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goal_will_be_met's Blog
 

I Am Gonna Punch You In The Face!!

Yea thats right I am gonna punch you food right in the face! I am sick and tired of you always winning and in this long hard battle we are enduring is over. I am fianlly taking over my life. Its not live to eat but eat to live. Your just there to nourish me and keep me going. I am sick of letting you consume me when in the long run it does NO good. I am miserable and just sitting and regretting oh why did I do that. Well, no more regrets I am getting healthy and you can just move on. I no longer will hide and make myself feel bad because I will continue to do all the right things and in the end when I am standing on top I will reach my healthy goal weight and live longer and continue to have an amazing life. So Food I give you the middle finger and say buh bye. I will only need you to nourish my body!
goal_will_be_met

goal_will_be_met

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Taking Those First Steps
 

Seriously, Not Again....

I think I'm coming down with Strep Throat for the second time in three months. Last time I was SO sick, but the tests showed Strep Throat and the Influenza. I was out of commission for six days, flat on the couch, couldn't swallow or talk (blessing for my husband, misery for me). I can't afford another missed week of work so I'm hoping this passes. I'm going to fill up on Nyquil, tea with honey, and a steam bath when I get home and see if I can't kick it's butt before it kicks mine. The only positive last time was I lost 8 lbs in five days.     Besides starting to feel like death is becoming me, I'm rocking it with this band. I don't feel any restriction yet so I'm relying solely on my diet choices but I met and passed my goal I set for my July 16th fill. That felt good. I'm so close to being under 200 lbs. My BMI is almost to the "overweight" category instead of "obese". I think I'm most excited for that!     I still find weekends to be a huge challenge. Our weekends are usually filled with family and friends, and I'm usually the one to cook a big meal for everyone and used to indulge in my cooking. I made a little "taco bar" on Saturday night and cut a tortilla in half to make me a taco with only the healthy ingredients. My husband gave me the funniest look - I even asked him why - and he didn't answer (we had friends around). The next day he said he was just surprised to see me take such a normal portion when I've been measuring and eating so small the past few months. I don't think he paid attention to the fact that I had half a tortilla, and threw away the last few bites. He said he wasn't judging, and it wasn't a bad thing, he was just surprised. I took it as a compliment that he was used to be chosing healthy options.     We'll see how I feel tomorrow...I'm thinking I may have to take the night off from exercise. With my throat swollen, breathing may be uncomfortable. This will be the first night I haven't worked out in about six weeks.
jen_1381

jen_1381

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Wisdom2KnowTheDifference's Blog
 

Get Results Tomorrow

I talked to my case manager today and she says she will get the results back from my Upper GI and Ultrasound tomorrow. I am kind of nervous because as I mentioned in a previous post, the ultrasound revealed a cyst on my kidney, and I might need additional tests. I just hope they are able to tell me something definitive about the nature of the cyst so I can relax.. or start worrying .   I am also eager to go ahead and schedule my surgery if I can, so there is that, too! I want to start preparing, I have already kind of started. I have quit smoking, quit soda, cut back on caffeine. I bought some shakers at Sam's to make protein drinks in. I am also trying to be more mindful of my eating, though I am still overeating. I started off well this morning, but by lunch I was starving and went out for Mexican food with a coworker. Definitely ate too much, of course! I am so ready for this band and this lifestyle change.
blossom12's Blog
 

Being Sleeved Has Created A Monster!

Ever since I've been sleeved I can’t stop thinking about food, but not junk gross greasy fattening food (i don't even miss that), I’m talking healthy, delicious, colorful, flavorful food. I’m so excited to start cooking and eating healthy! I can’t stop looking up recipes on different web sites or watching the food network (even though I watched that before surgery but this time I actually want to cook the food) I’m just so excited. Before I hated the thought of cooking, I rarely cooked unless it was pasta or eggs or soup, but now my mind set is totally different and I’m beyond excited to cook not only for myself but for my family and friends! I can’t stop saying how grateful I am to be sleeved!
blossom12

