The LRD diet
The Liver Reducing Diet has finally started! Considering it's a time limited effort (it has to last no more than 2 weeks) it is doable...
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Dec 18, 20214 min read
The Gastroscopy and the Endocrinologist
The last two steps before getting the surgery date! I was very nervous for the gastroscopy but it actually was so easy :-) Of course the...
Nov 20, 20214 min read
The Psychologist and the Psychiatrist
What happened during these sessions with these two specialists part of the equipe who is supporting me and following me through this...
Oct 2, 20213 min read
Non-Scale goals!
I am realising that losing weight is not only about watching the scale needle going down in the "right" direction, but also and more...
Sep 29, 20212 min read
Some science behind the mini bypass
These are the results of my research - all sources are linked. (this article is work in progress as long as this sentence is published...
Sep 12, 20212 min read
Finally the Plan!
I met the surgeon today! First things first though.... I keep forgetting these calculations, and I don't want to rely on sites that make...
Sep 11, 20211 min read
Things are getting real
This diet is the pre-op diet that the dietitian has modified for me to keep into account that I will need to follow it for a month. I...
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Today's a struggle
I need to fit on a plane seat by October 16. Period. That trip has to happen, as I'm going to see my old father for the first time in two...
Aug 28, 20213 min read
How do I qualify for the surgery?
The major issue I am facing now is to qualify for the surgery. I am facing several sessions with the psychologist, and those are the ones...
Aug 28, 20212 min read
I don't see it... am I *that* big?
I have an image stuck in my head - to be more accurate it's not an image: it's my dimensions, my spacial occupancy of the air around me....
Aug 27, 20212 min read
The current medical picture... and hope
he full medical picture is something I really don't want to look at, but it is something I need to look at closely. No matter how scary...
Aug 27, 20213 min read
Initial research
The amount of information out there is incredible. Scary even: who to believe? Surely each story is different ... what is something that...
Aug 24, 20212 min read
How long have I been thinking about this for?
Bariatric surgery has been on my mind for years - I went to two surgeons in Ireland and one surgeon in Italy, tempted to go through, and...
Aug 24, 20213 min read
How bad it is to be morbidly obese
This could be a book, not a post. The life limitations are enormous. My BMI is 57, I know what I'm talking about. Even if you are still...
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