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kdp's Blog
 

In The Beginning

So as to date, I have seen the dietician, I have had my psych evaluation and I have gone to my pre op meeting, now I am just waiting on the doctors office to contact me to set up my next appointment and for them to schedule my surgery. I am so ready to get started on this journey. I am excited and scared all at the same time. I think failure is my biggest fear but being able to like me again will be so nice. I am tired of my joints hurting and being out of breath. I pray about this and I know that with God on my side and my family on my side, I can do this. I have a good support group but I am not sure if they are really prepared. Its going to be a change. If anyone reads this and has suggestions as far as how to prepare the family or how to get them involved more, please let me know. I want this to be a success and I also know the the only way is to follow the rules and to have a great support group.   till next time.
kdp

kdp

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Ready2BFit's Blog
 

Such A Failure

Well I had my surgery on April 2 and haven't been able to eat anything but cream of chicken soup after i was able to get in 100 grams of protein a day. I am down a total of 16 pounds since surgery which I think is remarkable for me. However, since my post op appointment two weeks ago, I have only dropped 3 pounds. There was no fluid put in my band during the surgery so i just have a band and waiting for my first fill on May 15th. Here comes the bad news, on tonight, because I was sooo hungry, I ate two chicken strips and four fries from Wing Stop and feel like I did something wrong. But the good part is that I am full and will wait the 30 minutes to drink. I know I am suppose to eat healthy and I can't believe I did this to myself. I don't want to hurt my stomach, but I was so hungry.   How did you all deal with the hunger during this time because another week of this and I am going to go crazy!!!!   Seems like I will never do right and just want to cry.
Ready2BFit

Ready2BFit

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Taking Those First Steps
 

Finally (Almost) Unstuck!

I can't believe Monday is almost here. I have my appointment with the Surgeon - AKA last step of the process before surgery - and will get my surgery scheduled. Finally! I'm not a patient person, and this whole two month process has been brutal!   I've been stuck in this limbo for about a month. I started the Pre Bariatric Surgery eating plan. Five meals a day, high protein low calorie, and I was completely rocking it. I lost 11 pounds, was exercising daily, and was feeling amazing. Then my BMI dropped to 34.2. My insurance requires a BMI of 35 so I asked the Dietician and Surgery Coordinator what I should do and they both said I needed to gain a couple pounds before I saw the Surgeon since they submit my numbers to insurance when I see him. That completely took me off my game. I was all set to see the Surgeon two weeks ago, then came down with Strep Throat AND the Influenza. Had to cancel, and go through another two weeks stuck in this crazy frustrating weight balancing act.   I'm just so excited to get my numbers submitted to insurance for approval so I can get re-focused. I'm actually hoping that I'll be able to start the Pre-Op Skim Milk diet pretty soon, but at the very least I can start the Pre Bariatric Diet and get my mind back in the game.
jen_1381

jen_1381

1
lalaj's Blog
 

Pre Op Diet Day 4

Today is day 4 and I am doing better than I thought. At the beginning of the diet I was having a hard time consuming broth(its gross) so I have tried the can soups with low sodium and strain them and just sip on the broth. This has worked so far. It feels wasteful but what I do is feed the meat and noodles to my kids at lunchtime. They love it (for now) Im struggling to make it to 800 cals. Im still trying to figure out how am I suppose to make it there just on liquids. As each day goes by it gets easier.   The smell of food cooking during the day makes me miss the little food I did eat however I am managing. I keep in mind that this is for a good cause and if I slip up or mess up, it could cause my surgery to be canceled and I dont want that at all.   This morning I made breakfast for my kids--pancakes and bacon--which is my favorite. But I made it through and I pray that I continue to do well. My mom has been on board as added support so shes doing the liquids with me but of course with other foods just in a soupy consistency. It feels good to have her support. In addition my husband is being very supportive and he's changing his eating habits as well. He has already lost weight and Im proud of him also.   I have been drinking the Premier Protein Shakes from Sams Club. They are good. Since they are low carb and sugar I often wondering if I could drink three instead of two. Im not too sure so I just keep it at my two servings. Jell-o is my friend and sugar-free popsicles are becoming my very best friend. I find that if I stay ahead of my hunger, I do ok. I aim for every 2-3 hours to consume something rather its jell-o, popsicle, crystal light, propel or any sugar-free/low cal drink.   Im excited to see how much weight I have lost over this period of time. My annual appointment is the day before surgery. Cant wait!   Day 4 almost at an end. Thankful to have made it through   Good luck to all my May Bandster Buddies. Until next time, remember, YOU are in control of your destiny. God Bless   Lala
lalaj

lalaj

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DIAMOND45's SPIRITUAL INSPIRATION
 

And The Winner Is?

