Category: Weight Loss

  • Life With Slimband: Impending Rant

    Ugh. It’s some godforsaken hour in the morning of Christmas Eve/Day and I can’t sleep. No, I’m not excited for Santa Claus to bring me a pony or a pair of moon shoes. Rather I am so pissed off with my current situation with Slimband that I can’t sleep and have composed an angry rant…

  • Slimband update: 2 years later

    This has been on my mind quite a lot lately. Weight loss, getting healthy, getting happy. The emails keep coming in from readers regarding my lap-band procedure. I’m currently in talks with a different clinic for some additional post-op care (yes it’s been 2 years but I still need help!) and I wanted to review…

  • Slimband Update: 7 Weeks In

    Update: You can find all weight loss/Slimband-related posts under the Weight Loss category or by clicking here. It’s been about 7 weeks since I had my surgery with Slimband. So far I’m down about 12lbs overall and am losing around 1lb per week. It’s going a lot slower than I thought it would, and I’m…

  • Reader Question: Life with Slimband?

    Update: You can find all weight loss/Slimband-related posts under the Weight Loss category or by clicking here.   Dear Ginger, I came across your blog and saw that you had the Slimband surgery a few weeks ago. I am considering it too but trying to get as much info as possible. Would you mind sharing…

  • The Most Heavenly Coffee: Recovering with Slimband

    Update: You can find all weight loss/Slimband-related posts under the Weight Loss category or by clicking here. I am having what is probably the most delicious coffee drink ever to be created. A small Second Cup “Canadian” maple latte with skim milk. Heaven. I don’t think it has anything to do with the brand or…

  • Lend me your strength! The detox saga

    Update: You can find all weight loss/Slimband-related posts under the Weight Loss category or by clicking here. It’s my first day both at work and on my pre-op detox diet, and man, is it HARD! This morning we got several chocolate deliveries as well as a large box of mini gourmet cupcakes from some fancy…

  • Surgery Payment Problems

    Update: You can find all weight loss/Slimband-related posts under the Weight Loss category or by clicking here. I write this post at the risk of getting a lot of flak and coming off as an entitled, ungrateful princess. But I need to write it anyway. Secretly, I was counting on my grandad to come through…

  • Coming Soon: A New Me

    Update: You can find all weight loss/Slimband-related posts under the Weight Loss category or by clicking here. Have you ever wondered what you would look like if you made some kind of big change to your body? Maybe breast implants, rhinoplasty or liposuction? Got rid of your acne, changed your hair colour or had your…