Happy New Year?
Life before Weight Loss Surgery The clock strikes 12:00am…Happy New Year!! Another day of committing “this is the year that I will be healthy: lose…
Category: Dana’s Diary
Appointment: 3:00pm, January 27
I dialed the number, made the appointment, and yes, I went to the consultation. (For your information, not free but well worth the expense.) Before…
Portion Control
May Last week, I went to a children’s museum with family and in the food court, there was a chart that showed food portion comparisons.…
Comparison Trap
June Have you ever been caught in this horrible cycle of comparing yourself to others? As a young teen, I would actually flip through pages…
Weighing In
For the last 3 months, I have scheduled a monthly appointment with my “female doctor” to weigh in. I go the last week of the…
Sleep Clinic Weekend
July For insurance to approve my weight loss surgery, I had to visit a sleep clinic to determine if I have sleep apnea or not.…
Liquid Diet/Soft Diet
September For my last week of “living on the edge”,or as some people say my “food funeral” I chose my favorite things: sushi, Shrimp tacos,…
Like Mother, Like Daughter
October I remember being discontent about my looks from a young age. My mother was very vain and she would not leave the house without…
Liquid Dieting, Pre-Surgery
Have you heard someone say that Bariatric Surgery is the easy way out? I would say nay. As I prepared for my surgery, I began…
Surgery Day
The nurse from my hospital called me the afternoon before my surgery to tell me what time to arrive….I am on the schedule for 8am!!.…