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- December 6th, 2009
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Four Weeks Post-Op Gastric Bypass Surgery - An Overview
It seems like these past four months flew by since I had gastric bypass surgery. The six months leading up to surgery went a lot slower. I weighed in today at 211 lbs, which is a total of 95.5 lbs l…
- December 1st, 2009
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Trip To A Candy Store
This past Sunday the weather was very nice so we headed up to New York on the train to visit Dylan’s Candy Bar. I enjoyed it a lot and didn’t even have one bite; instead of eating someth…
- November 28th, 2009
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Week 37 and 38 Weighin and Thanksgiving Overview
Another two weeks and the scale is still cooperating (**knock on wood**), with a total of 4.5 lbs lost in fourteen days. Week 38: 213 lbs Week 37: 214.5 lbs Last Thursday was Thanksgiving - but I had…
- November 27th, 2009
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Glenn Beck Insults Sarah Palin
Just when you think the world has gone as crazy as it can, something like this happens. Glenn Beck makes it perfectly clear he would never run on a Palin-Beck ticket in 2012 (but Beck-Palin he might c…
- November 25th, 2009
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The Fun With Sarah Palin Going Rogue Continues Courtesy Of Robin Williams
Robin Williams visited Letterman last night and shared his insights on Sarah Palin. I am grateful to all the folks out there who help us keep our sense of humor and laughter about the Sarah Palin trai…
- November 18th, 2009
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A Little Fun with "Going Rogue" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Bonus Fun: If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to check out the fun Letterman has been having with "Going Rogue"Sarah Palin's Top Ten List - from last night (Nov. 17)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009…
- November 17th, 2009
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The Many Lies Of Sarah Palin - Updated
Unless you live under rock you know that Sarah Pain's fictional story about herself, Going Rogue, is coming out next week and she has given interviews to Ophrah and Barbara Walters. Excerpts from the…
- November 14th, 2009
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Week 34 and 36 Weighin
It’s been three months and 1 week since the gastric bypass surgery. I am making progress, with a few bumps along the way but overall I’m doing well. I am planning on writing a summar…
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Week 34 and 35 Weighin
It’s been three months and 1 week since the gastric bypass surgery. I am making progress, with a few bumps along the way but overall I’m doing well. I am planning on writing a summar…
- November 4th, 2009
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NJ Just Elected the Worst Govenor in the World
I woke up this morning to a nightmare - beginning in January NJ will be under the rule of a corrupt criminal who will destroy everything that our previous govenor worked so hard to improve. Women and…
- October 30th, 2009
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TheDietPulpit is celebrating her birthday today!
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Happy Halloween to All and Happy Birthday to Me
I’m taking the day off today to relax and enjoy my 54th birthday. We will be celebrating on Sunday with a trip to Medieval Times (more about that later). I feel like I’ve been celebrating already…
- October 26th, 2009
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Weighin Weeks 31 to 33
Very slowly, with lots of bumps along the way, I have managed to drop a few pounds overall. Week 31 10/2/09 - 227 lbs (zero) Week 32 10/17/09 - 25 lbs (-2 lbs) Week 33 10/24/09 - 223.5 lbs (-1.5) At o…
- October 23rd, 2009
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Sarah Palin\'s Early Xmas Gift To Democrats - A Congressional Seat
Sarah Palin's ghost writer announced on facebook last night that Sarah Palin is supporting Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in the 23rd Congressional District's special election, (not Sc…
- October 13th, 2009
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Things More Fun Than Reading Sarah Palin\'s Memoir
This is too funny. Here is the link to the article on Huffington with the video - Letterman's Things More Fun Than Reading Sarah Palin's Memoir.(Will try to embed the video later if possible from home…
- October 9th, 2009
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The GOP Crazy Train Explained On The Ed Show
From Max Blumenthal's book, Republican Gomorrah: Who has taken over the GOP - radical extremists, birthers, and deathers, and leading the pack is Sarah Palin. They "can't handle individual freedoms an…
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Conservative Republicans Showing Their True Nature Once Again
