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Read more about Post-surgery Pregnancy Struggles

Post-surgery Pregnancy Struggles

I watch the scale creep up. Sometimes, well really for more than half my life, the scale has been my enemy. For the last 18 months it has been a tool as I managed my weight loss after my gastric sleeve surgery. Sure we fought some. I couldn’t understand how I could be managing my calorie intake and exercising and that darn thing wouldn’t budge. But after perseverance I won the small battles. When I was initially scheduling my weight loss surgery (WLS), the doctor asks you to set a weight g

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• Kristina Mccarthy-Martin
• April 21, 201511 yr

Read more about Wirlwind Month

Wirlwind Month

September has been a crazy busy month! I am actually looking forward to my surgery, so I can rest.   I am a person that strives to do everything, even when there isn't enough time. I had to admit defeat this month and miss out on a family wedding. I was disappointed that I didn't get to celebrate my cousin's marriage to his beautiful bride and spend the day with family.   However, I spent the day out at a little airport with my husband and a group of his students. Although it rained most of

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• Kristina Mccarthy-Martin
• September 23, 201312 yr

Read more about Did I just cry at work?

Did I just cry at work?

No matter how old I am, I always try to pull it together and look professional at work. Most of the time I succeed. Today I failed. Usually I am the youngest person in the office (really isn’t saying much now that I am in my mid-thirties) which in itself lowers my credibility. The over achiever in me also plays into this.   Stress can come at you full force, or in little pieces building up. Effective stress relief is a requirement in life. I am in serious need of finding a new tool. When I

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• Kristina Mccarthy-Martin
• August 26, 201313 yr

Read more about Image Perception

Image Perception

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, "I look good"? ....then.....you see a picture of yourself in that outfit and words just can't express how unflattering it really is.   Image perception is what you see in the mirror. Your brain tricks you into seeing what you perceive yourself to look like instead of reality. Some people have a true disorder involving distorted image perception – body dysmorphia.   When I was in high school, I thought I was fat. When I looked in the mirror I sa

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• Kristina Mccarthy-Martin
• August 23, 201313 yr

Read more about Blogging Newbie

Blogging Newbie

Firstly, this is my first blog ever! I have thought about blogging for a while, but just never saw the point. I decided to go ahead and create a blog now because I would like to record a history of my weight loss journey. ***WARNING*** I will be using brutal honesty.   To be honest this is no where near the beginning of my journey. I have been battling my weight since I was a teenager. Some of my attempts were successful in the short term. Some were healthy choices. Some were not. Prob

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• Kristina Mccarthy-Martin
• August 11, 201313 yr