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Bullwinkle's Journal
 

The best laid plans.....

Well, Hell. I didn't get on the treadmill yesterday AT ALL, as I had planned. In fact, I just sat on my butt most of the day, watching TV. I only did two loads of laundry, cleaned the kitchen, washed dishes and put them away, baked some bread for the family, and that's pretty much it.   Wow. I'm a slug.   I also didn't follow the liquid diet I was planning to do yesterday. Oh, well. Today is another day, and as soon as I take my vitamins and enter some foods into FitDay, I'm going to get my butt off of this chair and work on my sewing and do some more laundry. As soon as the hubby wakes up, I'll ask him to help me unfold the treadmill so that I can use it. I bought some more soups last night, so I'll try the liquid diet again today.
Bullwinkle

Bullwinkle

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judybellyband's Journal
 

my Journal after broken band (11/8/06)

11/11/06 (181lbs) - :cry I decided to start this journal to help in tracking progress, both physical and mental through this new phase of my journey. After 30 months with my lap-band (VG) and being told on Wed that my band has totally leaked out from the band, I am slowly recovering from the loss and mourning. I have to diet now in this period. I am trying to get my head right to cope by using the tools I have; FitDay software, OTC Venom pill to help with hunger, carring around my 1/2 gal water container, promising myself not to eat the bad stuff, reading the support boards (obsessed again)... and more. The moment of truth . . . can I diet again for a while til I get my 2nd band? Time and my weight will tell.
judybellyband

judybellyband

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Bullwinkle's Journal
 

Feeling much better this morning....

....and it's probably because I slept well last night, and could sleep in this morning.   I'm going to try to follow a liquid diet today and tomorrow -- not the Medifast stuff my surgeon will have me use just before surgery -- but I'll start with clear soups and beverages. Monday I'll use Kroger's generic version of SlimFast Shakes to replace two meals a day. I'm gonna try that for a week. Today's liquid diet may include some liquid Vodka-and-Diet-Coke clear beverages later this evening.   Now it's time to hit the treadmill for 30 minutes.
Bullwinkle

Bullwinkle

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miracle44's Journal
 

The Beginning

:yo: I started this journey two years ago, at that time I wanted to get the Lap Band, but unfortunately, I couldn't. I started the process with the dr checkups during that time I went into obesityhelp.com and started reading what other people were saying about the surgery. I was pretty comfortable in my decision at that time. Then when I fianlly had all paperwork done, I was denied. Aetna did not cover it. Then my job changed insurance companies to Healthnet, which didn't cover rny. What I had to do to get this done was to get myself another job which I did. Now I have Oxford Freedom Plan, and with Oxford I can get the lap band. :clap2:   Well, I went to a new dr. and new staff to get my lap band. I started all the check-ups in September of 06. I only have left cardio & endo. I am also in a study of Vitamin D deficiency which the dr gives my vit d to take once a week, then at the end of the 4 wks I have to do a urine test again and see if my levels went up it is only for 2 months which it is ok. After I started this research they also gave me a bone density test, which both studies are free no payment required. Which I think is great, then after I get banded they will check my levels again to see if my levels are still ok. That is important because when you lose weight you also lose bone and to get on the right track with that is very important. I believe that I am being banded to be healthier in every way possible.   Well, when I get my last two tests then I will be ready hopefully, to get all my paperwork to the insurance company.   Till next time:kiss2:
miracle44

miracle44

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DouglasP13's Journal
 

playing pool.....

