Shrinking Pamelalala

Sleeve Gastrectomy and Stopping Weight Loss

2009-05-20T10:04:00.004-05:00

This post is in response to a reader's comment. She asked me if I was able to stop my weight loss after the gastric sleeve. Her concern is that she would loose too much weight and be unhealthy looking.I have not heard of anyone having a problem with stopping their weight loss after a sleeve gastrectomy unless they have a medical problem. I know of a person who was one of the rare people who had

Obesity Surgery in Mexico

2009-03-30T11:46:00.002-05:00

Obesity surgery is a proven method of improving lives and heath but a lot of insurance companies still deny coverage for it. When they do cover obesity surgery they often only cover gastric bypass and not other forms such as gastric sleeve.If you are in this situation and need to pay for weight loss surgery yourself, cost is a real factor. The good news is that obesity surgery in Mexico and other

Baby It's Cold Outside

2009-02-06T11:48:00.002-06:00

A wave of Canadian air has been paying us a visit. I don't mind the snowbirds but please leave your arctic air at home! :) I can't seem to get warm and have been looking longingly at infrared suanas.Actually I was looking at an infrared sauna to see if it might help my husband's back. At this stage I will consider buying him anything that might help with the back pain from a herniated disk. There

Diet Food Delivery, Now That's Convenience

2009-02-05T10:11:00.007-06:00

I have said before that I am for any kind of diet or weight loss program that works for you, not just weight loss surgery. I was talking to a friend who is interested in one of the diet food delivery programs. One of her main problems is that she doesn't cook so she eats out a lot. She heard about these programs and thought that it would be a solution for her. She asked me to help her find a

Life after Gastric Sleeve

2009-02-05T09:28:00.004-06:00

I have gotten away from hanging out on the sleeve gastrectomy board on Obesity Help. It seems to be part of the progression after weight loss surgery. At first you need the support of fellow vsg people. You need others going through the same thing to compare experiences with. But as your gastric sleeve becomes a way of life and you get used to your new body you move on.We often call our surgery

It Happens at Any Age

2009-01-26T14:02:00.002-06:00

When I was a teenager, I thought only teenagers had acne and that it would magically go away as you got older. Boy was I wrong. I have a dear friend fighting it even now and she is in her late 20's.Fortunately, treatments have improved since I was a teenager. LOL Let's hope so! The murad acne complex is helping her. I hadn't heard of murad acne treatments before. But then, I'm not really up to

WLS Friendly Recipe

2009-01-08T15:38:00.005-06:00

It's been a while since I posted a weight loss surgery friendly recipe. I don't really think of my recipes as gastric sleeve friendly any more, it is all kind of second nature to me now. I cook foods that I know I will be able to eat. For me that means moist meats. I still do not tolerate dry proteins like dry chicken or pork. But I don't really like them to begin with so why try to eat them and

Handling Stress After Weight Loss Surgery

2009-01-07T12:35:00.003-06:00

I had my vertical sleeve gastrectomy 16 months ago and I have successfully lost 100 pounds. I have been wondering lately how much I would currently weight if I had not had the surgery.It has been a difficult year. My husband had his second heart bypass in 11 months in November. The first one failed. I have felt a lot of emotions and dealt with a great deal of stress over the past year.Before my

I'm Experimenting, Look Away!!

2009-01-06T12:18:00.002-06:00

The blog is looking stale to me so I am experimenting with new templates. You may see some weird stuff going on so feel free to ignore it for a few days! LOL I look different since my weight loss so the blog should as well. Hopefully it will have a fresh new look when I get done with it. If not, then at least I tried!

Happy New Year Everyone

2009-01-01T20:02:00.000-06:00

I wish all of you a very Happy New Year. The economy may be in a nose dive but what the heck, we're skinny, right? LOL At least we are eating a lot less this year so the grocery bills aren't what they used to be. I don't want to get all serious here, but I do have some thoughts about how the sleeve gastrectomy has seen me through some difficult times. I promise to be back later to blog about it.

Merry Christmas Ya'll

2008-12-25T19:59:00.003-06:00

I know I've slowed down posting here. I needed a breather for a while, I think my husband's health problems took more of a toll on me than I expected. But not to worry, I am feeling better already after a little time off. I plan to pick things back up after the first of the hear.I wanted to take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope your holiday is a happy one. Be sure to

Keeping Your New Years Resolutions

2008-12-21T10:43:00.004-06:00

I've been thinking about some New Year's resolutions for this year. I actually kept mine for 2008. I resolved to stick with my gastric sleeve eating plan, eat healthy and get to my goal weight this year. It feels good to have seen it through. Of course, having my vertical sleeve gastrectomy was the motivation for all of this.Whatever I finally decide upon for my resolution, I found a great place

Whatever Works For You

2008-12-16T14:41:00.004-06:00

Just because I had weight loss surgery does not mean that is the only form of weight loss that I support. I think that a person should do whatever works for them. A lot of people can't have gastric sleeve surgery due to other health issues or they are just not ready to take that step. If they are lucky they might even be looking for a way to lose weight before they are heavy enough to qualify for

Where's the Snow?

