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bayougirlmrsc's Blog
 

4 1/2 Weeks...... And I Need My Band Back

So Wednesday it will be 5 weeks since i had my Tummy tuck and I can't believe i'm saying this..... but i can't wait to get back to the Gym. I feel so tired and lazy and the daily walks are not enough.   It is so true what the say about people never being happy with our bodies. Now that i have a simi-flat stomach (still swollen). I now notice my inner and upper thighs....(guess they were hidden from view by the apron) they are not terrible by any means, but they can use some slimming down with exercise... i can do this...I know i can. Just have to get back into the gym.   On another note.... i need a fill.... i have 0cc in my 14cc band. My PS removed it all when he did the TT. I have so been knocked off my "high horse".... I had it in my head that if anything was to happen to my band that i could continue life with out her help....Boy was i wrong. In the past weeks that i could eat all the thing my band prevented me from eating.... I pretty much ate..... Bread, rice, pasta, pizza....OMG what a eye opener. I do need help, I do need my band....   So i'm sending up a prayer ..... Dear Lord... Please protect my band and never let anything happen to her... I need her, i know now i can't do it alone.
BayougirlMrsS

BayougirlMrsS

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Ready2BFit's Blog
 

Preop Diet And The Journey Begins!

Today, March 19, 2012 is the start of a new life not just for me but my family as well. Today marks the beginning of a life for health, fitness and well being. When I started this journey on February 17th, I never thought that I would be here based on all the things I have heard and seen. Hearing my husband stating he would have to wait six months and reading his information, who would have thought that a month later I am starting my PreOp Diet. However, when I think back over my life, in 2002 I started Hydroxcut and lost 60 pounds and gained it all back with the birth of my son in 2003. In 2009 for one solid year, I took Adipex and lost 30 pounds and gained it all back. In 2011, I was a contestant in the Genghis Grill Health Kwest and lost 13 pounds and gained. So for almost 10 years, I have been trying to get this weight off and nothing work. I have decided to put my fears aside with this being a major surgery and starting to concentrate on what God has prepared for me ahead. This will be a huge milestone, but I am so happy I have the support from my husband and mom which means the world to me. To the wonderful support system on LapBand Talk, you are the absolute best anyone can ask for. Yes, the next two weeks will be hard but I will make it even with me being sick right now. What I realize this morning is that it will be better for me to prepare everything for me to eat during the day to avoid eating the junk foods at work. But I am going to enjoy my soup and salad tonight like no other!  
Ready2BFit

Ready2BFit

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shues138's Journal
 

What A Weekend

The luck of the Irish was definetly not on my side this weekend! Sorry I didn't blog on Friday, nothing really exciting going on lol. This weekend food wise was uneventful ate like crap like always, then regret it later, then realize that it wasn't that much food. Going on a liquid diet today until friday to amp up the weight loss. Having a protein shake for breakfast and lunch and a low-cal/high protein dinner. I'm eating/drinking 530 calories a day. Starting another week (I've lost count at what week I'm on) on c25k, spent all of last week outside doing it, the weather has been so nice.   Tuesday I'm trying out a class with a friend of mine it's cardio and hand weights, I have to see if I can make it from the train station to the class by 5:50 or so (the class starts at 6). Thursday I might "drop in" on a Zumba class see if I like the instructor, so I'll be officially working out 5 days a week starting in April! But I'll enjoy it because I enjoyed being outside all week last week. I actually enjoy being active!   I guess that's all, Mondays still suck even though it's my last week before vacation here at work!   Have a great day!
shues138

shues138

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Haley's Story
 

Post-Op

Well this is my week of post-op!! I am so excited! I have been in many surgeries before, so I'm not nervous about that. But I am nervous for the life change. I am ready to make it though. I have been on a strict diet to shrink my liver and so far in a week I have lost 6 lbs! My surgery date is for April 2! I hope everyone has a good Easter!   XOXO- Haley
hdavis222