blossom12

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sarasgonnashrink
 

Whats The Stinkin Point

Well I had it all figured out.... I thought. after months of driving 40 miles one way for nutritionist appoints, phyc appoints dr. visits, and finally my pre op oppointment. I had my surgery scheduled for this friday. When we get down to the business part of it they say, that will be 2000.00 please, I whipped out my carecredit card and they say.... Sorry we dont take that card. Since I havent got the crapping money thing down pat yet, Its all off. All of this for nothing. I am going to go outside and have a cigarette, I havent had one on 2 months, I quit just special for this occasion. Then I am going to go get drunk. No more shakes or eating slow, life will go back to the way it was. I might even just go overboard. You wont see me on here anymore as we will no longer have anything in common. Good luck to all of you lucky enough to get banded. see ya
sarawray

sarawray

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Lauracat's Blog
 

A Oneserst Party

for every body who ever been over 200 lbs you know what it feels like when you brake the mark and for the fritst time see the big 1 on the scale. Well it happend to me when i was so sick i did not even care. But now that i am feeling alot better i want to do something to cellbrate as this is huge!!!!!!! I gone from a 24 to a 14 I goe form a 44 dobble d to a 40 d or a 38 depending on the bar. ,   So i was told to cellbrate millsotones along the way. At 20 lbs i got a pair of shoes at 30 lbs i got some cloths becuse mine were falling off at 35 i did a mani pettti and now were ready for the big one 45 the oneseter land. I want to thow a party but how dose some one party with out food.   Well after talking it over today with my Zumba teacher we came up with the Idea a zumba party yes no food but plenty of zumba and just a good time. I don't have a date yet as I have to wrok it out but I think this is a great way to cellbrate onester land.
Lauracat

Lauracat

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SurgTechStudent's Blog
 

Information

Hello, My name is Andrea and I am 23 and live in Macomb, MI. I am currently a Surgical Technologist Student at Baker College. One of my assignments for my Surgical Patient class is to blog with someone who has gone through surgery and to learn about their experience perioperatively. If you would like to share your story with me, please blog with me!!
SurgTechStudent

SurgTechStudent

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Smog's Blog
 

Day 7 Protein Experiments

Walked to the local supermarket today, and went to visit my cat at the vet.It involved a fair amount of walking and tonight I'm going to walk around the neighbourhood. It is 45 degrees celsius outside (113 deg F)which doesn't help. Not managing to get much more liquid in me than a litre a day though, but I try. I think I'm doing not bad with protein though. Today I had a carton of muscle milk for breakfast (15g protein), a bowl of warm butternut and sweet potato soup with a scoop of unflavoured protein mixed in for lunch (20g protein) and late this afternoon a can of pure protein shake (35g protein). I am only really enjoying the soup to be honest, the shakes are kind of "meh". I have some crystal light lemonade that a friend found me and I've had about 2 cups of that too and that is my lot. I may try to drink some herbal tea before bedtime, but I feel so full of liquid that I'm gurgling!   I'm a little tired today, but not too bad, my side is sore today which is a bit of an annoyance as I'm trying to stop the liquid brufen pain meds they have me on and I can't cut them so much today. I sneezed today which was OOOUUUUCH!
Smoggy

Smoggy

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Am I Giving Up or Starting Over?
 

Of Lap Bands And Child Birth

So who knew that this could be more stressful than having a baby? Yep I said it! I've got two and I don't remember being this stressed out... perhaps I don't remember properly... after all there is a lot of that going on lately but OMG I'm really stressed today. This is insane... I'm already ADD and now I really can't focus... Need to work but can't... this is just painful...   I'm meeting with Dr. Brebbia today at 1 for my first appointment. I guess this is my first weigh in... I've been working (or shall I say eating) my tail off to prep for this appointment and according to my scale this morning all that work has paid off (see my first post for an explanation of this if you're curious)... now if I can just stay out of the bathroom. Apparently, my body's response to stress is to go, go, go... and I really need to keep everything in right now because as it stands, I'm just barely going to make weight.   I guess I'm just posting here to get it out somewhere... I really need my husband to call me (he works outside so I can do is text and wait for him to call back)... I need to calm down... I need to scream... I feel like so much is riding on how this meeting goes and what the insurance company says because I need to get healthy... I'm only 30 and I'm sick of being sick and I'm afraid that without some kind of help I'm not going to see 40 and my girls are just too young for that possibility ,
barbi1281

barbi1281

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Tonibugg's Blog
 

So Goes The Pity Party!