Conservative Republicans have are showing outrage and scorn because President Obama received the Noble Peace Prize. Over and over again there are some Republicans who make it prefectly clear that they…
- October 4th, 2009
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- October 2nd, 2009
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Week 26 thru 30 Weighin Updates - Seeing Some Progress
I know it has been awhile since I’ve updated my progress since my gastric bypass surgery on Aug. 6th and I do apologize. I’ve been focusing on structuring my eating, constructively dealin…
- October 1st, 2009
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My Favorite Quote About Sarah Palin - "they think she is a blithering idiot"
Sarah Palin quit as govenor of Alaska to pursue her higher calling - making big bucks on easy street giving speeches. However, it seems she is having a hard time getting booked (perhaps that is part o…
- September 29th, 2009
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Sarah Palin\'s New Book Out Early And With An Accurate Title
Politico broke the story on Sarah Palin's new book.Sarah Palin’s publisher plans to announce Tuesday that the title of her eagerly awaited memoir will be “Going Rogue: An American Life.” Publica…
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The Right Wing Conservatives Have Hit A New Low on Facebook
There is a poll on facebook asking "if Obama should be killed?" I find myself almost unable to type those words to write about it because it is just so extremely offensive. What kind of sick, twisted…
- September 10th, 2009
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Help Defeat Republican Joe Wilson, the man who called President Obama a "liar"
I just made my contribution to Rob Miller's campaign and will do so as often as I can. I made my donation here, Act Blue - defeating Joe Wilson.Rob Miller is running against Republican Joe Wilson from…
- August 29th, 2009
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Week 25 Weighin
Weighin - 239.5 lbs. (no loss this week) I’m grateful for the scale reading today because it has been a roller coaster week. On the home scale during the week I gained a lot, at the highest po…
- August 22nd, 2009
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Week 24 Weighin
Weight 239.5 lbs, four pounds loss from last week. Weighin at the doctor’s office Thursday - 243 lbs (only a 1 pound drop from last week’s doctor office weighin) - (home scale that morning…
- August 20th, 2009
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Overview Of Two Weeks Post-Op Gastric Bypass Surgery
It’s been two weeks now since my gastric bypass surgery on Aug 6. I thought it would be a good idea to give a general overview of what the past two weeks of recovery have been like. Week 1 - th…
- August 15th, 2009
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Week 22 and 23 Weight and First Post-Op Dr Visit
The previous week, Saturday, Aug. 8, was only two days after surgery and I was still in the hospital until late afternoon so I skipped an official week 22 weighin. When I did weigh myself the next da…
- August 12th, 2009
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Sarah Palin's policies killed old people and her dangerous irresponsibility
Where did Sarah Palin come up with the idea that a government official would help kill citizens with death panels? It is not in the health reform bill any where, so she must have gotten the idea from…
- August 11th, 2009
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Feeling Well, Doing Well and Going Out and About
Five days into my recovery from the gastric bypass surgery and all is going well and back on track. I am putting behind me the rocky start of the first two days of recovery. I want to thank everyone f…
- August 9th, 2009
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Recovering, slowly but surely
I am up and sipping Crystal Light and able to make a short post to let every one know I’m on the mend. I won’t go into too much details because I’m just too tired so I’ll jus…
- August 5th, 2009
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Gastric Bypass Surgery Tomorrow
In just 24 hours a new chapter in my journey to health will begin. I have finally completed all the hoops I had to jump through for the past six months in preparation for gastric bypass surgery, whi…
- August 1st, 2009
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Week 21 Weighin and Gastric Bypass Surgery Update
Weight: 257 lbs. (three lbs dropped) This past week and next week I have to follow a strick diet in preparation for gastric bypass surgery - liquid protein drinks and a few plain veggies ONLY. The day…
- July 27th, 2009
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Sarah Palin Save Our Country and Lead the Birther's Cause
Sarah Palin has officially stepped down as Govenor of Alaska and has vowed to fight for truth and America.The birther movement needs a leader and I think Sarah Palin is the right person to lead them.…
- July 26th, 2009
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Week 20 Weighin