hdavis222

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Caribear's Blog
 

Confession Of A Mad Fat Woman

We all have different triggers that cause us to overeat. For some people, it's celebrations. For others, it's stress. Or boredom. But for me it is depression, and everything that entails.   I would regularly just get into a "funk" where I had super negative thoughts. I got very depressed, and sometimes really angry. I would pout and feel bad about myself, and bad for myself, and eventually end up deciding that nobody cared. And if nobody else cared, I didn't care either. And inevitably, this would end up with me binging on whatever I could eat in the highest volume. The more, the better. That little voice was telling me that I wasn't good enough, and I was trying to shut it up with food.   A few years ago, I started to realize that this is what I was doing. I worked with my therapist to try to stop the behavior, because I knew in my head that it was bad for me. But when I would get in that mood, I would get to the point where I just didn't care. My emotions would override my sensibilities every time.   And then I suddenly got a revelation. I realized two things - one, that just because my stomach felt a certain way didn't mean that I was hungry; and two, that even if I was hungry, that was ok. It was like someone flipped on the light switch and suddenly I could see clearly. It's not that these ideas were new - in fact, I had been talking about them with my therapist for a year and a half. I honestly can't tell you what it was that did it, but it just suddenly made sense. It went from being words to being real. And I was able to stop binging almost completely.   Almost.   Yesterday, for whatever reason, that all-too-familiar funk came back. I don't know why. It started out a pretty good day, but as time went on, that little negative voice started getting louder and louder. And before I knew it, I was brooding and thinking about how nobody cared about me. I tried getting myself out of it, but I just couldn't make that voice shut up no matter how hard I tried.   And so shortly after my son went to bed, I baked and consumed an entire roll of flaky butter biscuits. With jam.   Not all at one sitting, but over the course of several hours. It was as if I couldn't stop myself. I knew it was the wrong thing to do, and I winced at the idea that I would have to write this in my food journal. I imagined the disappointed look on my nutritionist's face when she found out. And I felt awful about that as I licked the jam off my fingertips.   It is just amazing to me that such things can happen to a person. How in my head I can know something is the wrong thing to do, yet somehow my emotions put me on auto-pilot and I end up doing it almost against my will.   Let me say for the record that I am not crazy, so far as I know. And I am not schizophrenic or bipolar. But every once in a while, my emotions just hijack my body in such a way that I could never explain to someone who had never experienced it.   Today I have huge, painfully swollen feet because those biscuits had something like 500 mg of sodium each, and there were eight of them, so that puts me up to 4000 mg just from the biscuits. And because of this, I have vowed that I will not buy those biscuits again.   But on the positive side, I do finally realize that this is not the end of the game. All I have to do is clean up the mess and keep moving.
Caribear

Caribear

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Merydia710's Blog
 

1 Month Post Op And Feeling Fanfreakingtastic!

I'm not gonna lie it has been rough some days. Especially when I have a bad day and all I want to do is eat the junk food that has made me feel better. Then i get over it and sometimes cry it out and then I am glad that I can not shove enough food for 3 people in my body at one time anymore.   I am down 35 lbs as of today and 23.5 inches total   I feel a million times better than I did before. Already my heart rate and blood pressure have gone way down. I am getting almost all my protein from pureed and soft foods. I am able to do 2 miles in 30 mins or less on the elliptical.   I had a little stall but I'm not too worried about it I know I will keep losing if I do the things I am supposed to.   So here are some not so awesome before pics. I tried to take them as real as possible and then some after pics.      
Merydia710

Merydia710

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Lyra's Canto
 

Bad Brain! No Cookies For You!

