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Suzie Q's Journal
 

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

JC Breakfast Scramble Black Coffee with sweetner   JC Cheese Curls Apple   JC Turkey Burger Garden Salad w FF/LC dressing   Snap Peas   JC Turkey & Gravy 3 of Oscars Chicken Wings   Sample at Costs (I know better than to go there hungry!) 1/4 of choc hedgehog-was soooo good! 1/2 choc cookie - ditto 1 bite of almond biscotti - was just ok.   Feeling tired after Karate last night. I need to keep working at it, because it will only get easier. Worked up another good sweat... felt good. Going to walk to Costco today to purchase Calcium supplements.
Suzie Q

Suzie Q

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My Journey
 

A Bit Better

Yesterday was a lot better when I got home. I ate a healthy snack of no added sugar apple sauce, instead of handfuls of potato chips. I felt a lot better about myself. I still had too many pita chips with hummus in my opinion, but I still made an improvement. Everyone has said how this a really difficult stage, when you can start eating, but have very little restriction after the swelling has gone done and before your first fill. Well, it is very difficult...but I know that it is only temporary. Hopefully, I can do even better today! :nervous
Veggestyle

Veggestyle

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vericks's Journal/Vickie
 

It's December already! Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays!

I had another fill in November and now I'm up to 2 and half cc's. I had only lost 2 pounds over the six weeks since the previous fill, but I guess that's better than gaining. I am finding that when I eat too fast it hurts and then I gag until I go spit it up. I guess that's a sign that the stomach has tightened. The loss has been very slow, but I think I have lost more in inches than pounds. I need to get a tape measure out and keep track. A new goal! Some of the clothes I couldn't fit into previously, now fit. It's still frustrating that the process is slow, but then again, I haven't been following any type of restricted diet since Thanksgiving. In that sense, I have only me to blame. I am just grateful that at least the scale isn't going up. I have asked for a local community membership to exercise for Christmas. I am hoping to sign up for an exercise class, I haven't been consistent at all on that aspect. I can see that the battle with food is still a problem in my head and I need to keep working on that. I don't have a support group where I can attend that is close by. Does anyone want to have a group in the Cary, Morrisville area? I sure could use a group to talk to. That's my latest and greatest. I admittedly am worried over the holidays but I have noticed quite a drop in my hunger so I don't eat as large of an amount as I use to. :update:
vericks

vericks

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Suzie Q's Journal
 

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

JC Hoops Cereal 1/2 cup of milk Black coffee with Sweetner Herbal Tea   Peach Fruit Cup JC Choc Twists   JC Thai Lemongrass Orange   Garden Salad w FF/LC dressing JC Mocha Shake   JC Potstickers w Rice Garden Salad w FF/LC dressing   Walk to Costco today at lunch to purchase apples, snap peas and salad. Will make up for not taking the walk yesterday. Have Karate tonight... its soooo late, but I'm looking forward to it. Karate makes me feel strong and I feel so much better after the class.
Suzie Q

Suzie Q

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My Journey
 

First PB and Potato Chips...

Well...I had my first PB and it was just as awful as everyone has described it to be... :think However, I am glad that I had that knowledge so I was prepared for what it would be like...   It all happened after I came home from work yesterday and I was just starving. My plan was to have a snack of hummus and pita chips, and I am always so careful, but I think that my hunger got the best of me and I must have been eating too fast, and too big of bites.   I felt the food get stuck in my lower esophogus, it felt like my esophogus was "filled" and I knew that the food was going to come up, but it was stuck and that is what was so terrible. My eyes starting tearing, I felt like I could hardly breath (even though I really could out of my nose) and I panicked. I was all alone and I calmed myself down. In just a few minutes the food came up and all was well. So...chew chew chew, slowly slowly slowly....       Along with feeling bad for not being careful enough and having my first PB, I am having an issue with potato chips.... Um...yeah...my boyfriend loves potato chips, Dorritos, Sour Cream and Onion, Cheese and Sour Cream, etc, etc etc....well, and I really like them too and for sooo long they have been in the house and I have not touched them...They have been "calling" me from the kitchen cabinet and I ate and ate and ate....they went down so well and tasted sooo good and I felt sooooo terrible... :cry   I cannot even bring myself to tell my boyfriend about it, not that I need to, but I usually confide in him and I am too ashamed too. I suppose that I can ask Joe to take them out of the house and he would with no problem...but why should that be necessary??? I should just be able to not give in. Well, this has happenend two days in a row now and after it happens I feel so full on the few handfuls of chips that I have that I cannot fit anything else. Therefore, I dont eat the nutritional food that I had planned on eating....it is so embarassing...:paranoid I had this surgery, have gone through so much...and now I am doing this...I really cant believe it...:angry I am so disapointed in myself:(
Veggestyle

