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beckyp's Blog
 

Day 10

I got banded on 1/20/2012. Mr. Dr. did NOT put me on any restrictions before the surgery. I went to see him on January 13 and since I was a cash pay he scheduled me for the next Friday. I really should have done my due diligence and did NOT. It's amazing what I did not know until I started reading. I am happy that I have lost 17 lbs in 10 days but I am having some bad nausea problems. Anyone else having nausea??? Help I am really uninformed.
beckyp

beckyp

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legnarevocrednu's Blog
 

I Beat It!

First, I want to apologize for all my whining last week. It was the first time I hadn't seen the scale move since I started this whole process. Anyways, I am completely ecstatic this morning! After weighing in at 219 Friday morning and feeling down, this morning I weighed in at 215!!! It's soooo awesome! I took the weekend off from the gym and I guess my body just needed to do some catching up. I had hoped to be at 215 today, and it's a miracle that I am lol. I literally jumped up and down and did a little dance in the bathroom. I even checked it twice to make sure I was looking at it right. I'm going back to the gym today, and this week, I'm not going to whine if I don't see the change on the scale because I know that the weight is going to come off as long as I'm persistent! Thanks so much for everyone's encouragement and kind words. I don't know how I would be getting through this process if not for this site and the people on it. On a personal note, my love life is going in a really positive direction. After being single for 27 years (yes, that would be my whole life!) I have finally found someone who appreciates me for who I am, enjoys being around me, and likes me as much as I like him. It's taken us a while to get to this point, and even though we haven't reached the relationship stage yet, I feel as if it's going in that direction. I have lots to smile about today! Adding some updated pics of me at 215 pounds!
legnarevocrednu

legnarevocrednu

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shues138's Journal
 

Weekend Is Over :(

Had a great weekend, including Friday. Friday I tried to not write down what I ate and just concentrated on how much I was eating, and to be honest I had a really hard time with it. It's definetly mind over matter which sucks and I'm hoping I can work on that eventually.   Anyway, Friday night went to the dbf house for dinner, he ordered Chinese, I had crabmeat rangoon and a small thing of pork fried rice and that filled me up. Saturday I was cleaning like crazy all day, I had eggbeaters with cheese and some sausage in the morning, a chobani with some granola and yogurt raisins for lunch and had corned beef, cabbage and carrots for dinner (corned beef is disgusting! Never tried it before, not my favorite cut of meat, dbf loved it!).   On Sunday my parents called me early in the morning and wanted to meet up in Newburgh, NY for brunch (Newburgh is halfway between the two of us, they live in NY I live in CT). So much fun I don't know why we didn't think of doing this sooner. It's an inconvenience for me to drive 3 hours back and forth, and I usually have to take a half day off on Friday, this worked out perfect. I had a mushroom and cheese omlette some hashbrowns and rye toast, and that's all I ate for the day, except for a handful of trail mix.   Today I'm back at work, I'm hoping the week goes by quick, I took next Monday off, to recover from Super Bowl (go pats!). I have an appointment at my surgeon today at 4pm, I'm nervous to see how much I lose/don't lose in the past two weeks, my last appointment was on January 16th and I was down 21 pounds from my weight on my surgery date. I'm hoping they bump me up to 2 ccs in my band and see if that helps, if not it's only 4 weeks and I go back again for another fill. NOT GIVING UP THIS TIME!
shues138

shues138

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sweetsoutherngirl's Blog
 

Pre-Op Diet Day One

So I started my pre-op diet a couple days early. Today was okay and I feel good about it. I had two shakes and dinner was a grilled chicken breast with spinach and mushrooms. Lots of water too. I have my pre-op appointment on 2/7. I hope to be ten pounds lighter by then.
sweetsoutherngirl

sweetsoutherngirl

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sunshineinbama's Blog
 

Plication And Lap-Band

Now I'm confused .....What is the difference in having the lap-band and having plication i know they both control the amount of intake in foods, and the lap-band is covered by insurance and the plication isnt ...can someone please help me to understand ? Thanks
sunshineinbama

