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jennilamb007's Blog
 

Day 1 Of Pre-op Liquid Diet

Today I was contacted by my surgeon's office and was told to start the pre-op liquid diet today. Thank goodness all I had had so far was a cup of coffee. I am to have 2 meals that are liquid and 1 regular meal. The regular meal is to be whole foods and nothing processed. On December 7th, I switch to all meals being full liquid. My surgery date is set for December 22nd.   So, the first day of pre-op liquid diet: I got the call as I was drinking my one and only cup of coffee for the day. I had a Whey Protein Vanilla shake for breakfast and lunch. I had an Odwalla C Monster juice for a snack. Dinner was a sandwich and some sugar free pudding. I have a slight headache that I attribute to my body revolting against me because I am depriving it of fat and sugar. Too bad. I am going to look into other things that I can drink and eat. I love V8 juice (Spicy Hot kind) and Naked Protein smoothies. I welcome any and all suggestions. I am pretty thrilled I can eat Sugar Free Jello, Sugar Free Pudding and Applesauce. I am a big soup eater too, so that will be good. I was also told that I can eat fruit and veggies. I am going to enjoy those things until I have to go totally liquid. Wish me luck and I will keep you posted on my progress.   Take care, Jen
jennilamb007

jennilamb007

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h0pefullh3art's Blog
 

Day 3 Pre-op

Well Day 2 and 3 went by much smoother, my appetite has gone down dramatically and i feel like i may just make it through this haha. Tomorrow is a big day in my opinion, i go to sign my consent forums with the Dr. which means 10 days till surgery. Im excited and nervous all together. Now i guess after tomorrow i just wait for the call from the hospital as to what time i need to arrive on the day of surgery. EEKK... -K
h0pefullh3art

h0pefullh3art

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Smaller Sox Girl 4 Next Season
 

Still Here I Swear!

It will be 3 weeks tomorrow since I was banded. I've lost about 12 lbs. I imagine it isn't going much faster because I'm not exercising. The reason why is because I've moving and doing all of that this week and last weekend; once I get settled, I have my gym membership back. I plan on going Monday after work.   Second, I'm starving all the time. About every 2 hours while I'm at work. I bring high protein food to work and eat just about all of it. I drink water--2 of the huge Desani water bottles at least. I still drink milk, but I don't guzzle it. I'm hoping next time I get on the scale it is going down some more.   Its just been crazy this past month. This month will probably be the same way; Xmas coming, traveling for Xmas, moving and settling, working, etc. I'm sure by New Year's I'll be ready to collapse.   I'm waiting for the movers to get here...they're late. I'm all ready to go. I could have made another run with the stuff I just spent 3 hours loading into my dad's truck...grrr. My dad bought me a new flat screen tv, because I'm giving him my sofa that I don't want/need. That was really sweet of him; he's been so helpful and good to me lately. I am so thankful for him. Growing up we just had no relationship beyond him financially supporting me and occasionally yelling at me to talking every week and him helping me out with daily life things. Its so awesome. Happy banding folks. I'll be back soon...
SaraRedSoxRN

SaraRedSoxRN

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zil's Blog
 

I Remember...

I am fairly newly banded (8/19/2011) and I remember...   when I started my pre-op diet how I could not wait to taste solid foods. We I eat solid, but don't miss the junk foods like I thought I would.   I remember how I thought I would never feel full again. Now I look at what other put on their plates, and ask myself where do they put all that food.   wondering if this journey was going to be a struggle. I have found my journey to be rewarding in that I stick to the plan rules, my convictions and know I am doing the right things, even if my scale does not go down for a few days, or even up a pound here and there. I FEEL CONFIDENT.   wondering if I would have strength to bypass all the goodies on holidays and special occasions - you know, pizza, birthday cake and ice cream, cookies, chips and dip, breads, etc. I found out I am must stronger than I ever realized.   the gas pains that set in a couple of days after surgery, feeling like I had done about 100 sit ups on day 3 post op, and thinking I would never be able to exercise. Well, the gas pains eventually fade, the sore stomach goes away, and I do exercise...I love my bicycle and if it is too cold, I go to the gym and ride there.   I believe every one of us have doubts, worries, challenges along the way in some shape or form. But we will survive and we will conquer the fat demon that has been riding us for so long.   Keep up the good work and know that we are all there for each other.   I LOVE MY BAND.   zIL
zil