Veggestyle

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losingjusme ....
 

happy tuesday

i am working from home today so i got to sleep in for a little bit. i did go on the treadmill today - another 36 minutes. i didnt burn as much as yesterday but it was about 430ish??   i had more 'pan-fried' (with a little olive oil) fish last night Mahi Mahi - only 90 cals in that piece of fish and it was pretty good.   so ... eat right, work my butt off ... i dropped a pound. 353.5   soooooooooo close ... i can taste it... heh - or not taste it ..   my challenge today will be working from home ... i have all my goodies here - lots of SF candy, SF pudding, etc... i just have to keep my goal in mind..... and think 1 more pound til 50 pounds .... wow.   ok, i really have to get to 'work' now so i can go to my step class at 5.
losingjusme

losingjusme

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Teresita's Journal
 

Hello

I'm here and it is weigh in day today. You have some days that you know you lost and days that you know you gained. Of course I hope I lost and I feel like I should have lost more then a pound this week but only the scale can tell me that. I am going to buy me a scale when I get to 350, hopefully I will get it before that. I am so excited to be able to get on my own scale at home anytime I want to especially to get on and see 350. Yessssss
Teresita

Teresita

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Bullwinkle's Journal
 

Oh, the pain.........

Wow. It's been five whole days since I've posted here. That proves that something was/is amiss in my life.   It started last Tuesday night. I was laying in bed, on my back, flipping channels on the TV, praying for sleep to overcome me so that the pain would stop. My lower back was tight. You could have bounced a quarter off of it. The next day, the pain became worse, but it was bearable.   Wednesday night as I lay in bed again, waiting to fall asleep, I couldn't lie on my back because of the pain. Instead, I turned from side to side all night long because my sides started to have the same pain, too.   Thursday morning the pain in my lower back/top of my buttocks was nearly unbearable, but I knew I had to go to work anyway. It was month-end, and I had paperwork that HAD to get done.   By 9:00am that morning, I couldn't sit, stand, or walk without extreme pain. My threshold for pain is great, so I knew that something was very wrong. I called my doctor and got an appointment for 11:45am. I left work, drove home, and my husband helped me into the house. I couldn't even lift my own legs to walk without wincing and crying out in pain. He helped me into the van and drove me to the doctor. Once there, I creid the entire time I was trying to walk into the office. When the nurse called my name, I hobbled behind her, with my hubby at my elbow, helping me.   She said, "Step up on the scale."   I screamed, "You are KIDDING! RIGHT??!"   But I managed to get up there, not caring what the weight registered. I couldn't see the numbers through my tears, anyway.   The doc told me what I had already suspected: Sciatica. Wow. I've had sciatic pain before, but never like this. It was always either in one leg, or the other. This time is was BOTH, and radiating from the top of my buttocks downward.   Folks, I've been through four childbirths -- all vaginal births with long labors -- and two of them were without medication. Those were rough. Talk about weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth -- I experienced all of those for hours at a time.   But, lemme tell ya'. The pain I experienced for three days straight was worse than any of those childbirth experiences. Incredibly, I went back to work Thursday after filling the Rx's the doc gave me for Vicadin and some arthritis meds, and finished my month-end paperwork, then somehow managed to drive myself home. I knew I wouldn't be able to go to work Friday. I couldn't get any relief no matter what I did -- standing, sitting, laying on my side, on my back, on my stomach -- nothing relieved the pain at all.   By Friday at midnight, going into early Saturday morning, I was sitting at this computer looking up which hospitals were in my insurance network. I just knew that the hubby would hafta take me to an emergency room so that they could either 1) give me a muscle relaxer, 2) give me an epidural, or 3) put me into a coma.   Something had to be done to stop the pain.   Miraculously, by 12:30am on Saturday, the pain ebbed ever so slightly. But, it was enough that I knew I could stand the residual pain. By 3:00am Sunday morning, the pain was back and I found myself down in the living room, trying to curl up in the Lazy Boy, on the floor, on the couch, on the hard kitchen floor -- anything to rid myself of the stabbing, constant pain. By 5:30am, the pain ebbed again, but moreso this time.   By 10:00am, I could actually sit on the couch with minimal pain. By bedtime Saturday night, I could lay on my right side and hardly feel any pain. I slept until nearly 9:30am Sunday morning (something I NEVER do....I'm always up by 5:30am -- even on weekends), and awoke to minimal pain.   I went to work today, and my back is still sore. The spasms have stopped, however. There is still a little lingering pain radiating down my left leg, but this is a walk in the park contrasted to what I experienced over the weekend.   And through it all -- I'm still smoke-free. Tomorrow will mark my two-week anniversary.   I saw the shrink on Friday morning, despite being in pain. My lap band surgeon requires that I see one before surgery. For some reason, the guy wants to see me TWO MORE TIMES. Wuz up with that? So, I have appointments this week on Thursday and Friday mornings. I just emailed my surgeron and asked if he knew why, since he was the one who recommended that particular psychologist.   I guess I'll await his response.
Bullwinkle