2008-12-14T14:36:00.001-06:00

I love living in Florida. I really do. Ask me any other month of the year and I will tell you that I am here because I don't like cold weather. I don't like being cold and now that I have lost weight I get cold even easier than before. I don't like wearing sweaters and coats even if I can wear cute ones now that I'm skinnier after weight loss surgery. But in December, just for Christmas, I would

It's Beautiful

2008-12-10T14:32:00.001-06:00

I always complain about it. I always dread doing it. But once the tree is up I love it. LOL It must be the kid in me but I love shinny things and lots of sparkle. I've been collecting hand blown glass ornaments for years and I am still amazed at how beautiful some of them are as I unwrap them.I started to go back to my brass ornament tree this year. I collected those before the glass one. Some of

Tick Tock

2008-12-05T15:55:00.004-06:00

I remember when watches were just watches. They all pretty much looked the same and nobody spent much money on them. Now watches are a major fashion statement. Some celebrities spend more on a watch than many people will make in a life time. I was watching TMZ the other day and saw a celebrity wearing a watch that was so encrusted with diamonds I can't believe he could raise his hand. And I

Favorite Blogs

2008-12-01T15:57:00.002-06:00

Visiting blogs is one of my favorite pass times when I have the opportunity. Sometimes when I am working on line and need a break I will visit some blogs to refresh my mind and think about something besides business. With the holiday this weekend I indulged myself and visited lots of blogs.I have decided to share my list with you. The topics are all over the place but I enjoy them all. You may

Friday Is The Day

2008-11-27T13:07:00.002-06:00

Many people like the Thanksgiving holiday because of the food and getting together with family and friends. I have to say that holidays are certainly different since my vertical sleeve gastrectomy weight loss surgery. I still like the food, but my little vsg post weigh loss tummy doesn't hold much.Then there are shoppers. They like Thanksgiving because of Black Friday, the Super Bowl of shopping.

Something To Consider

2008-11-25T20:06:00.003-06:00

There are so many people looking for work these days. It is sad to see people lose jobs that they have had for years. I know my area is being hard hit just like the rest of the country is. While it may sound funny to talk about starting up a new business there are good opportunities out there. Just because the economy is bad is no reason to give up your dreams. I never gave up my dream of weight

Let Down

2008-11-24T10:21:00.003-06:00

Remember when I blogged about how excited we were anticipating the return of 24 to television? Ummm, scratch that. LOL My husband and I were there front and center but we both thought that it was a big disappointment. We sat down with our popcorn, something that I love to snack on since my weight loss. We were expecting the beginning of the plot for the season, you know, the whole 24 thing that

Some Guy Named Peter

2008-11-22T14:30:00.004-06:00

Ya'll know I can not resist these things, so here I go again. This one is a classic. I almost sprayed coffee all over my monitor when I read it today. You have to admit, the guy is really selling it. Or selling something, however you want to look at it.

What The Heck Is Shogging?

2008-11-21T22:39:00.001-06:00

Have you heard of Shogging.com? I had not until today. It is a combination of shopping and blogging. My two favorite things in the world! At least since I lost weight with my weight loss surgery. It lets you compare products, then buy and then blog about them. I think I'm in heaven, I may never leave the site.It is like a search engine for shopping but so much more. They have over twenty million

24 Is Almost Here

2008-11-21T22:26:00.002-06:00

Is anyone else eagerly waiting for Sunday? 24 will finally be back on with a two hour episode. It's been so long since I had a 24 fix I've almost forgotten what it's like. LOL I resisted the show at first, but DH kept raving about it so I finally started watching. And I got hooked. It not being on last year because of the strike was a real bummer. But at least the 24 drought is over and it will

Summer Camp in the Poconos

2008-11-21T22:10:00.003-06:00

I know everyone is thinking about the holidays, but it never hurts to plan ahead. If you have children or grandchildren there is a beautiful camp called Camp Kresge located in Pennsylvania's Poconos mountains. It is the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA camping facility and conference and retreat center.The camp is located on 1100 acres of wilderness and includes it's own lake called Beaver Lake. With

I'm Shocked

2008-11-21T22:07:00.003-06:00

I was out running errands and trying to catch up on everything today. It's amazing how being away for 2 weeks seems like months. Anyway, I needed gas and bought it for $1.78 today! I was shocked when I saw the sign. I don't remember the last time gas was this far under two dollars. I know it was waaaaay before my weight loss surgery. Now if the price of everything else would drop we would all