So first let me start by saying I have lost 14lbs since surgery =) Doing great in that area! However, yesterday I had a little bit of a breakdown... I did great the first 5 to 6 days after surgery getting in protein, exercising, getting in liquids, etc. However, the past couple of days were absolute torture! I can't seem to eat more than a couple of bites (or more like lickss), my tastes have changed and I can't tolerate the taste much less the smell of protein shakes, and I am so frustrated with the whole thing. I had a little pity party yesterday and cried and actually regretted the surgery! I didn't think I would ever be able to eat normal food again, a bit drama huh? hahaha! However, my husband found a great solution for me! Woo Hoo! A 2.9 oz pure protein bullet that has 50 grams of protein!!! HALLELUJAH!! So excited! I ordered some and am going to GNC to see if I can find some to pick up till my get in =) I will update this afternoon!!
tonibugg

tonibugg

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Jim1967's Blog
 

My Band And Me....

Considering I had to work Sunday I had a pretty decent weekend. Weather was great. My Wife and I stumbled on to a great deal at Sam's Club Saturday. IPhone 4 8GB model onsale for $48 bucks each and they were waiving the activation fee for this weekend only. We were due for an upgrade so how could we say no to two IPhones for just under $100. Who cares if they don't have Suri!! It's over-rated anyway. Going from an Android to an IPhone is a world of difference. I am not a Mac guy by any means as this is my first Apple purchase but so far I am impressed. So much more stable then our Androids.   I did have a two stuck incidents with the band this weekend. Saturday morning we went to breakfast and I got scrambled eggs with a little bit of home fries and wheat toast. It was near the end of breakfast I ate a half of slice of toast a little fast and it got stuck. I started hiccuping and finally I guess I made a face of some sort and my wife told me to go outside and she would pay the bill. It finally passed but wow I have done this to many times in the past week. Since my last fill on 7/2 I have had 3 stuck episodes. Two of them involving bread. So bread is now out of the picture until I learn to eat slower and chew. I know its not the bands fault. I did it each time by eating too fast and not chewing enough.   I really need to buckle down and pay serious attention to my habits or I am going to do some damage to myself or band or both. I don't want to cause a slip. Good news is, I think I am definitely in the zone now. I can eat a little and go a long time before I get hungry and I don't have any head hunger or cravings. I am really enjoying this. I am down another 2lbs this morning for a total of 90lb since October with 54lbs of it gone since Surgery day April 16.   I have gone from 6xl t-shirts to 4xl.   Here on out until it becomes habit I am going to eat only at the dining room table away from the tv and laptop so I can focus solely on the food and the chewing. Jean mentioned in her book Bandwagon to put the fork down between bites and I need to make sure I do that. Actually, Jean mentions all of that. Don't eat in front of the tv or computer, chew, chew, and chew and put the fork down between bites.   If any of you have not read Jean's book Bandwagon yet it is really a must read. Jean has so much valuable information and tips. It's a must have for Bandsters!! Link to Jean's blog and from here you can order the book http://jean-onthebandwagon.blogspot.com/
Jim1967