Weight 260 lbs; half pound loss from last week’s weighin. However, this is the weight for today (Sunday). My normal weighin day is Saturday (yesterday) - but I had gained 2.5 lbs for NO reason…
- July 22nd, 2009
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GOP Rep Thinks Hitler, Osama bin Laden, and Lenin Are Good Examples To Follow
Rachel Maddow has been doing some great reporting over the past week on the creepy C Street house where politicians form secret pacts in the name of Jesus.Monday, July 20th Rachel Maddow interviewed J…
- July 21st, 2009
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GOP Rep Suggests Taxing Folks For Sex
In order to wrap my head around this latest idea by a GOP Congressman, Rep. Steve Buyer, I am trying to figure out just how this idea fits in with the Republicans goal of "small" government The Repubi…
- July 18th, 2009
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Weighin Weeks 16 to 19
I have been sticking with my eating plan even though I have taken a bit of a break from blogging these past few weeks. I’ve been feeling like I’m in a state of limbo and out of sorts late…
- July 2nd, 2009
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Renegade The Making of a President by Richard Wolffe
Renegade is the first book I have ever bought when it was first released in hard cover before any discounts. I LOVE it! I am taking my time reading it in order to enjoy it as the events unfold. (NOTE…
- June 22nd, 2009
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In Support of the People of Iran and Their Struggle for Freedom
For the past week my heartfelt prayers and thoughts have been with the people of Iran. Their struggle for freedom, for their votes to be counted and their voices to be heard is inspiring and moving in…
- June 17th, 2009
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Gastric Bypass Surgery Date Set
The big day is scheduled for August 5, 2009. I have the date circled on my calendar. I also have July 22nd circled because that is the day I start on the two week pre-op diet - ONLY liquid protein s…
- June 13th, 2009
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Week 15 Weighin
Weighin 268 lbs, a two pound loss from last week. I’m grateful for losing anything this week because I was a little worried - after my outing last Saturday to the Well Sweep Herb Farm I ended…
- June 6th, 2009
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Week 13 and 14 Weighin
Week 13 May 30 my weight as 275 lbs, a gain of 1.5 lbs from the previous week (week 12 weighin was 273.5). I’m not sure why, I didn’t touch any food that I wasn’t suppose to. I barel…
- May 26th, 2009
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Week 12 Weighin
Weight: 273.5 (a 2 1/2 lb loss for the week) Food intake the same has it has been - Extend bar for breakfast, baby carrots for lunch, and fish or chicken with a bag of frozen veggies for dinner. Tota…
- May 20th, 2009
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My Laptop Is Blackmailing Me
My laptop computer has become totally worthless right now and I’m not sure when I can afford to have it fixed or if it can even be fixed. Early last year it was acting up so took into a repair o…
- May 16th, 2009
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Weighin Weeks 9, 10, and 11, and Summary Of Life’s Craziness
Week 9 (May 2) - 280 lbs Week 10 (May 9) - 278 lbs Week 11 (May 16) - 276 lbs Total of 9 pounds lost since week 8 (285 lbs). There was one mid-week weight gain of 2.5 lbs between week 8 and 9 bec…
- April 29th, 2009
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Sleep Test Results
Well the results are on in from my sleep test. A sleep test score of 35+ means extremely severe sleep apenea. My test results: 60. That means I stop breathing 60 times a minute. I am, to sa…
- April 28th, 2009
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The O.D.D. Party - new name for the GOP
I think it is time to officially rename the Republican party The O.D.D. GOP Party because whatever it is, Republicans are against it.Since the RNC wants to rename the Democratic Party, I think it is o…
- April 27th, 2009
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GOP Never Want To Be Prepared And Do Not Care About Public Health
As the news of swine flu sweeps over the media it is important to remember how the GOP feel about these things. In their quest to never ever spend a penny, Republicans would rather see the entire nati…
- April 25th, 2009
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Week 8 Weighin and Other Stuff
Weight - 285 lb, which is a 4.5 loss for the week. It’s a nice boost. I wasn’t all that hungry this week so I was able to keep my calories really low. And even though I had the b…
- April 23rd, 2009
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Low Vitamin D And Other Health Issues
This past Monday was my monthly visit at Weight Loss Clinic - weighin at the office 292 lbs (so only a 3 lb loss from the last months) - however it was not a full month, it was actually only 3 weeks (…
