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Monday 20 July

    My Weight loss stats (04:27) -   I went to Walmart the other day to buy a new Bathing suit. Actually it is the first bathing suit I purchased that I don't feel embarrassed about wearing in about 25 years. Before my Bariactric surgery I was... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 25 June

Saturday 13 June

    Today was The First Official Meeting of the DrG-DSers (08:33) - Today was the first Official get-together of the DrG-DS Group! We are patients of Dr. Greenbaum who have had the Duodenal Switch (Bariatric Surgery) What a great time we had! Our first meeting started with a cookout (we ate in... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Saturday 9 May

    Meals on Wheels! (07:30) - Tonight while Cassie and I were watching DR. Phil I happened to notice Moue acting very strange. His tail was twitching very excitedly and he was chirruping very loudly. Then I noticed the pigeons sitting on our van out the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 8 May

    The Race is on... (09:59) - My Weight Ticker:   Cassie's Weight Ticker:   Cassie and I are running neck and neck in this losing race! Right now I'm down 5 pounds from her! I'm at 253 and she's now 258 and still losing! Yesterday evening... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 9 April

    78 pounds to go (19:38) -   I got on the scale this morning and discovered to my delight that I'd lost another 4 lbs. Cassie said I had to let her take some pics of me. Here are the best 2: As I was looking... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Friday 3 April

    I'm such a loser! (15:39) - I got on the scale this morning and discovered I now weigh 271 pounds! Hooray! It hasn't been all fun and games though, even with the bariatric surgery I still need to watch the kinds of food I stuff down... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Wednesday 18 March

Saturday 14 March

    Oops! I learn something new every day! (06:18) - Today Cassie told me the comments were not working on this post and that I had to fix it ASAP! Oops! I discovered that when you want a post to stay in the front of the posts and you use the... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Wednesday 31 December

    Bariactric Surgeries Explained with links (21:11) - One of my friends who is overweight and fighting the battle for many years like me, asked me about my surgery and what I went through before and after my surgery (Gastroplastia Duodenal Switch Surgery ). Well here goes! After... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments

Wednesday 17 December

    I found this article while not sleeping (13:41) - I woke up at 1 AM today and decided that if I couldn't sleep I'd surf the web. This article I found gives me some insight to my diabetes and weight related issues. Even with the weight loss surgery... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 29 November

    What a great day to be alive! (19:16) - I woke at 5:30 this morning with a terrible backache. I took two percocets and tried to get back to sleep, no good, I was wide awake. Ok, now what? I thought about it and decided to walk on our... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
    Dieting update! (04:54) - Tis the day after Thanksgiving and all through the house people are moaning and groaning but not this mouse. (Heh heh, my poor attempt at poetry) I just weighed my self and there has been no change as yet since... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 23 November

    Surgery minusTwelve days (05:31) - It's been twelve days since my Duodenal Switch Surgery. Yesterday after my first post op visit to Dr Greenbaum I tried some pureed chicken, sweet potato, and peas and decided; FOOD BAAAD! I ate slowly and the yam and peas... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Sunday 16 November

    We Shall Overcome!! (04:39) - I woke from my nap this afternoon. I have been having very strange lucid dreams this week. Not Disturbing just strange. I usually don't remember much of them immediately but every now and then a remnant stays with me. Such... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Saturday 15 November

    Learning Life lessons in an unusual Way (23:44) - When I was growing up my biological father never taught me the life lessons every boy should be taught if he is to be a successful man. Fortunately my mom remarried a man who showed me the love, discipline and... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Saturday 8 November

Friday 7 November

    Some Dieting Tips (23:25) - I found these tips at GreatestJournal.com 1. Start the day with one 8 oz. Glass of water before breakfast. It helps to get you on the right track for the day. 2. Remember your ABCs – All Bites Count. 3.... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 6 November

    More diet chuckles (15:04) - Diet update: I have lost a total of 52 pounds since I decided to get the bariatric surgery. The surgery will take place on Monday the 11th. I started drinking only the shakes the doctor provided last Thursday and lost... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Wednesday 5 November

