Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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New Date for Surgery
New surgery date for my cholecystectomy (getting the gallbladder out!): January 24th, 2012. I didn’t have to whine or anything. The hospital called back and my hubby told them December 23rd was not going to work. So finally the surgeon’s office called and we decided on the end of January. Why I didn’t want two…
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There is No Finish Line-The End is Just the Beginning
I’m reposting something I wrote in August 2010. It actually is good to revisit some of our old thoughts because this one is so real to me. I didn’t reach the Finish Line in 2010, nor in 2011 because there isn’t any Finish Line. How could I have forgotten this important little nugget of information.…
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What Would You Do?
I just want to throw this out into blogland to see what others think or maybe to pose to your doctor. There must be statistics somewhere. One of our bloggers, Big Daddy, mentioned last year that his doctor recommended being defilled every couple of years to give the band and/or stomach a rest. My doctor…
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Red Licorice
At my new workplace they have a really nice lunch room with a vending machine full of chips, chocolate bars and these small packs of red licorice. It’s a little downfall of mine. If you look really close, it says “As Always, A Low Fat Candy” Yesterday and today have been stellar eating days. I…
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Home from Surgery
Just got back from the hospital. All went well. Feeling pretty good thanks to pain pills. Easy peasy. One gallbladder gone! Hubby playing nursemaid. We’ll see how long I can milk it! * This article was originally published here
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Checking In
Just wanted to do a quick update since my gallbladder surgery last Tuesday. All went well. Had the surgery at 8:00 am on Tuesday and woke up in Recovery at 9:10 am wide awake. A first for me. With no pain. I guess my doc gave me a shot of Dilaudid (or something similar) in…
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Oh! The Places You’ll Go
I’ve been reading during my “recuperation” and it fills the hours. As I was surfing some blogs I found this link to a rendition of a Dr. Suess book. Sometimes we just have to go back to the beginning. Even if you don’t get it, your kids will. My favourite part is half-way through the story…
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Two Years Ago…
…I was just waking up from being banded. And how my life has changed. I feel so different, so much smaller. I have energy and look forward to the rest of my life, however long it may be. I believe that one can change. Finally a weight loss method that actually works. Onward to the…
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150 Pounds
This is the title of a book I just finished reading by Kate Rockland. It’s worth a read. Here is the Amazon Link. I downloaded it on my Kindle App for my iPad. What a great way to read books now. Here’s a review which says it better than I could have: A smartly-written novel of…
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Fat Kids, Superheroes, Bad-Habits and Disney too!
I came across this site which is supposed to help kids beat bad habits. It’s an on-line game to fight bad habits by Disney who also has an new exhibit at Epcot—Habit Heroes. Epcot’s exhibit has kids following two characters, “Will Power” and “Callie Stenics”, through a 4,700 square foot attraction to defeat bad characters. Read…
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