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Lyra's Canto
 

Today Was Awesome!

Ya'll, it's a great day to be alive! Today was awesome, the birds were tweeting, the sun was shining and a gentle breeze ruffled the trees. I kicked some serious butt at work and am ready to go into a hectic weekend! I'm really glad that it's going to be such a crazy next few days, as that means that they will skip on by and then....IT'S SURGERY DAY!   We had some bigwigs coming through the store today, and they said that they LOVED our cake case! Rock on us decorators! Another reason today rocked was sparked by an absentminded comment I made to the payroll officer at work. She saw me filling out the PTO (paid time off) request form and asked me if I was going to be doing anything fun. I said that I was going to be out on leave for 2 weeks for surgery. Her reply was to ask me if I had short-term medical disability insurance and if so, why I wasn't using it for the 2nd week. Seriously, how did I not think about that? I have a ton of PTO hours saved up, but it'll save me 24 hours of PTO. Which rocks! It required a bit of paperwork, but I've gotten it all taken care of. Another cool thing was that I went to Michael's Art Supplies store for some new sketching pencils (I had scored a 40% off coupon) and then found out that sketch pads were 50% off! My current sketch pad sucks as it was super cheap, but my new one is really nice.   Overall a great day and I'm so excited about having surgery on Wednesday. I feel very calm and I know that this is the right decision. Life is good, and it's only going to get better!
Lyra

Lyra

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desertmom's Blog
 

Galbladder?

As I cannot comment while on the Ipad (dont know why) I thought to write about it.   I honestly hope it is not my galbladder.Before my sugery I decided that as I am so scared of surgery,I will have my galbladder out at the same time as sleeve.When I went fo galbladder sonar I told the radiologist to find a stone...just even a 2mm stone pleaseeeeee!He said he would.He spend such a long time doing an xray and doing a sonar and searching for something wrong with my galladder.then they did a functional galbladder test where you have to go and eat high fat food,wait half hour and then do test for when the galbladder start working....well mine took almost 2 hours before it started and yet he didnt think it was delayed.Just slow but normal.No stones.the surgeon came to look an said hey dont like taking out such healthy organs.At That I backed off...he said 60 persent stays healthy only 40 persent gets removed...I asked him what if I am one of the 40% and he said but what if you are one of the 60%.   I am not planning on another sugery before I leave this country.I only have 3 months left of end of year issues at school,gymnastics competitions for my daughter and a trip to the USA to see where we are moving as i've never been there...and a Month holiday in South Africa to see my folks...moving from one country to another takes some planning and dont need the stress of surgery as well.(and as it is the company has complicated issues with the possibility of a move to the UK instead of the US but we think living in America will be nicer)   So no,it is not my galbladder.I have gastritis or something that will clear up tomorrow after I have played squash for the first time after sugery....lol.I am on super soft to mushy foods to help the stomach recover. xxo
desertmom

desertmom

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A Journey To A New Me!
 

The Begining

To start my name is Allicia I am 22 years old, I am a mother of a beautifully perfect little girl. I am engaged to a wonderful and supportive man who has always stuck by me and is going to assist me in this journey. I have struggled for 20 years with my weight trying diet after diet I kept having the same results lose a little gain ALOT. Up until 4 months ago I had just given up and figured I've lived this long being 300+ pounds whatever. Then I stepped on the scale I was 320pounds I was back and determined to try again one last haul for the long road. I did a "lifestyle change" I ate really healthy, drank my 64 oz of water, and excercised a few times a week. After 2 months I weighted myself and I gained 15 pounds I was crushed I broke down crying thinking what is going on I am doing everything I am supposed to. I became depressed and didn't have much intrest in losing the weight until I realized my serious problem PORTION CONTROL! No matter what diet I was on my portions were still huge because I never felt full. I researched gastric bypass (my mother had that done not a pretty outcome) and found the Lap Band once I made myself informed on the procedure/before appointments and the life I would have to have after surgery I made up my mind. I was going to do something smart for myself and my family and get the tool I needed to succeed. I have now gotten my refferal from my PCP to see the surgeon, and I have collected all information from my insurance company on coverage i.e all I need to give them is referals from my PCP and my Surgeon and they are going to cover the before care, the surgery, post care and adjustments! I am thankful this process has been easy, I feel bad for those who have to fight tooth and nail to get insurance coverage or a doctor who is as willing to help me in this process. I hope that things continue to move slowly, right now I am focusing on my plan and getting my appointments scheduled. I hope to use this blog as my accountability resource, and continue to share my experience even if no one will read this it will help me remember the journey from begining to the end.
apelt001

apelt001

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Soon to be me's Blog
 

Needing Help From My Women Sleevers Out There..

