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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness after a 95 pound weight loss

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Read more about Attack Of The (Feels Like) Killer Gall Bladder.

Attack Of The (Feels Like) Killer Gall Bladder.

Dear Reader, you might recall that two weeks ago I visited Dr. Todd Beckstedt to have some fluid withdrawn from my band. You might also recall that I took a trip via ambulance to the hospital the next day to check out some chest pains that turned out to not be heart-related.   Today: the rest of the story, or at least the next part of the story.   Upon returning to Dr. B this morning to begin my maintenance refills, I apprised him of that exciting little adventure in medical care. He told

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• Shoshanna
• August 15, 201213 yr

Read more about The Fat Angst Of The Long Distance Lapbander

The Fat Angst Of The Long Distance Lapbander

What made me think that maintenance mode would automatically result in freedom from fat angst?   My husband thinks I am too thin by several pounds. When I went shopping for jeans today and asked for a size twelve in Cruel Girl, the store clerk suggested I start with the nines since "you are quite slender." The scale tells me I am at goal but the mirror reflects what appear to be fat deposits clinging to my hipbones and upper thighs. I've spoken about this with the health coach my insurance pro

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• Shoshanna
• August 5, 201214 yr

Read more about Once Upon A Time There Was This Fat Girl

Once Upon A Time There Was This Fat Girl

Once upon a time there was this fat girl. Me. Like many fat girls, I was an expert on inner thigh chafing, aching knees, swollen ankles, shopping for ugly prints and polyesters in the Plus Department, and taking deep breaths before leaning over to tie shoes. The Weight Watcher Points for fifty different foods and the calorie counts for three dozen more were etched into my brain and I truly believed (Hallelujah, sister!) that eating fewer calories than I burned was the Holy Grail of weight loss.

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• Shoshanna
• August 1, 201214 yr