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Blog 35942

A blog by EricaLyn in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by EricaLyn on BariatricPal. 6 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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What I meant...

regarding "trying to change mentally". I never did comment about that title.   I really need to try harder on my mental picture. I need to start seeing myself as the healthy, beautiful, curvy girl that I'm meant to be, that I will be.   Since childhood I've always seen this fat girl. My mental picture of me really stinks.   I need to forgive myself for the rotten image I have of myself. I've been so mean to me.   I'm sorry, Erica. I'm really, really sorry.

Trying to change 'mentally'

Today I'm two weeks post-op and I've lost 11 or so pounds so far. The scale keeps fluctuating between 284 and 281. That drives me nuts. I know I shouldn't weigh every day, but I want to and I'm going to keep doing it. I'm driven by the numbers. I'm not bummed out when I don't see the scale fall - I know I'm losing inches. I went through my closet yesterday and got rid of a lot of clothes that are now too big. Some still had tags on them. Good grief. I tried on some pretty ni

It's Spinning!

My wedding ring! It's spinning around my finger! It had gotten to the point where it was digging into my skin and making it red and it hurt! Now I'm sitting here typing and it keeps falling to the side. Oooo, I'm giggling!!

Pre-Surgery Diet

I've started my pre-surgery diet a wee bit early. I'm supposed to start it 3 weeks prior, but I've started it about 6 weeks early. I've lost 12 pounds so far and I feel great! I'm a bit hungry, but that's okay. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels, right?! My pre-surgery diet, from my nutritionist, is a Slim Fast shake for breakfast, a Lean Cuisine for lunch and a Lean Cuisine for dinner (or variations on that theme). I can have Jell-O pudding (low/no sugar) and low-fat yogurt as a snac

This is me...

My story...well, let's see. I'm 37 and I've been "fat" in my head since I was 5 years old. I was actually overweight starting when I was 12 - it took me from 5 to 12 to become what I envisioned in my head. I was 5 years old when my Grandma took me to Sears. I remember holding her hand and standing at the very tall sales counter and hearing my Grandma, with disdain in her voice, ask for the "chubby girl department". I remember the sales clerk looking over the counter and down at me and heari

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