Wow. Over a month since I’ve posted anything. I plead life changes, grad school, work, and illness as excuses. Life is beginning to look a LOT different than it did pre-op. I’ll post more on that later. It’s interesting to me how we define moments as life-changing. Life before this event and life after this …
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Author:theantichick
Three Weeks in my Sleeve
Three weeks have blown by since my surgery day. I’m now eating soft foods and working on getting my protein and other nutrients from food instead of relying on protein shakes. I still have a protein shake every day for breakfast to get a good start on the day with about 1/2 of my protein …
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Imposter Syndrome
As happens around my house, a conversation with my husband about a weird dream I had turned into a deep conversation about “imposter syndrome”. I’ve suffered from this most of my life and am only now starting to have any real confidence in myself professionally. Anyone who knows me has heard tales of the multiple jobs …
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One Week Out
The radio silence has been due to my having surgery last week and being in recovery mode since. The short version of this article is as follows: surgery is never fun, it’s weird not feeling hungry, and life is good. If you want the details, keep reading. Otherwise, have an excellent day, see you next time. …
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Kaizen, Work, and Life
I used to love Tony Robbins, reading his books and watching his shows. I still think he’s awesome, but hadn’t thought much about him until this past week. One of the things he promotes is from the Japanese concept of ‘Kaizen’ which in simple terms is to commit to constant improvement in whatever you’re trying …
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The Easy Way Out
I’m lucky that I haven’t actually had someone say to my face “you’re taking the easy way out”. Mainly because I’d likely have to contact my attorney about defending me against charges of battery, and that probably gets expensive. Or assault. I used to think I had the distinction clear in my head (assault is …
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Pre-op Diet Day 1
I started my 2-week pre-op diet today. 2-3 protein shakes plus a “healthy dinner” each day. Doc said I could have “healthy snacks” if I needed. She’s not as strict as some surgeons about the pre-op diet, and I am grateful for that. However, I really need to try and stick to the pre-op diet. …
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Level 10 Life
As part of my foray into bullet journaling, I ran across some people doing “Level 10 Life” in their journals. This intrigued me, so I started researching it. From what I was able to find, it started with the “Miracle Morning” by Hal Elrod. I’ve borrowed one of his books available on my Kindle and …
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Two roads diverged in a wood
Last week I got the insurance approval for my bariatric surgery which has been scheduled for mid-August. While I hadn’t talked much about it before I started the formal process for approval, I’ve been thinking about and researching bariatric surgery for several years. There is a general attitude that the surgery is the “easy way …
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On becoming a spoonie
Christine Miserandino penned a story about how she shared with a friend what living with Lupus was like. (http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/) This metaphor gives language to the struggles people who live with chronic illness face, and a community of “spoonies” has arisen. I joined the ranks of spoonies last year, and everything about my life has changed. …
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