What an eventful day! This morning I woke up at 5 am with liquid diarrhea but I also got my drainage tube out at 6 am, then took a shower, went to the hotel at 8:30 am and then went to the Pompeii Spa where Jimmy and I had double massages, then went to an …
Surgery went well
Yesterday was my surgery and all went well. I got the sleeve and they removed 75 percent of my stomach at the Vesuvius Center of Pompeii Surgical Group. Today, I am getting the leak test done. The stuff you drink tastes terrible but it’s part of the process and very important to make sure there …
Twas the night before surgery…
Flew to San Diego, then went to Pompeii Surgical and got my EKG and checked into the Penthouse Beach house in Rosarito. I am so excited that I got to meet the owner and his wife and they are incredible people. Tomorrow is the big day!!! Watch the video to check out this amazing Beach …
One Week into Pre-Op (14 pound weight loss!)
This was a very tough week, no caffeine and practically a liquid diet with 4 ounces of lean turkey, chicken breast, ham, and roast beef, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt and protein shakes BUT I LOST 14 POUNDS IN ONE WEEK!! I have only done this once before in my life and that was when I …
Pre-Op Diet Begins
Weigh in 366.4 (down 20 pounds). Day one of the pre-diet and two weeks til my surgery! I am getting excited and nervous. Today, the Patient Coordinator from Pompeii Surgical called me to make sure I understand the diet and I told her yes. I drank 5 protein shakes, had 4 oz lean turkey, cottage …
Old wounds…
Marlinna at age 10 …. When I was a just a kid, I watched my mom and my older sister struggle with their own-body image disorders and I often mirrored their self-loathing behaviors. I never really was content with my weight — even though I definitely had no reason to be insecure … but if …
My ideal weight
I never had a weight “problem” until I turned 18 It was around this time that my sister measured me and I was 38, 27, 38 and weighed 125 pounds. Sadly, I thought I was fat. WTH was the matter with my brain? None of the women in my life loved the skin they were …
Hello world!
This is the story of my weight loss struggles and journey! This photo was taken about a year ago and you can see I was so thrilled to have my picture taken. I was mortified when I saw myself in this pic and what’s sad, I dressed up to go out (in a dress!) and …