Category: Bariatric Information
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Reaching My First Goal

Highest Weight: 267 lbs.Weight At Surgery: 253Current Weight: 198.0 lbs.Total Weight Loss: 69 lbs.Weight Loss Since Surgery: 55 lbs.Goal Weight: 140 lbs.Pounds to go: 58 lbs. At the time I am writing this, I am officially 3 months and change post surgery. You can see photos and measurement updates on…
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10 Questions I was asked in the 10 weeks post VSG

I am almost 10 weeks post VSG Surgery, and I’ve been being asked quite a bit if the surgery was what I expected, so I figured I would do a post about it. I’d be happy to answer anything else you want to know, so hit me up here or…
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The Baritastic App: A Pre-Surgery Review

I know that I haven’t posted the pre-op documents from my surgeon yet, but I can say that one of the items in the document includes using a tracking app. The one they suggest is no longer active, so I did some research and picked a different one. Baritastic is…
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Pre-Surgery Goals

One of the things that I am afraid of post-surgery is not having the habits now that I will need to implement afterwards. I know that it is nearly impossible to cut my diet down to what I will be eating-that’s the point of surgery-but what about everything else? Here…
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Why I Struggle With My Fitness Pal
OK everyone. I have been working on this post since October, and I just haven’t been able to finish it. So, here I am powering through it. My Fitness Pal is constantly rated as one of the best nutrition tracker apps in the United States. With a free and premium version, users…
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More nervous than I thought I would be
I’ve been thinking about and researching bariatric surgery for a number of years now. I am pretty confident that I know what I am getting myself into. I’ve done the classes, watched the videos, talked to the people. I know that this is the best thing for me and my health. That being…
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Getting On The Same Page

Friday 12/1 , I had a therapy appointment that my husband was able to join me on. This was the first time that he had met this particular therapist, and I thought that it was an interesting conversation, so I thought I would share a little bit. A lot of…
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Starting Therapy
I know that one of my pre-operative requirements to qualify for a gastric sleeve is to complete a psychiatric evaluation. From what I can tell, this evaluation is mostly to make sure that you are not suicidal, are not in active psychosis/on antipsychotic medications, an do not have a substance…
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How much do I realistically have to lose?

I might be kidding myself but I like to think that I don’t look like I weigh as much as I do. So many people have told me that I am being drastic when I say I’m considering weight loss surgery. I can 100% promise you that it is not…
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Bariatric Surgery and Social Media
In todays mediacentric world, social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube can quickly become the first source for all of our information. I can say with 100% certainty that that was true when I started my research on bariatric surgery. I mean, did I do the general google search…