I am Batman. Or rather, Batwoman. No, seriously, apparently I am some lady's hero today who called work all in a tizzy because her pie dough turned out wonky. Forgetting the salt does that. Perhaps one day I'll even look good in spandex and a cape.   Besides my future as a caped crusader I like to think I'm a rather self-aware lady, and I mean self aware beyond the existential belief of both my physical and mental existence upon this plane of reality. Yeah, it's a work in progress but I've given a lot of time (oh, say about five minutes) to understanding my brain and why it prefers to think in shades of purple and glitter (there may also be polka dots) rather than in a more logical and linear manner. Well, I think we can toss "Lyra's Self Awareness Merit Badge" into the trash can. I swear, where does my brain get some of it's thoughts from? Obviously I didn't train it up right and it needs a choke collar and some correctional training. So, here's the sitch...   I was at work today doing my very best to help raise the sugar level in America (I'm a cake decorator, or as I like to say, 'Cake Diva') when one of my coworkers who is a teacher on the side said that she recommended me to teach a class next semester. Now this is good in several ways the first being that teaching one class will help me figure out if this is what I would like to do full time, and the second being that I would make a lot more money teaching than what I'm currently doing. Also, I'm bored and feel the need to stretch my gossamer (and delicately ephemeral) wings in order to expand my repertoire within my profession. So, this is good and I'm confident enough that I think I would be good at the job. However, the first thing that popped into my head was, "Well, if I get the job and as it doesn't start until August, then I probably wont be fat then and so will kick butt." *Beats brain with a rubber duck* What the hell?! Since when is my brain trying to play for the rival team in putting me down? Mutiny! You would think that since my brain is trapped in it's current flesh-mobile that it would be a little bit more respectful of my..er...rubenesque physique. Also, my butt stomping boots work no matter what size I am. It just kinda made me sad that I had this automatic thought about my innate ability vs my size. We get enough of that from the public without having to put up with that inside my own head! Bad brain! No cookies for you!   Okay, one other thing. Why do people, when they see someone like me eating a salad, ask "So, are you trying to lose weight?" I don't go over to skinny people who are eating burgers and say, "So, I see that you're working on that ol' beer gut. Good job!". Today I was eating my lunch (salad) and one of my coworkers asked me what dressing I was using. When I replied "olive oil and lemon juice" he commented that it is great for the middle of the body. *stink eye* Seriously? My middle is not up for public debate. In fact, my middle is under the Witness Protection Program and it's name has been changed so feel free to pretend that it doesn't exist. My reply to him was that, "I don't know what you mean" with my best Clint Eastwood stare. Cue uncomfortable silence and then his quick shuffle towards the door. Yeah, that's right, feel embarrassment and social discomfort brought about by your own clumsy inability to talk about the weather. *rolls eyes*   Tomorrow we're going to the zoo and I'm all aflutter! I do enjoy seeing the penguins and it sounds like a blast!
Lyra

Lyra

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ChaChaBurch's Blog
 

Struggling This Weekend

Both Saturday and Sunday have been difficult being on the liquid diet - but I haven't slipped yet. I've been having some really harsh cravings . . . like things that are crunchy, or a steak. Just anything I can really get my teeth in. But I know that I have a while to go before I can do that again. According to my doctor, I can't really start eating regular table foods until around the 6th week post-op. I have to be on clear liquids for the first 3 days, then full liquids until day 7. Then I will progress to "Blended Soft Diet" until the 6th week after surgery, which will also happen to be my DH's birthday.   It's only 4 days now until my surgery, and it still seems so surreal . . . like it's a dream. I've done everything on my end to plan and be prepared. Even have some new books to read while recouping.   I've been retaining a tremendous amount of water today, but I think it's from the liquids, since they tend to have a high sodiium content. Even though I drink water almost all day. Thinking about taking a water pill, but will ask the dietician in the morning.   OH - one more thing . . . I've noticed that I'm a lot more tired, but again, I think that's from the liquid diet, and not getting as many calories. I've been averaging around 800 a day.
ChaChaBurch

ChaChaBurch

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J. Fabulous' Blog
 

Gone Back In Time 12 Years

I’m forcing myself to write because I don’t want to. I don’t feel like sharing at the moment. Things with my new stomach are going ok. As of this weekend I have lost 46 lbs. It still doesn’t seem like … Continue reading →
Jack Fabulous