Just got back from playing pool with my good friend. It's the 2nd time this week he has used me to get out, then ditched me for his other friends. Oh well, just another day of being used and abused. But that's okay I'm used to it. I'm actually in a great mood. Monday I have my appointment with my dr. to find out how all of my tests went. I am done with the tests part of it, thankfully. I'm not sure what will happen at the appointment Monday. Hopefully I'll get a surgery date. Does anyone know if you pay for the surgery yourself, is it tax deductable? I'm getting ready to check some threads out to see if there is one about that. Well, I'm gonna go chill for awhile. C-ya!
DouglasP13

DouglasP13

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kutia's Journal
 

weekly update

Man, I almost forgot that it was Friday. I've been thinking it was Thursday all day today. I'm such a doofball. I got my 3rd. fill on Wednesday. Arlene (the nurse) and Dr. Jay were there. Arlene actually did the fill, Dr. Jay just stood there and supervised. Which I thought was kind of odd, she did my 2nd. fill without him there. Why would he have to be there this time? I got another c.c. which puts me at a total of 8. I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed that this one does the trick. So far I've been tightest in the morning but not to a great degree. Afternoons and evening have always been when I'm tempted to eat the most and I haven't had enough restriction to really curb that tendency. My eating habits are getting better though. I haven't had any soda at all since before my surgery. I used to be a major Diet Pepsi & Mountain Dew addict. I've also laid off the potato chips, another major weakness of mine. I'm still working on not eating meals in the car. I buy snack bars, like NutriGrain blueberry and GoTarts. They fit great in my purse and help keep me away from the Chick-fil-a and Wendy's drive thru lanes. Although I do still go to Chick-fil-a, just can't give that up. I bring it home and eat at the table and I don't get the fries at all. All in all, I think I'm making good progress. I'm getting closer to my third mini-goal and I may even make my Jan. 1 challenge.
kutia

kutia

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Bullwinkle's Journal
 

I'm just torqued off today

I'm just in a really pissy mood today, dammit. Hell Week** started today, and I'm just ready to go off on anyone. Just gimme a reason.   Emailed the dietician today to ask if I could lose some weight without it affecting whether or not the freakin' insurance will cover my procedure. She said they'd take the weight and measurements they recorded for me when I was in the office the other day, and turn those into the insurance company. They damn well better, because I am going to try to give a liquid diet a fighting chance here starting this weekend, just to see how difficult it is, and I intend to lose weight between now and the surgery date. I don't care WHAT anyone else says...when my surgeon tells me that I hafta be on a liquid diet for 10 days before my procedure, I'm gonna By God be on that liquid diet.   The NOIVE of some people saying, "Just do what you want -- eat what you want -- but don't tell your doctor." Man, that just tears it. Holy Mother of God.....this is SURGERY, for God's sake. DO what the SURGEON says, not what you WANNA do. Nothing like breaking the freakin' rules before you're even banded. Makes me wonder what will happen to those people AFTER being banded if they can't follow the rules BEFOREhand.   I woke up at 3:00am this morning, and couldn't get back to sleep. Hubby was tossing and turning -- am CONVINCED the dolt has sleep apnea, but does he belive me? NOOOOOOOoooooooo -- so instead of laying there feeling the bed shaking every few moments because he's thrashing around like he's threshing wheat, I just said, "Oh, what the Hell," and got my arse outta the bed.   So, it's 3:45am and I've already had two cups of coffee, so I'm wide awake. I took the opportunity to search some message boards for a "routine" liquid diet menu that folks follow, but couldn't find one before I had to go to work.   It's now 9:08pm and I'm just dead to the world right now, so I think I'll give everyone in my life a break and go to bed, falling asleep to the sound of everyone heaving a huge sigh of relief.   Hey......I KNOW how I can be during Hell Week, and it ain't pretty. I pity the fool who gets in my way.   This, too, shall pass.   **Hell Week = the week before my period starts. All bets are off during that week. I am NOT my normal self, so don't expect anything normal outta me.
Bullwinkle

Bullwinkle

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My Journey
 

11-10-06 Measurements

The numbers below really got to me...I measured my hips, bust, stomach, thigh and upper arm, and those numbers really depressed me, even more than my weight does...Well, I am working hard to lower than and onto a happier, healthier me!   Here they are:   Bust- 52 inches Waist- 50 inches Hips- 55 1/2 inches Thigh - 31 inches Upper Arm- 17 1/2 inches   Well at least my bust is wider than my waist...i guess that is something...
Veggestyle

Veggestyle

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My Journey
 

11-10-06 First Liquid Diet Day...