    Dieting Chuckles (01:08) -   How can I not laugh at Garfield's dieting woes. I understand exactly how he feels though. Happily heading towards the dinner table only to be confronted by... A Vegetable! ARRRGH! Or in my case a foul smelling, and tasting... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Tuesday 4 November

    Dieting Blues Update! (02:26) - This is day five of my "Liquid diet." (Yechhh!) I lost fifteen pounds! I can't believe it! The three "shakes" I have to eat (drink) are 280 calories each (that's only 840 calories total) and even with my cheating the... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Monday 3 November

    Dieting Blues (02:03) - One of the things I have to do to prepare for the Bariatric surgery on Monday the 10th is go on a special diet. I get to enjoy this un-delicious nutritional diet shake three times a day. It's called Ultramet... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 30 October

    Finally (02:24) - I have finally got a date for my bariatric surgery; November 10th. I have been anxiously awaiting this surgery because of all the problems I have associated with the weight I'm carrying. Not least of which is my back injury.... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Friday 12 September

Friday 22 August

    This information is just a little bit too late for me (00:17) - I wish I had known about this when I was younger! But much like when I was a smoker I probably wouldn't have heeded the warning. I was young and dumb and full of... Killer Carbs - Appetite Control Cells... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 16 August

    Mushrooms? The next fad diet? (03:56) - Another night of insomnia. While reading my RSS feeds I stumbled across this article: The Low Density Food Approach To Controlling Obesity Submitted by News Staff on 16 August 2008 - Preliminary research led by Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, MD, Director... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 4 February

    Bad Morning, Great Afternoon! (21:19) - This morning started out normal enough. I had a terrible night trying to sleep. When I finally woke up this morning Cassie told me Tomas had a half day of school and his mother didn't leave us a message to pick... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Tuesday 15 January

    My Pain Dr. Visit! (17:38) - Today I went to see a pain specialist. Wait let me back up a bit as I haven't posted much about this situation before. I have been suffering from extreme back pain since September last year. I'm not exactly sure... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 5 November

    Physical Torture (I mean therapy) (17:35) - Today was my first day of physical therapy. About a month ago the doctor I had seen for the intense back and leg pain sent me to see a pain management center for an epidural steroid injection into the L-4... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 8 June

    Counting Carbs and Diabetes (10:33) - A few weeks ago I went to the Brendan T Byrne (Lebanon) State Forrest to hike and after walking about 3 miles my feet began to go numb (BTW, I have type II Diabetes and have started getting a... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 8 November

    A RECIPE FOR OVEREATING (16:11) - OK, I'm stressed, deprived and I am tempted to eat every darn thing I see. Now what the heck do I do! Maybe I should eat rat food? Found at:APA ONLINE November 6, 2005 Contact: Public Affairs Office (202) 336-5700...

Sunday 7 August

    How did I do that? (16:59) - Friday evening, after I got home from work I sat down on the couch to relax just after dinner. I had some pain in my feet which I associated with walking around a job-site on Thursday. I had taken some... | 1 Comments

Tuesday 1 February

    The battle of the bulge! (08:09) - Our whole family is trying to get in shape, lose weight and stay healthy. This morning I was engaged in a different battle of sorts. Cassie was up late babysitting our grandson Tomas, so I agreed to get up at...

Wednesday 5 January

    More on fitness (12:19) - Every so often I come across a photo or video of a charactor that I can identify with, or a situation that has happened to me. Most of the time the comical events bring me to a smile... most of...

Monday 3 January

    Dr. Phil's Ultimate Weight Loss Solution (21:27) - Cassie and I haven't really talked about this but we need to loose weight, a lot of weight. So does everyone else in the household, with the exception of Tomas, my grandchild. Cassie had picked up Dr Phil's "The Ultimate... | 2 Comments

Tuesday 19 October

Sunday 26 September

    What a great recipe! (20:43) - My daughter posted a wonderful recipe on our Recipe Blog It is called Easy Enchalada pie. I made it for dinner tonight, Awesome! I posted this under the dieting category, but there is nothing diet about this recipe. Just loaded... | 1 Comments

Friday 10 September

    "The Dieter's Prayer" (11:33) - My wife and I are struggling with our weight problem, it's a never ending battle to shed pounds. Cassie sticks better to her diet than I do and so if she has a weight gain, she grieves. With me it's...