Hello my sleeve family,   It's feels good to be back blogging after finally becoming officially sleeved in March. It has been a (sometimes surprising) journey for me, but My God held my hand and sometimes carried me along the way. I feel so very blessed for this wonderful gift that has already changed my life and given me such a positive outlook for a much healthier future. Thank You Lord!!   Now, let's have some Spiritual Vitamins! P for Perserverance   Perserverance means: A steady persistance in adhering to a course of action, a belief, a pupose, steadfastness.     Scripture: 1 Corintians 9:24 says, Do you know that in a race all runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way that "you" get the prize.     A "persevering spirit" is so very important when making the life changing decision to have weightloss surgery. You have to totally commit yourself to changing your mind's old way of thinking about food and excercise, learning from the relationship you've had with or without them for a very long time. You need to "get on your mark, get set, and go!!!"   Each of us are running a race to be much healthier, and for some of us, the race is to save our lives. Many of us will get in our own way, tripping over our feet during this race. Some of us will just sit down because we are tired, and don't feel like we can win, because we have so far to run. But this is where each of our "personal perserverance" has to kick in. We can't quit, we can't give up, we can't get tired, because we are worth so much more than what we are right now. I say to any one who will read this, do not doubt yourself for this decision, you made the right choice, and you will be a winner in the race that is set before you, if you hang on, stay positive and focused, pushing on through perserverance and allowing God, our Father, to lead you every step of the way! Decide this day, to "Be The Winner!"
DIAMOND45

DIAMOND45

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Dig It Dog
 

Third Unfill, -1.5Cc!

Yesterday I had an appointment to have an unfill, and it couldn't have been too soon. They took out approx. 1.5 cc's and i haven't felt better since mid January. Dinner Yesterday was the most I've eaten (about a full cup) since January. It was my third unfill and these are the reasons i decided to deflate: 1. My hair was falling out 2. My nails were flaking off 3. I wasn't sleeping 4. I wasn't able to concentrate 5. I wasn't loosing weight 6. i was getting stuck, slimming, PBing everyday 7. I had started vomiting (the dangerous kind) 8. I wasn't happy and most importantly 9. I was developing a food phobia.   While it may seem ideal for an overweight person to have a food phobia, it had gotten to the point where i would have only have massive amounts of coffee in a day. Maybe a sugar free fat free vanilla pudding (60 cals) or 1/2c tomato soup (90 cals) I stopped functioning, i would cry at the thought of eating, my bm's where nonexistent, and i had fallen down more than once. I'm still having this internal battle because part of me still doesn't want to eat (because getting stuck sucks and hurts) and the other part thinks with the amount of fill I had removed, i should overeat to make up the nutrients that i'm missing. (Basically Binge)   I've been a good girl though, Ate dinner last night, but am trying to convince myself to eat some breakfast/lunch. I'm still scared but more willing to try some foods. Before the unfill i was tight until 4pm then i'd end up eating too close to bedtime. So i need to start earlier in the day. i'm looser now so i shouldn't be overly tight in the morning, just more-restricted. I still have some hurdles in front of me, but as the Brit's say i'm going to "Give it a Go" until everything is alright.
Tanya_cotto

Tanya_cotto

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A funny thing happend while I was loosing weight
 