Bullwinkle

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luvlif's Journal
 

188.4 12/4

I fit in size 8 pants to-day:clap2:... "If you don't know me by now...you will never,never,never know me" has been playing in my mind to day
luvlif

luvlif

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Sunshine2's (Tonya's) Journal
 

Still waiting

I'm still waiting to hear something from my insurance company. I am not sure when it was actually submitted, I hope my letter from the doctor got sent out. I think it probably went out last week, but it might have not gone out until this week because the docs office was closed 2 days due to the snow & ice.   Anyhow, I am getting anxious and nervous.   I didn't weigh this morning, but I know i'm losing. I suspect I weigh around 229 or 228.
tonya66

tonya66

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bandina's Journal
 

6 days and 6 pounds

Okay so it is six days and six pounds later. I feel 98% better the only thing that is bothering me is the port. I had my port placed below my bikni line so that it would be unnoticable. Not like it would have been noticable on the side. Well, that hurts like a bitch, but other than that I am back to normal. I am glad I did this even thought there are times I would kill for solid food.
bandina

bandina

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kutia's Journal
 

4 month anniversary pic.

Okay, it is officially my 4 month banding anniversary today. I had my mom take a picture to record my progress. I'm wearing basically the same outfit that I wore in my "before" and 2 month anniversary picture. The jeans are a loose 22. I can pull them on & off without unzipping or unbuttoning. The top is the same top: a 3x. I think it looks (and feels) looser. Two months from now I should be in a brand-new outfit. I'm not going shopping for new clothes until after New Year's.
kutia

kutia

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TakinThePlunge's Journal
 

40 days after surgery

:biggrin1: I am at a loss for words cause all I can really say is that I LOVE MY BAND still. I'm healthy, carefull of what I eat and how fast I begin to eat cause I almost always have PB happening for the first few bites of anything but then when I overcome the initial pain and discomfort I can eat without any trouble. Now I am just trying to stick to the signaficant foods instead of junk or a waste of food space. Course, for some reason my mind and stomach are stil not in sync cause I catch myself thinking about food even when I know I am not hungry and sometimes its too late and I find something to snack on anyway (that sucks) but I will overcome and I am still losing just not as easy as it was last month and FOR SURE - NO SUGARS - thats the law and bottom line. 315/285/210
TakinThePlunge

TakinThePlunge

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Suzie Q's Journal
 

Monday, December 4, 2006

JC Cranberry Almond Cereal 1/2 C Skim Milk Black Coffee   Fruit Cup Snap Peas   JC Mashed Potato with Beef Rainbow Salad   JC Mocha Shake   JC Salisbury Steak Steamed Veggies   I planned on going for a 30 min walk at lunch... didn't do it. Then I planned on going swimming in the evening, after supper... got a phone call from a friend in Edmonton...didn't go swimming. I have to work on making exercise a priority. Although Karate is a good workout, I can't rely on it only as my weekly exercise. I will do better tomorrow.
Suzie Q

Suzie Q

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sheilamj1fan's Journal
 

Review

I called UHC just to check the status of my claim and I was told that it is being reviewed and I should have an anwser this week. I hope so, because I am ready to get going!! I have started on Adipex and I feel a lot better! I am eating very little a day (a little over 600 calories a day). Thank God...just wanted to give you an update.   Sheila   Be BLESSED!:girl_hug:
sheilamj1fan

sheilamj1fan

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losingjusme ....
 