So, I got my sleeve on December 19th 2011. Im four months out and 60lbs down! (whoo-hoo!!) With that being said..before my sleeve, i had not had regular periods for about 6 years. I gained my weight very fast, with my first pregnancy, and my GYN thought that was the culprit. I would only get my period maybe 2-3 times a year, and this concerned her. I was pretty ok with the whole deal, before i knew that at my age, it could cause some serious health risks. Since the surgery, i have gotten two periods. One was last month. Last week i finally got under 200 lbs for the first time in YEARS and was elated! i was at 197. this week, im at 203!!! My last period started about three, almost four weeks ago, and im praying to bb jesus that Aunt flow is on her way. I did have a day that i didnt eat as good as i normally do, and i feel like im REALLY paying for it. I guess what im looking for is, well, has anyone had problems with their cycles before the sleeve, and became regular after losing some lbs? ANNND how much do you guys usually gain during your time? I never noticed when i was regular..cause i was not consciousness of my weight like i should of been (obviously) Im so scared that i have TRUELY gained weight..i havent gained at ALL with the sleeve. I have stalled...but this, this is disheartening.
Soon to be me

Soon to be me

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Leimomi's Blog
 

Having Patience Can Be A Good Thing!

I choose the Lapband it was safe and losing the weight Would be a slow for me.   I witness several of my friends who did the evasive gastric bypass and it has been couple of years now. Three out of seven are happy with their Decision.   The rest are having a hard time with their gastric bypass medically.   As for me I am at 11 cc from 300 lbs down to 272 lbs currently.   I have to remember losing the weight takes time. It's a new way of life for me. I know My reasons for the weight gain a mixture of medical and personal but I know where I at each day.   At times I forget during myself a sense so to speak I get frustrated with myself and I go into my self pity mode.   I guess I need this now and then for a reality check. Lol   I have lost my clothes size which tells me I am ln the right track lol Excess skin gets in the way lol oh well.   It's been two years of having the Lapband and I am so very grateful. I look forward when I reach my goal.   I would appreciate people to give their input where I am at its hard to get to any support group meetings. The nearest place would be by plane!    
Leimomi

Leimomi

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My Journey to Onederland!
 

Psych Eval--Sike!

Maybe some can relate and maybe some wont but I feel like this forum has really helped me to be comfortable with my decision and open about my emotions and my life.   This body represents my pain!   Every excess pound represents something. All of the ups and downs of my life, bad decisions, dreams on hold...   Everything...   I had my psych eval today! I dont know what I was expecting...I guess more questions, but there were hardly any--maybe because I talk too much!   Yesterday I had it out with my sister...full on brawl. My husband came into our place and instead of supporting me and hearing me...he added to my anger! I havent been very friendly lately...   Im just tired of putting everyone elses happiness before mine.   I thought that the events of my life these past few weeks would have really been dug through during this psych eval and I would be angry that because of allowing other people to control my emotions that I would have been found unfit for surgery or something...I mean everyone has issues right!?   Regardless of how Im feeling about my relationships with other people I have really made this decision for me. Maybe because I am so focused on myself right now people who normally get all my attention and expect me to fix everything in their life now are angry with me because frankly i dont have time for it. TOUGH!!   I cant help anyone anymore until I HELP MYSELF. I cant fix your life and help you be happy when this SMILE IS FAKE.   A few tears fell when asked what was my last straw that I finally decided to move forward. I AM MY LAST STRAW. THE REALIZATION that I MATTER, and that IM IMPORTANT and that I NEED TO COME FIRST...the person staring back at me in the mirror is not the person I see when I look at pictures. That woman in the mirror is beautiful, confident, strong, looks amazing...etc etc. The person in the pictures is all of that but doesnt look as amazing as she thought when she put on that outfit she thought hid some imperfections.   This body...does not live up to my view of ME...and Im tired of it holding me in like a prisoner.   End result of Psych eval--IM READY FOR SURGERY...Im realistic about my expectations and I have a good feel of who I am right now and where I want to go.   SOUNDS GOOD TO ME...ILL TAKE THAT!!   Was your psych eval a scary thought? what happened?
2BonederfulAgain