Jack Fabulous

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sweetplowgirl35's Blog
 

Had Lap Band Surgery On Feb. 24, 2012----My Story

I am 40 years old and have always been overweight. I have big bones and a large frame. I weighed about 160 when I got married back in 1989. After I had my second child, I had an allergic reaction in 1994 and the Dr's couldn't figure out what I was allergic to. I had to be put on steroids for 3 months and I gained 50 pounds from that. I was never able to loose that weight. So from there it pretty much started from 160 to 210 in 3 months. I tried and tried to loose that weight but no matter what I done the weight would not go away. I smoked from the time I got married in 1989 until Jan. 30, 2010. After I stopped smoking on Jan. 30, 2010, I gained another 40 pounds that I have not been able to loose which put me from 210 to 250 pounds. After I stopped smoking, I had to be put on blood pressure and cholesterol medication. I was diagnosed with non alcoholic fatty liver disease. I knew then I had to do something so I decided to go to a Bariatric Lap band Seminar at Princeton Baptist Hospital in Birmingham, AL. by Dr. Andrew Dewitt. I went to the seminar and decided that I wanted to pursue the Lap Band Surgery. I have Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama insurance and found out I had to do a 6 month diet with my family Doctor before insurance would cover my surgery. I started my 6 months diet in June and was done with it by December. I had to go through a series of different test and when those was completed and I was able to schedule a date for my surgery. I weighed 250 pounds when I started my 7 day pre-op. On Feb. 22, 2012 I went for pre-admission and weighed 242 pounds. Feb. 24, 2012 I had my lap band surgery. I went in surgery at 9:15 am and was done at 9:45 am according to my husband and mother. They was able to watch my progress on the TV monitor in the weighting room. Dr. Andrew Dewitt took my mom and husband in a room and told them how my surgery went. At 10:45 am I was in my private room and waking up. My mom and husband was already in my room when they brought me to the room. The nurse told me in 1 hour he was going to come in and get me ready to start walking. I had to walk the 4 hallways 8 times to equal 1 mile before they would let me go home. We was checking out and getting in the car by 3:00 PM. I couldn't believe how well I was doing. My throat was a little dry and I was a little sore but nothing at all like I had thought I would have been. I went to the Doctor for my 1st fill on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 and the Doctor said he put in 3 cc's. I weighed 231.5 at the doctors office Wednesday and today March 17, 2012 I weigh 229 pounds. I don't get hungry but I know I must eat protein and drink plenty of water. I think I am doing good since my surgery and I would recommend this surgery to anyone who really needs to loose weight. It is much easier than I could have ever imagined and I am well on my way to get to the weight I have always wanted to be. The only thing I must try harder doing is eating slower when I do eat. If you have any questions about the Lap band Surgery I will be happy to help in anyway that I can. My next Doctor appointment is on April 18, 2012.
sweetplowgirl35

sweetplowgirl35

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desertmom's Blog
 

O Doubt,my Constant Unwanted Companion!

Today was a little more difficult for me as far as the drinking was concerned....I WANT TO EAT!   There,I've said it! Now,I will let it go!   I am constantly worried about calories.Being onw of the only people who still havent lost weight at 5 dys post op I am questioning myself seriously even though I know that is crazy!   Drinks for the day: 3 cups of clear beef soup.It has about 50 calories in each cup I think. 1 scoop isopure protein 110 calories A small little bit of sf puding in liquids generously 70 cals Then I had about 100 ml skim milk...dont know how much say 45 cals And as an encore I had a mushroom liquid cup-a-soup for dinner 70 cals   Only about 30g of protein though.   That is a whole lot...almost 500 for day 5. My goodness. Part of the issue is that I add something to all water as I have a real hard time drinking water.So I am sipping something all the time but it is not just water.   What is going to happen to me?Am I going to out eat this sleeve right from the start?How will I do when I get to eat?   I am so full of doubt and then I really struggle to understand the instructions for This pureed phase. It says: half cup per meal 6 meals per day 30 minutes per meal Water,broth,fat free milk,fat free gravy ( whatever that might be) PUREED POTATO AND PUTEED VEGETABLES. Two weeks long,food must have consistency of a smooth paste or a thick liquid.add spicey or dairy slowly and in small amounts.   I am really stupid and will have to look up which veg will go down well.I will start cooking fresh though as my tumm never liked instant anything,even before. Will also consult a friend that had the surgery the 28th of Feb. About what she ate.Lucky girl is now on stage 3 with soft solid foods.   Just hope the next week passes quickly and I can start to drive my car ( dont know when I can) Stitches comes out next Saturday!   O well,another day another whatever..LOL  
desertmom

