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“I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.”
— Joan Didion
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Chronicle’ing my path as i embark on vsg wls - vertical sleeve gastrectomy, weight loss surgery.
You haven’t failed if you don’t quit — and that’s the progress.
Once upon a time I wrote a blog called “The Fat Girls’ Guide to Marathon’ing” and it lived on Friendster until it’s demise. I also ran the Marathon. This time feels like that time. Except now I have more money, and more fat. More to lose on all fronts I suppose. We’re doing this thing for real and for all. Join me. I still don’t know “how to blog.” Posts are in chronological order below, & categorized above. Maybe one day I’ll figure out a sidebar. #InProgress
IT’S OFFICIAL - WE HAVE A DATE
After a lifetime of weight struggles, I’ve officially scheduled my VSG surgery for June 17, 2025. The champagne may have to go, but I’m finally saying yes to the life I know I deserve—and numerology and astrology agree, it’s the perfect day to begin.
IT’S JUST SELF-CARE
I also know that in the midst of it getting really hard – I’m going to have to come back to this – and remind myself – WHY. Because nothing else is working. Because I’m worth it.
MINOR MELTDOWN
Today’s Target run came with an unexpected minor mini meltdown in the freezer aisle—because apparently, mint chip ice cream feelings are real. Preparation for the VSG WLS - weight loss surgery is teaching me how to trade comfort foods for something deeper… but not without a lot of soul searching in the process.
CHECKLIST IN PROGRESS
Today I had an EKG. (Spoiler: it was normal.) But sitting there, half-dressed and wired up, it hit me—this is what moving forward looks like at 45. Prepping for surgery isn’t glamorous; it’s forms, appointments, bloodwork, and back-ordered meds. It’s also a gift. A chance to take care of myself, for real this time.
This isn’t my first rodeo with high-stakes outcomes. IVF was a full-time job that ended in heartbreak. But this? This is for me. All-in. No half measures.
I’m stepping out of the shadow and into the light. And yes, I have stories about phen-fen and the South Beach Diet, but that’s for another day...
No turning back?
these are USC defensive football players I ran into on my 45th birthday in Las Vegas … my arm is bigger than some of theirs … it’s time for some decisions that I can’t turn back from!
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