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Shelleymb's Blog
 

Through the Motions I Go....

They said that they should *hopefully* know if I'm approved by tomorrow, but they want me to go through the motions as if I am already approved... So that means I start my liquid pre-op diet on Friday. I know I'm going to get through this pre-op diet with no problem....while I'm at work. It's the weekend that is going to kill me. But luckily I get to knock it out early on in the week.   My mom told me that I need to "see" it, when I told her that I was unsure of my approval. Not see my approval, see myself already banded and healthy. So I had a 20 minute pep talk in my car on my way to my best friends house. So here is what I know, what's see.   1. I will be banded in 9 days. 2. I'm going to be able to run a 5k without feeling like I'm dying in August. 3. I will be 100+ lighter on my wedding day. 4. I'm going to be a healthy wife. I. Going to be a healthy mom. 5. I'm going to ride a roller coaster without the fear of not fitting. 6. I'm going skydiving. 7. I'm going to love myself wholeheartedly. 8. My band date is March 15, 2013   Lets hope this works!
Shelleymb

Shelleymb

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DUBrookie03's Blog
 

Having a hard time believing it!

Ok so I have lost over 60lbs since I began this journey last May. 51 of those have come since surgery on Dec 24. It's crazy because I know I am much smaller, I've gone from a size 22 to a size 14/16 but I still look the same when I look in the mirror! And what's crazy is I never thought I looked that big before. HAH my body image is clearly off.   What I really wanted to document was the fact that I just went and picked up some stuff that I ordered from Lane Bryant. I'm proud to say that this order will be the last time I shop there. Even the size 14/16 stuff that I ordered is really too big for me! I walked past NY&Co on my way to LB and wondered when I will be able to fit into that stuff. I think I might be there! Granted it will be the biggest size they carry vs being the smallest size they carry at LB but hey, to have the joy of shopping in a regular size clothing store....PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!
DUBrookie03

DUBrookie03

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Amberlydw8's Blog
 

Awesome Detox Tea!

Hi guys...   So, I am the person who if I can find a natural, fresh way to make something I will do it... I know everyone is told drink Chrystal Light... Well, its not bad for me, but what if I can make something that tastes better that is even good for me and adding to my health not just my fluid intake...   I put together two different detox drink recopies and it tastes great! And its great for you! Not only would it be good for pre op when we are trying to shrink our livers, but its good for after surgery too because of all the toxins that are released in our system when the storage cell (fat cells) are being burned. I just had to share this with you all...   2 gallons of water 3 or 4 bags of dandelion tea (or liver detox tea) 1 lemon sliced up 1/2 a fresh mango sliced up 2 oz fresh ginger sliced 1/2 cup pure cranberry juice (no sugar added)   I added 3 or 4 little packs of Splenda for taste Let it all sit in a pitcher for an hour or two and drink away! I leave all the fruit in it the whole time and just keep adding more water with a litle more juice and splenda till all the flavor is gone from the fruit. It should stay good in the fridge for about 2 or 3 days   Its pretty good stuff!!!
Amberlydw8

