So today marks the one year anniversary of my life-changing surgery. I had my checkup with my surgeon yesterday and got the best surprise. You see, I have a scale that is consistent but not accurate. It has consistently throughout this process weighed me 5 lbs lighter than the doctor’s scales. I thought I could trust …
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Month:August 2017
Level 10 Life Update
It’s been a little over a year since I started tracking my “Level 10 Life” and I thought it was time for an update. I think I’ve been improving my life in the last year, so it’s interesting to see it graphically represented. Companions – My goal this year was to cultivate closer relationships with …
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Body Positivity and WLS
Picture from the No Body Shame website I have previously talked about my struggle with the cognitive dissonance between wanting to support/promote/embody body positivity even though I have had WLS. Cognitive Dissonance My news feed this morning sent me to Dances With Fat, specifically to a post talking about not allowing weight loss talk in …
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