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sueol's Journal
 

October 3, 2006

Great news, I am approved. YEAH!!!!!! Thank GOD!!!!!!!You are the almighty God and you are awsome. :clap2:Now just waiting on a date for surgury.
sueol

sueol

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reeburgdon's Journal
 

10-03-2006

Ok, tomorrow (Oct. 4th) I have my nutrition assessment.   Monday, Oct. 9th I have my pyschological evaluation.   Then I just wait for my consultation with Dr. Veninga on Nov. 30th and pray, pray that someone cancels and I'm able to be seen earlier:pray2:.
reeburgdon

reeburgdon

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avilla's Journal
 

Crud

Well I thought that the 2nd fill was going to be the magic one for me...Right after the fill I lost about 5-6 lbs then it kinda slowed down then just stopped all together in the last week...I still cant eat much and am faithfully doing my workout everyday except Sundays and the day that I chose to mow the yard (which I consider my workout anyways)...I had heard such good things about 2nd fills and am kinda upset right now about the process...But I guess maybe for me the 3rd fill might be my special one that does the real trick...I am excited that I have lost a little bit of weight since my fill but was expecting more I guess...I will wait about a month and see what happens then maybe have to call and schedule another one...My BDay is on the 21st and i kinda had a personal goal of being about 20 more pounds lower than where I am by then but maybe I had my expectations a little too high, after all I did make my goals within the 1st month after surgery when I was losing alot at the beginning...For now I will just sit back and see where it takes me and do everything that I am suppose to do so I dont have to have the guilt hanging over my head!!
avilla

avilla

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PattiU's Journal
 

Got first fill!

I got my first fill Sept 28th. It feels like it is working. I need to walk more, and make better choices again. Even with this it's easy to slide back into the danger zone. I do have more energy. and the fat clothes pile is growing. I have smaller pants etc. to wear for the fall. We will be moving in 3 weeks so I will be moving more too! I lost 15 for sure. It's off for good. so that's a plus. Gotta keep on trying! Patti
PattiU

PattiU

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KariK's Journal
 

Food

7:00 am Breakfast: Atkins + Unjury   3:30 pm Lunch: South Beach Bar   6:00 pm Supper: Chinese Food, a little bit of everything, but nothing fried or battered. Some pork, some meat out of a steamed dumpling, Some shrimp, Some broccoli and cauliflower, some chicken broth to start out with.   Water: I didn't keep track but I drank a fair amount.   Vitamins: Calcium, Multi, Biotin   Exercise: I haven't been exercising, its really bumming me out, I have a toe issue, from stubbing my toe really hard and now the nail hurts. I think its getting better so hopefully in a couple days I can start exercising again.   Goal: Exercise!! I have to meet with my new doctor again in a month to check my progress and see if I need a fill. I would be mortified if I don't lose a fair amount of weight!! lol:omg:   Today Lucie, my 5 1/2 month old said ba ba and ma ma. She's a genius lol.
KariK

KariK

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gonnabethin's Journal
 

10/1/06

Called Terry at the office and she told me the pain is from drinking too fast or if it gets severe (like sat pm) its my gall bladder. She said not a slip since that requires vomiting. I am eating gas x, rolaids.
gonnabethin

gonnabethin

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luvlif's Journal
 

bette blackwell

Bette Blackwell when someone told her she could never have been fat. My first thought was, "Why on earth would anyone CLAIM to be that pretty unhappy, unhealthy, severely obese person if they weren't?" Then I realized that hey - when I look at some of the most recent photos, sometimes *I* don't recognize the "new me" as me.   I told the group that there I times when I FORGET that I'm not in the body of the person I was in almost 2 years ago. That I was standing in line waiting for a stall in the ladies' room last week, looked in the mirror and thought, "WHOA! That's ME!" That I honestly forget sometimes, when I'm not looking in the mirror, that the fat lady, on the outside, anyway, is gone. There's this still-strange-to-me skinny lady, with new-found cheekbones, collarbones and shoulder blades, and thin, almost dainty wrists, living here now.   It's not easy, though. The fat girl still lives here, and she fights with the skinny girl every day. She wants to eat when she's bored, tired, angry, lonely, sad, happy . . . hell, even horny sometimes. I've said it before and I'll say it again: this isn't easy. It's a constant battle between the two of them. Most days, skinny girl wins, but not always. Those moments of defeat are the moments when I find myself looking into my reflection in the water in the loo once again. The flesh may be weak, but the spirit is always unbroken, and I'll get back up and fight again.   Jeez. This is getting far too deep and philosophical for me. It's time for a long bubble bath and then, bedtime.
luvlif