sunshineinbama

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brendap's Blog
 

Hiking And Weight Loss

I was banded on Dec 7th. and have lost 30 pounds since surgery day. I really, really REALLY want to hit 40 by Feb 7. Keeping a track of 20 pounds per month. I am busting butt excersizing. Do you think IM doing too much? I walk 3 miles on level 6-7 on the treadmill every weekday. On weekends I hit the hiking trail and increase every hike by 1 or 2 miles. I did an 8 mile hike today in 2 hours 30 min. No big deal, Im not looking for great times, just the fact that I did the darn thing. Only took in 800 calories today with 90 gms of protein, and my scale has not moved. WTHeck! I know, I know, my husband says my body is transitioning the fat to muscle... Im getting tired of hearing about that. Maybe I should layoff walking so much? Can I have some feedback? December bandsters.. where are you with weightloss and excerisize? My daytime job is at a bank, so I sit at a desk most of the day.What do I need to do differently?
brendap

brendap

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ann_franc's Blog
 

Singing...} Boogie One-Derland!

Just made it to ONE-derland! (Does anyone remember that song, Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind, & Fire??) Well, I been singing it all day. Yesterday, I weighed in at 200.0 pounds, but this morning I weighed in at 199.6. To celebrate, I bought myself a cute blouse in a medium (and I must say I look super cute in it); it's off the shoulders with a mixture of blue colors and I'm gonna wear it with my skinny jeans when I cook this Wednesday for my family.   I must add, I didn't get here easily. It's been the gym 5 days a week (sometimes there at 4:00am), watching and logging what I eat, along with a mixture of stalls and even a few weight gain weeks, and of course I work full-time and I am pursuing a master's degree.   When I don't hit the gym, the scale does NOT move (even with the sleeve). So I'm gonna celebrate my new super cuteness then hit the gym again to get the next 64.6 pounds off!   ...dancing in boogie ONE-derland...
ann_franc

ann_franc

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Brit7's Blog
 

One Day Pre-Op!

Here I am, one day away from being banded...oh my goodness it is so hard for me to believe. The hoops I have had to jump through to get to this point...crazy. Almost gave up, I wanted to give up several times, but couldn't do it...after all that's just what the insurance companies want isn't? Enjoyed Greek food last night thanks to my family, delicious. Today alas it is clear liquids all the way, and nasty tasting Magnesium Citrate. So excited for tomorrow. Have the upmost faith in my surgeon, he is one of the best plus, he removed my gallbladder a few months ago so I figure he already knows his way around. I was in Tahoe for a long weekend and the very first night there I end up in the ER. Had to do a lot of talking and sign a waiver to be discharged against medical advice. Back to tomorrow. Have to arrive at 7:30 w/surgery scheduled for 9:45. I'm told I will stay overnight and should be leaving around 11:00 the next morning. Then it's blended food. Actually I am more nervous about how I will manage post-op, with eating....Will I have problems keeping things down? That is my biggest fear right now, vomiting and stretching the band. Well tomorrow will tell...wish me luck....wonder if I will sleep tonight
Brit7

Brit7

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ebonymc's Blog
 

Anyone Do Medifast After Banding?

I want to get back on track and for some reason I feel I need to jump start it by doing some type of protein plan for maybe 3-4 weeks. Have anyone started over to continue to reach your goal? If so, what did you do or eat.
ebonymc

ebonymc

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missbv's Blog
 

Newbie

well my info session is next week on feb 2. im still very new at this..so im very nervous because im on this WLS by myself. My husband is not supportive of what i really want is the VSG.   is it worth it? i need more info and i want to hear successful stories
missbv

