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Jen's Jabbers
 

28 Weeks Post-Op: Some Poking and Some Cupping.

Now that I have your attention... lol. I woke up last Tuesday with an extremely sore back, neck and shoulder. My shoulder has been bugging me for weeks. Well actually months when I look back. I think that it may have something to do with my drooping bust! Anyone else out there face shoulder or back problems with the shrinking and sagging boobies? In true Jen fashion, i kept denying that I needed to have it looked at and I waited until it was unbearable. I couldn't even turn my head. I made an emergency call to a nearby acupuncture and massage clinic since Sparms Bestie had popped in last week and recommended the place. The Dr. called me back shortly and could slip me in shortly. Grand! Except for the fact that I had never have had acupuncture before. I have a huge-ish tiny little fear of needles. When I was a kid it was horrible. I would be completely put under at the dentist and would have a tiny needle poke in my fingers at the clinic when they needed to take blood samples. Thanks to the Pre and Post-Band process, I have been getting over it slowly. I decided that if I could go through with fills that acupuncture couldn't be too terrible and I was DESPERATE!   He gave me an assessment by checking my pulse in both wrists and taking a look at my tongue. I then undressed and lay on my side on the table. He came in and inserted the first needle in the back of my neck. Not too bad at all. I can handle this. I barely felt the needle go in. He then began to twist the needle around asking me if I felt anything. All of the sudden, ZING! He hit something. It was almost like a little shock and I could feel my body almost immediately let go. He continued on to my shoulder, arm and leg. He then applied a medicinal herb to the tips of the needles and lit them with a torch and left me for 20 minutes to relax while the needles warmed my nerves. I could feel the release. I was thankful.   He then came back in and wanted to try cupping. Hmmmm, cupping? Yes, cupping. I think it sounds like a dirty thing. lol. But I accepted. He then took small pieces of cotton, lit them on fire and threw them into these softball sized glass globes. He immediately stuck them one at a time to my shoulder, arm and back. As the air cools, a vacuum is created and your skin is sucked into the globes. He applied 5 and again left me on my side for about 20 minutes in the cozy, dim room. I could feel the tension melting! It was amazing! I finished the session with a fantastic aggressive massage and headed off to work with some relief and some pretty big hickeys! I only got one picture and it's not a great one but at least you get the point.   Anyway, i went back again on Friday and felt pretty decent over the weekend but woke up with some pain today. I will definitely go back!   I got one work out in last week before the shoulder knocked me out and spent the entire long weekend camping on the river eating GARBAGE! I had licorice, a hotdog, chips and some drinks too! All of that and only one pound gained. I weighed in today at 183lbs. The loss of 80lbs didn't last very long but I am a lucky lucky girl. Camping really brings out allot of my old habits and this weekend I didn't win the mental battle, nor did I try too hard either. Regardless, I am getting back on the elliptical as soon as I finish here! I did not put my pj's on when walking in the door to curl up and watch the latest Love in The Wild that I PVR'ed with the attention seeking pup. I got dinner together, checked in by blogging and am now on my way to finish up the last of the camping laundry and finally - GET MY ASS IN GEAR!   I leave you with a shot of one of my favorite places ever to camp; [/url]         Cheers;                          
EdmontonGal

EdmontonGal

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MsAnn6550's Blog
 

Aug 2, 2011

Why am Iso obcessed with food? I think that I wake up thinking about when I can eat and what I can eat. While I'm eating I think about when I can eat again and what I can have. Inbetween, I'm thinking about what to drink and how much I have left to drink for the day. It has been two months since I was banded.You would think it would be better by now. I get a second fill tomorrow and I know I am going to be chastized for not doing better .My clothes fit better and I seem to have more energy, but I am just so obcessed with food. Motivation seems to be a problem too. And the more my family talks about my "diet", the less control I seem to have. What is the matter withme? Am I ever going to get myself in check? I feel like a whiney brat writing this.
MsAnn6550