luvlif

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Denise2's Journal
 

Pre-Op liquid Diet

:omg: It is now October and I am schedule for October 19th to be banded!!!!!!!!! Wow the reality has set in. This is really going to happen. It is all I am thinking about lately. Soon I start the liquid diet. I know I will be successful with the liquid diet but I know it will be hard. Any suggestions out there on getting through the pre-op liquid diet? What did your diet consist of?
Denise2

Denise2

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sueol's Journal
 

September 26, 2006

Saw PCP, Dr. Laxer. She said I am doing great also. Blood pressure was a little up though. 138/90. She didn't want to put me on anything because she said I was doing great loosing weight. She seems very excited for me. Great support is definately needed for this journey. Feeling great!!!!
sueol

sueol

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KariK's Journal
 

Boy I missed having my journal.

Well I had my fill last Wednesday, Im not noticing much differance. But I have been babying it a bit and not eating anything too solid. Tomorrow will be a more regular diet and we'll see how that sits with me.   I haven't publicly journaled about this yet I don't believe. But something that Im currently experiencing in my life right now is that my husband is sick. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in the beginning of this year. Its been such a hard thing to deal with. We recently learned that his tumor is not the kind they thought it was so the medication they have been giving him has not shrunk it like they had hoped. The neuro-surgeons don't want to operate at this point because there is a chance that it won't continue to grow, so we ahve to keep a close eye on it and my dh has to stay intune with his body in case he starts to feel differently.   He started hormone replacement therapy today. It will be interesting to see how that affects him. Its supposed to make him feel better, and sure hope it works. My hubby is only 32 years old. Im sure he's going to be alright. He has to be, theres just no other option.
KariK

KariK

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kutia's Journal
 

New self-challenge

Okay so I've been sitting here thinking about my goals. Then I thought about my current weight. Then my brain kinda went in neutral because I'm also watching the 2nd. Harry Potter movie. After a while, my brain thought it realized something.   I got out my calculator and did a little figuring. I'm only 36 lbs. away from One-derland. There are three months left until the New Year. 36 divided by three is 12. Does anyone see where I'm going with this? My new goal is to lose 12 lbs a month in October, November & December. Making it all the way to One-derland by January would be super fabulous. I can't think of a better way to start off a new year.   On the 1st., 15th. & last day of Oct., Nov., & Dec. I'll post an updated ticker so I can keep track of my mini-goal progress. 36 lbs. by January 1.   It's not impossible. Is it?
kutia

kutia

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ddiedre's Journal
 

Feelin' better

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M GLAD TO SEE THE JOURNALS BACK UP AND RUNNING. I WAS BEGINNING TO HAVE THOUGHTS THAT MY JOURNAL WAS PERMANENTLY GONE.   I had the EGD done on 9/18. Something about it at the time, made Dr. C concerned so he also did an upper GI while I was there. A few days later, he contacted me and assured me that everything looked O.K. No ulcers. He thought my band was placed a little high when he did the EGD. That's why he did the upper GI.   For the most part, I feel fine. I do have just a little bit of burning if I overeat. Which I'm not supposed to do anyway, so I consider it a reminder that I must make good decisions and stop when I am satisfied rather than full. I'm still sleeping slightly elevated and I would say that I'm pretty much where I was before that fill with Dr. Oweis. When I lay on my back I get that pressure. I sleep best on my sides. I generally don't wake with a sore throat, although it's hard to tell right now since I have a little bit of a cold that's hanging on.   At this point, I guess it's time to start focusing back on my weight loss since the crisis seems to be at the very least on the downslide. I'd really like to see onderland soon. The last time I weighed myself (which was a few weeks ago), I was 206 I think. And, unless I've gained significantly during this period I should be able to do it with a little determination.   Plan: start logging my food. Exercise, Exercise, Exercise. If I can't do my elliptical, I'll be sure to walk the track at work for at least 30min a day.
S@ssen@ch