zil

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Texasbandit's Blog
 

Progress Report Banded 09/02/11 And Sadness

Hi everyone!   Ive been so busy these past months with the holidays and everything. My T-giving was hard work, but I feel great that everything was healthy and low carb, low salt food. I actually lost 3lbs and I dunno how. So far, I'm happy with my weight loss and I have my 4th fill on the 8th. I am finding I'm getting stuck more often, but I still dont feel hungry. I'm working out 5-6 days a week, but recently I've had a blow to my routine     This week my husband had another episode. He has congestive heart failure at 25. He was born with a heart problem that no one thought would degrade this quickly. He has a ICD defibulator inplanted already for 6 years. Since August things have went down hill. This weekend he went back to the hospital. We are being told that he needs a transplant. So they shipped him off to a transplant center which is kinda far away from where we live, but closer to his family which makes me feel better. However, no children are allowed which sucks. We have a 19 month old. They said in time if he gets off of being bed ridden then he can go to the visiting area and see him, but for now no. He has a week worth of evaluations to see if his system can take it then onto a transplant list. People always talk about the physical and him getting better, but mentally he isnt doing so well. He is depressed and misses us. Especially his son. My God, our son is our world. He is a daddy's boy. We are trying to work out the visits and have someone there to wait with our son while I see him. He's gonna be in the hospital for a while, months even. So I'll try to fix up his room when I visit this weekend with something Christmas like. I just hate to see him so sad. He wants to give up, but I tell him he cant and its normal to feel that way. My hubby is normally full of life and jokes, but now he is grim and cranky. I worry so much. I'm having to work so we can pay the bills. It sucks being here, when I just wanna be at the hospital. I have so many things to do. I just try to take it slowly. One thing at a time. As for my diet, well I've stuck to it and I'm proud of that. Thank god im not an emotional eater. When I get depressed I don't eat. So here I am just trying to hang on.
Texasbandit

Texasbandit

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legnarevocrednu's Blog
 

Ok So Far

So even though I have not lost anything in two days, I KNOW I'm doing what I'm supposed to do. I can't feel bad about that. It is possible I'm losing inches (I will check on Saturday and compare) or maybe one of these days, a whole bunch of pounds will drop. But I don't feel guilty. I haven't done anything wrong and I'm following the program as I should. It's actually easier than I thought it would be. I haven't really been hungry between meals so I'm glad about that. Yesterday I had 558 calories and the day before, only 426. Today will probably be in between that. The pureed stage does not suck. I haven't had any problems and haven't thrown up even once. That may change once I progress into regular food again, but I'm hoping it doesn't. I'm actually looking forward to eating less! I make sure to take time in between bites (swallows) and wait to listen to my body. I usually burp or hiccup when I'm done. I really appreciate my body letting me know! At first I was like, what the heck! I don't even feel full! But that's backwards thinking...I don't NEED to feel full, I just need to feel satisfied. And I was! And on so little too! I am sooo excited about this journey! I know my blog from yesterday was a bit over dramatic but I'm not normally like that. This is what my food schedule will be today   8:30: Half a greek yogurt I usually have my SF carnation instant breakfast in between meals, but I ran out of it and milk. Have to go grocery shopping tonight. If I get hungry before lunch or dinner, I'll have a spoon full of ricotta cheese. 1:30: About 5 tablespoons of refried beans mixed with a little bit of fat free sour cream and weight watchers shredded cheese 5:30: Same as I had for lunch 8:00: Maybe some Sugar Free hot chocolate   Hope everyone has a nice day!! Please feel free to add me as a friend on Myfitnesspal. My sn is legnarevocrednu
legnarevocrednu

legnarevocrednu

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Becks Blog
 

Drinking My Coffee!

I woke up this morning feeling MUCH better about everything! I'm sipping my coffee and I can't wait to start at the gym and get my fill on Friday! It is time to get back on track. I have been setting my timer while at home so I make sure I am getting enough to drink and to be sure I am not drinking to soon after I eat. I also threw out all the bad things I add to my food such as blue cheese and ranch dressing and BBQ sauce as a fellow LBT member opened my eyes! thank you I know I can do it! I did not go through surgery and losing over 50lbs to go back to where I started! Good luck to everyone and thank you for your support and encouragement!
Beckh86

