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 …