S@ssen@ch

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Karen's Weight Loss Journey
 

October 1, 2006 First wedding anniversary

Today it has been 20 days since my surgery. I have lost 9lbs as of 9/28/06. I have been able to eat pretty much anything I want. I do notice that I can't have the quantites I used to have. I am trying to measure out the correct quantity so I don't overeat.   I haven't noticed a huge loss yet, but I haven't started exercising yet either. Tomorrow I am going to go for my first official walk. I am going to make it a priority to walk at least 3 times this week and build up from there.   I worry that I've gone through all of this and I'm not going to suceed again. They haven't made any adjustments yet so once that is done maybe I'll start to see more weight loss every week.   Keeping track of the protein is going to take some discipline also. I need to make these life changes or I won't succeed. I just don't want it to take over my whole life and become obsessive.   My husband has been a great support and I'm glad he's helping me.
fraleyk

fraleyk

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nancyc's Journal
 

Pre-Op

Went to Mississauga to visit the clinic and meet with Dr. Cobourn. The office works at a frenzied pace. Made my decision to go ahead with it and signed on the dotted line. I came home VERY excited. So far, I have only told John and Vickie. I also told Sister Sandi when she called on Friday, and Taya when we went to Bancroft for her driver's test. Today I posted on the forum, because I realized the since I signed on, I have been eating like a maniac. The advice given was great. I hope I can rely on this forum for support.
nancyc

nancyc

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dafintn's Journal
 

Two days after surgery

Well, it's been two days since surgery. I'm a little sore but doing better than I expected. Don't care for the liquid diet. Isn't very fulfilling. Looking forward to getting onto solid foods again. Even if it is at drastically reduced portions.
dafintn

dafintn

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kutia's Journal
 

weekly update

Okay, so I'm a day late. I just didn't have time yesterday morning for my usual routine. I even had to skip my workout at Curves. :cry I'll try to add an extra one this week. This has been my first whole week with a fill. I don't really feel much restriction. I do occasionally feel a little tightness if I eat too fast. A couple of deep breaths usually clears it right up and I can continue eating without any problems. I"m just going to try to take it one meal at a time and see if I get any more restriction. I'm not sure how long my doctor requires between fills. I'll have to call his office and ask. I've had some good NSVs this week, so overall I'm pretty happy with my band. Also as you can see from my ticker, I now have less than 100 pounds to lose!!:clap2: :clap2:  
kutia

kutia

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Denise2's Journal
 

Surgery date scheduled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great News!:clap2: I have an October 19th surgery date!!! I am thrilled and I am now nervous which I have expected to feel as this whole journey progressed. But I know the goal that I am after which is to be healthy and thin. I could hardly picture myself living as a thin person. Now I am excited.
Denise2

Denise2

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lianna's Journal
 

Sept 30

173 lbs   Down 56 lbs. I am not sure why the loss is going so slow now... that isnt entirely true, I have only been working out once/twice a week since school started. I have lost fairly slow the whole time, which is fine, but I have barely lost anything in the past month. I really want to hit 169 by my one year band anniversary on Oct 27. (4 lbs in 4 weeks, lol) I think I will be able to reach that for a mini-goal!!!
lianna

lianna

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gonnabethin's Journal
 

9/30/06

So desperate- and soooo not worth it. We went to movies, popcorn smelled wonderful- soaked a few pieces in my mouth the took it out- did not swallow popcorn since im still on liquids. Sooo salty. After the movie we went to IHOP. Had one egg over easy and grits- Both allowed. Grits were wonderful buttery and smooth. Holy shit!!! From 0400 to 0800 had horrific pain between my shoulder blades, nausea, pain- Im sure it was my gallbladder. After 2 weeks on liquids it said no no no to any fat!!! NOT AGAIN FOR A WHILE!!
gonnabethin

gonnabethin

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