Beckh86

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mickp24's Blog
 

It Is Easy If You Follow The Program

Losing weight has less to do with a fill than the right attitude. I was banded 5-10-11 and by 11-10-11 I lost 100 pounds to my goal. I was never filled. I do no exercise at all. It is all about calories in and calories out. I keep meticulous track and for the first 4 months did not go over 750 in a day. Now i allow myself 1100-1200 because I want to lose 14 more pounds. (my doctor says it is ok)   So....   Do you keep track of what you eat? Plan your meals? Take the food onto your plate you are allowing yourself and no more after that?   Do you avoid: caloric add-ons to food. For example I use yellow mustard on everything. (it is zero/tsp but brown mustard is 5/tsp) Do you use zero-calorie dressings for your salad? Do you avoid ketchup and oil-based condiments?   Do you NEVER drink 10 minutes before to an hour after your meal? This is btw my NUMBER 1 rule. It allows delayed emptying and you stay hungry longer.   Do you keep very low cal snacks in the frig such as: no far sugar free puddings, pickles (which are zero) lettuce, sweet peppers, etc?   Did you have dessert on Thanksgiving?   Think about these questions and if you want to chat email me at:     michaelwasfat1@gmail.com   my outside blog is michaelwasfat.blogspot.com
mickp24

mickp24

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TJ91's Blog
 

My Journey...

Not sure what to say or do, so here goes...I got banded about 4 weeks ago and I am down a total of 23 pounds (preop lost 11 and the rest since surgery). I am truly excited about what my future holds as I am 1/4 of the way to my goal weight. The holidays weren't as challenging as I thought so I know that if I made it past Thanksgiving, the rest of this year should be a breeze. Next week is my first appointment with my surgeon since surgery and that is my first fill day. Can anyone tell me what to expect? Anxious and curious...   <a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wHslfXr/"> <img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wHslfXr/weight.png"></a>    
TJ91

TJ91

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Sarah8807's Blog
 

Don't Give Up. And Don't Forget That You Are Banded!!

I havent been on here for a while and thought I would post some things. I'm almost 2 months post op and down 28lbs as of this morning. I'm not seeing a huge scale change but I was also not putting in 100% effort either. The holidays were...well the holidays. lol. So yes I did induldge a bit. I was excited to know that there was a limit to what I could eat and ran into a couple times where I ate too fast or too much and it was extremley uncomfortable. I started off Monday back in the right direction. I'm eating a lot of protein and eating very little of anything else. I've been doing a lot of diced up meats and cheese, chicken, string cheese, squash, and other meats. My diet is not very exciting but when I stick to it, it seems to work. I got down to 31lbs lost before the holidays. I would like to be down atleast another 10 if not 20lbs by the new year.   I am learning a lot about myself. I really love my lapband. I have had 2 fills already and I have another scheduled for next week. I have 4.1cc's in my 10cc band. Anyone that is reading this that does not have lapband yet just know that this is not the "easy" way out. ANY WLS takes effort. And yes, some may be a little easier at first than others but in the long run its up to us to keep the weight off. I cought myself a couple of times eating things that I use to eat and then I would ask myself, Why did you have surgery? Just because you have lapband doesnt mean your obesity is cured. I wish. But that's not how this works. If you put in the time and effort the weight will come off. If not, than there is really no point in having surgery. I feel very motivated right now and have been doing well sticking to my diet. I do have days though where I am not as motivated. The nice thing though lately is that the more fills I seem to get the more I cant just eat without thinking about chew chew chew. Or else I have extreme pain. So I love that my band holds me accountable.   My doctor also would like to see me have less than 30grams of carbs a day....Has anyone else been asked to do this? If you are new to the whole counting calories thing that is like two string cheeses! So if anyone has any good ideas for high protein/low carb foods please LET ME KNOW :-)   Have a great day!!!
Sarah8807

Sarah8807

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Becks Blog
 

Struggles

I had surgery in January 2011.... My starting weight was 278lbs and I am down to about 225.... I have been stuck here for MONTHS! I am so embarrassed and I feel terrible... I skipped my last fill because I was to embarrassed to go to the dr with no weight loss and possibly a weight gain of a few lbs. I am very emotional and short with the people I care about. I am currently on the depo shot and I am wondering if this is also hindering my weight loss. I have made the decision to discontinue the depo shot and I also made an appointment for a fill on Friday. I was just wondering if anyone else has delt with this or has any good advice? I am not good about following the rules and I recently started nursing school which I feel is hindering my weight loss even more due to poor meal planning.... I am just reaching out for any advice or words of wisdom anyone may have! Thanks
Beckh86

