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Sugarbear6281's Blog
 

Length Of Stay In Hospital?

Well, today was my pre-op appointment with my surgeon, and he told me I will be in the hospital for one day. I don't know if it's just me, but most people I've been seeing on this site stayed in the hospital for maybe 2-4 days (depending on their situation). I'm a little surprised. Is one day normal?
sugarbear6281

sugarbear6281

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jennifer1's Blog
 

Gotta Trick My Body!

Ok so in the past few weeks i have been back and forth between twoderville and onederland..ugh!!!! SO frustrating. i've talked with a few people and i have decided that i am not gettin enough protein..so i have decided to up my protein and change up my exercise routine. i'm praying this will jump start my losing again. i dont do well with counting calories or myfitness pal..i'm just being honest. so i pray this is what i need to kick this thing into high gear again.
jennifer1

jennifer1

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YellowRose88's Blog
 

Doc Is Happy And So Am I

Had an appointment with Dr Fox today and he is happy with my progress. He asked me what my secret was. I was thinking "what are you smoking?" and I told him following your instructions. He grinned and said "That is what I wanted to hear". Look at Dr Fox being funny. He is a great guy.
yellowrose88

yellowrose88

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Char60's Blog
 

Week 18 (5 Months 5 Days)

Typing that I like the weeks better than months, 18 weeks doesn't seem very long but 5 months seems like a long time.   Well as I figured the scale this morning showed 262.4 (darn vending machine food). On a bright side I lost 6 inches (all that walking).   Total overall figures this far out are 75lbs and 49 inches lost.   I wish I knew how to post topics I would like to know if anyone else has ever had an issue with over eating since being sleeved and what it felt like for them. I think it happened to me last night. I eat 2 taquitos at bowling then came home and hubby had fixed dinner so he fixed me a plate 4oz of round steak and half a baked potato and a blueberry muffin (he sat and watched me eat it) even after telling him I had already eaten. I was so sick headache, upset tummy, dizzy, feeling faint, went to bed only to wake up later with running to bathroom throwing up and diariaha. I will never do that again it was bad.   Well better get off here and get ready for work, after work doc appoint and then off to gym and tanning for the first time after working out am excited,   May God continue to bless this journey and everyone that reads this.   Day by day Step by Step with Jesus is my prayer.
Charlotte

Charlotte

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gramaof4's Blog
 

Validation Of Change!

I have since surgery lost 52 lbs....I have been dwelling on where I had lost the weight...to me my face looks no different (but people keep saying your face is thinner) to me my waist does not feel or look smaller (yet I am wearing a 24 vs. 28)...but I just do not SEE the difference...I still see myself as Fat (well I still am but a thinner fat...LOL)   I was sitting in my office yesterday when in came a woman from out in the county who is a very good and loyal customer....Who by the way did not have a clue that I had undergone sleeve surgery. She came in looking to purchase a product and before she could get out what she needed she burst into amazement and said   "What on earth are you doing to your self...you are like half the person!' You look absolutely great. You are just glowing....You look Great!"   Well Thank You Melinda, for complete validation. I know truly if someone who doesn't know about the surgery can see the loss then there must be some changes happening.   I am still swimming 3 X a week for and hour and soon I will begin walking the dog. I am getting ready to redo my dining room and living room, fresh paint and waines coat in the living room. I have so much more energy and my knees have quick screaming and my back doesn't scream as much!
gramaof4

gramaof4

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My Journey to Onederland!
 

Next Step...

Surgery date has been set for MAY 16th! whoa...that is a month away.   I dont know what I was really thinking when I went into my consultation last Friday--well yes I do, I thought maybe 3-6 months and Ill be going into surgery but now the reality is that by my 26th birthday (and my one year wedding anniversary) in September I will be 4 months post op and quite possibly under 200 lbs (30lbs in 4 mths seems doable)   I see my primary care physician today, thursday i see my nutritionist, and friday I have my psych eval.   Then pre-op diet begins after that!   I am excited!
2BonederfulAgain

2BonederfulAgain

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slimthickens' Blog
 

Day 5 Post-Op And Feeling Good.

