I did not get paid for this endorsement…

Well I was actually kinda nervous about doing this for Klout and Starbucks…

My first initial thought was how could I write something bad that millions of people love which is coffee but in this case I didn’t have too worry about that thankfully…So no stones will be cast my way…Now if it did suck then I would have to tell you, honesty is the best policy…So moving on to the products…

1. Caffe Verona- OMG it was delicious, I can’t describe how wonderful it tasted, it didn’t have the after taste that some Starbucks coffee can leave in my mouth after I order one…It did have the taste of a Cocoa flavor with a Roasty sweet taste…Now I believe it didn’t have a Dark Cocoa flavor like they described it would have…

2. Pike Place Roast- Now to me this tasted like the other coffee’s that they offered without the lingering taste afterwards…The taste did have that smooth texture that they have been lacking lately…

Again, I’m glad that I got to do this…So if it wasn’t one of the best reviews that you have read before, understand that this is my first one and give me a break…:)

Berrigirl

http://www.self.com/health/2010/04/fat-and-happy

Why is it that people in our WLS community always judge one another…I don’t understand it, we get judged enough from others but we still attack if we don’t understand what someone is going through…Is it because you are scared that it MIGHT happen to you in the future?? I would like to know…

Your probably asking me why I’m writing this, did someone do this to me…Yeah in a way…I had someone who hasn’t even had this surgery yet try to judge me when she has no experience in this subject at all…Let me just say if you haven’t had this surgery then don’t tell me what I have or haven’t done…Her comment to me was I’m not seeing the joy in my life and how long I will live and get to spend with my family now that I’m thin…Now that is funny, cause I do see joy in my life, but she can’t comprehend the fact that I have no life when I have to get hooked up to machines just to live…And how is this improving my life with my husband…I’m sure he would much rather me be fat and happy then sick and puny all the time…I have always been honest with my readers and it will always continue that way and I’m writing this to help others and hopefully the Medical Community in some way…Trust me if you have this surgery it’s not easy and even if your one of the lucky ones it can still be a challenge…

Berrigirl

What do I say about this holiday weekend…All I can say is I’m very fortunate that I do have lovely crazy parents…LOL…Not only did they come down for Easter Holiday, they came down to help my husband and I with our lawn care…This was our first year taking care of the landscape and yard of our new home…Let me just tell you that we have a big huge yard and why I don’t know but they had the landscaping go all the way around the house…That is a lot of picking weeds, bugs and the worse sun…:) As you all know I don’t do the sun, but it barely touched me since I was covered from head to toe with 90 proof sunscreen…

I think basically I used all the vitamins I was given and used it all up doing yard work…LOL…

My parent’s are 61 yrs old and they can do laps around two 34, 36 yr. old kids…:) But we got it all done and it looks nice and saved us around $300…Can you believe that was how much people wanted to charge for yard work of all things…Yes, it’s a hard job, but I don’t know if it is worth that much…:) No offense to anyone who owns a lawn care service…

So after all of that was done, my mother and I fixed a big Easter meal…Now I know why I gained weight when I lived at home, who wouldn’t…Menu Items:

Ham
Homemade Noodles
Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Corn
Deviled Eggs
Salad
Dessert: Chocolate Croissants

This is the only time I’m grateful for my Weight Loss Surgery and there was only 4 of us…

So now you know why I wasn’t around much this weekend…My parents wore me out…Now it’s time to rest…

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend…

Berrigirl

Don’t want to offend anyone so don’t read if you easily get offended…

Yesterday was a day of reflections for me…I’m mad, frustrated, angry and down right hurt that I have to live the way that I do…Yes, the surgery part so far knock on wood is fine…But it seems all that everyone wants to focus on is “well you kept the weight off” well no shit, you would to if you aren’t absorbing anything… Great I’m so glad I’m sick and puny and had to give up my dream job so I can sit around on my ass all day long…I don’t have children to raise and can’t have any either, so let’s keep adding fuel to the fire…Doctors need to be more truthful with patients and let them know that they aren’t perfect and things can happen…I don’t want to hear it can happen to some people but they aren’t doing something right…Come over and I will show you that I do everything right and then some…I’m tired of people who keep giving advice and you try to tell them what is going on and they still can’t comprehend it and have no right to do so if they did, then they would be experts in this field and I would be cured…

I try so hard to be positive about all of this and some days are just harder then others…I keep telling myself that I’m not the one who gets seizures, renal failure or in that wheelchair from this surgery…But someone needs to get it across to people that things can happen and that you have to do your research about this surgery and speak up if you don’t like what your Doctor is saying or doing…We need to unite and hold these Doctors accountable and not just throw us aside and say Oh well…I’m not an oh well and someone who is going to take this lying down…

Berrigirl