Having been on one diet or another for the past 30 years, I finally made the decision to get gastric sleeve surgery. As part of my preparation, I joined Facebook groups and listened to podcasts. This is my way of giving back.
I am officially 3 weeks from getting my 360 lower body lift with muscle repair and lipo. I am starting to feel like a person again, but there is still more to go.
In this episode, I talk about what happens days after the 360 lower body lift with muscle repair and liposuction.
It's time to get rid of the extra skin. In this episode, I talk about the preparation I am made to prepare for my 360 lower body lift with liposuction and muscle repair.
In this episode, I celebrate my one year anniversary of being sleeved.
In this episode, I talk about how identifying the tendency to go back to bad habits is part of the solution to staying on track.
In this episode, I talk about the scary, bad behaviors that are creeping up in my life again. The surgery is a tool, I have to remember that. It is not an end all fix. It's time to get back on track.
In this episode, I describe what it's like to go back to normal life. A life that does not involve all the metrics from when surgery first happened. A life that looks new and exciting and brings about a better version of what I thought had peaked.
In this episode, I talk about how I am trying to just live a normal life. Oh yeah, and I started running, too.
In this episode, I talk about how I handled going on a 7-day cruise with my family. You don't have to give up everything, BUT, don't go back to old ways. There is a balance and I tried to find it with all the temptations that came my way.
In this episode, I talk about the frustrations of the never ending stall and overcoming the challenges of not having clothes that fit to go on vacation.
In this episode, I explain what life looks like after 90 days since surgery and how I am keeping a level head with a 3-week stall.
In this episode, I talk about what I eat for all three meals, plus snacks, and what I drink. I go into the products I use and some helpful tips on how I stay in the game.
In this episode, I go through many of the Do's and Don't I use to get through each day and have success with this process.
In this episode, I talk about how planning ahead prevents bad decisions when eating on vacation.
In this episode I talk about the vitamins and supplements I take in hopes my hair doesn't fall out and I share with you the non-scale victories I have been experiencing.
I knew it was too good to be true. In this episode, I talk about the brick wall I hit around my 2 month mark. It's not a stall...I wouldn't have guessed this could even happen.
In this episode, I talk about how and why I got to be overweight and how understanding my past will help me succeed in my future.
In this episode, I talk about what I did over the Christmas weekend to compensate for a less than perfect diet.
In this episode I explain how I am handling the transition from puree to soft foods to solid foods.
In this episode, I talk about the issues I face setting the wrong goals and how a reset on my thinking has helped my success.
I can't imagine going through this experience without the support I currently have. In this episode, I talk about what to do if the people who you are closest with are not on board with the new you.
Thanksgiving or any holiday doesn't have to be horrendous. In this episode, I explain how I made it through the day.
What a difference a week is. In this episode, I explain how my week after surgery has progressed.
In this episode, I detail my experience on surgery day and the first three days of recovery.
My last week of my liquid, pre-op preparation.
Welcome to Episode 1 of My Gastric Sleeve Experience. In today's episode, I talk about what got me to decide to start the journey, how pre-op clearance went and how the pre-op liquid diet is going.