Amberlydw8

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johnhruth's Blog
 

john ruth Gastric Sleeve prblems

John Ruth Gastric Sleeve   My surgery is on September 27 2012 I am just tired of carrying all the extra weight I hope it all works out for me like all the stories I have read my doctor is Alberto Aceves they reviews on him are very good I will let everybody know how my surgery went after I get back.   Well it is March 2013   After my surgery I came home on Oct 9 2012 I felt stomach pain I went to the ER and they cat scan me They told me I had something very wrong and had to have emergency Surgery when the doctors open me up they found My Lower intestines were black and dead I had a blood clot They cut out 70% of my lower Intestines I stayed in the Er for 12 days it just about killed me I went home after three or four days they had fluid coming out of my stomach they had to bring me back and cut me open and install a vacuum pump and leave my stomach open to get the infection out after being back home for a few days I had upper stomach pain I went to the ER they did another cat scan told me pancreatic attach and gal bladder stones so they go down my throat and cut my tube and install a stint after being home again for a few days had sever back pain and blood in the urine I go back to the ER and they tell me I must of had kidney stones but could not see them on the cat Scan Before surgery I have just about had perfect health no diabetes no high blood pressure never been to A hospital for any major problems My pre surgery weight was 338 lbs now I weigh 209 just about 130 lb loss I am still losing I have and tried to slow my weight loss My goal weight was 210 lbs I still feel very bad sometimes I use the bathroom a lot a lot of lose motion I have a lot of gas When I eat or drink it comes out the bottom in in about two hours because of my small stomach and very little of my lower Intestines I am trying to make my stomach bigger where my body can absorb more. My hospital bill was around 200,000 dollars I had united health care insurance but had 7,500 dollar deductible and 7,500 to 15,000 I had to pay 20% so I had to pay 10,500 for the year 2012 and 10,500 for 2013 plus medicine.   My condition now I am waiting on the final surgery when they took out My lower intestine they could not close my inter stomach and left a dissolve able mesh they are going back in April 2013 to remove my gallbladder and to fix my stomach muscles and close my stomach.   Is there anything that I can do to make me feel better?   Sincerely John Ruth
johnhruth

johnhruth

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My journey
 

BAD breath!

I'm not sure if this is normal or not, but for the past 2 days I've had unbelievably bad breath! I can taste it in my mouth, and my tongue even feels like it is numb. My wife even noticed it from across the room! It could be from going into ketosis from the diet, but I've done the Atkins diet several times and never had anything near as bad as this! I'm trying to find the answer to this question.
BigDaddyJoe

BigDaddyJoe

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Amberlydw8's Blog
 

Choosing my doctor and the huge road block I faced.

Hi guys..   So, My doctor... Well, I started this crazy journey in September 2012. My sister had suggested I look into wsl and I really liked what I was researching. So as you can see, I chose to do the sleeve. Well my first thought in choosing a doctor was NOT going to Mexico.. haha.. That thought had never even crossed my mind.   I had chosen a very nice doctor who I loved, up here in Seattle WA near where I live. He was at the Puget sound surgery center and I just fell in love with them all! Everyone from my coordinator to my doctor to the beautiful lady who's seminar I attended. I just knew that that was where I wanted to have my surgery!   BUT!.... This is not what happened. After doing all of my pre op testing. The sleep study screening, psychological evaluation, the blood work, EKG, upper gi etc... I lost my job... Yes my wonderful 50K a year carer just fell out from under me. All of my financing went out the window. I was back to square one. So after a few months of brooding and being pissed that my dreams were never going to come true. A friend I had made on this wonderful chat room told me about Mexico. There are actually qualified well trained wonderful doctors in Mexico that cost less than half of the price. So I started my research all over again. The "too good to believe price was the first thing I had to look into. Then I had to find the doctor that I wanted, and I had to make sure he was legit.   As I started looking I found Dr Ortiz at the Obesity Control Center in Tijuana Mexico. The price was right, he was legit, he had references from other patients that I had meet and he was the one I chose to go with. I am sure there are many other wonderful doctors in and around Mexico, but this is the one I chose.   I know I have other friends who want to know how everything goes so I will be sure to post play by play events as they happen. I totally understand wanting to know exactly what is expected and what to plan.   So stay tuned for more information on how everything is going Amber
Amberlydw8