2BonederfulAgain

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PAenergy's Blog
 

Post Op Day 14

So happy to be starting pureed food/mushies today after 4 weeks of liquid diet. I haven't had cream of wheat in a while and I enjoyed it for breakfast thoroughly. It was the hearty grain version and I added skim milk, french vanilla protein and davinci cinnamon sugar-free syrup. 17 grams of protein and 160 calories in 4 oz. Woohooo. I found a good protein breakfast out side of my staple of greek yogurt. Now it's off to the gym for a treadmill and elliptical workout.
PAenergy

PAenergy

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newlife4nekaylyn's Blog
 

Im I The Only One That Feels Like This?

I think im letting things just get to me. I am siting here just thinking about things and you know maybe i have changed allot in the past eight months. That would be from August till now April. See i started out this journey that in my mind i wanted to be skinny and i wanted to be beautiful and i wanted my husband to be happy to be with me lol little did i realize that he already was but any ways. Now here i am and i am about 90lbs lighter then when i started and i have to think am i changing or are the people around me changing because i have changed? I hope that makes since but if not well im about to explain what i mean and hopefully someone can say that im not the only one that feels this way. OK lets talk about before what i like to call the before me and lets start with when i was over weight because that's where i want to start from. Any ways so before guys didn't look at me unless they knew me well yes i understand that you start to loose weight you start to look better to others and that is just the american way i guess. But sometimes i think maybe my fat was my cover like it was my wall between people talking to me and not talking to me. Even though now i do talk allot more and i go out a whole lot more i find that i am hit on a whole lot more and im not saying that to sound like im full of myself im not i just find that i don't like it and sometimes find myself wishing that i still had my cover. For example i have never really been comfortable with men other then my husband. I had a bad relationship and he was possessive and controlling and cruel. So i know that's why i don't like the attention of other men but i was working for a lady with a husband that was a total creep. He would wait until she left the room and start saying very inappropriate things about my body. He would tell me that my boobs looked hot stuff like that and i found myself finding ways that i could eat more and i gained two pounds from my last Dr visit and they asked me are you stressed right now because this isn't like you. well HELL yeah i was stressed who wouldn't be?? So i changed jobs and while i would like to think im doing OK im not to sure that i am. Well not really with my weight loss because i think im doing really good now i lost the two pounds and i have lost about ten more but what i mean is, is that i don't know if im doing OK mentally. I know that people go through a depression but i don't think that is what this is its just like every thing that i am doing is wrong or that my friends that i have made are wrong for me or they don't really want to be my friend. Ok what i mean is i had to start telling people that i had lap band surgery because I herd this women's daughter who has been to my house and was my daughter friend talk about me to her mother at a basketball game this year and she told her mother in not such a loud voice that i was doing drugs and that's why i was loosing so much weight and in my defense i wasn't sleeping much so yes i did have dark circles under my eyes but i don't do drugs. But i thought well she cant believe that right? Later her son came over to sit and talk to my son who is nine and she came and got her son and told him that he wasn't allowed to be around me because i am a bad person and i do bad things. OUCH! That was like a shot right to the heart when my son asked me mommy what is it that your doing that is so bad? I said nothing Ryan people just like to make things up to hurt others im healthy and i don't do bad things because i love y'all to much. And yes i ment every word of that after that game i didnt see much of the women. But now its baseball season and she made it so that her son would play baseball on the same team as my son. But there wasnt enough players so they are now on the same team and the gossip just will not stop its like they have nothing better to do. And after basketball i did start telling everyone that would listen that i had lap band surgery because i didnt want to be labled a drug addict. I mean i have worked so hard to be where i am right now and this is the kinda crap that happens. My husband told me it was my own fault because i didnt tell anyone about my lap band when i had it but i didnt want people that think that i had taken the easy way out that i had failed but now i dont really care i tell everyone that will listen! The only problem is, is that some wont listen. Ok i have said the before im sure but I live in a very small town in texas and there is always some kinda drama going on with someone and for the most part i stay out of it. Here is my other problem I grew up in this small town and my dad is the kinda guy that everyone knows and everyone loves he is the only dentist in this town and sometimes that makes life a little harder for me. People think well he is such a good guy and his wife is so wonderful well there must be something wrong with his daughter and my whole life people have thought that i was the bad child when actually its my sister and brother that are the bad kids but they are way older then me so this little town doesn't know them and all they know is me. I have never been in trouble but its like they are always waiting for it. And this lap band gives them the perfect chance. And rather i like it or not this really bothers me even though the mother that is telling her child to stay way from me and everyone in the town that im on crack, has black teeth and missing teeth and used to pound her kids off on my husband and i for the weekend every weekend so that they could go party well Idk maybe ill just start to let people think what they want to think because no matter what i do it wont change the fact that i cant change what i what people to see. Then there is my lap band friend who is my sons baseball coach who seems to like everyone but when she talks to my husband she has **** to say about everyone one. So i have to kinda ask myself is she talking **** about me when im not there? Or is she talking **** about my husband when he isn't around. And its not just that its like friends that i have had forever just seem to be Facebook friends now. And if they come into town they don't call they don't text when they used to. I haven't really change on the inside that much just the outside but its like most of my friends are mad at me. I am a pretty strong person but i dont know if i can really deal with this. Someone has to understand how i am feeling right???!???!???
newlife4nekaylyn