MsAnn6550

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newtaby2011's Blog
 

Liquid diet starts tomm :)

Well tomm starts my two week liquid diet I am looking foward to it but I am sooo nervous about the whole thing I ordered unjury and I still have not received it hopefully today, if not I have been looking around on you tube and thanks to MsBandit she helped me out on what to purchase well if anyone has any tips or suggestions please let me know I wish I could find some more people that live in Chicago that have gone thru this alot of my family members are not very happy with me because I am doing this but I am trying to remain positive and I know what's best for me and my family I am tired of being heavy I am a totally different person inside than what I see on the outside and I have two children that I have to stay one step ahead of them lol .
newtaby2011

newtaby2011

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New Journey
 

Surgery Tomorrow

Hey Everyone! Starting Weight: 230lbs Current weight: 222.3 lbs Latest Meal: Bottle of water Tomorrow is my big day and I'm packing right now for the hospital Im going to be having the gastric sleeve My mother had it and so shes been really helpful in getting stuff together that wont irritate my stomach. I have my pre admission testing today and im scared as all hell theyre gunna say i didnt lose enough and not do the surgery. Ive been on the liquid diet for 2.5 weeks now and have lost 7 lbs My nerves are shot and the excitement is filling me up i havent slept in 2 days because im so nervous and excited its making me crazy but hey my apartments never been cleaner nothing like nerves to send you on a mad cleaning spree. I went into the chat for the gastric sleeve last night for the first time the ppl in there are amazing and so supportive! I hope i get to meet more of them. My surgery is at 6:30 tomorrow morning so if any of you are awake at that time send a prayer up to whoevers listening for me! If you have any questions on anything or advice to give Im all for it! comment away ! well theres a pile of clothes i need to find a bag for so good bye for now ! ill prolly do one last blog before i leave for the hospital. Elly
EllyDonlon

EllyDonlon

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NJGirl32's Blog
 

Exercise Sucks and other thoughts....

I decided to fully commit and join a gym last week! I convinced my 19 yr. old and my 24 yr. old to join too. They had a really good special going on so I figure why not? Last night I bought myself some exercise outfits. I really hate working out-I am 48 years old and I doubt if I'll ever be one of "those" people who are just simply addicted to working out! But, at my age my metabolism is really slow and I need something too jump start it.   I have noticed my weight loss is very slow too and it's my hope that exercising will help. It took me 25 minutes to walk a mile on the treadmill-25 minutes!! I am headed to the gym today so hopefully I can do a little better than that!   My eating has been ok-I could do better. We eat out a lot and I do try to avoid the bread basket and I usually order fish, but eating out is definitely extra calories no matter what the heck you order. At a friend's house I had 3 beers. I have felt bloated ever since. I think if I am going to partake in a beverage it will have to be something other than beer. Maybe just bring my own Crystal Light mixture.   As far as fills- well my doc wants me to come in every 6 weeks. My last 2 fills have been 4 weeks because I am not waiting 6 friggen weeks! I have an appointment on Monday and it will only be 17 days since my last fill. I am afraid he'll say-sorry no fill - too soon! But I am going anyway! I want this band to start working better! I am so glad I didn't tell anyone about the band (other than my hubby and a girl I work with) because everyone would be thinking-WTH I thought she had surgery-where's the weight loss?! I can tell I have loss weight and I am definitely down a size in clothes-but it's painfully slow and when you are heavy it's not as noticable to other people until you lose about 30-40 pounds. If I can lose 25 pounds more it would be a huge defference-so that's my short term goal!   Good luck to all of you in Bandland!
NJGirl32

NJGirl32

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LilMissDiva's Corner
 

From: My Plastics Journey - My first one (of several)

