Tag: Obesity

A journey to weight loss surgery, or not

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Backwards. Forwards. Backwards. Forwards. Backwards. Forwards. Do I. Don’t I. Do I. Don’t I. The pendulum of thoughts leave tired, worn tracks across my mind. I am so tired. I’m a big woman. I never wanted to admit that. In a world that idolises the skinny, I never wanted to face my reality. I can…

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DEAR DIARY {WEIGHTLOSS CHRONICLES #3}

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Dear Diary It is nearly mid way through February and I had almost forgotten about my word for 2015 being Health.  Well, actually, perhaps it wasn’t so much forgotten as ignored. On January 1st I weighed a staggering 107 kilograms.  I wept. So my word for the year became HEALTH.  That encompassed mental health, but…

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Operation Sarah is a go

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I have never been one for self improvement of the body. It’s true. Now self improvement of the mind, that I could sink my teeth into. But body improvement?  Not for me. Of course, this stance was just a guise for “I can’t be arsed to move my body”.  And this attitude led to me…

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Alzheimer’s Attack

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I am alone again tonight.  Dee is still in France doing his Tour de France thing.  As I settle down he isn’t far from my thoughts.  I still think he is crazy.  I mean, who in their right minds cycles 100 kilometers a day for 12 solid days.  It defies understanding.  Well, my understanding anyway….

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My long road to Mecca

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The phone rings.  I am still in bed, but very much awake. I look at the clock.  10am.  My second lie-in this week.  God, I love school holidays. Hello? Hi Sarah, this is Bee, from the Life! Program? Oh damn, I had forgotten about this.  I meant to phone and cancel. Oh yes.  How are…

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