newlife4nekaylyn

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phatkatblue's blog
 

Quick Note!

nothing really new going on with me since my last post...prom went well for my kiddo and graduation is in june! my mom who has no idea that i have had surgery will be here may 30...i have started sending her pics to prepare her for my subtle changes and she has noticed my face slimming. i have described to her my exercise routine and high protein diet as an explanation for my weight loss...i'm planning on telling her in person when she arrives...:/   i did start the couch25k treadmill version this week:) and i am finally on the upside of this cold...i'm thinking about having another small fill in the beginning of may to kick it up a notch...thinking i'll definitely make an afternoon appointment as i am tight in the mornings and probably have not been maximizing my fill potential by having my fills done in the morning...   finally i wanted to share with you all my husbands wonderful progress. he was banded on 3-13-12 and is down 45 pounds:) this includes the preop diet that he went on with me, but wasn't required for him! he is not a slave to the scale as i am, but he has been staying focused on his nsv's! yay him! the scale still rules my world:(
phatkatblue

phatkatblue

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Jacinta's Blog
 

The Story Up To Here

My name is Jacinta and I am 31 y.o. I also have a 21month old son. I have had wight issues for most of my life or I should ay since I was a teenager. I had tried numerous diets would get success and then gain more weight than when I started. So a couple of years ago I asked my GP to do a referral to teh local hospital for weight loss surgery. After waiting 12 months i was fianlly seen in the weight control clinic and was told that before i could go on teh waiting list I would need to try the shake diet first. This worked well my weight went from about 130kg to 94 kg but then i fell pregnant and the weight came back with more, no matter what i ate or how much i exercised. during this time I still pushed to be on the waiting list for the surgery.   A couple of weeks ago i recieved a phone call with a proposed surgery date and had to squeese a lot of doctors appointments in and the date was set. So back on the liquid shakes diet. I must admit I was to the strictest with this as easter fell in the middle of it. So on Monday 16th April I went into hospital for the surgery. I must admit I got a shock when I jumped in teh scales prior to the surgery to see my weight was down to 113kg (149lbs). Surgery went well and I was supprised taht the pain was not as bad as I imagines.   However day 2 I was sent home from hospital and the pain seemed so much worse so sore to move and could not lay in a comfortable position. I must admit I had some buyers remorse wondering if I had done the right thing was it all worth it. It seemed to be so bad as I could not face drinking anything, even the sight of pain medications made me feel worse, but post 1 good night sleeps and the pain decreasing it was worth it I deceided.   Day 3 pain a little more setteled.   Day 4 pain much more setteled mainly just tender and I had learnt my limits not to try and do to many things at once and to have breaks when needed, I found a pair of Jeans that I did not fit into a couple of months ago they were the jeans I was wearing just before getting pregnant and my skinner clothes tried on my jeans they it and some of teh shirts but maybe a little tight, but aleast there is some shanges which was a pick up.   Day 5 Pain is now really just a tendereness. I my appetite has increased my stomach is beginning to rummble. Its actally hard to tell if its gas pains or hunger. I am getting a little sick of just liquids but know that I need to stick to the liquids in order to give the band time to settle.   So my aim is to lose the weight and keep it off so on the day of surgery 113.3kg(249lbs) i aim to get down to 65kg(143lbs) no set date. I dont own any scales in the house so I will have to wait for teh 22 week post surgery Dr appointment.
jacinta