So...today was my first day of the liquid diet and the day is almost over, thank goodness! :faint:     It was difficult. I am glad that I have been preparing myself b/c it would have been so much more unmanagable if I hadnt.   Here is what I had today.   Breakfast: 1 Target "slimfast" shake   Lunch: 1 Yoplait Yogart Smoothie   Dinner: 1 can of cheese soup *I cheated a bit here with the fat content of the soup   I also had about 20 oz. of water all together, which I need to hydrate more than this! Today I went to GNC and purchased protein shake powder. GNC was having a special on their brand of products were it was buy one get one 50% off. So I got two very large tubs of protein powder for under $50! I am going to try and make one tonight...we'll see how it goes.
Veggestyle

Veggestyle

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TexanHowdy's Journal
 

Week of Nov 7th - eating out at work

Nov 8 - Tue; went to lunch w/ Norma, Lisa & Maria to Logan's Roadhouse; ordered the grilled salmon ceasar salad; was very careful to not eat fast and chew well, however, at the close of the meal, I could feel that something was "stuck"; got in truck headed back to the office and had to make an emergency stop an another local restaurant's bathroom and upchuck. So much for lunch ... $12 down the toilet ...   Nov 9 - Wed; went to lunch w/ Norma H, Norma Y & Maria to Sylvia's Mexican Restaurant; ordered beef enchilada, beans, guacamole; paid extra careful attention to not eating fast and chewing well; midway through lunch, something got stuck; had to upchuck ... $11 down the toilet ...   Nov 10 - Thur; went to lunch w/ Meagen to Olive Garden; ate Toscano soup, chicken parmigiana & spaghetti; took home leftovers; all went down well THANK GOD. No embarassing trips to the bathroom. However, at home that night, ate rest of chicken and spaghetti ... got stuck & upchucked. UGH!!!   Since my last fill in October, I've probably lost my meal at least 10 times. The instances are hard to figure ... I'm getting very frustrated and, at times, emotional about the whole thing. I know this is a learning period but the unpredictability is upsetting me more than I'd like to admit ...   More than anything, I'm sure I'm not getting enough protein. At this point in the deal, I'm really starting to think that I need to expertise of a nutritionalist to "show me" the right way to eat. I want to be as successful as I can be and I don't feel that I'm getting the most benefit from the surgery without proper eating, and on the flip-side, exercise.   Speaking of exercise, my plantar fascitis in my left foot is really killing me. I took Remington for a walk around the neighborhood (2.5 miles) and I paid for it for the next week. Nothing like a week's worth of pain to kill any motivation to keep up the routine.
TexanHowdy

TexanHowdy

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TexanHowdy's Journal
 

10/24/2006 - 4th office visit

Doctor office scale = 268 lbs; UGH! went up 3 lbs since last visit; showed Connie (RN) the picture of the bruising from last month's visit & she said it was because of all the needle sticks; she was able to find it right away this visit; received add'l fill of 0.25cc. Total fill to date = 2cc.   Since last visit, have had difficulting passing foods; still trying to figure out exact causes, whether I'm eating too fast, bite-size too large, etc. Seems that most instances occur during the first couple of bites of food so the problem could be that I'm just taking too big of bites upfront and not chewing well enough to pass it. Connie indicated that I just need to be a more patient, take smaller bites, & chew well. Based on this information, the Intern doctor decided to only fill me with a minimal amount.
TexanHowdy

TexanHowdy

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TexanHowdy's Journal
 

9/26/2006 - 3rd office visit

Doctor office scale = 265.5 lbs; Connie (RN), Intern, and Dr. had trouble finding the port in order to "fill" the band; the entire port site was bruised from all the efforts to find it; Sandra took a picture of it and I'll take it to my next visit since I'm not sure if the bruising is because of all their efforts to find the port or whether the filled amount from this visit actually went in; added an add'l fill of 0.25cc; total fill to date = 1.75cc
TexanHowdy