Beckh86

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Bardy's Blog
 

Almost A Year

Wow! I can't believe it's been almost a year since I got my lap band ... December 3rd is my bandaversary and I have lost 89 pounds and am at my goal weight!! YAHOO!! I never would have imagined I would be at this place when I was first banded -- There were a lot of challenges getting used to the feeling and know what to eat and how much, etc. Trial and error is what we all go through -- sometimes I would let myself get too hungry and then would eat too fast and end up throwing up ... wish I could say that only happened once, but it occasionally happens even now if I don't pay attention to what and how I eat. Overall it has been a great experience and I am ecstatic to be at this place a year later! I went from size 16-18 to now a size 6!! It's so fun to shop now and feel sexy again! I encourage all my fellow banders to hang in there -- it is definitely worth the work and lifestyle change. I pretty much can "taste" most foods and stick to the very small portions -- avoid most bread products and try to eat balanced and healthy. I find I can't eat much solid foods in the morning so I usually ease into the day with a protein/fruit smoothie, then maybe a little tuna or egg salad and soup for lunch, chicken or fish and veges for dinner ... snack on protein if I get hungry. I want to wish all of you a wonderful Christmas season!!   Deb
Bardy

Bardy

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SlimAmbitions' Blog
 

Drinks Anyone?

I'm just curious. Do any of you love to have a little wine to unwind after a hard day at work but you're wondering whether that practice is slowing down your weight loss? I don't think I can give up wine totally - maybe I'll try only having a sip a few times a week or only on special ocassions.   Well, I'd love to hear from anyone on this issue.   Here's to me achieving my slim ambitions.
SlimAmbitions

SlimAmbitions

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Msfotobug's Blog
 

Day 3 - Pre Surgery All Liquid 800 Cal Diet

12:00 Noon -   Today has not been as easy as it was yesterday. I feel weak and my head is spinning. My friend said that is only "Food withdraws" like a alcoholic has when he turns away from the bottle. He told me, "get over it" (He is tough on me, but I guess I need it) About to drink my lunch. Today I decided to put Indian spices in my chicken broth for a change. I LOVE Indian food and curries, so hopefully this will taste like Indian soup. It doesn't smell the greatest, but we'll see....   Just tasted it. About burn my throat! Well, it's not Indian soup but it's different. Just "okay". I'm going to need the favor of God to get me through today. Day 3 continues....
Msfotobug

Msfotobug

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insanejane's Blog
 

15 Days Out And I Hope This Blogs

Hello again for some reason my blog entries arent posting probably because I m doing something wrong so I will try again and start w/ my journey 15 days post op thats right 2 weeks and about 18 pounds but half of that i lost before surgery but its still a loss, I moving on down and feel great I had a real easy recovery back up and doing the norm 3 days out, little gas pain but I do have other medical problems that remind me of pain like a bad kneew I am hoping when getting this weight off will imorove but my ortho says probaly not, so walking more than 20 min. for me is very ruff can't do it knee flares up and then I m 2 days out, anyways I count my blessings because I fought long and hard w/ insurance to pay for this surgery and I feel so blessed I finely got it so I am embracing it as my last chance, yesterday I actuly tried on a old beatles t-shirt that fit like a gloove 2 years agp so I stopped wearing it and guess what it fit with room to spare I was so happy I cried really I cried, such a small thing to others but to me a huge accomplishment till next post chow thanks for reading and I hope it posts this time.
insanejane

insanejane

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legnarevocrednu's Blog
 

First Blog!

I have a lot running through my mind right now so figured I'd just blog about it. I had surgery on November 21st and everything went smoothly. As of yesterday, I had lost 21 pounds (including pre op diet). I KNOW I'm not supposed to weigh myself every day, but I can't seem to help myself! So today I weigh myself and I've gained a pound. Yesterday I started on pureed but all I had was a SF Jello Temptations (60 calories), 2 SF Carnation Instant Breakfasts, and SF Applesauce (60 calories). I don't see how I could be gaining weight considering I got less than 300 calories yesterday! I know I'm being completely psychotic about this, but it's stressing me out. Lots of people on here say they didn't lose any weight or they even gaines some once they started eating again. I feel like as long as I'm staying within my calorie limits, I should still be losing! Maybe tomorrow will be different and I would have lost again but now I'm scared to eat what I had planned to today. I'm hoping I'm eating the right way. Here is what I'll be eating today.   8:30: 1/4 of Greek Yogurt 11:00: SF Carnation Instant Breakfast 1:30: Try to finish the yogurt 3:30: SF Carnation Instant Breakfast 5:30: FF refried beans (which I'll probably get less than 5 bites out of) 8:00: SF Hot chocolate   I feel like that's a good eating schedule and I shouldn't be gaining weight with or without the band by eating this way. I really wish I wasn't flipping out about this so soon after my surgery. I know I have to be patient. I'm going to work on that :/   Anyways, I had my surgery follow up appointment yesterday. It went very well. He said everything looked well and I made an appointment for my first fill (well that depends on how much I've lost) for January 3rd. He was extremely happy at the amount of weight I had lost thus far. I guess I should be happy about that. I'm now at 40.1 BMI. That's sooo awesome! Anyways, please excuse my rambles and freaking out. I just had to rant.
legnarevocrednu