jacinta

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desertmom's Blog
 

Stomach Ache

I am not sure what is going on with me but I am getting slightly concerned.Since yesterday morning I've been having the craziest stomach ache.No idea what is causing it.I also have this pain high in my back behind my stomach.My tummy is rumbling like crazy the whole time and I am just generally feeling weird.   This should really go away now....
desertmom

desertmom

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daniellec's Blog
 

Food Food Food And No Idea How To Eat !

Three weeks out. STILLL cannot get a handle on eating, what a PAIN !!! I eat and feel full and about three hours later I am frickin hungry again. I am having about 80% protein in my diet and about 40-50g of carbs and keeping it around 1,000 calories. Suggestions ???
daniellec

daniellec

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Phoenix Rising's Blog
 

My Body Plays 'catch Up'

Hi Everyone,   Well, I am still on a stall, but I have decided that if that is what my body needs to do right now then I should help it all I can to feel comfortable enough to start losing again. So I am trying to chill out, and not worry about the scale. (I have put it away for awhile) I figure my body has always been pretty good to me, and when it feels happier it will let go of more weight. I guess it is a case of 'catch up' , and by that I mean my mindset as well as my body.   So, to help my mind feel better, I took some more measurements. Whoohoo! Another three inches bite the dust!!!!! Wow in the last year and a bit I have lost over 27 inches all over my body. That is amazing. Ok, with those sorts of changes I can begin to understand why my body needs some adjustment time. Besides, this isn't a race, this is the rest of my life. So slow and steady does it.   I have taken other peoples advice and found some flavoured waters that agree with me, so I have a change from squashes which is great as I was getting really bored with them. The other night my husband had steak with all the trimmings, and I had a small piece of his steak (2 x 1 inch) with a fried egg. I ate all the steak (which was so lovely and juicy) and the yolk of the egg and I was full up. Hooray. I love the fact that these small amounts of food are more than enough. I am also delighted that I am able to eat everything I try. My sleeve is so well behaved, and good to me. :wub:   I am still keeping up with the daily walking and the step every other day and feel quite proud of myself that I am doing it. Usually, if I am not losing I get bored or fed up and quit for a while. My step work is improving and I am thinking of moving on to the harder stuff soon. (At the moment I just repeat the easy stuff about 10 times.) I may leave it a bit longer though as I know how long it took me to feel okish about the easy stuff. I still don't like my feet leaving the floor, but I guess it is getting easier.   I have a dr's appointment for my first proper check up since my op next week, so will let you all know how that goes. Hopefully I will be able to report a bit more weightloss, but if not, nevermind.(perhaps I should change my name to tortoise!) Best wishes to everyone Phoenix
Phoenix Rising

Phoenix Rising

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Circles
 

Seems Fair

I talked to my insurance company. If I go to another cardiologist my insurance will consider a 2nd opinion follow up. Actually the rep encouraged me to go to another doctor. Evidently, the insurance company has been getting a rash of claims for a new and very expensive cardiac diagnostic test. I was a little worried because I don't know anything about medical tests and I don't want to get stuck paying for a test they won't cover. The rep told me to simply get the medical billing code for the procedure to check to see that the test is covered. EKG and ECHO or regular stress tests are no problem though.
Marisa46