TexanHowdy

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Cha Cha's Journey
 

TGIF

Today is my last day smoking. I find that I am actually looking forward to the day ending so I can start the "non smoking" part. I have only 6 cigarettes left, and once they are gone, that's it.   My BF is out of town on business, and I miss having her to talk with about this process. She's working on getting Banded too.   However, another lady at my office talked with me about today, and she has an appt with Dr. J next week. She says that since she has decided to do this, it's all she can think about, that she's obsessing about it. I told her I felt the same way. It's like the LBand is the "Holy Grail", and I think about it all the time, and dream about it. I'm sure this is common (I hope), and probably once someone reaches that decision, that's all they can think about.
angelburch

angelburch

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libertysuzanne's Journal
 

Consuming Liquid

I am finding it quite hard dealing with waiting an hour for liquid after my meal.   I had found a way of dealing with it, chewing gum seemed to sait the thirst for the our, but I've run out of them and I am feeling quite desperate. I am so used to drinking straight after a meal. Still I will get used to it eventually or never run out of gum!!!   Wonder if anyone else feels this thristy after a meal?   Dad has bought me some liquid Aloe Vera, bless him. I mix it with fruit juice, no sugar added etc etc. It will be interesting to see if it makes any difference. I am doign as the instructions tell me, so fingers crossed it will help my stomach heal nice and quickly, so I can avoid tearing anymore stitches because that would be very bad. I know I have been a lot more cautious since the pain and it hasn't returned since. I get an occasional niggle around a scar but, I know it does take me a long time for scars to heal completely, lets hope the AV does up the anti! It is supposed to be full of good and wholesome vitamins. A real wonder plant!
libertysuzanne

libertysuzanne

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My Journey
 

11-9-06 And so it begins...

Tomorrow I begin "The Liquid Diet." Over the last week I have been trying to enjoy food, not gorging myself or going crazy, but having at least one meal that I really enjoy. I have been religiously continuing my "practice" liquid diet and have managed to keep off 6lbs. which you can hardly tell...not too surprised when I have 150 more to lose!   My boyfriend Joe works late tonight and wont be home until 11, but we are ordering out at our favorite pizza place, Papa Johns and that will be my last meal pre-band. I also had a chance to go out to eat tonight with my sister at Panera and then a sundae at Culvers! :hungry:   But really and honestly, I am looking forward to changing my lifestyle, I am just really scared about the surgery and having a foregin object installed in my body...and today my mom said to me " well you know you dont have to do it..." :tired   Yeah and I also wish that I woke up tomorrow being 150 lbs, but that aint gonna happen on its own! Well, wish me luck with my liquid diet, I am going to need it! :nervous
Veggestyle

Veggestyle

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Bosteph's Battle of the Bulge
 

Last Pie in MN

Okay, tonight I said my good-bye to PIE! :Bunny It was warm blueberry with whipped cream. I am satisfied that pie is no longer a regular part of my life. :cheer2: I am travelling for business right now (in MN). Pretty cold up here.
bosteph

bosteph

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Bosteph's Battle of the Bulge
 

Pysch Eval

Yesterday's visit to the psychiatrist went well. Some of the questions made me think and some made me laugh. Follow up and nutrition is next Wednesday. Then I am all set. I'll just need the date - we are shooting for the week after Thanksgiving. I am sure that the liquid diet is rapidly approaching.
bosteph