Jim1967

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tjloser's Blog
 

2 More Days

I've been doing good on my 5 days pre-op diet, no cheating. My husband has been hanging with me and really encouraging me. But, 2 days and I will be on the other side of this weight-loss journey.
tjloser

tjloser

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Circles
 

I Miss Food

OK, it has been 20 days since my surgery (REALLY???!!!!) My physical problems have been minor issues that develop when I DON'T follow the rules (i.e. although you may with effort make any food mushy, it's best not to push the envelope too far).   My primary problems are all in my head. I'm not hungry even though I average maybe 650 calories a day. I don't have a taste for anything now that the liquid stage is over and I'm on soft foods. I'm grateful for not being physically hungry and not having cravings; however, I have a huge problem with trying to find something else besides food to comfort me.   The last week has been hectic. I am on the east coast (DC suburbs) and the violent storm that came through our area made for a couple of challenging days. I'm not complaining about the storm because I was extremely fortunate to get my power (air conditioning) back on so soon. But I also had to offer aid to family who weren't so lucky. Then when the fallout from the storm seemed to be taken care of my nephew who lives with me was in a car accident and taken to the county hospital emergency room. Then one day later my brother had to have emergency surgery.   I'm not going to go on about any of these incidents simply because we all have problems and we all have to learn how to cope successfully with our problems. Unfortunately, my coping mechanism has always been food so not being able to stuff my face has made me more anxious.   I did worry about not being able to use food as a coping mechanism before the surgery and I can honestly say I was right to worry; however, I was worring about the wrong thing. I worried that I would make myself sick (literally hurt myself) by stuffing my face in a crisis. I'm not saying that I have been following my nutrition guidelines faithfully or that I am not tempted to start chomping on doritos, chocolate, or whatever. When I think of stuffing my face, I automatically think that stuffing myself is going to make me hurt. I hate pain.   Fortunately, at this point, I may be safe from damaging myself after being sleeved. Unfortunately, my problem is more subtle and a lot harder to explain. I think not being able to stuff my face is contributing to my depression. I just feel so sad when I think about my family's problems, the world's problems, my cat's problems... I 'm not saying that being sleeved is making me sadder. I'm admitting that even after over a year of therapy about why I eat I haven't developed an adequate substitute for eating to bury my emotions.   While I have been writing this blog entry a thought crept into my mind. I should change the title. I don't miss food. The great thing about being sleeved and being blessed with an easy recovery is that I haven't been deprived of anything after the surgery. My surgeon's nutrition guidelines are very generous compared to other practices. What I miss is using food as an antidote to sadness.
Marisa46

Marisa46

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LessofKelly's Blog
 

Pre Op Excitement!

Hello! Last week I completed my requisite pre operative psych consult and nutrition consult. I'm waiting for the reports to be sent over to my surgeon's office so they can contact me for my appointment with the surgeon. I'm very excited for this and have already been making changes to my regular "routines" to hopefully facilitate a smaller adjustment period after surgery. Any advice or info anyone has is appreciated as I can read all of the articles and journals that exist but nothing compares to real life stories of people who have already had this surgery!
LessofKelly

LessofKelly

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jennifer1's Blog
 

I Love My Band..no I Hate My Band...no Wait I Think I Love My Band! Uuuuggghh!

Ok so i went in for the unfill on Friday. Glad to know that I dont have a leak and everything is where it's supposed to be. As of this morning i am down 15 pounds since my fill 2 weeks ago(tomorrow). i still am just able to get in liquids, so i have been living off egg drop soup. i dont have an appetite, but every time i try something with more consistency i get stuck after a few(and i do mean few) bites. My question is to those who like their band tight, how do you do it? I can barely get in my protein, but this is my focus..i'm praying that since the weather has cooled off some it will get better. HELP I NEED TO KNOW THIS IS GOING TO GET BETTER! i cant go in for another unfill as i am self pay and i just paid $250 2 weeks ago....is there a chance my band will loosen on it's on in the next few days?
jennifer1