Marisa46

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scarlettbegonia's Blog
 

Please Please Really Really Research This

Lap bands are horrible-After four horrendous years im getting mine out,4 years of constant vomiting,4 years of acid reflux,4 years of flucuating weight and the weight i did loose was NOT worth the pain im in,NO I’m not overfilled haven’t had a fill in over 3 years YES i chew chew chew until the food is liquid…Do your research look up how many revisions are being done now from the band NO it’s not the person failing the band. This is NOT a great solution it’ll cause you more problems than it’ll solve look into what other wls you can get! I researched the band for years before i went through with it-if i had held off a year i would have seen the negative posts and stories that started to appear,when i was looking into it i looked for the negative stories I looked for what could go wrong and the few i came across i thought "that dosen't sound right' but then i started living those things and i see that I'm not alone. Why are the doctors not being more honest about the revisions? why are they still doing this on MO and SMO -the chances of it working are "slim"to none. I so wanted this to work,I so wanted to be a "success" and technically i was a success i lost over 2/3rd of my weight and then i was left depressed and feeling like an absolute loser as it slowly crept back on-no matter what i did,I excersised and excersised but somehow ended up heading back towards my start weight-Im not at that weight and i won't get there either. I see the surgeon in 4 days i hope he will be the one to remove this awful thing. I want to be able to eat vegetables,I want to be able to eat meat I want to be able to eat healthy food not just the crap i can slip past the band.
scarlettbegonia

scarlettbegonia

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Daisy Duke's Blog
 

Blogging: Day One; Introduction

Hello everyone! My name is Danyal and I am a fellow "Bandster". I was banded about 4 years ago in the summer of 2008 at the ripe young age of 18... which currently makes me 22. At my heaviest I was 270lbs, and have lost about 110lbs of that weight... which in my calculations is a whole person (tiny person). May I just say, none of that 110lbs came off easily! These past 4 years have been absolutely heartbreaking, overwhelmingly exciting and everywhere in between. It has been an emotional roller coaster, and life has changed so much. There were times where I felt like giving up, and regretting having ever gotten the surgery in the first place... but at this point in time I know it was the right decision. I have lived by the idea that every little bit makes a difference, and that couldn't be more true! I haven't really decided the style of writing I plan to pursue with this Blog, but I am thinking a more "free-writing" style will suit me well. I am here to answer any inquiries you might have about the surgery, and feel free to ask it all!! From relationship changes, to physical changes,and emotional challenges ... Believe me I have been through it all, and I hope that I can help a few of you out along your Journey!
Daisy Duke

Daisy Duke

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woodie83's Blog
 

Lets Get This Party Started!!!

I am so ready to have this surgery, get past the liquid phase (again) and eat something else! I am pretty satisfied with the liquid diet, meaning it isn't as bad as I thought but I am just anxious I think to get moving with it all. I am down 14 lbs so far but is has slowed down a little, about a pound every 2-3 days now. Surgery is Tuesday and I can't wait!! I will be fine and I am putting it all in God's hands now:)
woodie83

woodie83

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Netta's Journey - Starting 14 Day Liquid Diet
 

Day 3 - Pre-Op - Liquid Diet

Today is day 3 of the 14 day liquid diet that I have to do. Who knew that there are so many drinks with aspartame in them? Yesterday was a not so bad day, Monday was horrible, and today reality has set in that I'm not eating any food. I am proud of myself though because I cooked dinner for my son and guy and didn't taste anything to see if it was okay. I was tempted to eat the bacon that my son left from breakfast but instead I threw it away. I have come to the conclusion that I am very limited as to what I can drink, which is discouraging at times. I have eaten more jello this week than I have probably eaten in two years!!   I have read that others only have to do a 7 day liquid diet prior to surgery so I'm wondering why I have to do 14 days. However, I won't complain as I believe that this will start me on the right path to healthy eating.   If anyone knows of any creative liquids to drink on this diet, I could sure use some help.
NettaRue

NettaRue

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Mzflaningam's Blog
 

A Little About Me

First I want to start off with a little about me. At the age of 22 I am hppily married to a US Army soldier, stay at home mother of 3, and love to be out n about doing stuff and hanging with friends. I had to put education on hold till i find a reliable sitter but i am slowly working on my RN. My husband and I choose to stop having children so I am taking this time to work on myself. I start to look into the lap band because: !. I have fought with weight my whole life 2: i want to live a betterlife for my children and teach them to live to healthier life 3: with the last like 20 pounds i started to really noice the effects like getting out of breath quicker, knees hurting all the time, and clothes just not fitting at all 4 this is what broke the the "fat straw" i weigh more now than i ever did when i was pregnant.   so March 6 2012 i went to my seminar, March 16th met with the NP and mental Health Eval, March 19th lab work and upper gi, April 5 nutrionist class/ first WLS support group April 13 surgery approval.... April 26th Stars pre op diet. and May 10th Surgery Now I have heard some awful stories about gettin approved for WlS through tricare (tricare south prime!)... i am guessing it as farely easy for me because i had already been working with my PCM for sometime and i met the more that 100 pounds over wieght. I mean it took them less than 24 hours to approve the request.the only co morbidity i have is bad knees and if i dont change i am on my way to diabetes.   The biggest question I have "Are you scared?" no i am not scared to be changeing my life. i am excited. i am scared about the mood swings i will have with on the pre op diet but thats about it,\
Mzflaningam

