Two Months Since My Surgery

My Gastric Life ― Day 61 Wow, where have the days gone. No updates or blogs since 2011. Shame on me Today is the 2 month anniversary of my gastric bypass surgery. Where has the time gone, but more importantly, where has the weight … Continue reading → (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Jan 10th, 2012
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New Year’s Eve… And Other Things…

My Gastric Life ― Day 51 New Year’s Eve… A day that as a single person, the older you get, the more you dread. And when you are an extremely overweight single person, you really really dread it. It should be very obvious why this day isn’t one I look... (more)
 MyGastricLife ― Posted on Dec 31st, 2011