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I have been struggling with making myself believe that every choice matters.  Every time I choose to eat, or to exercise(or not to)…every single time counts towards the big picture.  However, I am so far from my goal right now and I am so much further behind the starting line than I have ever been. …

I am happy to say that I am feeling on track.  I would get on track, then fall off, then I would get back on…only to fall off again. It was so frustrating and demeaning.   I was hungry.  Exercise seemed to feel soooo hard compared to when I was fit.  Something just had to give.  I…

I hit my highest weight ever, yet I just could find the motivation to do anything about it.  That is something I never understand.  I have battled my weight for a good 15 years now.  I have gotten to where I want to be a few years ago.  I was there.  I had the taste. …

Hehe.  That’s what I kept thinking for a title post. I have not been on the scale since my recommitment to my health.  And honestly I am really enjoying it.  I am feeling accomplished just by logging my food into my Lose It app.  Some days I am above goal, some days below.  Isnt that…

I have been missing for a while.  A looooong while.  And when I pulled up my blog tonight I was a bit saddened when I saw that my last post was labeled” How Jennifer got her groove back”.  The truth is, like most disappearing weight loss bloggers, I was NOT able to get my groove…

I mentioned in yesterday’s post some of the steps that I have had to go through to try to get approved for the surgery.  In case you didn’t see them I will repost them here. Lose 5% of starting weight Meet with nutritionist regularly Psychological clearance Sleep Study and clearance Blood work Several appts with…

I met with the nurse practitioner at the Bariatric surgeon’s office Monday.   I was only down 6 of my 12 lbs required (5%) in order to schedule surgery.  Obviously I have never been through this process before so I wasn’t sure what to expect.  Before she came in I heard the nurse giving her a…

Much to my surprise, just a few hours after my last post, I received a call from the surgeon’s office.  She was calling to give me a surgery date.  What?!  Already!?  The date is March 24th.  She then said she was submitting my file to the insurance company to get me approved.  I am hoping…

I work at a school and have a day off the week before my surgery.  My surgery was scheduled for a Monday.  I called the scheduled and politely asked if it was an option to have the surgery the week before at some point.  That way I would have to use less sick time.  To…