Amberlydw8

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Amberlydw8's Blog
 

My story... Why I chose WLS

Hi everyone   I have never had a blog before and until now never thought I would ever want to. So bare with me because I am not the most eloquent person, nor am I supper entertaining.   I am writing this first of all for me; I want to be able to go back over the months or years and see where I started. Remember how I felt and what I thought during this time of my life. I also want a reminder for myself on why I am never going back.   I am also writing this for you, my readers. I want others to be able to hear my story, maybe relate to it themselves or just understand where I came from. I want to be able to help others in their journey just like so many of you helped me through mine. I want to be encouraging for those of you who are just thinking about weight loss surgery, or helpful to those of you who are just getting started.   I don't really know where to start with this so I guess I will just start at the beginning A little about me and my history to give you a back ground of who I am. First my name is Amber; I am starting my weight loss journey at 293 pounds. I am 5.6 feet tall and am a size 22 / 3X. I have never known myself as a small person. Even as a kid I was over weight. Through high school I went from over weight to fat. High school was rough, I was a band geek because I was not comfortable in gym class (with the exception of one non optional 9th grade PE class). I didn't date and had few friends.   After high school I went on the wonderfully exhausting spiral of fad diets... One after another... After each new diet (Atkins, Low call, Eat right for your blood type, Weight Watchers) I would loose about 10-30lb and then gain it all back plus some. You all know that story and have probably lived it.   Now I am 30, still single after relationships that were few and far between, Very low self esteem, low energy and tired of always feeling like the odd one out because I just don't "fit" into the image that all of society expects.   Well I am tired of it! I am done not living my life, done not being healthy, done not feeling attractive. I am ready to make a change and start living. So after much research, encouragement from my wonderful sisters, and a lot of prayer I am going to have weight loss surgery or WLS...   I chose to have the gastric sleeve, and have part of my stomach removed. You all have done the research and I am sure I don't need to go into all the details. But now you know. I choose to be thin. I choose to have energy, and be physically able to hike mountains, and run a marathon, and have children. I will be confident enough to feel attractive and pretty. Its a whole new life ahead of me, and my only regret is I didn't choose do do this sooner.   I hope you all follow along; learn and sweat and cry with me.. I know I have a long journey ahead of me and that there is going to be allot of hard work. We have all heard it time and time again, "the sleeve is a tool to weight loss, not a magic pill that will do it for you". I am going to use this tool, and make myself into the person I want to be.   I hope you join me Amber
Amberlydw8

Amberlydw8

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CherylA's Blog
 

I spoke to my doctor's office today!

They are sending for approval for my insurance company tomorrow! I am so excited and I hope it does not take long to get an approval. I have not lost my 10% yet, but I have other issues. I hope with sleep apnea, knee surgery, bp starting to climb and lipids up by 18 points they will still approve it. I have now lost 19 lbs and I am walking too. Here is to loosing more and praying for an approval!
CherylA

CherylA

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My journey
 

2 days left!

In less than 48 hours, I'll probably be recovering from my surgery, most likely! I don't know what time my surgery will be, I have to call tomorrow between 3:30 and 4 to find out. I can't believe the day is finally coming! I just got off the phone with a nurse who asked questions for the anesthesiologist. Just basic questions on medical history, height, weight, allergies, medications, etc.
BigDaddyJoe

BigDaddyJoe

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pink grace's Blog
 

my new date is April

well, i am nearly there, and my op has been delayed again, this time it is because the 24 is the weekend and there are less staff at a weekend and with me having several health issues they want to operate on a week day so that there will be more staff available. Even though i am one of the smaller patients, they are taking my health issues seriously and that should work for my good. Im not upset by this delay, but am relieved, my throat is still congested and i am still coughing until i see stars and faint and have been worried if i would be well enough in 3 weeks. This is the worst virus i have ever had, i still cant talk but squeak, but the cough is not as often so i am getting better, just dread it when i start to cough because i just cant stop, and i dont want to be coughing at all after my sleeve. I am back to my pre op assesment weight and am trying to keep on track and continue to loose some more weight before my op.v Weve nearly finished sorting moms clothes, lots have gone to charity and i have safed some for when i loose weight. Mom is settled in her new home and is been looked after very well, which means a lot to us. Will be so relieved when her bungalow is empty and the keys handed back, cant wait, then we can sart on our home which has been neglected looking after our moms, hey ho, onwards we go, x God id good
pink grace

pink grace

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Up, Down & All Around
 

You are a beautiful girl BUT......