bosteph

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avilla's Journal
 

Working Out Again

I decided 3 days ago that I was tired of waiting for the ob to release me to where I could workout again...I was tired and depressed of not losing anything and just sitting there and gaining and losing the same couple pounds...So I decided to go ahead and start working out again...So its been almost a month that I havent worked out so I had to start back from the beginning trying to get use to it again...The last 3 days I have been able to get thru my 25-30 minutes a day but its just about killing me...I will get use to it again and it will seem like nothing to me...Right now I am still use to the fact that I was able to just come home and lay down infront of the tv for the evening instead of making time to work out...Went right back to bad habits...So, I dont think that I have really lost anything but maybe a lb or 1.5 in the last few days that I seemed to have gained...But I will be happy to start back where I left off...Its all in getting my mind set again and building up my strength...But I have been feeling better about myself the last few days just knowing that I actually did work out...Thats about it for now...Atleast I am getting back on the right track again:clap2:
avilla

avilla

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wanna be thin's Journal
 

How I feel today!

I feel uuk! I have definity dun lapped over my jeans and feeling like I'm definitly going to have the surgery.... If nothing happens between now and then.... like loss of job, insurance, etc.... Sometimes I can't wait.... I see people in cute cloths and I think, hey one day hopefully soon I can go and buy cute cloths to where... not just something to cover up my fat body. My husband sometimes is supporting and others times he isn't. I'm not for sure if it's cause of the money or because of afraid of me being skinny... I definite say if he loved me while I was fat I would never leave him when I get skinny(hopefully) unless he does something to deserve it. I think when a man can love you no matter what size you are then he really loves u.... I think he just gets mad sometimes and he wants to hurt me so he will say stuff like; I'm too lazy to loose wait.... I don't think I'm lazy, I work everyday don't miss, I go to all of my childrens school funtions and the only thing is when I am home I don't feel like doing anything.... and that makes me feel LAZY!,,, but I'm always going and I feel like I'm so tired all of the time... I hope when I do hopefully loose weight I'll have more energy... I have been walking about 4 times a week for around 6 to 7 weeks now,,, I should start feeling better,,, but I think I don't because of ALL of this weight I'm dragging around. This sight is very addictive.... I really catch myself going thru alot of emotions since dicided to have this surgery.... I have cried 3 or 4 times this last week... I usually don't do that.... I figure this surgery will cost me about 2,700 and I have problems feeling guilty because of spending that money on myself just because I'm FAT and can't loose weight. Then on the other hand I tell myself, I WORK TOO, I earn just as much money as my husband. Why can't I spend some money to hopefully give me my life back and make me feel good about myself in those jeans.... We are going to spend the money any how,,, why not spend it on something life changing... maybe for the good... I'm about to cry right now.... see I get so emotionally on the debat.... I'm ready to just do it and get it done..... so I don't have to debat,,,, :think
wanna be thin

wanna be thin

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thickchickTEXAS's Journal
 

HEAD GASKET BUSTED!!

:help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help:     MY HEAD GASKET BUSTED I GUESS I NEED A NEW CAR!!!   HOW????? I HAVE NO EXTRA MONEY FOR THAT!   NOT FEELING TO GOOD RIGHT NOW PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AND MY SITUATION IF ANYBODY IN TEXAS WOULD LIKE TO DONATE A CAR TO ME PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!! **IM SERIOUS**   ****MY FIRST CONSULT IS TOMRROW WISH ME LUCK*****   :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think :think
thickchickTEXAS

thickchickTEXAS

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libertysuzanne's Journal
 

Tomato Corned Beef Mush...

I have made a yummy dish in a matter of minutes:   1 tin of Cream of Tomato Soup 1 can of corned Beef A generous Dash of wheat Free Beef Boullion   Swede and Carrot Mash   A nice simple and quick dish to do. My son loved it and to give it a nice kick you can sprinkle some mature cheddar on top as well.   I have found that if I eat with a tea spoon, I feel a lot fuller than if I ate with a big spoon, which tends to allow me to have big mouthfuls of food, which isn't good. So shall eat with a teaspoon until confident I have proper portion control going on!   I was going to type something else, but can't remember what now lol doh!
libertysuzanne

libertysuzanne

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