These Feet Were Not Made For Walking

I have been walking since I woke up in the hospital. I have walked 2-5 miles a day since my surgery. So why oh why am I NOW getting blisters? As you can see, I have good sneakers (though old) and I wear socks when I walk. So why now do my feet look as though I have been running 10 miles a day? I think it's my body's way of fighting against all this positive eating and exercise. Whoever said eating well and exercising was good for you lied. That person was already thin and didn't have deal with all the changes that come along with changing your whole lifestyle.   For example, I am getting pimples in places that shouldn't be getting pimples. I think it's because for so many years the fat covered those areas and now that they are open to fresh air, they don't know what to do. I will say that they hurt and they are never in a place that make it easy to pop them. So, you have to deal with the pain until they decide to pop on their own. Also, the thin person didn't have to deal with chafing. It seems that the more I loose, the more I chafe. I guess the fat kept things from rubbing together and now, there is less fat, so my thighs are rubbing together while I walk, in an attempt to spark a fire. But, the only fire they are starting is the burning sensation of the chafing between my thighs. Not fun. I mean it may be funny, but it's really not fun to deal with. For the record, I didn't think it would be appropriate for me to provide a photo of those things for you to see. I don't want to scare away all my readers. Plus, there is no bigger person who doesn't know exactly what I am talking about. And, if you somehow managed to make it on this site with out ever having chafing, then you are lying or shouldn't be here.   Then, to top it all off, the other day I got blisters on the top of my feet. Then today I get them on the back of my feet. Are my feet loosing weight too? I can't figure out any other reason for this happening now. It didn't happen for the first three weeks, so why now? Is my body trying to tell me that my walks are pissing it off? Therefore, my body is going to rebel and cause me pain? I put band-aids on the blisters on top of my feet for my walk today. Only to have to stop in the middle of my walk due to the crazy pain coming from my heals. As you can see from the photo, today, I developed blisters on my heals too. I guess my heals felt left out of the rebellion my body was going through. Not any more. My heals have been welcomed to the party of causing me pain and they are enjoying themselves more than anything else right now.     I guess looking good is painful. If it was easy to be thin and in shape we wouldn't have had to go through major surgery to help us lose weight. Also, i have to think about it like this. Is this pain any worse than the pain of wearing a pair of jeans all day long that are too tight? You know what I am talking about. The pair that you had to lay on the bed and suck in to zip up and button. Sometimes we would even get some help with the closure. Once up we would pray that when we sat up they didn't split in half. The pair that dug into your stomach and left the deep red marks?! Those were painful!! At least the pain on my feet and other places will get better as I loose weight. Those jeans never seemed to get looser no matter what I tried. So, I much rather have this pain and know that soon those tight jeans will not fit at all because they are too big. Who would have ever thought that day would come? And, when it does...I will definitely take a photo and post it!!!!
tmorgan813

tmorgan813

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desertmom's Blog
 

Mini Holiday

well,tomorrow will be my first stay in a hotel since the sleeve so we will see how I handle the eating thing.I am taking stuff like beef jerky and string cheese for snacks and a protein drink,new one that comes in sachets from WIN.25g protein in 120 calories,very low in fat and carbs.   I am so hopeful that I will have a big loss again soon.   This coming week I will start doing some weight training and I am considering getting a personal trainer for a few months...I am goingto start reformer pilates next sunday as well.   Ok,here goes self discipline over the next few days.thank goodness sweet stuff makes me feel sick at the moment.
desertmom

desertmom

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NeverGivinUpTeya's Blog
 

How I Will Eat Next Week/daily

READY SET   Brkft- Protein Coffee Smoothie Snk- Jennie O' Turkey Bacon & Egg Lunch- Tilapia 1 Filet &1/4c Mixed Greens(collard/turnip) Snk- Protein Smoothie Dinner- Garlic Parmesean Chicken -4oz & WW dessert (if sweet tooth hit me)     Calories: Goal between 1000-1100/day Protein:Goal: 100+ / day Water Goal : 100oz daily Exercise- 60-80 mins/ day cardio and weights
NeverGivinUpTeya

NeverGivinUpTeya

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lageniafaye's Blog
 

Headaches Gone

A couple of weeks ago I complained of headaches every day after I had my surgery. I thought I had gas in my head. LOL, I was so wrong. My Dr. told me I didn't need my medication any more.YEA! so I stopped my highblood pressure and my colesteral meds. For about two weeks I still had a headache but it wasn't as bad. I was still taking antidepressents, I was a little afraid to stop thoese. Then I thought, what the heck, I stopped thoese too and WaaLaa No more headaches. So if you have headaches, it's not gass in your head LOL. Its probley your meds. See Ya!
lageniafaye

lageniafaye

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NeverGivinUpTeya's Blog
 

Yummy Protein Coffee Smoothie

OK !!!! My super energizer smoothie.   Ingredients:   1/4c low fat milk 1/4c pomogranate juice ( can do w/o if you don't like pomogranates) 1 single folgers pack- make the coffee using 4oz water 1 single hawaiian sugarfree punch single (berry lime) my flavor 1 pack or scoop of whey protein in Spiru-tein (Raspberry Royal )   Directions: Make the folgers coffee first Then basically pour the coffee & other ingrediants in the blender with as much Ice as you desire and blend till smooth.   in the pic after I tasted the smoothie w/o the pomogranate juice it wasn't sweet enough for me so I added it in.
NeverGivinUpTeya