For as long as I can remember I was told I was beautiful with strings. I have been struggling with weight issues since I was at least 8 years old, that is about 20 years of being chubby, fat, heavy, thick, overweight, chunky, obese, or whatever unpleasant, easy to swallow, politically correct or incorrect word you want to use for it. Not only have I struggled but my weight has gone up over the last 10 years also. So many people in my life would give me the speech - you are so pretty you are so beautiful but you would be so pretty if you only lost weight. Thanks for the boost of confidence guys. That only knocked me back like 10 steps but if only you knew. (I'll go eat a cheeseburger now to feel better)   I used to be an active girl, playing sports, running around, being in the mix and then laziness and knee injury kicked in at 19 years old and then another at like 24. It was so much easier to use my knee injury as an excuse. Depression happened, life slapped me in the face and I didn't want to fight back so I ate to fight myself and punish the one person who didn't deserve it... me.   At 25 years old I lost my job and health insurance which caused me to go without for 3 years. At that point I went back to college to save my future and earn a bachelor's degree in accounting. During this period I gained more weight. I also went on diets, excersized, and lost weight, then gained it all back. Oh the Joys of Jenny Craig and dieting in general. I remember telling myself years ago that I would never be "this fat or this big" WELL HELLO WORLD I GOT HERE!!!" When I finally graduated, got a job and had health insurance again I went to the doctor and was weighed in to find myself at 272 pounds. Man was I in shock. I almost didn't believe it.   Then the airplane happened. I have to travel as a requirement for work and I was on a plane and could not buckle the darn seatbelt. I had to sit with my sweat shirt covering my midsection the whole 3 hour flight because I could not buckle THE DAMN BELT!!! I was mortified. I was afraid I would be noticed. I was sweating. I was probably suspicious looking. Heck I am surprised I didn't get frisked by the on board security person. But I made it and I vowed at that moment I would do something about it. That was when my doctor recommended weight loss surgery and I found Dr. Chau and Dr. Brolin.   I have been on this journey so far since August, 2012 and even had to start my insurance required diet appointments all over because I missed one - SO I can't stress the importance of making sure you get your behind to every single appointment enough. My last diet appointment is on March 18th and I am counting down the days.   My estimated surgery date is somewhere in Mid-May and I am soooooo excited and nervous I just can't tell you!
kcorsino14

kcorsino14

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hockeyMa's Blog
 

back in the hospital :(

So, I had been running an extremely low grade fever post op....between 99-100, however the doctor said that was okay since my body was healing. Yesterday was my first full day back to work, I work at home at a desk job but was still expecting some discomfort. But it just seemed like as the day wore on I felt worse and worse my pain was more and more intense.... just all in all a crummy day. Finally 530 rolled around and I basically crawl to the couch to spend the rest of my night. Got in about a quarter cup to a half cup of soup.... and started literally shivering and shaking because I was so cold. Took my temp and it was 101.3.... which is high enough that I am supposed to notify my doctor My doctor called me right back and discuss the potential for a leak although was sure to mention that my surgery went extremely well.... but the pain that hadn't seen to subside since surgery, and now with a growing fever he suggested I go to the emergency room to be checked out. I was terrified They ended up doing a barium and IV contrast CT scan, and discovered I have a 7 millimeter kidney stone.... that is not passing on its own :"( So they admitted me last night from the emergency room and I am awaiting surgery for my kidney stone today... the good news is my surgery was a success and there is no issues with a leak or anything along those lines. However I certainly feel the saying, "when it rains it pours" sure is fitting today this is not how I wanted to get 2 weeks off of work :/
nygurl

nygurl

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Shelleymb's Blog
 

Some Tentative Good News....