My consult today went very well!! This surgeon is one of the top PS in my area. He is reasonably priced too, and I've seen his work in person. My cousin had her augmentation there. He told me that doing lipo on my knees would not have a good outcome. The only thing that will help me is a lift of some kind. I was afraid of that, and very impressed he didn't just go ahead and take my money and do it. He knew I didn't have the funds for any additional surgeries, so he won my confidence right away. So, that said it looks like I look best in the 500cc implants, silicone's. That put me up to a very full D or DD according to him. Ohhh Yeahhh Babyyy!!! :lol: I also want to say that dang those are some rockin' boobs... OMG!!! And here's a little NSV. I even fitted in the Size Small shirt he gave me, even with the implants in!!! YEAHHHHH!!!!   I'm still going to get a second opinion on the knees though. I have another consult at Sono Bello who does strictly liposuction. That is their specialty, on Wednesday morning. I'll see what they have to say.   Source: My Plastics Journey - My first one (of several)
LilMissDiva Irene

LilMissDiva Irene

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New Journey
 

Shakes, Nerves and Loss of Sleep . . .

Hello again everyone! Im Elly for those of you that didnt read my intro blog im still new to this whole thing so sorry if my posts are too long. Current weight: 222lbs. Latest Meal: Chocolate Protein Shake So im a day away from my surgery for Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 and i was lucky and able to get my appointment for first thing in the morning. I dont think my nerves could handle waiting til the middle of the afternoon. I had only two shakes today because i dont think my stomach could handle much more of running back n forth to the bathroom. If only werent so damn yummy! If any of you are having a hard time finding shakes that you like try your local vitamin shoppe they have tons of variety or even the gym for those of you unlike myself that have joined one im sure they can tell you how to make those delicious after work out shakes that help boost your muscle growth and all that jazz. Currently im packing for the hospital trying to remember everything im going to need and i find the more i pack the more nervous i get. Right now my greatest fear is that ill get to the hospital and the doctor will tell me i didnt lose enough weight on the protein diet. I know most people are supposed to loose 15-20 lbs but ive only lost 7 Nothing like seeing the finish line and tripping a foot before you reach it. I also attained my first scale Ever i normally avoid them like the plague but lets face it im gunna need one luckily my very supportive mother got me a weight watchers one which is fairly cool looking and is currently set in front of my frig so that i feel guilty every time i have a week i neeeed to eat somethinggg moment you all know what i mean. Ive tried crash diets ive tried everything thats out there pills all natrual remedies you name it trying to lose weight so when i found this worked for my mother and one of her friends i had to give it a shot. only my immediate family knows im having this surgery cause i find people tend to think its "the easy way out" or " cheating" I know its not a miracle cure ive seen my mother go through it first hand. Im not looking for a miracle cure im looking for a leg up. I havent slept in 2 days and i know i wont sleep tomorrow night knowing that this is the start of a new journey a journey i hope to a newer healthier better me. I hope ive helped some of you with my blogs so far. We arent alone and i hope i get comments and advice soon! Til tomorrow when im really freaking out haha have a good night fellow Journiers (i know thats not a real word but hey this is my blog right ) Elly
EllyDonlon

EllyDonlon

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pegdew's Blog
 

Taking flight any suggestions?

I have to go on a business trip. This will be my first flight since having the band put in. Should I expect any problems? Any suggestions as far as taking protien along on the trip ?? I don't want to take a whole big container I'll only be gone four days. Protien as carry on or just in baggage? My band is as tight as I can get it and still eat. I asked for the extreme before I moved and boy did I get it. My husband has finally figured out how much I can eat without throwing up. I was vomiting after every meal for awhile and live to far to go to the doctor every time I may need an adjustment. I'm concerned about eating in front of people because of eating slow and not being able to eat a full plate of food they serve. I've requested smaller portions and no large vegatables. I'd rather not eat than have to keep leaving the table to go vomit.   Anyone got anything else I'm forgetting about?    
pegdew

pegdew

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New Journey
 

Nice to meet you . . .