Mzflaningam

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lageniafaye's Blog
 

My Port Is Sticking Out

I am feeling a little scared about my band. I was thinking that the lump on my stomach was my band "now i get it" It is my port. But I have been worring about my band slipping. I feel no restrictions and sometimes I eat more than I should. It's hard, because 1/2 cup is just not enough. How can I tell my band has slipped?
lageniafaye

lageniafaye

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desertmom's Blog
 

Something New

Its my birthday today and I decided to buy food from a place called limetree.They make the most delicious salads and quiche and of course,carrot cake.I bought 2 salads and 2 slices of quiche for 4 of us and I had a tiny bit of each...or thought I would have.   Since this morning i have had a tummy ache like I have gastritis. (know what it feels like as I had it often while I had the band).I had a few bites and fed the rest of my food to my 11 year old that came back from camp today and was starving.Then I cut the 2 slices of cake in half and for myself half of half....and it made me feel so sick. Had a nice long bath afterwards and then at about 22:00 I decided that it is m birthday and I am allowed to eat..got myself a little tiny 100 calorie packet of sweet chilli ryvitas,minis, and low and behold,at about 5 and have been spitting it out ever since.Just like with the band the food just seems to pop back into my mouth..I dont vomit and the food is really clean just as it was when I swallowed it.   I have realized once again that I cannot at his point eat just to eat...even if it is my birthday.Food have to be more functional and the protein thing is something I will have to get right.   Sweet stuff makes me feel horrible and i seems nothing tastes as nice as before the surgery. Maybe if I try to get a bit more serious about exercise I will feel a bit more serious about the adaptations I have had to make around food.I am just struggling a bit with the very small portion size...like I've said before,just when I get ready to eat I am full.   Ok,this day is over and maybe my tummy feels better tomorrow.
desertmom

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Exhaustion = Philosophy***

Feeling so tired today, and I'm not sure why, so I might just decide to blame the weather. Yesterday was beautiful, but today it's back to Spring in the PacNW. Translation = Cool and Rainy.   So I was out of touch for a couple of weeks there. Nothing horrible happened, but I had a work deadline that butted right up against a trip out of town, so I was a bit preoccupied and not spending much time on the forums or even online in general. I did learn something, though, that has made me both happy and totally surprised: So far, having the band has meant that even when I get incredibly stressed and stop paying super-close attention to what and how I'm eating, I still don't go back to my old habits. At least not totally. Before the band, a work deadline combined with a couple of weeks of stress would have meant an automatic 5 lb gain or more. This time, not so much. I pretty much stayed the same overall. It's still sinking in, really, because it's such a foreign concept to me. I mean, intellectually I knew from the beginning that getting the band would mean a permanent lifestyle change, but it's still weird to me to see concrete evidence of that.   Or maybe that's just me.   On Tuesday, I got my third fill, bringing me up to 6.5cc in my 11cc band. I'm still not feeling restriction, but I'm hoping I'm just one of those people who needs a little time for the fill to settle in. I keep expecting to hit restriction and have to start eliminating items from my diet, but so far I can eat anything and everything, including bread, pasta, rice, beef, and raw veggies. I'm not sure if that's good or bad. I mean, I don't want to have to give up foods, but it makes me feel like something less than a "real" bandster for some reason. I mean, part of why I got the band was so that I could change not what I ate but how much I ate, but it's weird to hear all the stories about how people with bands absolutely canNOT eat certain foods and know that I have no issues with them. I keep waiting for it to change, but will it? And if it doesn't, am I still a bandster?   *sigh* Like I said, I'm tired and philosophical today. Maybe I should just go have a nap now...     ***Apologies for the rambling. I really do need more sleep.
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