Michelle L.

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NSV at the airport - I fly pretty frequently for work, and I've already had the "yay, my seatbelt fits!" moment. But Saturday, as I was waiting for my flight, I noticed a rather good-looking man who ke...

April 29 and 174 pounds. And ready to add biking to my workout.

t-shirt NSV - I had a surprise NSV moment yesterday. When I got dressed, I thought I had grabbed an XL t-shirt that I've been wearing a lot lately (a step down from my old XXL's, so I was happy ...

New duds! - I bought new running clothes last weekend. It's so great being able to shop for clothes in a regular store. I was beginning to think that would never happen again. The new clothes ...

Slow but getting faster - I use RunKeeper on my Droid, and today it said I had a new personal record: 17.11 minutes per mile. I'm also up to 2-3 miles a day, five days a week. Not bad considering I started ...

NSV! - I'm heading out to a conference next week, so I was trying on all the dressy pants in my closet to see which ones still fit. I found an old pair of size 16 khaki pants that I forgo...

Stricture fixed - I've been having a lot of nausea and some vomiting for the past few weeks, so I had an endoscopy today, and sure enough, I had a stricture. It was 9mm, now dilated to 15mm. My surg...

10 weeks out - I'm a day past 10 weeks since surgery, so I thought I'd share some pictures. The first picture was taken about two years ago. I was close to my highest weight then, probably betwee...

2-month follow-up - I had my 2-month follow-up with my surgeon's office, and things are looking pretty good! I've lost 44 pounds by their count, higher than my count on the ticker. I like their count ...

Walked a mile! - I went for my walk today, first time on my own since I've been home. I used the cardio tracker on my Droid to measure my speed and distance, and I was able to walk over a mile at 4...

Feeling better - It seems like the digestive system is now moving along (goodbye, gas!), and I finally got more than 2 hours of sleep at a time last night. I'm feeling much better today than I was ...

Things to do - I'm having my first breakfast at home: 1/4 cup Cream of Wheat with a splash of skim milk and a dash of Splenda. It's pretty tasty, and it seems to be going down OK. Yesterday wa...

Home again, home again - I had surgery on Monday morning, and I just got home. I'm in more pain than I thought I would be, but it's bearable as long as the Lortab holds out! I'm on full liquids already, an...

Pre-op testing DONE - I finished my pre-op testing this morning. Poking in the arm, peeing in a cup, EKG, respiratory testing, ultrasound, x-ray, and upper GI. That chalky drink is so awful. But everyon...

Pre-op testing - It's pre-op testing day. Nothing to eat or drink since last night. I've had to do that plenty of times before for fasting glucose testing, but it seems harder on a liquid diet. I'm...

Postponed - Surgery date is now January 17th. Apparently there wasn't a pre-op class available before Jan. 4th, so I have to wait until the 11th for the class and the 17th for surgery. I've al...

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Getting ready for surgery - I'm scheduled for surgery on Jan. 4th at 2pm. I just started the liquid pre-op diet. Yum, cow-pie shakes. :)  They're actually not that bad now that I'm getting used to them. I use...

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Waiting for approval - I've only got a couple of pieces left before my information is submitted to Aetna. I've already met with the dietician and the psychologist, and my patient advocate is just waiting...

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