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How Gastric Bypass Can Affect Your Marriage

July 30th, 2008 · Comments Off

One of the side effects of gastric bypass surgery that people often fail to consider is how the overwhelming changes will affect their marriage. Studies show that the divorce rate after WLS is high. Then again, other studies report that patients report greater satisfaction in their marriages. So who’s right? They probably both are. Undergoing [...]

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Hunger Still Happens, But It’s Not The End Of The World

July 9th, 2008 · 1,794 Comments

I must be about to lose a chunk of weight again – at least that’s what I hope is happening! Last night I had a serious attack from the hunger monster. I was at a friend’s house, and they had pizza. I ate one slice, then another 1/2 of a small one. Before leaving a couple [...]

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Tags: Emotions and Mental Stuff · Food

Changing Relationships And Perceptions

July 2nd, 2008 · 1,603 Comments

OK, here’s something strange I’ve noticed. I hope I can explain it well. There is a definite change lately in the way I relate to others. I find it much easier to be friendly to strangers and strike up a conversation. That’s really no surprise since I’m feeling much more confident.

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Tags: Emotions and Mental Stuff · Living With Gastric Bypass

Complete And Utter Joy!

June 28th, 2008 · 1,193 Comments

I did something last night that I NEVER would have done 100 pounds ago. And it was sooooo cool!! My church is preparing to build a new sanctuary, and we recently installed a new parking lot. Due to this construction, there is a HUGE mountain of dirt behind the new parking lot. It’s about as [...]

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Tags: Emotions and Mental Stuff · Living With Gastric Bypass