Hello everyone! My names Danielle I prefer being called Elly if you don't mind makes us seem like we're already friends and I'd like to think we are, Friends, Comrades, Support system. Ive never blogged anything before so bare with me if i seem a bit long winded. I guess the first place to start is to tell you all a bit about myself and my journey so far. Like most of you i don't know where or when or how i started to gain so much weight. I look back at pictures and i think to myself was i ever That small? What happened? Where did it all go wrong? Sound familiar? haha i knew it would I've been browsing this site for months learning about other peoples experiences and i figured hey I'm a day away from having the Gastric Sleeve now's prolly a good time to sign up. Haha, I'm twenty three years old and im 230 pounds and to top it all off I'm vertically challenged soo at my whopping 5 foot nil its hard to hide how much weight I've gained. Its pretty awful when a perfect stranger comes up to you and asks " ohh whens the baby due" and for you women out there you know how devastating that can be and you cant exactly tell them oh no im just fat. Im going to be a second generation gastric sleever if that makes any sense. My mother had the lap band and lost most of her weight on it before it slipped. That was a really scary phone call to get. She now has the gastric sleeve and says its much easier on her body even though it was a harder recovery time. Shes had it for over a year now and her weight has pretty much stayed constant at her goal weight. The process for me to get approved for the gastric sleeve has been a very long and challenging one. I first started trying to get the lap band almost 3 1/2 years ago but got denied 3 times. So if you get denied i know how you feel but don't give up! I had to go to 6 months of nutritional classes and about 9 thousand different doctors and specialists to get everything together for this surgery and finally last week i got approved! The letter is currently hanging on my mothers frig and soon i plan on framing it since it took soooo long to achieve and even longer for the shock to wear off that it was finally happening! I started my liquid diet right away. Which of course is all exciting until you realize that those lovely shakes they make taste like chocolate actually has you running back n forth to the bathroom non stop. Not pleasant. My starting weight was 230lbs on the liquid diet ive lost 7lbs leaving me at a starting weight of 222lbs. My last meal was given to me by my mother in celebration for this all finally happening and was a delicious motzah ball soup and chicken alfredo at the local dinner down the street. Ive been on the liquid diet for 2 1/2 weeks now and nothing would make me happier than tackling the domino's delivery boy that just walked by and eating my fill of pizza. Its Hard to control yourself when you realize how much of your time has been spent revolving around food. And if youre like me i eat All the time. Whether im happy sad excited upset any reason to eat and i did. Well thanks for reading my first blog i hope you all leave some comments its Nice to meet you! Elly
EllyDonlon

EllyDonlon

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Same road...different destination
 

And so it has begun...

08/01/2011--20 days out I am a litte late getting into the support group thing. I will be honest enough to admit that I was arrogant enough to think I wouldn't need any support other than my family. Then the trouble began and I needed answers and advicce and felt compelled to seek encouragement from people wo knew EXACTLY what I was going through. My family has been great...amazing in fact...but I can't help but wonder what they would really say if they KNEW, you know? So I turned to this forum and am getting what I need for now i think. After an emotional day yesterdayI have decided today that maybe journaling my experience would be therapeutic. Anyhoo, I am feeling better and stronger today. My appt with my surgeon is tomorrow so maybe he can tell me all the nausea and pain in my left side were a fluke or from going back to work to soon and pulling something. I went on a 10 minute bike ride today and I feel better for taking another step in the right direction. I was feeling so down yesterday about feeling so sick and hurting so much and I finally cried and acknowledged that I am mad and disappointed in myself that I haven't been able to bounce right back. But I woke up today feeling like the worst is behind me so maybe it is. I haven't lost any weight for a whole week and that is frustrating too, but I have read that lots of pople plateau during the third wekk and logically I know that I cannot cotinue to consume so few calories and NOT continue to lose weight, so I just have to wait it out, I guess. Overall, i has been a rough road so far, but you kno what...my husband told me yesterday if this were an easy answer to weight loss then everybody would do it and I think he was exactly right. I have traveled this weight loss road so many times now, but in my heartof hearts, I know that I will finally find what I have been looking for and I won't go back! So for now, in the words of Dory (lol) I will "just keep swimming, just keep swimming..."
amandaRN

amandaRN

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roseyposey's Blog
 

SHED 7 MORE LBS!!!