jennifer1

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Lauracat's Blog
 

There Is No I In Team

Being form boston area i am huge base ball fan and i love the red sox even when they stink like this year. But in 2004 when the redsox were down they pulled them self toghter and they landed up not only winning the play off agaist the Yankees but the worlld sezies. Huge as they had not won in over 50 years,   So what dose this have to do with my Lapband. Well more then you think. You see my lap band is the red soxs some times you get down and you need to work with your team to pull you back up. It knowing you can trust that team when things look bad is what matters     So who is my team   Well I am the Leader of the team - Jason Vertic of the red sox ( he was the team caption)   Then there are my support members   My surgon - Dr Jones and his fellow who is my new favorit dr Dr Odsky - they call the shots there there like the pitcher thow thow the balls ect in this case fill and unfill the port)   Nurtionisht - Michelle and Kate - they are like Big pappi the teach us how to eat so we can hit the home run   My Traine Dave r and My exsizese teachers Roberta, Michelle, and Evelynn - they like the out feilder they porovie do the feilding and make me move   My family and Freinds- There my fan the root for me for thick and thin   Now why am i scard to uses my team like meany of you I was scard to email nurtion with my long winnyey email about lquids for 3 weeks becuse i was embrassed that i was unfilled and did not succed but then i rember something michelle she my nurtionist Laura win lose or draw we be here for you all you need to do is email we can't help if we do not know whats going on.   So i will be writeing that long winney email as i know they will be there for me beucse there part of my team and when i uses the team i can win the world sezies just like the 2004 boston red sox
Lauracat

Lauracat

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Smog's Blog
 

Day 6 And Slightly Tired But Feeling Good.

Things are going smoothly, although I'm a bit tired and need to sleep quite often and am still stuck on my back like a turtle when I try to get out of bed in the morning. HOWEVER, I managed to sleep on my side last night- yay! I am drinking protein shakes (muscle milk this morning) and soup (butternut and sweet potato today), and thinned 0% fage yoghurt with splenda and vanilla essence added. 10 g of protein too!   My cat is still not doing so great.They have increased her feeding, if I bring her home I will have to tube- feed her every 4 hours and I'm just not up to that right now, so I've asked the vet to keep her for a few more days.
Smoggy

Smoggy

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Sleeve Newbie Too's Blog
 

Feeling Overwhelmed

I wish to start off by saying I have nover blogged before so I have no idea if what I am saying is the right thing or if I am even close to what a blog is for. I figure this is my journey so it is all good.   So I am one week post-op and I have begun to question why I did this. I have no idea why this is coming up as I have worked so hard to get this done. I was denied by insurance 4 years ago because I had no co-morbid obesity issues other than my weight. I called my insurance company every 6 months while increasing my weight. Christmas this year, I was given the go-ahead to to go to Southwest Bariatric Surgeons in Austin. I went and all of a sudden here I am! Jumped through every insurance hoop thrown in my face. Went above and beyond losing the 30 lbs before surgery could be performed - dropped 60 (since Christmas) and did most of it after visiting with Jerry, the registered dietician at the surgeon's office - great guy by the way! So, here I am on a Sunday morning and pouring my thoughts out here for someone to read in the hopes I get an affirmation that it is OK to have these feelings - I laugh because there isn't anything I can do about it now! HAHA I am missing my satisfying drink of ice cold water. I have never have been a teetotaler - which to me indicates a tea drinker with the pinky extended and sipping politely - no offense intended. I am a grab the glass and drink kind of gal! Used to be anyways. All I want today is to drink ice water - have one statisfying drink and not have it hurt. Yes, drinking water hurts. Popsicles are going down great with no issues what so ever. But the water? The one thing I miss most, is not agreeing with my insides right now. I am angry at my stmach for not allowing me to have one drink. Other than that, it is all good. Need the good to be more that the otherside of the fence though. LOL The things i nver thought I would ever say...   Well, I hope everyone has a marvelous day. I will continue to seek out the positives to my new tummy in the hopes that it becomes automatic and everyday I awake with a newfound sense of self. Let's do this people!
Just Keep Swimming

Just Keep Swimming

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bbbanded chronicles
 

Arghh Stress Overload!

I hate having so much to deal with! My mom is on vacation and my dad works 24/7 so I have to watch over my 4 siblings, and work 40+ hours this week.
I have to remember to make food so I don't stop and pick anything up.
I have to make sure I get up in time for work.
Make my car payment.
Buy birthday gifts.
Maintain this 12 lbs loss.
Lose more.
Get my protein in.
Work out.
Wear clothes that still fit. Sounds a lot easier than it is!
I cant imagine whats gonna happen when classes start up again. I might just drive myself batty!
bbbanded

bbbanded

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