Category: Journal

I was supposed to start aerobic activity last weekend and had to take a break halfway through a ten-minute stroll. That’s when I decided I needed to up my calories and protein to the daily max (600 calories / 80 grams). Day before last, I took in 641 calories and 86 grams of protein. Yesterday...

I just decided to start doing this. Three weeks out from surgery, and here are the numbers I care about: Weight: 364 Blood Sugar: 90 Waist: 57” I’m feeling pretty great, but my energy is really low. I’m supposed to be taking in 400-600 calories a day, and 60-80 grams of protein, and over the...

Two weeks out from surgery and things are improving. My overall energy and stamina have risen to “merely weakened,” and I had my first post-op appointment with my surgeon, which went well. He informed me that I can start attempting aerobic activity this weekend. I’m honestly going to try, but I don’t have great hopes...

I’m a college professor.  This is not something I ever thought I’d say about myself, and I still get a kick out of telling people, especially people who’ve known me for a long time but haven’t seen me in years.  The response to this, so far, has always been positive, sometimes even impressed.  Sometimes the...

Surgery was ten days ago. My stamina for doing things like going somewhere and sitting and talking a bit is limited. That said, my body is on the mend, and I have just enough energy to go somewhere and sit and talk a bit and nothing else. I’ve gone out twice in two days, first...

On Wednesday, July 17, I had weight loss surgery.  Specifically, I had a sleeve gastrectomy procedure.  I wanted to have a full gastric bypass, which is the scary one that rewires all your guts, but it’s also the surgery that has the highest success rate of sending diabetes into remission.  My surgeon strongly cautioned me...