I HAD MY CHECK UP TODAY. I LOST 7 MORE LBS. YEH!!! I DIDN'T THINK THE SCALE WAS EVER GONNA MOVE! BUT IT DID! I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO ONDERLAND! I ALSO GOT A .5CC FILL TODAY TOO. I HOPE I HAVE BETTER RESTRICTION NOW! SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I COULD EAT A HORSE. LOL
roseyposey

roseyposey

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Joy Joy's Journal
 

8 winning tips....

I'm one of the old school bandits- 2006!! with that being said I sometimes feel like a newbie. I can remember looking over this website all the time just soaking in all of the information out there. At that time there were not alot of ppl admitting that they were cheating on the band--I was on of them I learned how to eat around my band stop working out and felt miserable. Until recently when I came back to boards I didnt realize how many ppl were doing this-whew what a relief to know your not alone. Today I am 170 and I am proud of that ...but I alone have halted any further progress (my goal of 140). I had been without a fill for 3 years!! I just went back last week and got one! First off I forgot how much I hate that first plung into the port..ouch!! I have the old school port..I didnt even know they use a low profile port! NEAT im getting my port replaced soon I hope! Well the fill didnt go so well I had the dreaded overfill...yikes I had heard about it but never did I think it would be that bad, a sip of water wouldnt stay down, not even my own spit! YUK I went back in the next day and they took out 1.5, I only had 1cc put in! But let me tell you I feel better than ever. No more gurggling when I drink/eat, just nice restriction on the amout of food I am supposed to have! I am super MOTIVATED. I have started ready tips and checked out the success forum and found this so I wanted to share because it spoke to me...If your reading this and it makes sense to you im glad it helped....visit me on facebook under the name bandi bikini   *again these are not my tips I got them from the success board on this forum....       Weight-Loss should be easy. I can’t stress this enough, and I know you’re probably sitting there looking at me like I’m off my rocker. I’m serious though. I’m devoting far less effort and energy into losing weight this time around than last time. Sure, this may be due in part to the weight-loss surgery, but not entirely. You see, prior to my recent loss, I was: counting calories, measuring food. I was going out of my way to eat healthfully. I exercised a minimum of an hour a day, six days a week. I worked hard to find the perfect combination of cardio vs. weight training. I paid for a personal trainer. I paid for weight watchers. I obsessed over the scale. I tried Atkins, South Beach, Zone, Master Cleanser, and a zillion other fad diets. And you know what? Those fad diets are HARD because they force you to live dissimilarly than your usual lifestyle. Fad diets are hard work. Let me repeat this: weight loss should be easy. If you’re spending hours and hours a day actively “working on losing weight” then you need to take a step back and re-evaluate how you’re going about your weight loss. This time around I try hard to make good eating choices, but I don’t always get it right. (In the past, I’d be 100% diligent to my plans, but with ZERO success on the scale.) I try to get some exercise in, but I don’t always succeed. The point is, I’m just trying to live well and do the best I can, but I’m not obsessing and going nuts over trying to lose weight, and you shouldn’t either. After all, don’t we have families and careers and more important things that we should be spending the better part of our time on? It’s 80% about the food and 20% about the exercise. When I first started out losing weight, I had all but given up on exercise. I don’t like working out. I don’t like going to the gym. At the start of my current journey, I had given so much blood, sweat, and tears at the gym with ZERO reward that I flat-out burnt myself out. So when this new weight loss journey began, I wasn’t exercising at all. It didn’t matter. I’m no scientist, but just an observation of mine: the more weight you have to lose, the less your weight loss is about the exercise. Instead, focus your attention on getting your eating under control, picking healthy options, eating often (more about that below). As you start to lose weight, you’ll naturally have more energy and will pick up the exercise factor, as it fits into your life. As you inch closer to your goal weight, you should exercise more and more. Exercise is crucial to weight maintenance, but not so much about weight loss. Because I’m so close to my goal weight, I exercise perhaps 3-4 times a week, but I don’t freak out about it if I miss a gym session. Eat small meals, and eat often. I realized about 30 pounds into my weight loss journey that I was no longer eating “meals” at all. Instead, I was grazing. Snacking. All day long. I’d nibble