So, on Tuesday, the insurance coordinator at the surgery center that I'm working with, called me and of course I managed to miss the call. When I saw the missed call and the voicemail on my phone I almost pooped my pants. I figured I would only hear from her when she found out if I was approved or denied. The message just said, "call me as soon as possible." That doesn't help me much. So I call as fast as I could. She could obviously tell what I thought the call was about, so she started off by telling me that my information and documentation had been sent in and she was waiting to hear (boo). But the reason for her call was to tell me that they would be doing surgeries on Friday, March 15th (which is odd, because they only do fills for half a day on Fridays) but she said they would be at another reputable hospital and it would still be their staff and surgeons, she was telling me this because she asked if I would like to have surgery on that date, and I said yes of course! She said that she was going to call my insurance company and try to get a quick approval and tell them that I had a date. So I hope to hear from her tomorrow or Thursday. She says she sees no reason I should be denied, so my hopes are a little up from where I thought. If I am approved, then I would start my pre-op diet on Friday. AND I AM READY!!!   LoL, I'm up this early because I was in a bike accident at the end of work yesterday (Tuesday) ANSI really jacked up my arm falling. My arm is throbbing and it was keeping me up, so I left the bedroom to not wake Ty, and I'm watching late night tv and blogging!   Happy losing everyone! I hope the next time I post it's to say I'm approved! Shelley
Shelleymb

Shelleymb

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c2dajok's Blog
 

Am I doing this right?

Hello, My name is Cj, I had surgery Feb 21st, I have lost 6 pounds so far. This stuff so much more mental than I anticipated, I see food and smell it, and still feel the want for it, but ofcourse I am still on a strict diet, that I am pretty much following besides the protein shakes. Those things I cannot seem to drink, they are gross. In the beginning I was getting these terrible throat spasms. Did anyone else get those? Finally after 5 days and speaking with my nurse she told me to take childrens motrin, which helped tremendously. Since the surgery I dont really think I've gotten that "satisfied full feeling". But again I'm still on the strict post op diet. Well once I did eat a broccoli cheese soup from Jason's Deli and I guess I had to much cause I left there in pain. Before I had that soup I was actually worried that this thing was even working, after leaving Jason's I was sure it was. I get the feeling of needing to burp every now and then, is that bad? Is that, the feeling of food coming up, if so I am not doing something right? I havent even eaten anything that requires chewing really yet well besides some puree'd mac and cheese, which is not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I guess some of the questions, I have if anyone wants to take the time to answer them is.... **Is the feeling of wanting to burp mean food is coming up? I have not actually spit any food out yet though **How do you manage the minutes in between the bites to help ease having to watch the clock all the time? that I find a nuisance already. That's all I can think of right now, I am pretty sure I am going to have more once I start eating real food.
c2dajok

c2dajok

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Chaparra's Blog
 

Week 3

So, I'm a little frustrated. First, I have only lost 2 pounds in 2 weeks. I tried not to be concerned about this since I can now do my belt up one hole smaller, but it's hard not to get frustrated. I have been very strict about making the right food choices and have been working out so much more than I used to, but this just isn't working how I thought it would. I guess I imagined myself losing 2-5 pounds each week. I'm scared that I put myself through all this only to have to live with the same results I was getting prior to having surgery. And, my legs have started swelling again. I know it's probably because I'm not getting enough water, but come on, how the hell am I supposed to get enough water when I can't take more than a sip at a time, can't drink 30 minutes before eating, and can't drink until 60 minutes after eating??? Sometimes it feels like outside of those times, I am spending every possible minute sipping water. I can't get any work (at my job) done if I'm spending more time trying to drink water than actually work. I hate that I can't gulp water down like I used to without pain. Second, I am almost at the end of the rope with one of my coworkers. Everyone I work with knows I had this surgery. This coworker, who is probably pushing 400 pounds, just is being so disrespectful to me. We used to go to lunch every day at work. I told him before I had the surgery that I wouldn't be able to continue that anymore. So, what does he do, he asks me if I want to go get something to eat. I just looked at him dumbfounded. I told him I can't do that anymore and that I bring my lunch now. Then, another day, he tells me that Krispy Kremes is selling mini donuts. Not that I'm a big donut fan or anything, but come on. I told him that's nice, but i don't really care and that I won't be eating that kind of stuff anymore. He told me I might want to after I see how cute it is. I told him that wouldn't change my mind. Honestly, how food looks doesn't make me want it, it's the taste that makes me want something. He then got the donut off his desk and held it up for me to see. I told him that still doesn't make me want it and that he shouldn't be eating it either considering how many calories and how much sugar and other bad stuff it has in it. I then walked away. Today, he stops by my desk and tells me that him and others are going to Uwajimaya (it has a food court) and asks me if I want him to pick me up anything. I said no and then couldn't control myself. I told him that he doesn't need to ask me if I want anything, that if I want something, I will go and get it myself. He looked shocked and hurt, but I didn't care. I'm so sick of him trying to pull me into his bad eating habits just to make himself feel better about his choices, which that is what I believe he is doing. By the way, did I mention that his brother is having gastric bypass surgery? My co-worker is a nice guy, but sometimes I just wish he would accept the lifestyle I have chosen and I hope I can be an influence on him to do something about his weight. Anyway, had to vent.
Chaparra

