What is bariatric?

To quote a Dr. Blackstone, "Bariatric means weight, means large, and it basically refers to people who are large. You know, there’s a lot of terms that we use and obesity itself is a term that covers the whole spectrum of early obesity which is really a Body Mass Index 30 to 34, severe obesity which is called class 1 obesity now, which is 35 to 39; class 2, 40 to 45, and then class 3 is above that.

So, you know, that word, bariatric, refers to people of weight basically."

I am class 3... what used to be called morbidly obese. I can't lose the weight on my own, so...

I have started as a patient at Tuscaloosa Bariatric and Wellness Center and we shall see what happens. More on this in future posts.

Maintaining a plateau?

My weight hasn't changed in about three weeks. I haven't really tried to lose weight during this time. I have done moderate exercise with walking and doing the Rec. Center at the University. We have also started choreography on The Drowsy Chaperone so rehearsals have been active.

However, I have eaten at restaurants several times and had late night snacks of ice cream a few times as well. We had a visiting trainer for our new website at work. I went to lunch at City Cafe (fried southern food) and Dreamland (ribs and sides). But other meals were salads and light eating. I tried to compensate for heavy eating with light eating.

With all of that going on, I managed to stay the same weight when I could have very easily gained. In the past I would have gained... definitely.