on this, and I’d nibble on that. This is entirely due to the band, and without the gastric band I never would have discovered this important aspect of weight loss. So this is what my prior-to-weight-loss dieting attempts would look like: I’d either skip breakfast or have some oatmeal. For lunch I’d have a 6 inch sub from subway, with vinegar as dressing. For dinner I’d have some steamed veggies and grilled chicken. Period. The end. The food choices were seemingly good, but I was eating too much, and only at two sittings. Your body apparently doesn’t like this. Today, I eat 5-6 times a day, but only 150-200 calories of food at any given sitting. I never eat a “meal” anymore. The great thing about eating small portions of food is that I can pretty much eat whatever I want, and I think the variety is really healthy for my body. I’m less obsessed over eating “diet food” and allow myself to eat “real food” during these mini-meals. (I eat a lot of soup these days, especially at restaurants, because it’s the perfect portion size!) Pay attention to your body, not the USDA. Okay, do a little math now. If I’m only eating 150 calories per meal, 6 times a day…that means I’m eating….900 calories a day? Say what? Are you crazy? No I’m not! So in my quest to lose weight, I scrutinized how many calories a typical woman should be eating, according to the USDA. They say 2,000 for a sedentary female 19 to 30 years old. BMR calculators told me I should eat 1,774 calories. Well, no wonder I wasn’t losing weight! I was either trying to eat “just right” and follow one of those crazy guidelines, or pretty much starving myself trying to save as many calories as humanly possible.Now look. I’m not going to tell you to eat only 900 calories a day. I also don’t think you should listen to the USDA. Instead, listen to your own body. I truly believe that every person has their own calorie setpoint that they like to be at. For me, I think that my weight-stabilizing point is around 1000-1100 calories. To lose about a pound or two a week, I need to target 800-900 calories per day. This is the point that works for me, but it may not work for you. You need to experiment a little bit to figure out what your calorie setpoint is, but the only way you can do that is to pay close attention to your body. Avoid carbs, but don’t eliminate them entirely. I mostly eat whatever I want these days, but there are a few nit-picky little trends that I’ve identified. I don’t know if these really contribute to weight loss or not, but I figure they were worth mentioning. Because of my gastric band, I avoid carbs. They get stuck in my stomach and it’s quite uncomfortable. Consequently, I just avoid eating bread products, pastries, pasta of any kind, French fries, rice, and things like that. That means no pizza!! Boohoo!! My favorite food is forevermore off limits to me! On the other hand, I don’t completely cut out the carbs. My opinion is that if you’re going to eat carbs, take them from real living plants: rice, potatoes, quinoa, etc. Stay away from things that are mixed with man-made products (bread, pasta) and are refined, processed, and look nothing like their main ingredient anymore. Eat real food. Quit feeding yourself “fat-free” and “sugar-free” and “low-calorie” garbage. Look, the stuff is gross and for good reason: it’s not real food. Treat yourself to real food, and yes, please eat foods that are rich in fat. I’m talking about real cheese. Avocados. Almonds. Eggs. Even indulge in real ice cream on rare occasions, and butter, and olive oil. (You know that candy bars and potato chips aren’t “real food,” so let’s not even go there.) Stay away from foods that are processed and refined and look for food that has real flavor. Now, remember that I only eat 150 calories at any given sitting, so 150 calories of butter or cheese is not going to go very far. I might eat some hummus with 1 Tbs of feta cheese on tomato wedges. Or peanut butter on an apple slice. Watch your portion sizes carefully, but ahead and eat the real stuff. Stay away from soda, even diet soda. For that matter, avoid anything with man-made sweeteners, carbonated fizziness (which only helps to EXPAND your stomach), corn syrup, or processed crap. Okay, I’ll have a beer maybe once a week, which I probably shouldn’t, but as a general rule I don’t consume sodas anymore. I used to drink Diet Pepsi like it was going out of style. No more! Drink water, but do so carefully. This is a little trick that my weight loss surgeon taught me. One hour prior to eating, chug a ****-ton of water. Then while you are eating your meal and for one hour following your meal, don’t drink anything. The theory behind this is: (1) the water prior to your meal fills you up, and (2) avoiding water during your meal means that you are not physically flushing the food out of your stomach. Because the food remains in your stomach (3) you end up feeling fuller, for longer. It really does work. Try it sometime.        
Joy Joy