NeverGivinUpTeya

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ChaChaBurch's Blog
 

6 Weeks Post-Op

WOW! - Has it been 6 weeks already??? I remember when my surgery date was finally made, and I thought time would just D-R-A-G! I couldn't wait until my surgery, and that seemed to take forever, and then I blinked, and it was surgery day!! Then it seemed to take FOREVER until I could take in "full liquids", and then it seemed like the wait for "soft/mushees" would NEVER BE OVER!!   Now I'm at 6 weeks Post-Op, and I got the thumbs up from my NUT to eat "regular food". Even though I've been slowly adding soft foods over the last 2 weeks, this seems like a huge hurdle that I've finally past. So, now that I'm on "regular food", what have I been eating???   Not a lot.   Pretty much the same stuff.   That I was eating prior to "regular foods"   Why? Because I seem to have lost my ability to cook "regular food". My brain is having trouble putting together meals again! Did they take that part of my brain??? So this next week, I will be focusing on meal planning. I know DH will be happy. He's been so patient and supportive with this whole process, and he deserves a very special meal.   Yesterday was his 51st birthday, and he is my "cookie monster". I have never known a grown man to love cookies soooooo much. So yesterday I baked "Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies" and I also added Toffee Bits in them. He gobbled down 6 when he got home! I took a bite of one and it was really good, but I really have no interest in eating many more - WAY DIFFERENT than before the surgery. So, this weekend I will be cooking his ALL TIME favorite meal . . . chicken fried steak with homemade gravy, mashed potatoes and polk salad. Maybe that will get my creative cooking juices flowing.   Also, this week I visited my family physician to get an idea of what my bloodwork numbers looked like, and they were really great! He also helped me set a realistic goal on my weight loss. We're shooting for a healthy BMI and so that puts me around the 160 - 165 range. Very doable. When I was doing Weight Watchers, their goal for me was 145lbs, which was ridiculous. I'm not really sure Weight Watchers has a realistic idea of weight. For my DH his goal was 170 and he looked like a refugee from some foreign country. His cheeks were sunken and all his bones stuck out. He looked horrible. I'm so glad he put back on 25lbs. He looks much, much better now.   So, now that I've got to start focusing on "regular food" again, I gotta go print out some recipes from "World According to Eggface", and a few others!   Have a great and blessed weekend!
ChaChaBurch

ChaChaBurch

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Vicki147's Blog
 

Headache Preop

I have had a pain in my shoulders, neck and head for the past two days. I am 3 days until surgery and really concerned about the pain. I have taken everything I can take. I do not know if it is because I have been on a liquid diet for 11 days, or if it is stress related. I do not really feel anxious about the surgery, rather I am very excited. Has anyone else had headaches before the surgery?
Vicki147

Vicki147

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chunkychic30's Blog
 

Protein & Excercise

Good morning All , I had a few questions I am now 10days post op (yeah) , how much protein should I consume in a day. I was told by doctor 3 cups but that doesnt tell me how much protein I should have. Can you tell me the numbers you were given by your doctors. And also how much excercise is one suppose to do a week out and so on. Monday I started a mile a day is this too little ? If their are any April sleevers you mind sharing your weight loss. Thanks everyone seems like I can never get enough info.
chunkychic30

chunkychic30

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I'm losing it!
 

Day 1 (Again!)

