Gastric Bypass | Putting on the weight

Sometimes transparency just stinks and although I’m definitely making my blog suck by writing this…I need to do it.
Gastric bypass is not a fix-all solution. They tell you that the first day you do it. You still need to work to maintain a healthy lifestyle or the surgery can be overcome. I’m starting to [...]

Gastric Bypass | 2 year anniversary post-op

Today marks the two year anniversary of my gastric bypass ROUX-en-Y procedure. I have stayed within 10-20 pounds of my lightest weight since hitting it over two and a half years ago. At my lowest I was 190 and this morning I weighed in at 205. I’ve recently gotten up to 212 [...]

Gastric Bypass | Possible Problems & ‘The Pre-Ops’

So it’s almost been 7 months since my surgery and like I stated in my last post, I’m feeling great. If there has been anything that has been a recurring issue it has been the dizziness that I have on a semi-regular basis. It started pretty much right after the surgery and happens [...]

Gastric Bypass | The Century Mark

It’s been exactly 5 months, 27 days since my surgery and today I’m excited to tell everyone that I’ve officially hit the 100 pound weight loss mark. WOOHOO! I am totally stoked for multiple reasons but most of all my health. I’ve never felt this good and I’m easily in the best shape [...]

Gastric Bypass | Going back to work

I had a comment today by Maria that I thought would work great as a blog post instead of me just commenting for her. It’s about post-surgery issues in regards to going back to work. Here is her comment & questions below:

Thank you for all the useful comments and info.
I miss 1 [...]

Gastric Bypass | 34 Waist?!

34 Waist?!, originally uploaded by thegarlands.

Today I just happened to be in Old Navy and wanted a dark pair of pants. I had grabbed 36’s, since that’s what I’ve been wearing for the last couple of months, but when I went to try them on they felt big. So I went and grabbed [...]

Gastric Bypass | A Feel Good Story

Yesterday, I was going to my 1-year follow-up appointment since LASIK surgery and as I was wrapping up the lady at the desk said, “Don’t take this the wrong way, but have you lost weight?” I said, “Yes, 70 pounds actually.” She went on to ask what I was doing and if I [...]