Today is day 5 post op for me and I am starting to feel good again. I woke up this morning before the sun and did housework and light chores. Yesterday I was so wiped out that wouldn't have been possible. I finally slept in my bed for a full night so I'm thinking that is what made the difference for me.   I am down 3 pounds since surgery. Doesn't sound like much but I'm happy about it since I gained around 6 pounds while in the hospital after getting all the fluids daily. I plan to continue taking it easy for the rest of the day and focus on getting in all my liquids and protein.
slimthickens

slimthickens

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desertmom's Blog
 

Challenges

Such a lot has happened this week.My sister and her new husband came for a visit from SA and helped me get into eating small portions of real solid food.   This is great as I was in a serious stall and had zero energy before.Now I have added fiber to my diet and let me tell you it makes the world of difference.Low carb just dont do it for me.I get so constipated I want to die.Add 25g of all bran fiber and Bob's your uncle...dont need laxative anymore.   I also did a bit of REAL EMOTIONAL EATING 2 days ago.   We have just been promoted....TO THE USA.this is still a strange and super scary concept as we have always lived in very international societies and we are not sure WHAT peoples reaction to our VERY,VERY blended family will be in ........NEW JERSEY!   The eating the day we heard was crazy.will write about what we can really eat it we wanted to tonight.   Then,one more thing and I dont know if I've mentioned it.a few days after surgery I started having hot flushes like mad....will write about that later    
desertmom

desertmom

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Dig It Dog
 

I Can Eat! (A Little)

So i had an unfill that made me very very happy (although the Dr. looked pissed i asked for one (( not one on profile, other Dr.))) I still regurgitate at least once a day, but i am able to eat real food, but only after about 3:30pm, before then i get stuck.   Tried oatmeal this morning, able to get about 1/3c down before i slimmed.   Had an accident at the movie theater (described below) that has left me bruised and battered, so walking is an issue, much less working out! bah!!   Story: You know when you walk up the stairs in the movie theater? picture the first seat next to the aisle. right behind the seat (or the back of the seat) next to the stairs is a small triangle shape where the seat doesn't fit all the way. yeah that spot, right there... So, i'm walking up said stairs and i take a miss step only to have my leg (up to the top of my knee) fall through that triangle. its a very small triangle for a 5'3 249lb woman. i didn't touch the ground because my fat stop me. My leg is bruised from my calf to my knee. the joint is swollen and it still hurts to walk. And i'm convinced that if i had not been wearing my cowgirl boots my ankle, leg or knee would have been fractured or broken.   Yeah, FML
Tanya_cotto

Tanya_cotto

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slimthickens' Blog
 

4 Days Post-Op & Feeling Better Plus Tmi Alert!

Today is day 4 post-op for me and I'm finally starting to feel a little like my old self again. I was able to lay in my bed for a cat nap today for the first time without my organs feeling like they are rearranging themselves inside...lol I was so desperate for sleep the other night that I actually grabbed my pillow and blanket and slept in the passenger seat of my car!! NO LIE!! It was the only place I could think of to simulate a hospital bed at home and it worked. The next morning when I woke up In the driveway I remembered that my back living room couch is a sectional with a recliner on one end!!!! It had to be the pain meds that didn't allow that to come into my mind before I got into the dang car...lol I've been sleeping in the recliner now and it does help but I soooo want to be back in my bed for a full nights rest.   On another note and one that is typical for the way things go for me in my life, As I lay in the recliner this morning starting to notice that I was feeling a little better and like my old self again I sneezed and then realized that I NOW HAD A COLD!!!! Shaking my head I got up to use the restroom and then realized that I had also just STARTED MY PERIOD!!!!!!! All I could do was laugh and just roll with it...lol
slimthickens

slimthickens

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sambiggs' Blog
 

A Newbie With Questions

Hey! I had sleeve on 3/30/12.. I have lost 36 lbs in the first 14 days, but the last 3 days I am staying at same weight. Is this a common occurrence? If so how long does this last?.. its frustrating when i was doing so well to just stall out..thanks for the comments
sambiggs

sambiggs

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blackanese25's Blog
 

Week 18- Exhaustion Is Finally Kicking In

5'7'' HW:265 DoS: 238.1 CW:176.3 GW: 150   Well, here I am 4 months out of surgery I am down 61 lbs...and my sex drive is thru the roof..lol. Im loving life!!!!!!   Im gonna keep this blog pretty short since i just wrote my last blog a few days ago.. but here's where im at.. Im actually kind of tired lately.. And i dont know if its because im not eating enough food, or because my libido is keeping me pretty busy..lmao! But either way, this week i just seem to be dragging!   I am still trying to keep up my workouts and my cardio, but even my cardio is seems to be gettin more difficult to do. Now I run 6 miles once a week and run a 5k at least 3 times a week. When i went to the gym the other day...I barely finished my 5k. So i think this coming week i REALLY need to pay attention to my nutritional needs better.   Well im not gonna post pics this time since i just did it and well i have no changes that i can tell.. seeing as how my weight also hasn't changed. Gotta love mini stalls. oh well.. ill get over this hump soon.
blackanese25

