Celebrating: Being 75 pounds lighter than when I first weighed myself in February. Having only 90 pounds left to lose before I cross into the “normal” BMI range. The fact that after nearly 2 weeks of hospitalization and a major recuperation effort, a return to eating normal food, and the Thanksgiving holiday, I still weighed [...]
Celebrating: the achievement of some exciting numbers (such as being almost 50% to my goal, having lost over 10 BMI points, etc…) while acknowledging that any or all of it may change as things even out in the next few weeks.
Grateful for: Finally being home from the hospital and working slowly back to eating [...]
The brief:
I pushed and got my surgery scheduled for 11/6/08. I made arrangements for my sister to fly out and help me with the first few days at home after my outpatient gallbladder removal.
I had complications during the surgery and have been hospitalized since 11/6. My sister extended her stay but ultimately had to leave [...]