Chaparra

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Mission Slimpossible
 

Gallbladder ?

Oh joy. I've been experiencing some pain on & off for a few weeks now after I eat. It seems to be worse at night. It also includes back pain, but I'm unsure if it's related.   I saw my primary Dr this afternoon & he thought we should get an ultrasound to be sure. Of course,it was the end of the day so I had to leave a message for someone to call me back tomorrow.   I'm definitely uncomfortable right now. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Domika03

Domika03

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hockeyMa's Blog
 

Hi there, emotional basketcase here.....

I've read from a few other posters that after surgery for some reason, they have some emotional unbalance...depression, etc. OMG- I've been the crabbiest, crybaby ever the last solid 24 hours. Yesterday I was EXTREMELY tired...and slept a good part of the day (on an upnote- went in for my first pre-op check...surgery was 2/28, pre-op visit yesterday had me down 10# from Wednesday!!) Today, everything makes me angry, being angry makes me feel overwhelmed, being overwhelmed- makes me cry...so that's fun. Today is also my first full day back to work- have gotten little to nothing done at this point, and frankly- I stopped caring about 4 hours ago. I'm just really cranky and want to crawl into bed and be left the hell alone.   IS THAT NORMAL?! lol :wacko:
nygurl

nygurl

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My journey
 

3 days left, at peace with my decision

Well, only 3 days to go before surgery day! I got a call this morning to pre-register for the surgery. They just needed to verify information. They set up an appointment for a nurse to call me tomorrow between 1 and 2, to ask questions about medical history for the anesthesiologist. I won't know my surgery time until some time on Thursday.   After all the doubts and second-guessing, I'm finally at peace with this decision. I know it is the best thing I could do for myself. If I didn't do this, I would eventually be over 300 lbs, and have additional health issues, and probably die of a heart attack before I was 50. I can't weight to get off my medications, and get rid of this sleep apnea, and just be able to keep up with my kids.
BigDaddyJoe