blackanese25

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eberhuff27's Blog
 

Day 1

Well day one is almost done. Did really well on my diet hoping I can keep up with it. I really want to get back down to where I was! I wasn't anywhere near my goal but I was better than where I am now and i am setting my first goal. It's a realistic goal I've learned from my mistakes.
eberhuff27

eberhuff27

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AAAJJJ's Blog
 

Update Time

So it has been 6 months since my last entry. What a slacker!   Things have not bein going as well for me the last 7 months. My operation was Mid June. By early September I lost 20kg (10kg pre and 10kg post surgery). Things were tracking well. Positive results included:   1. Able to play golf now (albeit in a cart) 2. Sleeping better 3. Lots of positive comments re my weight loss 4. Family is happy with my progress 5. I have not lost weight - but have not put on weight either 6. Whern I am naughty I am nowhere near as naughty as I was before. 7. Clothes a lot looser, but not massively down in size yet. 8. Seat belt extensions not needed on flights anymore. I actually need to adjust the belt in from max! 9. I have lost weight in a year where I had significant eating out challenges to overcome due tio an activity I was involved in. 10. The surgery support team have been magfnificent!   However,   1. I seem to have hit a yoyo, where I lose weight, then gain, then lose etc. 2. I have been getting in to bad eating habits again 3. I have been buying a lot of food either eating out or lunch bars etc   Overall the positives well outweigh the negatives!   So now is the time to take stock and evaluate. I am basically going back to the pre-op diet for a week to kick start my weight loss again. I need to kick myself up the backside. I have many more goals to achieve;   1. Back playing Golf again 2. Go to normal clothes shops 3. Sleep apneoa gone   I will be working hard to achieve them
AAAJJJ

AAAJJJ

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Phoenix Rising's Blog
 

I Hate Stalls

Hi Everyone,   How is everybody doing out there? I have been eating slowly, drinking well and trying to keep up with the exercise programme. You will all be relieved to know that I am improving on the step aerobics, I can almost get through the first three minutes without a mistake now. I can't seem to get through the rest of the time without at least one or two 'heading the wrong way' moments, but hey, it is better than before.   On the down side I have not lost anymore weight for some time, yes I know, I probably am losing inches, my body is playing catchup, etc.etc etc. I know all this, but it doesn't make me feel any better! So this is me having a hissy fit !!!!!*****!!!!!****!! I was stamping my feet too!   Do I feel any better, no not really, but I figured I might get some help here on what to do to make the scale move again? How did you guys get things moving again? What magic formula did you use? I am drinking plenty, eating mainly protein only with the odd spoonful of veg, I even have started to eat fruit again (apples and oranges) well, parts thereof. What else should I be doing. I am walking everyday and doing step every other day. I am trying to remain positive, and that includes not getting on the scale everyday, but it is soooooooooooo hard. How long 'usually' does the first stall last? Some feedback would be much appreciated, please.   I am also looking for something else to drink as I am getting fed up of sugar free squash. I don't drink coffee as I don't like it, and rarely have tea (black no sugar) so what else can I drink as I have started to dream about diet coke (that used to be my go to drink). I have semi skimmed milk, lemon, orange and blackcurrant squash but long for something else but don't know what!   My meals have widened in variety, sometimes I have a weetabix in milk for breakfast, at other times I will have a dry fried egg and a grilled slice of bacon. I can usually eat most of the bacon and the yolk of the egg, but I don't always manage to finish the white. All good protein. I am also longing to eat something with a bit of a crunch to it. How long did people wait before they tried a cracker or something similar?   I eat alot of fish and have had a very small portion of shepherds pie (homemade so low fat etc) how long before I can try a bit of steak (something else I have been dreaming of)? Sorry this entry is a bit of a downer, I promise to cheer up again soon Phoenix
Phoenix Rising

Phoenix Rising

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fanofdmb's Blog
 

Hello Everyone!