desertmom

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DSC1970's Blog
 

Feeling Good And Ready For My 1St Fill

I haven't blogged in so long! I am currently almost 4 weeks post op and am getting ready for my first fill on Thursday morning. I have to be at the surgery center at 7:00 for my fill at 7:30....having it done under fluoroscopy. It should take about 5 minutes and I am SO ready for it! I am hungry!!!!! I am trying very hard to follow the rules and so far have been able to do so.   Let's see what I've discovered so far in my journey: *my stomach growls a lot *even without fluid, I can't eat as much as before *I need my water *Remembering to take my vitamins is hard to do *my incisions look incredible...i only have 2...one is a tiny one below my breastbone and the other at my belly button *I've been very selective in choosing the people with whom I've shared about having surgery...those people have all been incredibly supportive *I am steadily losing weight...with my home scale showing about 21 pounds as of this morning *I feel incredible and have a lot more energy than I did 21 pounds ago *choosing food at a restaurant is tricky *finding time for exercise is sometimes a challenge while raising 2 boys and teaching *my portion of my hospital bill so far is about $2200.00 (I'm not sure how many more bills need to be processed by BCBS) *the things that I write here on this site have inspired others and that means the world to me   And finally....I've learned that for me, this has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. I don't regret it at all and pray that my positive experience continues.   Sending positive vibes to everyone on this journey!!!!   Deana
DSC1970

DSC1970

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Thyckness718's Blog
 

The Journey Begins

This is my first blog posted and I just joined this site today. Friday I went to my very first seminar and it was very informative. I can make my appt to see a surgeon and discuss the lapband with him/her on Tuesday. This is my problem, I do not have a primary doctor and need a referral for my first visit with the surgeon and without it I can not start my process. Now will a primary doctor give me a referral with my first visit or is that something I have to wait on?   Also since my GYN is the first one who suggested the surgery for me will he be able to give me a referral just to get the ball rolling? I am going to get me a primary doctor because I know I have no choice and need one for clearance, I just want to get the ball rolling as quickly as possible. Any advice?
Thyckness718

Thyckness718

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Phoenix Rising's Blog
 

Tomorrow Finally Comes!

Oh my goodness, this is my last day of pre-op diet. Tomorrow is surgery day, Yea! It is finally here (well, almost). I will be off line for at least two probably three days (no laptop to take with me) so don't panic if you don't hear from me immediately.   I am glad we are finally getting there, as the last two days I have started to dream about food. Wow, I have never done that before. The pictures in my head have been wonderful roast dinners with lashings of hot gravy, mmmmmmmmmm. Mountains of steamed vegetables all calling my name. Oh dear, you get the picture. At least tomorrow it won't just be willpower keeping me on the straight and narrow.   A huge big thank you to everyone on this forum who has helped me get this far. Without all of you sharing your stories, both good and bad I would probably never got up the courage to go ahead with this. It was seeing so many people of all ages and sizes having such success with the sleeve that made me believe that maybe, just maybe, this could work for me too.   So I am excited, nervous, but really looking forward to tomorrow and the rest of my tomorrows as a fitter, healthier and thinner person.   See you all on the other side Phoenix :wub:
Phoenix Rising

Phoenix Rising

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jennifer1's Blog
 

These 3-4 Pounds Keep Stalking Me!

I am so frustrated. I have been looking at onederland for about 3 weeks now. it's soooo close i can taste it. i havent changed my routine that has caused me to loose thus far and recently had a small unfill. i just cant seem to get the scale to hit 199! i stay jumping between 201 and 204. WTH! it's so frustrating cuz i'm so close. once the scale even said 200 so just knew the next time i got on it was gonna be 199. NOT! just not sure how to make this stupid scale move. any suggestions?
jennifer1

jennifer1

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VACookey's Blog
 

Post Op Day 10

I've had a really rough week of pain and gas. I've been having serious doubts as to whether this was a good idea or not. So of course, this morning I woke up in pain again. I downed my vitamins, and my Protonix, and my gas x, and hoped for the best. I also decided to put on a body shaper to hold in my stomach a little bit. It actually felt pretty good.   So, I was out of protein shakes and I decided to re-up my membership at Costco and go get some Premier Protein. The place was packed and I had to walk all the way to the back to get a bag of chicken for my son, then all the way back up to the front for the protein shakes. I was starting to get tired. Finally I made it out and the gas pains were just killing me. But then I noticed on the way home that I really started burping...a lot. I got home, had a little bit of yogurt and all of a sudden, I realize I'm feeling so much better! I'm drinking my water and I'm feeling almost (almost) normal. I even lifted weights today, which I haven't felt like doing all week.   It's funny how when I'm feeling my absolute worst and the idea of getting out and walking around seems insane to me, it really is the best thing for me. I'm thinking I may go out for another walk since it's so beautiful outside.   So tomorrow morning when I wake up, and I feel horrible, I'm going to read this and force myself to go walk outside for a little while. It's got to do me some good.
VACookey