legnarevocrednu

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brendap's Blog
 

Day 11

stepped on scale today. down to 285, so I have lost 7 pounds. I was expecting a little bit more, but I guess I will take what I get. Yesterday was my second day walking. The first day I walked 1 1/2 miles at the gym and I used the setting "hills". yesterday I only did a mile because I have been battling this could and I felt weak. Will go again today and try to do 2 miles. I went to the nutrition store and bought the muscle milk light shake powder, I like it a lot better and it has alot less calories than the regular powder with alot of vitamins. Gotta get to work. Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!!
brendap

brendap

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B.R.D.'s Blog
 

Day -2 Post Op

Not doing to bad. Feeling ok biggest complaint would be the pain in my stomach area. I feel like I did 101 situps. Other then that I feel good. Having a cup tea as I write. Taking tylenol with codine. Fell ok some anxiety about not being able to eat food but working to get pas that. Hope everyone else is doing well.   BRD
B.R.D.

B.R.D.

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emmy78's Blog
 

Day 13 - 1st Dr Visit

So yesterday was my 1st visit post op with my Dr. He seems very pleased with my progress and said I was healing well... He says that I have 2 more weeks of liquids....I will keep pushing ....   I have a challenge coming up ... The hubbys Christmas party is in a couple of weeks .. I can't wait to put on a cute dress and strut in ... ALL EYES ON ME... but I am worried that I will be confronted with all of that amazing food...I sould make a plan now so I don't fall into that trap....whats my plan??? I am going to drink a full protein shake about 30 mins before we go to the party so that I am full or at least not starving. I am confident in my ability to push through this!! I would like to have a drink, while I know this is not really in my food plan it is in the continuing to live my life plan...   My sutures are under the skin and they are itching soooooo bad... I keep putting ice on them and it helps a little. UGH .... I look prego cause I keep rubbing my belly.     I am upset with myself for not writing my questions down..I have so many for my Dr and keep forgetting to ask them when I am there   sw 269.6 cw 253.4
emmy78

emmy78

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h0pefullh3art's Blog
 

Pre-op Day 1

Well today i started my first day of my pre-op diet. It was rough. The shakes made me feel sick, not very pleasant. Really hoping this gets better and easier as the days go on. Sitting in class this morning after drinkin my first shake and seeing everyone else eat food was very difficult , But i got thru it somehow. I know one of my biggest problems is that i get frequent headaches and i can no longer take advil for them, tylenol has very limited help, so i really want these next two weeks to fly by. I have a great support network, my parents are very supportive and encouraging, My close friends are amazing and keep encouraging me, it really is helping me get through this and keep me on track. I have 13 days till my surgery, little excited, nervous, the usual. Im more excited than nervous though. This will hopefully be a good start in a new lifelong adventure. -K
h0pefullh3art

h0pefullh3art

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MsAnn6550's Blog
 

November 29, 2011

Been an interesting evening. I went to the Center today and had my 5th fill. The below 300 thing did not stay. I hadn't gained any but I haven't lost any either. So now I have 8.6cc in my 14cc band. I wanted her to go to 9cc but we compromised . I was so hungry when I came home that I ate some chicken instead of doing just liquids. Went down OK. No problems. Been drinking lots of fluids all afternoon. Even went to work out at Curves. No problem. Then I fixed supper. I fixed pork chops in the oven with a little gravy. Had some leftover cole slaw and a bite of hubby's dressing and gravy. BIG PROBLEM! Started with this funny feeling in my chest, kinda like a spasm. Didn't hurt or anything. As time went on it began to hurt.Then the slime began. Then the puke, very spontaneous. I thought I was just going to cough but it just spewed out. This is something I will remember and don't want to do again. I guess this means I won't be eating pork chops again, at least any time soon. Scared hubby, but he handled it like a trooper. Now I'm drinking some hot tea and all things are back to normal. I hope this is not a sign of things to come.Surprising what .4cc addition can do.
MsAnn6550

MsAnn6550

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