I have had the luxury of being able to start over with ALL my clothes, thank you bariatric surgery. So, not being in touch with what to wear and how to wear it due to total indifference as none of them fit me before, I've been reading a bunch of fashion blogs in the run up to my trip to London and Paris.
My work day clothes are very simple. Washable ( Read more... )

As many of you know, I took drastic action to deal with my obesity in June 2010. I am doing well, down over 60lbs, free of my high bp and life threatening GERD. lookfar posted a link re the near impossibility of losing weight and keeping it off by dieting that I'm signalboosting. Dieting doesn't work for 95% of people. So before you set yourself up for ( Read more... )

 Gratitude day 2. This post was sitting waiting for me to upload pics, did so on the WE when at internet cafe. Today, I had an email from work, would I take a new patient. Man is dying, 6 months prognosis. Diagnosis Ca esophagus, hx GERD. GERD is not a sexy disease, most people figure a bit of heartburn isn't serious. IT is VERY serious. I am ( Read more... )

The tooth had two vertical cracks, so I had to get a crown. $$$ Temporary crown is on, permanent one to be placed in a few weeks. While waiting for the freezing to work, the dentist complimented me on my weight loss and asked how my health was. I told him my high BP and GERD were now cured. After he finished the procedure he told me that GERD was ( Read more... )

Due to having people in my car Thurs- SIL and brother - trip to Toronto for funeral- a glass of diet coke was where I usually have my plastic dohicky that holds my BB.  On Friday there was a huge weather change - migraine that would not go away, however, I was keen not to call in sick. Managed to see all my patients and not kill or injure any of ( Read more... )

Six months ago I was on the operating room table, getting 75% of my stomach removed- I had a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, a form of bariatric surgery. As of today, I have lost 57 lbs- over 70% of my EW. BMI is now 27, wt 173lbs. My GERD and hypertension are a thing of the past. What is most remarkable is the total change in my level of energy, I ( Read more... )

collapses- busy week- too many sick peeps- too many office bosses- not enough me
Happy Birthday pyjamapants  - sends virtual bubbly and toasts you - have a great year.

Good news- tiles are happening - stunning- can't wait til I can post pics

SED- won't be able to post daily- but did do a little retail therapy at the Sally Ann today- bought a pair of pottery ( Read more... )

Stupid and insensitive people on the weight-loss forum- winner for today- complaining that her vacation to Mexico plans have to be altered due to resort closing after an explosion. Never mind that the  natural disaster  killed seven people including five Canadians on holiday. Last week's winner- a nurse - complained that the dietician made her do ( Read more... )

I'm pooped. Worked hard for many hours on my day off, and while I have made some progress, some of my work has been the equivalent of re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Renos have most of the house upside down. A huge pile of firewood needs to be stacked, a pile of garbage needs to go to the dump. where are my minions?!!

I've been fighting ( Read more... )

Pj and Ari asked to see our favourite socks. Here is one of mine. Looks boring doesn't it? Well it is very boring, except to me. The wonderful thing about this one, of a pair of socks, is that it comes all the way up over my calf to just below my knee. Nothing special I hear you say, well to most people, that's true. A few months ago, none of my ( Read more... )