missbv

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Israel Justice
 

Hello

So I thought I would introduce myself, since I have been lurker. I joined yesterday, in hopes of learning more about WLS. I am a VERY new newbie. I have thought about WLS before, actually a lot, but I have yet to take any steps mostly out of finical reasons. However a door *MAY* open that could help me greatly (I hope and pray)   So a little bit about me. My name is Katie and I'm 31 years old, live in Ohio. I have been overweight almost my entire life. Which seems to shock everyone because I only weighed 14lbs when I was 2 years old! I have not always been big, and probably most people thought I would be a little bit of nothing when I got older, boy did I surprise them! As a kid I was in gymnastics and took it very seriously! However, I ended up breaking my arm when I was in about the third grade which of course made gymnastics impossible to do, and just my luck the day after I got my cast taken off my arm I ended up breaking my leg! So I was pretty much in casts for a good 5 months! That's when my weight gain really started (and not just weight gain, but other major changes that happen to girls..I really developed quickly and young). It did not help that my mom worked at a bakery and started to bring home the left over goodies at the end of the day. So my lack of movement, and eating of junk food didn't help! By the time I was in the 6th grade I weighed 200lbs, and was much bigger than those my age. By the time I was in high school I weighed around 250lbs and pretty much kept that weight until I was around 23, when I bloomed well over 300lbs. I had major changes during that time. I went from living in the city where I walked every where to living in the country where I never walk, and don't get out and move like before. I am also an emotional eater (which I know is a problem) mostly when I'm bored!   So here I am, 31 years old, overweight, and needing help! I feel so limited by my weight, I am limited by weight. I probably weigh over 400lbs now (I'm guessing here). I'm in a lot of pain a lot, mostly my lower back. I can't walk without being in pain, or getting out of breath, and I can't stand for more than 3 mins without being in pain. My ankles are starting to become weak, and I'm scared for my life. It's hard to believe that the girl who use to walk miles at a time, can barely walk to her car from the house, and has to have a shopping cart to lean over while shopping so it takes the weight off my lower back, and opens up my lungs so I can breath. I am going to school for nursing, but I know unless I loose weight I will never be able to be a nurse because physically I can't!   So there is my story, and my introduction! I've enjoyed this site so far, and have learned some. I'm praying that I can get some help, so I can start this journey to hopefully better my life, and give me a chance at life!
KatieOkieDokie

KatieOkieDokie

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Shesgotstyle's Blog
 

2 Days After Surgery! Just Got Home.

So, the night of surgery was horrible!! I was throwing up blood and gagging everywhere. Couldn't sleep at all. It was just a terrible night. They try to get me walking yesterday and I was too out of it to even move. I just needed pain med after pain med and blood pressure meds. The nurses were so nice to me and they became like family. They told me to come back in 6 months to come visit them to show them my progress. I love them!! Was able to sleep better last night. Woke up this morning...my mom helped me take a shower, talked to the surgeon and was able to go home. Finally was able to eat something today. Had some warm tea, jello, and chicken broth. Constipated, but hopefully it's just because I haven't really eaten much. The gas in my stomach is what's killing me at this point. Big gas bubbles yet nothing is coming out. It's just stuck there =( They told me I need to start walking, but I just hate it because it hurts and I still don't have the energy. But, I don't want any blood clots and I know it may help with my gas too right? Well, I'm pretty tired so I'm going to relax, sip on my isopure, and probably take a walk soon. Just trying to be strong and get through this. Thanks everybody for the support =)
Shesgotstyle

Shesgotstyle

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Teresa's VSG Blog!
 

I'm Sleeved Yeah!

Hi everyone. I had my sleeve surgery on Monday Jan 16th and stayed in the Hospital on Monday, Tuesday and all day Wednesday.   Everything went good with the surgery and I even got some nice pictures of my new sleeve. The hardest part of this for me was the drain tube and the pain from that drain was so excruciating for me. The pain was on one side and went up to my shoulder. OUCH did that hurt. But once they took that drain out I felt so much better, what relief. I was nauseous on the second day and ended up throwing up once, I think part of that was from having to drink that stuff for the leak test. They took good care of me though with some very helpful meds for the pain and nausea.   On day 3 after my sleeve surgery I was feeling great, a little tender in the tummy area but I feel so good, especially since they took out that drain. Wow, all these months waiting for this day to come and it’s done. When I started coming out from surgery I remember the first thing I said was is this for real or a dream and they are like "this is real" :smile1: Now I’m officially on the loser bench.   By day 4 I was feeling good. I had some sugar free pudding in the morning to help me take my prilosec that the Dr prescribed me. I have to open the capsule up and put it in the pudding and take it that way. It took me a little while but I was able to eat one of those little pre packaged cups of pudding and I feel fine. I got down 16oz of water already; the goal is to drink 64 oz a day.   I gained about 15lbs in the hospital from IV fluids and I’m finally seeing some of that come off plus more, I have lost 30lbs so far since I left the hospital.   I’ve been making myself get up every half hour and walk around the house a few times.   I'm hanging in here and doing very well since my sleeve surgery and keeping track of me and having hubby take a picture of me every week.   Life is good! :smile1: Teresa
Tcali

