November 6, 2007
Plateaus and Bad Habits
So I've been letting bad habits creep back into my life, slowly but surely, and I've let the good ones slip away. I haven't gained anything back, but I've stopped losing. So this needs to change. And since our doctor...
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August 18, 2006
Life as a Fat Person
I have a blog over on Blogspot. I don't post often in it, it's mostly just for my political / social type ramblings rather than my usual everyday life type ramblings. It's located at My Blogspot. But...here's the latest, as...
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April 24, 2006
Glowing
There's a side-effect to the surgery that no one tells you about when you're getting all of the lectures on things that may happen after your stomach has been made into a miniscule pouch and your digestive tract shortened. Everyone...
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April 5, 2006
Mental Meanderings
So I sent an e-mail to my surgeon's office the other day. I'm hoping to get an answer fairly soon. I asked them to put me in contact with a counselor or psychologist who has experience in handling bariatric surgery...
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April 3, 2006
Two steps forward, one step back
This weekend made me feel like a failure. I had to sit over half the day at the Grapevine Mills Mall promo that we did for faire, and I had to drop out of parade during rehearsal on Sunday because...
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December 17, 2005
Nearly a year...
My co-worker had her 1 year birthday the other day. She had her surgery almost exactly a month before mine. That made me start thinking about where I am, where I wanted to be, and where I was. I've lost...
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August 20, 2005
Another Milestone Reached!
Despite over a month of plateau...again...another milestone has been reached. 102.6 pounds lost!!!! There will be measurements and pictures put up again sometime soon, but right now I'm just revelling in the fact that I can do things now that...
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June 24, 2005
Al...most...there....
It's been a while since any updates on my part, and for that I am a Bad Lys, and I apologize to those of you following my saga (all 2 or 3 of you *snerk*). As of right now, I...
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April 5, 2005
A Milestone
So I have passed the 50 pound mark and am well on my way to the 60 pound mark. It hasn't been as fast as I'd hoped, but most days I can be reasonable about how much faster it is...
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March 11, 2005
Fat Day, 2.0
FAT!!!!! It's been 2 months since my surgery and I've lost 40 pounds. It was MORE than 40 pounds for a bit, then I put some back on when I started working out. Yeah. Isn't THAT great? Begin working out...
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March 1, 2005
The Gym
Seven Weeks Post-Op. Today, we joined a Gym. Lifetime Fitness. They have a huge facility - brand new - right near our house. And yes - we joined the Gym. For Lys it is a necessity for losing the weight...
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February 18, 2005
Depression 101
Today was a day of ups and downs. Not the monstrously huge ups and downs that have populated my life over the last year and a half, but more like a bunch of moguls on the downhill run toward the...
Posted by Lys at 1:37 PM | Comments (0)
January 18, 2005
Water and Movement
It's been exactly one week since my surgery. At this time 7 days ago, I was being awakened by the hospital staff, and as I blearily looked at them from sleep-filled and drug-hazed eyes, they were taking my blood pressure...
Posted by Lys at 2:32 PM
January 12, 2005
Home
I'm home I'm fuzzy from drugs. I'm nauseous, and I'm a little sore. More coherent update later. Love all of you. Thank you for the good wishes, the phone calls, and the teddy bear. :) *HUG*...
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January 9, 2005
T-Minus 20 Hours
Yup...20 hours. That's all that's left before they start wheeling me into the operating room and my new life will be beginning. People have been asking me if I'm nervous. I think I am, just a little, but anyone would...
Posted by Lys at 11:30 AM | Comments (0)
January 7, 2005
The Final Countdown
So I'm on the final countdown til The Big One. It's kind of hard to believe that it's actually going to happen, you know? It's been something I've thought about for nearly four years now, and when you think about...
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January 6, 2005
A Long Day
Got up early this morning to be at work an hour before I usually am. This was so that I could use less PTO this week. Worked til 10:30 and then hopped in the truck and headed to the hospital...
Posted by Lys at 11:30 PM | Comments (0)
January 4, 2005
Poked and Prodded
That was my day. I spent it being poked and prodded. Not even the good kind. *chuckle*...
Posted by Lys at 2:25 PM | Comments (0)
December 22, 2004
Victory at last!
SURGERY IS APPROVED!!!!!!!...
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December 7, 2004
Just the Fax, Ma'am
So...the surgeon's office just called. The insurance coordinator says she JUST faxed the information over to Aetna and called to confirm that the pre-determination rep got it. She says that Tracy received it and is reviewing it, but is concerned...
Posted by Lys at 2:22 PM | Comments (0)
November 24, 2004
Take Two (Or is it really three?)
All right. I just got off the phone with my surgeon's office. They are faxing the packet to my insurance company today....
Posted by Lys at 2:16 PM | Comments (0)
November 16, 2004
Don't Give Up
If you love me ...then please tell me not to give up? Because I'm about ready to do so....
Posted by Lys at 2:15 PM | Comments (0)
October 12, 2004
It's supposed to be Hard
We were watching "A League of Their Own" tonight, and something that one of the characters says really struck me. It always HAS struck me, but it hit me a little more strongly than usual for some reason tonight....
Posted by Lys at 9:58 PM | Comments (0)
The Check Is In The Mail
First I would like to say... THE SURGEON SENT THE LETTER!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!...
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September 30, 2004
Starting Over
Today was a very long, tiring day. I went to Dr. Rodriguez's office for my seminar and consultation. It started at 8 this morning and I left their office at approximately 6:30 p.m. The seminar was pretty boring for me....
