Bariatric Scouter

The journey of a Scouter in the BSA going through bariatric surgery. Join me in the weeks leading up to surgery, the recovery, and my adventures in Scouting afterwards.

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Monday, July 28, 2025

Failure

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A lot has happened in the year since my last post. I think one reason I haven't kept up with this blog much is because I wanted to be t...

Sunday, July 21, 2024

610 Days

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As of this morning I am 610 days away from my gastric sleeve surgery. I also hit 213.7 pounds on my scale. I started writing this on 19 Jul...

Monday, July 8, 2024

Changes

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My wife reminds me from time-to-time to update this blog, which I am terrible at doing, I know. The past two months have certainly been int...

Sunday, May 5, 2024

An interesting week

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This past week was certainly one full of ups and downs; well, two weeks because I missed a Sunday Update. Last Saturday, I was at an event...

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Scouting's Changes

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A ton has changed in Scouting over the years, you can't hide that. There is an old adage that the only constant is change. I am a progre...

Monday, April 22, 2024

First Masonic Monday

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So, I am a part of several fraternal organizations. One of them is Freemasonry. Specifically, I am in a subordinate lodge of The Most Worshi...

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Getting Older Is No Fun

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I haven't been to the gym in a few days. Not by choice, mind you, but because on Thursday my sciatic nerve decided to let me know it wa...

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