Tcali

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Soon to be me's Blog
 

Nsv...(Non Scale Victory)

I can cross my legs!!!! I can cross my legs..like a WOMAN!! WHOOO-HOOOO! It does not look perfect,(as in.. back of knee is not, FLUSH against top of knee) BUT the fact that I'm capable to in any fashion, is AMAZING! Just had to share..Can't remember the last time I was able to <3
Soon to be me

Soon to be me

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I-wanna-be-a-loser's Blog
 

Update... No Change On The Scales... :(

If you read my "oh, December" entry YOu will notice that I am still 22 pounds down...... I gained 3 then lost three.. Woot?!?!?! GAH!!!   UPDATE:::     I was banded Nov 30th, 2011 @ 226. I lost 10 pounds two weeks pre-op, 10 pounds 2 weeks post-op. Now since Dec 20th I have only lost 3 pounds to bring me to 203...   6X a week I run 3-5km 1X a week I play volleyball 2X a week I play soccer   I am eating between 1300-1500 GOOD calories. No snacking, no junk, whole foods ie: eggs, chicken, fish, veggies, high fibres... etc...   I am losing inches but the weight is not coming off at all. Should I just chalk this up to inches lost and the # will go down later? Am I not eating enough to sustain my work outs? Am I eating too much (I am hungry lots!!)   I have only had 1 fill to bring me to 4cc (had 2.5cc at time of surgery).. IS this what they call the Bandster hell???   Who has been here?? Who can help a girl out???
I-wanna-be-a-loser

I-wanna-be-a-loser

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Bdumont's Blog
 

Problems With Esophagus

Hi, I had my realize band put it on May 3, 2010. I've lost 93 pounds. It is going very slow. I'm doing what I should, it just took a long time to get resistants and then I started losing 6-7 pounds every 2 months when I went back to my doctor. Once I got resistance my doctor would put in only 1/4 cc for each visit without doing the swallow test. Christmas season 2010 I did great . . . Christmas 2011 not so good. I put on 8 pounds but the day after Christmas I got right back to work and lost those 8 pounds very fast within two weeks.   About 2 weeks ago went back to my doctor and he was going to do a fill but wanted to do it with the xray swallow test. When I swallow that white stuff my esophagus did nothing. Did not spasm like it should and when the liquid got down to the bottom, just before my stomach my esophagus expanded. Since then I have realized that it is not normal for phlem to come up while I am eating (not food). I just swallow and continue to eat slowly. I went on the internet and it seems to describe what is called dysphagia.   I had an upper Gi endoscopy and it show everything is ok except there is a little irratation at the bottom of my esophagus and the doctor has prescriped Nexium (2 a day for 2 weeks and then after that 1 a day). He did take some biopsies of a few things in the bottom of my stomach but said he is sure they are nothing to worry about, the were very small.   Has anyone had and problems like this. I haven't been on this blow for more than a year and I hope that I can get back to find out what anyone says about it. But please give me your input.   Thanks a million.
Bdumont

Bdumont

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I'm losing it!
 

Excuses...

I am a broken record. I do well. I screw up. I start over. Is that ok? Is this life? I know I have lost a lot of weight over the last 10 months but I also know it could be more. I used vacation as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted, granted very small portions but still. I didn't get enough protein and other than walking a million miles a day in Disney did not work out at all. As a matter of fact I have not been to the gym since before Christmas. Why? I was so addicted before. I promised myself the week off after Christmas as a gift of sorts for all my hard work. That was stupid. I still want to lose another 80lbs. I have been stuck at 120lbs gone for a while. I didn't deserve a break. I need to keep going.   I went to the gym this morning. I felt so good afterward. I wish I could bottle that feeling up and use it as a reminder when my alarm clock goes off at 5am. It really does a world of good physically and mentally. I don't feel guilty during the day that I haven't worked out. I tend to eat better that day. I do my hair and my makeup and put energy into the clothes I pick out instead of throwing on the comfy yoga pants I love.   I'm so frustrated. I know what to do but I seem to sabotage myself all the time.   Today is a new day. Starting over again....   There is no finish line!!
TracieR

TracieR

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