Joy Joy

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LeeLee76's Blog
 

Almost a week post-op feeling much better!

Well, here I am almost a week post-op and FINALLY starting to feel a little more human lol. I do feel much better actually. The gas is almost gone and my stomach isn't making me look like a pregnant alien. I'm still getting some episodes where I feel like I want to burp but it just won't come but that too will pass I'm sure.   Went to the beach yesterday with the family and it was great to be able to hang out and watch my nephew play at his first beach outing. I didn't have as much energy as I thought I would but I was able to walk around the beach and even went swimming! It was a little uncomfortable between my sister and I when it came to lunch time. She is not on board with this surgery and hasn't been so we don't mention it at all. Basically they ate their sandwiches and chips and I had a protein drink. I refuse to apologize for doing something that will make me healthier and happier. Everyone decided after the beach they wanted to go out to eat so of course I bowed out for that and felt a little bummed out especially when my 2 yr old nephew asked why auntie.. In any case, I know one I'm on solid foods I'll be able to join them and will just eat less and only eat certain things.   I can't wait to get back to the gym, I really miss it. Also trying to resist the urge to hop on the scale since I know my body is still healing and the numbers might not be what I want to see.   Guess thats all for now. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!
LeeLee76

LeeLee76

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Jenn1214's Blog
 

Oh no! Plateau! (dun dun dun)

Well, I should have known I would have jinxed myself with all these positive entries. I hit a plateau a few weeks ago and I'm ready to scream! I started exercising more regularly and I thought that maybe I was suffering from some water retention. Then I went on vacation for a few days. My band was really tight on vacation and I was eating less so I figured "Yeah! I bet I lost some weight!" I came back home, hopped on the scale, and NOTHING. I wanted to throw it out the window. Not to mention it's that special TOM and I always retain water anyway, so that never helps. Hopefully my surgeon will give me an adjustment today and I'll start seeing some results soon. I wouldn't feel so pissed off if my clothes fit different at least, or if I felt different. I just feel like a fat bloated mess right now and it's all I can do to keep from giving up. I'm just hoping this is a little bump in the road and not an indicator of things to come.
Jenn1214

Jenn1214

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2FIT2BFAT's Blog
 

THE DAY BEFORE

Well, its the day before my surgery. My clear liquids day. Am afraid I will be a raging *itch before the day is over. Oddly enough I am not nervous. Just resigned to the fact that this is the only way to control myself. I have been looking at before and after pictures of banders and its making me feel much better. Still, I am alittle sad today.
2FIT2BFAT

2FIT2BFAT

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seelessofme32's Blog
 

1 Week Today

Well I was sleeved one week ago today. I have been walking everyday since I left the hospital. My dr said he really tightened me up and don't I know it. My tummy finally let me get some sleep last night. I haven't had any pains since they took my pain pump at the hosptial the day after suregery (was using it for sleep). I am still having a hard time getting my fluids in. It has been a little easier as the days have gone by. Yesterday was the first time I got in my 64oz plus some. I do feel very weak however so I have started back on my protein as well.
seelessofme32

seelessofme32

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Kris' VSG Blog
 

Stuck in a Rut (Again)