I was one of those people who got restriction quickly and lost a lot of weight quickly at first. 14 months later I am at a stand still. i know it is my fault and my eating habits. It also is that I have not dealt with my head issues. I have an addiction to food. i have had a couple of unfills over the last couple of months due to stuck issues. Yesterday I went in after having 1 cc taken out 3 weeks ago and i gained almost 6 lbs. I wasn't surprised. More surprised that it wasn't more, honestly. I've been an eating machine. I've been drinking sugary drinks, eating ice cream, cake. Anything i wasn't supposed to be. The unfill was like a free pass to eat in my head. UGH!!   I have kept up with exercise routine though. It is definitely the reason I hadn't gained more. So yesterday I had .75cc put back in my band. This morning I got up and went to the gym. As I write this I am drinking my protein shake. I have already had 32 oz of water. I am back full force. Tomorrow I made plans with a friend to go to the local hs track to walk and do the stairs.   6lbs scared the crap out of me. It can come back so fast. At that rate I would put back the 130lbs I lost in less than a year!!! I will not do it. I did not put myself at risk to have surgery to be a failure. I will suceed at this. I will be a long term success! I will do it for myself and my family. I am so much happier now. I feel so much better on days when I work out and eat healthy. I just have to take it one day at a time like i did in the beginning.   I'm going to post on here daily to keep myself accountable. I will set one goal a day for myself! Today my goal is to find a therapist and make an appointment. I need to work on the head!   I'm looking forward to a great weekend!
TracieR

TracieR

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Lauracat's Blog
 

The Big Brup

so last night i was sipping my protine shake and got this heart burtn my frist thought gas so i start walking trying to move it and take my gas ex walk some mote still nothing just this pain in the middle of my brest bone area nothing was moving this thing so i did something i knew i should not i went out to move it and burp i knew i could burp and rhow up if i drank just a little too fast so i did this and had the most relfie. I find i have heart burn/ reflex every night i am on lquid zantic so i know i should not be able to but evey night i have this heart burn but and fell it coming up it just water as i drink right up till i go to bed.
Lauracat

Lauracat

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For my family and myself
 

5 Weeks

I am 5 weeks out from getting banded and three weeks out from my first fill. I am really down because I have only lost 10 lbs. Well ok I had lost like 15 lbs and then gainned 5 back.   When I got my first fill it hurt??? Im not talking about the needle Im talking about when the fuild went in. Is that normal????   Also I dont feel any changes as far as the amount of food I can eat. I am trying really hard to control the amounts of food I am eating and what I am eating but old habits are really hard to break. I had 5mls put in. And go back next week for the next fill.   I am trying to start exercising. I did Jillian Micheals 30 day shred and hurt so bad the next day that I couldnt hardly move so what do you know here I am four days later and I havent tried to exercise since. I know I have to change. I want to change.
Eviees mommy

Eviees mommy

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CrazyCatLady's Blog
 

Starting Over

I just got home from a week long stay in the hospital with complications partially relating to my gastric sleeve surgery. Emotionally and physically, this has been a trying week.   I went around and around in my head many times...would I have still developed this clot at another time at another surgery, or just this one? Am I very fortunate, or am I being taught a lesson? I came home from the hospital with more questions than answers. I have this clot inside me, mentally it feels like a ticking time bomb. Rationally I know that the Warfarin is doing it's job and that the clot was shown to be stable....but that little nagging part of me still worries.   One of the worst parts of this whole ordeal is the side effects. Because I have this large clot partially obstructing my portal vein, blood backs up behind the clot and into the areas that the portal vein normally drains. This has resulted in very substantial fluids in my abdomen and near-constant pain at my left flank area, where my spleen is under backflow pressure. Before I left the hospital, the consulting surgeon went out of his way to make sure I realized that my spleen still may die or need to be removed within the next few months, if the increased blood pressure to the spleen continues and it becomes damaged or infarcts. This would mean more surgery and hospital stays.   I have regained scale weight because of all the fluid retention, leaving my current weight at 289lbs. My surgery day weight was 296, and I was 277 on my hospital admission 04/27. This is....frustrating. It may be many months before I am able to lose all the excess abdominal fluid. Here's the awkward part - I can tell I've lost weight off my hips, as my pants fit better....except for the waistbands, which I can hardly button due to the extra fluids. My waist is currently LARGER than it was preop, I've had to return to using yoga pants. I feel like an over-full water balloon.   I want to say a word of caution - knowledge of your procedure and it's limits is going to be your most important ally should you need to be hospitalized post-op. When I was in the ER this past friday night, the ER doc wanted me to do an abdominal-pelvic CT scan with oral contrast. For those not familiar - the patients needs to consume about 12oz of contrast fluid within a certain period of time in order for the film to highlight the abdominal contents correctly. When I informed the MD that it might take me a little bit to get the contrast in, he became impatient and told the nurse "Just put an NG tube in her and push in the contrast if she won't drink it". Once again...for those not familiar: a Nasal Gastric (NG) tube is just like it sounds: A tube inserted through your nose and run down into your stomach for the purpose of inserting or draining of stomach liquids. I had to really advocate for myself - this MD was not familiar with the sleeve at all and thought I had a Lap Band and was simply refusing to drink the amount required of me. It took many stern reminders to get him to understand that I had a tiny stomach space with both sphincters intact - you can't just SHOVE fluid into it! Also, throughout my hospital stay, getting things I could consume from the kitchen was an ordeal. They would send me trays with ginger ale, coffee, cranberry cocktail with HFCS, milk....and this was after I had explicitly told the kitchen and the staff many, many times - no carbonation, no milk products (I'm lactose intolerant now), no sugar (tummy doesn't deal well with it now)....if not for my husband, there would have been problems. I sent him out daily for things that I could actually consume. Sad statement of affairs. I thought I finally got a doc to listen to me...and he switched me to a regular diet! Imagine my chagrin at the turkey sandwich, salad, baked beans and chocolate cake that were brought to me! Just 4 short weeks ago...but I digress. Be aware that medical staff is not out to harm you, they just don't know any better. You are now a sleeve ambassador!   On the bright side, I started mushies yesterday. Darling husband brought me some very pureed refried beans from the local mexican place....heavenly! I can get down a couple Tbsp, no gas or issues, seems to sit nicely. Tried some strained cheese soup today, results not nearly as good. Still touch and go.   It is frustrating to realize that Monday is my 3rd week post-op...and I'm still feeling tired and like I can't seem to fit in with the world yet. I hope this changes soon.
CrazyCatLady