I am new to the VSG community. I just had surgery on April 10, 2012. That just so happens to coincide with my 37th birthday. So I guess that it would be a rebirthday, right! lol I am very happy that I found this site. It is definately inspiring to see all the success and to know that there is a community of people that can be very supportive!
fanofdmb

fanofdmb

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Justijna Ferreira's Blog
 

Update

I've had my meeting with the intake nurse, therapist and nutritionist and so far so good. I have to go to an information meeting and meet an internal medicine doctor before everything is set. I hope to hear a yes or no by May/June. It was my hope for April/May but the information evening was supposed to be this week but was canceled and moved to next month. You can not have the surgery without first going to the information evening.
Justijna Ferreira

Justijna Ferreira

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YellowRose88's Blog
 

Cleaning Out The Closet

I had a wonderful Saturday! I cleaned out my closet of all the clothes that were to BIG! What a wonderful feeling! I told my husband and he couldn't believe it. I had to send him a pic because he was at work. This is a big deal because I usually hang on to clothes but I know I will not be wearing them ever again so why hold onto the past when I have a bright future ahead! I think some shopping is in order. LOL Loving my band! :wub:
yellowrose88

yellowrose88

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legnarevocrednu's Blog
 

Vacation

So I have to say, vacations are not good for weight loss! I did go to the gym 5 times, but I wasn't as strict with the type of food I was eating. I missed the structure of a work week! Although I am two pounds up from my lowest weight (191), I am two pounds down from my doctor weigh in on Tuesday (195). I am right in the middle at 193. I am okay with that. However, I am 100 percent back on course today! My doctor did not give me a fill again. It's the second time in a row. I had lost 8 pounds since my last appointment and he thought that was enough. My weight loss has slowed down so I wanted one. I do not feel as if I'm in the green zone. Sometimes I know I could eat more, but I stop myself. Other times, I feel the resistance from the band. I still throw up sometimes. It's the weirdest thing! I guess I'm still trying to figure things out! I am starting week 8 in the couch to 5k program. Never thought I'd make it this far. I am super proud of myself! I am now down to a size 14...started at a size 18/20. It's just so crazy to think about! I love shopping now. I find cuter things for a lot cheaper now. I love to go dancing now too. I'm actually a really good dancer (I say this in surprise, not to toot my own horn). Guys pay a lot of attention to me now. Now that I've said all that, I have to also say, that attention is not what I'm after. As you can probably tell from my previous blog, I don't like it at all! The guy I've been quasi dating, liked me before I started losing any weight. He doesn't know about the surgery (yet) but I plan on telling him should he ever decide he wants to commit to me. It's amazing how much my life has changed in less than 5 months! Well that's it for my update for right now! :-)
legnarevocrednu

legnarevocrednu

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phatkatblue's blog
 

4-15-12 Two Months Out...no Weigh...

i was banded two months ago yesterday...my weight today is 211. weight loss has been much slower these past few weeks and i have been trying all the tricks to get moving...i have increased my exercise time from an hour to an hour and a half when i'm on the treadmill and i switch up my routine daily. some days i walk, some days i cycle, some days i mix it up with half walking and jogging. i have even tried the elliptical...it beat me badly. i have even altered what i eat and try to switch it up so my body doesn't get to comfy. i have had two fills so far the first being 2cc and the second being .75cc. i definitely feel like i have some restriction as i am not hungry between meals, but find that i can eat more than a cup and so usually eat 1.5 to 2 cups of food. i have found that my band is tightest in the morning, so i usually start my day with a cup of decaf or a some liquid. i am not usually hungry until after 12...i get pretty loose in the evenings and find that my head is full of hunger. i have found that the more solids that i introduce into my diet the more i want more good tasting things:/ there are times when i also feel that i am still trying to eat to a sensation of stuffed-ness. so when i eat a cup of food i really do feel satisfied, but old habits allow me to want to eat that 1/2 to cup more that i can still get down because i don't feel stuffed...i must say that i am still learning how to use this tool and it has not come with a fair amount of frustration when the scale doesn't move or when i feel deprived...today i started couch to 5k treadmill version and am hoping to get back into my weights which have been sitting idle for the past month...my goal weight for the end of April is 205...i am aiming for onderland by June:)     until next week...
phatkatblue

phatkatblue

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