Body Transformed
A Journey of Surgical Weight Loss

No Job
September 18, 2001

I can't believe it -- I got laid off from my job today. I got 30 days' severance pay with benefits. That means after October I won't have medical insurance any more. There goes my hope for weight loss surgery. Is it possible that I'm just not meant to have this surgery, or is the universe testing me to be sure I'm committed to it? If this is a test, I will pass it!

Unfortunately, I don't know how I'll pay my bills. As usual, my response to the stress of being jobless is to open up the refrigerator and dive in head first. If I'm not eating, I'm looking for something to eat. If I'm not looking for something to eat, I'm cooking something to eat.

I've never really noticed what a great distraction overeating can be. I'll have to find new tools for dealing with the stresses that life throws my way if I'm going to have a stomach the size of an egg. Cramming down a whole chocolate cake won't be possible after I have surgery. Meantime, I'm eating my way through the alphabet, from apple pie through zucchini bread, to keep from falling apart.

I have to get past this point of inaction. It's time to start networking for a new job. I have faith that something will come through.It always does. I have great skills and a strong work ethic. What lousy timing! But then, is there ever a good time to lose your job?

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Making the Decision

07/14/01: Making the Decision

08/23/01: Leaving Bill

09/18/01: No Job

09/20/01: Just That Quick

The Family and Friends Plan

09/19/02: Why Not Me?

12/26/02: Comparisons

03/22/03: Jumping on the Bandwagon

05/20/03: How I Met Ed

08/18/03: The Big Squeeze

11/06/03: New Body, New Husband

Seeking Approval

02/04/04: Time to Get Approved

03/12/04: Journey Begins

04/26/04: I'm Approved

06/13/04: Pre-Op Testing

06/20/04: In the Waiting Line

Making the Cut

07/10/04: Saying Goodbye

07/11/04: Sleepless Night

07/15/04: The Surgery

Strange Changes

07/22/04: Yummy Water

07/30/04: Smaller Tummy

08/16/04: 37 Pounds Down

09/07/04: My First 50 Pounds

10/31/04: Different Food, Same Love

New Body Countdown

11/07/04: 67 Down and Counting

11/12/04: Melting Away - 73 down

11/20/04: Breaking 200

11/26/04: Giving Thanks - 83 pounds

Holiday Madness

12/08/04: Slowing Down

12/15/04: Fortune 100, and Counting

12/27/04: Weight GAIN?

Quiet Rewards

01/06/05: Jeans Older Than My Kids

01/19/05: No Lap, But I'll Take the Luxury

01/28/05: A Most Unusual Revelation

02/07/05: Body and Sole

02/14/05: Flowers in the Mirror

Ready for Summer

03/31/05: Batwings and Tummy-Tucks

A New Life

12/15/05: Finally