CrazyCatLady

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Cnewme2012's Blog
 

Day 9 Post- Op

Its been nine days since my banding. I feel well other than one of my incisions is very sore and painful. I don't know how anyone else is feeling is this normal or should I be concerned. I have my first Doctor's appt. on Monday. I also notice that I am able to eat more than initially. Before I would have my 4 oz serving and feel full, now thats not happening - I will not be able to get my first fill until 4 weeks post-op. Did anyone get a stomach band that was placed on you after recovery, and if so are you still wearing it or should I continue to wear mine?????
Cnewme2012

Cnewme2012

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A funny thing happend while I was loosing weight
 

I Just Wanted To Share

Two days ago I posted about my pretty light blue Shake Weight. I wanted to share a photo of that with you so you can how I could be drawn to the pretty color and the shinny ends. Yes, I still use it whenever I get a chance and i do like it. It's very addictive. Hope you enoy my new toy as much as I do..even though you aren't able to play with it. Sorry about that. I'd share if you were here.
tmorgan813

tmorgan813

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tony179@aol.com's Blog
 

2 Months Tomm Since Surgery

well i weighed myself today and i have lost 55 lbs since my sleeve surgery March 5th. I haven't been doing my walking due to high pollen count that is kicking my butt. I peaked my weight at 442lbs summer of 2011 and by the time i decided to visit the bariatric clinic at Jacobi i got down to 431lbs oct. 2011 ....after my surgery i weighed 417ibs now im at 362lbs. Still got alot to go but one day at a time. so all together i have lost 80 lbs since last summer.
tony179@aol.com

tony179@aol.com

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twins4me2's Blog
 

The Mushies

I will be starting the "Mushie" stage soon and have been looking at recipes and other online sites that you order food already pureed. Have any of you bandsters tried any of these "mail order" pureed foods? I have been looking at a site called Blossom Foods. They puree all kinds of things and I was thinking about trying them out, just to get a variety of proteins. I am not a very good cook on my own, so prepared foods that I can just heat up will work for me.
twins4me2

twins4me2

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chrissylu's Blog
 

I'm So Blah I Don't Even Know What To Title This Blog.

Today is one of those days where I feel like I'm going backward. Though I've made amazing progress in the past three months, the past week is what is getting me down.   It's the yo-yo plateau. You know, the same two pounds...back and forth, back and forth. Ugh!   I am trying to step up my exercise and mix it up a bit. Watching my calorie intake. Trying to keep my water intake up as well. Those two pounds just won't leave forever!   I know I should focus on NSVs like all the positive comments I'm getting from people; the fact that I have very few items in my closet that fit; the fact that I just got a pair of pants that are THREE sizes smaller than what I had when I started this journey.   Isn't it amazing how two freakin' little pounds can trip you up in such a way. Okay....gonna try to be more positive tomorrow.
chrissylu

chrissylu

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