OMG ...

well apparently my body likes it when i eat right and exercise - go figure!!   i didnt have any SF candy Sat or Sun and i ate well (fish one night, pork the next) and didnt do much (if any) snacking.   i worked out Sunday morning - my step class - and yes, she did indeed kick my ass and i worked out this morning on the treadmill. i burned 400 cals in 30 mins ... that's a new high for me.   i am down to 354.5 - - a total of 48 pounds. :faint: this is just so amazing that every time i think about it i just want to start crying ... in a good way.:girl_hug:   i am almost at my 2 month 'bandiversary' ... we will take pictures on Thursday. i dont think it will be as drastic of a change as last month, but that's OK...   my dad and step mom are coming in for Syd's birthday this weekend ... they have no idea about the surgery or the weight loss. i've been hinting that i've been working out, though. we'll see if they notice.
losingjusme

losingjusme

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debgogos247's Journal
 

Well Slow and hard....

:help: well I had another fill on last wensday.:girl_hug: Im at a stand still. :Banane52: :Banane41: Its hard.Ive gone back to baby food in a jar:banana , and alot of water.:ballchain: But its not taking off the weight.:nono: Someday I hoper to loose the rest I just want to get under 199lbs...:frusty: .lol Ive never seen that.:funscale: My goal weight is to be about 155. Not to much. :lost1lbs: I already lost anout 40lbs, :jaw: it dont seam like much but I feel bones that I never knew I had... lol :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: Well thats it, you all have good holidays and eat thin...:decision: Merry Christmas...:rose: :rose: :rose: Deb
debgogos247

debgogos247

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Teresita's Journal
 

duh

I did bake a chicken, cooked the greens and yesterday made the meatloaf. The beans were so good that there are only a little bit left. I feel ok about the cooking because it was healthy. I didn't and don't have to go get fast food. The beans were soooo good I am ready to fix another pot of them. I think I will. Can someone say Beano! I will find out tomorrow what the scale says.
Teresita

Teresita

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faybie's Journal
 

no where else to put this...

Measurements log   sometime before surgery   hips: 49 7/8 " waist: 41 7/8" chest: 45 1/2"   8/30 day of surgery following pre-op diet   hips: 48 7/8" down -1" waist: 40 1/2" down -1 3/8" chest: 44 3/4" down -3/4"   9/18   hips: 48 3/8" down -1 1/2" waist: 40 3/8" down -1 1/2" chest: 43 3/8" down -2 1/8"   12/2   hips: 47 1/8" down -2 3/4" waist: 38 7/8" down -3" chest: 42 3/4" down -2 3/4" rt thigh: 26 1/8" lf thigh: 26" calf both: 15 1/2" bicep both: 12 7/ 8"   01/06/07 hips: 46" down -3 7/8" down 1 1/8" from last month waist: 38" down -3 7/8" down 7/8" from last month chest: 42 3/4" down -2 3/4" no change from last month rt thigh: 24" down 2 1/8" lf thigh: 24" down 2" rt calf: 14 3/4" down 3/4" lf calf: 15 1/2" down 1/2" rt bicep: 12 7/8" no change lf bicep: 12 1/2" down 3/8"
faybie

faybie

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Suzie Q's Journal
 

Sunday, December 3, 2006

Breakfast Oscar and I eat left over rice and curried chicken at the hotel... probably had a 1/2 a cup. coffee, black with sweetner   Lunch Chili Lime Steak Salad again from Shari's. Again, only had one piece of the garlic bread. coffee, black w sweetner   Dinner JC Banana Nut Cereal (dry) JC Choc Chip Cookies Rainbow pepper salad   Went swimming for a bit this morning... more just to loosen up.. but was good to get in the pool in the morning to do some very light moving around.
Suzie Q

Suzie Q

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