BigDaddyJoe

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LifetimeLoser's Blog
 

1 month check up with my surgeon...answered questions

This afternoon I had my one month check up with Dr. Fowler, although technically it is almost 5 weeks. According to his scale, I weighed in at 278. I weighed myself this morning and was 276 on my scale at home (which is a 1 lb difference from his...I already figured that out). So within a few hours I gained a couple pounds, but I'm not worried about it. I had done a lot of cardio and drank a lot before my afternoon appointment. I think I will stick to morning appointments from now on though because I don't like to see the number go up in a few hours ...no matter what the reason is.   I was able to ask him some questions that I have been wondering. First, I had a 38 bougie used on my tummy. He said he always uses this size. He used to use anywhere between a 28 and 60, but over the years they have found that a 38 has had the least amount of complications. I was worried this was big and did some research on the net as to what the difference is between a 32 and a 38. Well, it is miniscule. Anyone who is worried that a 38 is too big has nothing to worry about. It is literally the diameter of a pen and a 32? Well just a smaller pen. Compared to the size of the stomach before it is a huge difference! I'm not worried anymore now that I understand how miniscule the differences are.   I was also able to ask him about my calorie intake. It has been bothering me for some time that I am rarely hungry and get in about 300 to 600 calories daily. There are others who can eat twice as much as that and had surgery the same week. I was worried that I wasn't getting enough nutrition and that it might stall my weight loss. He basically told me not to worry about my calories. He said I wasn't losing weight super fast so it isn't even an issue. He just told me as long as I am getting my protein, water, and vitamins in that it basically doesn't matter. As to why I am rarely hungry, he said that was a sign that my body is still in ketosis. Yay! I feel so much better. I will not be forcing myself to get in more calories than my body wants anymore. I am just going to listen to my body. One more thing I have to work on is not eating until I am full. I want to learn how to eat until I am satisfied which requires me eating super slow. I still haven't mastered that one yet! But that is my goal as far as eating goes.   I joined the gym today! Yep, I finally got down to it. I have had a gym membership pretty much my whole entire life except for the past two years. I canceled it because I just wasn't using it. Well, I joined. I actually sat in the car for a good half an hour just staring at the gym. I had a little anxiety about walking in there. Is everyone going to look at me? Are they going to be rude to me? Well I got over it. I just said in my mind I need to do this for me. I got signed up and did my 60 minutes of cardio. For me, it is so much easier working out in a gym setting. I hate working out at home. I love being able to focus on no one, but myself. I love blasting my music and tuning the whole world out. It is my peace and quiet time. I think that is why I used to love going to the gym before. It is almost like meditation for me. It was exciting and I am not even tired.   So all in all, today was a good day. No, it was a great day! I am so looking forward to my weight loss with my tool and my newly added gym membership.
LifetimeLoser

LifetimeLoser

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h0pefullh3art's Post-Op
 

little over a year

Well everyone, i know it has been over a year since my last post. i am down to 159.5 and feel great. i have 30 more lbs to go. tthing have been going good and the wight has been coming off in a slow steady pace. avg 4 lb a month. i have been having some issues with abdominal pain over the last few months, its more muscle pain right in the area where my port is. idk if this is normal or what. it comes and goes, isisnt a constant thing. but other than that nothing new and exciting has been happin.
h0pefullh3art

h0pefullh3art

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Kime-lou's Blog
 

Thank You, Thank You Very Much

Journey began- June 22, 2012 (band day) Weight- 244 (Highest 247) 3/3/14 weight- 192.8 Sizes- pants 14/16 shirts L   So much as taken place since June 2012. Some days it really hits me how much I have changed both inside and outside. I have a lot of people to thank for this including myself.   My hubs- For encouraging me to move it to lose it and for being my support. His encouragement has gotten me through the rough days.   My parents- for supporting me in this journey and for telling me they are proud of me. Just this weekend my dad told my hubs to buy me a new coat because they one I had was wayyy to big- this really made me feel good because my dad does not compliment people.   Lapband site folks:   Carolina Girl- for her no nonsense, this is the way it way of responding and blogging. Often she reminds me what this is really about.   Missy- for being the ever encouraging inspiration lapband rockstar. The way she responds to post and "likes" most encourages me to hang it and that I am not a crazy bandster.   Jean McMillian- for her responses, her articles, ect. This last article she wrote slapped me upside the head and I needed that Gibbs slap.   The great thing about this site is while you will on occasion encounter negative nellies and the general butt hole, you also encounter folk who know what they are doing, who have and are rocking the journey and can give great encouragement and support if you just listen with an open mind.   Of course there are days when I feel like crap and that I am a total failure, I think we all experience this at some point during the journey. However, times like this weekend when I try on pants and find that size 16 shorts are to big and 14's are perfect and a large shirt fit just right let me know I am doing this no matter how I see myself in the mirror. There are time when I still feel like shammoo in drag, but I am doing this- I am getting smaller and healthier.   So thanks to all who have encouraged, supported, listened, responded, posted their stories, blog - you have made an impact on this bandster!!
Kime-lou

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