No weight lost this week. I must be back into my non-weight-losing cycle. For the month I Iost 6.4 lbs. total -- URGH. I was hoping to lose 8 but it was not to be. At least it wasn't as bad as last month! My body definitely loses weight in phases ... a couple of weeks of good weight loss, then a stall or very low weight loss for a couple of weeks. I have a feeling that it's going to be this way for the rest of the time I am losing weight, though I suspect I may have longer stalls and shorter losing phases. I still have 33 lbs. to lose to get to goal. At the rate of 5 lbs. lost a month it will take me another six months (almost 7) to get to goal. Not that I am complaining ... to only have 33 lbs. to lose to get to goal is something I never could have achieved without being sleeved .... last year at this time I was in the mid/high 220s .... so I am down over 60 lbs. I am wearing a size 14/Large now ... normal clothes! I look and feel like a normal person again. And for that I am very thankful!   I have been doing well with exercising ... I walked 4 times this week (and would've done more, but was in a class at work and needed to get to work 45 minutes earlier than normal, so that really impacted my morning walks). I did some intervals on a couple of the days and on one day I really overdid the intervals (my thighs were really aching for a couple of days). Yesterday and today I did longer walks (since it's the weekend and I have more downtime).   I have not done well with eating this past week and I know that is contributing to the lack of weight loss. In class I would get bored, and eat mindlessly (and there was always food around ... though I tried to stick mostly to good stuff, like fruit or beef jerky, I did have some pretzels and rice chips and a handful of Reese's Pieces (bad me!!!). This week it's back to normal (except Tuesday, when there is a baby shower I will be attending, and most likely will indulge in a little piece of cake).   I have been thinking a lot about what I have been eating and I believe that I basically have been eating like someone in maintenance ... being mostly mindful of what I am eating, but still having treats here and there. This week I'm sure I ate least 1,000 calories a day, probably on a couple of days it was more like 1,300. My basal metabolism rate is 1,600 calories a day, so no wonder the weight is not coming off ... even with the exercise several days a week, I probably didn't burn too much extra. It kind of sucks to be such a petite woman! I don't have much room for error on the calorie side!   At the rate I am going with the weight loss, I think I may be cutting it super close again to making my Labor Day goal of 157 lbs. But hey, if I get out of the 160s before September, that will be really cool.
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Doctor submitted to BCBS...

Just a quick post to say that my doctor submitted to BCBS for approval this past Thursday & now I'm just in hoping, waiting & praying mode!   I knew I'd hit a plateau because I hadn't lost any weight last month -- and, in fact, gained 1.5 lbs. (Was pretty disappointed about that.) But...Doctor was pleased that body fat % had gone way down and body muscle % had significantly increased -- so there's something of an explanation for it...   Anyway -- just wanted to say that I'm still here, eagerly reading about everyone's experiences ~~ so please keep posting, it helps keep me focused & motivated!! Much thanks to y'all!!          
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Over 48 Hours Post Op Update

I woke up this morning feeling ALOT better than i have the previous morning . I went ahead and planned a little outing so that i might be able to get some extra brisk walks in and just to get out of the house . I went ahead and treated myself to a pedicure . That just about put me to sleep , by the time my pedicure was over I could feel my body getting a little exhausted . I had some gas pressure in my belly but nothing that was not tolorable . I had hoped to get right back home and lay down to give my body a rest , but my sister in law and I had to make a small detour along the way . My Boyfriends Family owns two businesses so we had to run and get some change for one of them . I stayed at the store with my boyfriend so I could spend a few minutes with him while i was still awake . Big Mistake , the pains in my belly only grew , I couldnt tell wether it was gas pains or what , but I was not a happy camper . We quickly got myself back home and took some of my pain meds quickly , I passed out pretty quick . 3 Hours later ,I am feeling ok . I am having some abrupt pains in my belly but i am not sure if my stomach is growling or if Its gas . Has anyone else been experiencing weird stomach spazzing expisodes ?
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