VACookey

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newlife4nekaylyn's Blog
 

I Dont Feel Bad And You Are Wasting Your Own Time!

On my journey the one thing that i can say is that its not my fault that i am loosing weight and your not! I have worked hard to be where i am right now and what have you done? Nothing but put me down! Ok let me explain please i have known lots of people like this, Before when i was big there where people that would talk to me but we were not friends. Now the same people think that its ok to pretend like i dont exist or they will talk bad about me say things like so and so's mom (and point at me) is on drugs and thats why she has lost so much weight. I have even had one parent that wouldnt let her child come and sit with us because of that little remark made by her daughter. Some people are just that dumb and we will just have to learn to deal with dumb people. I try just let it go because me and all the people that matter are happy for me but sometimes it just gets to me and i just want to show them my scars and say no i had WLS dumb A#$ but i dont i just let it go and worry about it later. well again im makeing this short i just wnanted to get that off my chest! have a wonderful day!
newlife4nekaylyn

newlife4nekaylyn

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Karma88's Blog
 

Back Track

Let's back track since I'm 17 days post op. Started looking into surgery September 2011. 6 mos of drs visited for insurance. Hated every minute told doc at my first visit that if ins does not approve right away I'm not doing this. Well I jumped through all the hoops and I'm glad they made me wait 6 mos 4 would have been enough but it was smart to really get my head in the game and not take this lightly. So life changing. A part of yourself dies. You die to the old ways and all the bad behavior and you surgically force yourself to do it because you realize you just don't have it in you to do it yourself. Tried ww nutrisystem cookie diet just about everything. And really if you are grown up enough or whatever, any reasonable diet works if you stick to it. so hard to make them a permanent lifestyle so hopefully you have the resources and the thought to have it done for you. I guess I feel like a little kids making all the wrong decisions and choices for myself so I had to have an intervention big grown up stepped in for rebellious brat and said if you can't make the right decisions then they will be made for you. I guess it was super grown up of me to realize that I kinda suck at managing my weight and hired myself a manager with a proven track record. Hmm maybe if you can't do things well you have to hire out. Not everyone cuts their own hair no matter how much you want to. Sometimes you just can't. So I'm going on and on but I don't care cause this is my blog and I guess diary of sorts. I will not go back to check my spelling I'm a pretty good speller and if the I pad thinks I wanted to write tits instead of this then that's what it's gonna be.
Karma88

Karma88

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lkn412luv's Blog
 

Peanut Butter...means More Protein!!

Got the advice from a fellow bander to mix Peanut Butter in with my Vanilla Protein powder..I thought why not Chocolate? Soooo Goood! My boyfriend loved it too! Guess I gotta buy the bigger Peanut Butter Jars from now on... If you havent already and you are looking for something new..Try it !
FndSum12luvme

FndSum12luvme

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Browneyedbandit's Blog
 

Spring Fever

Wow! The weather here is awesome! Trying to do some spring cleaning these last two days. That's one thing I've noticed with all the weight gain--- even little things like cleaning the house just wear me out! I wanna have the energy I used to have--- before I became so heavy! On the weight loss front, I finally bought a scale--- something I was not anxious to do! Also, trying harder to keep track of my eating in journal form--- this is one requirement of my insurance company before I can be approved. I'm supposed to do this for three months. I'm so anxious to get things moving along but in retrospect it has already been one month down for the journaling! I'm so hoping to get approval and surgery date for the end of May or first of June-- I'm a teacher and that would fit my schedule perfectly! Oh well, we shall see! Off to do more cleaning and laundry. Have a great rest of the day!
Browneyedbandit

Browneyedbandit

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