Posted by Lys at 2:09 PM | Comments (0)
September 2, 2004
The Alternative
Surgery news: I have found that there is a second doctor in Dallas that my insurance will pay for! And he wants $1200 LESS than the surgeon I'm currently with. A co-worker who is also having the surgery has been...
Posted by Lys at 2:08 PM | Comments (0)
August 19, 2004
I Really mean it this time. Houston, we have a problem!
The soonest I will have my surgery is November. Why? Because when I called my surgeon's office to check on the status of my claim, I was told that it hadn't even been sent yet because I haven't done three...
Posted by Lys at 2:00 PM | Comments (0)
August 9, 2004
Meaty Orc Cankles
I'm tired of having meaty orc cankles. I really am. I mean, at one time in my life I had real ankles, and feet that fit into my shoes without puffing out around them instantaneously. Of course, that was the...
Posted by Lys at 1:58 PM | Comments (0)
July 30, 2004
Waiting...
I just spoke to the Program Director at my surgeon's office. He has all of my paperwork, he is in the process of pulling things together to send to the insurance company now. It will be sent either this afternoon...
Posted by Lys at 1:57 PM | Comments (0)
June 17, 2004
Everyone's in Limbo!
So...there's still no clue as to when it will be. Joy. *sigh* I just keep trying to repeat my mantra to myself. "It will happen when it happens." and I try to NOT get disappointed that I won't be where...
Posted by Lys at 1:55 PM | Comments (0)
June 7, 2004
Every Town Has it's Up's and Down's
The PD's attitude hit me hard. Harder, I think, than I realized. I'm fighting off a massive bout of depression as we speak. (Not made easier by the fact that our upstairs neighbors are playing their music so loudly that...
Posted by Lys at 1:53 PM | Comments (0)
Houston, We Have a Problem
I knew that it was tentative, I knew that it would probably change, but it's still a letdown....
Posted by Lys at 1:51 PM | Comments (0)
May 18, 2004
Roger Houston, We Are Go for "Throttle Up"
As of yesterday at 5:00 p.m., my tentative date of surgery is: July 15, 2004 I'm scared. I'm excited. I'm a little everything, I guess....
Posted by Lys at 1:49 PM | Comments (0)
May 7, 2004
The Next Step: Meet the Doctor
Surgery Update...
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April 28, 2004
Laundry List
Every now and then I get discouraged and scared about what I'm planning to do to lose weight. When that happens I have to remind myself of why I'm doing it. I'm writing this so that I'll always have my...
Posted by Lys at 1:42 PM | Comments (0)
March 5, 2004
Head & Heart, Worlds Apart
Today is the first day of the rest of my life...
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February 18, 2004
Uncertainty & Motivation
Well, I have my first appointment with a nutritionist next week. That means that I'll be qualified to have the surgery in either July or August, probably. Thank goodness that the next step is completed, because I keep vacillating between...
Posted by Lys at 1:39 PM | Comments (0)
February 3, 2004
Does anybody ever actually do what they say they'll do?
Surgery Update: Despite what I was told last week, the letter STILL has not gone to the insurance company. I know, what a shock. Told insurance coordinator to fax me confirmation when she finally faxes it to Aetna. She said...
Posted by Lys at 2:19 PM | Comments (0)
January 22, 2004
Fat Day Musings
Fat Day Stream of Consciousness...
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January 12, 2004
Getting it Together
So I e-mailed the Bariatric Surgery Center of Dallas this weekend. We'll see if I get a response from them when I get home. I gave them most of the pertinent info so that they could determine up front if...
Posted by Lys at 1:36 PM | Comments (0)
January 9, 2004
HMO's are Evil
Aetna is devil spawn....
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November 25, 2003
Hate
This isn't a bid for sympathy, none of these posts are, and I should probably do this as a private post, but I said I was doing these limited posts in relation to weight loss, so what the heck, might...
Posted by Lys at 3:51 PM | Comments (0)
November 24, 2003
Decision
YAY! According to Dr. Edmonson there is no sign of any coronary disease. There is a slight enlargement of the left side of the heart, but that's not a problem. He says just to be careful of my blood pressure,...
Posted by Lys at 11:03 AM | Comments (0)
October 17, 2003
Fear
Okay, so...as I expected, I still am going back and forth on this subject. To have gastric bypass or to not have it? There are moments, even hours, when I'm sure it's what I'll do and it feels right and...
Posted by Lys at 8:00 PM | Comments (0)
October 8, 2003
The First Sign
Well, the good news is that the cardiologist really thinks that the twinges I've been having are just the sign of stress and not a problem with my heart. He's sending me for a couple of tests on the morning...
Posted by Lys at 10:30 AM | Comments (0)
October 7, 2003
The Precipice
I'm hovering on the edge of a decision, and can feel myself about to fall over a precipice that will change my life forever. I'm scared and I feel like a failure. I've tried for nearly 30 years to lose...
Posted by Lys at 10:30 AM | Comments (0)
October 2, 2003
Bad Habits
Not much time to post today, but first I wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded. It means a lot to me to get such support from you all, and I can't tell you how warm it made...
Posted by Lys at 12:00 AM | Comments (0)
March 3, 2003
The Resolution
So...it was an interesting weekend this past weekend to say the least. I found out that I'm losing my cold weather survival skills and had to brush up on them in order to survive two days of rehearsal in 30...
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