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MLR's Blog
 

The First Day

Today was finally the day of my surgery! After trying to get the weight off myself completely unsuccessfully I decided to do this for myself. I got married 6 months ago and was at my heaviest then. On top of that, I gained an extra 10 pounds after the wedding. Ever since quitting cheerleading in high school 6 years ago I have been at least 50 pounds overweight. I'm tired of it. I don't want to spend the rest of my life that way. So, days after my 21st birthday, I got banded.   It was pretty much the scariest thing that's ever happened to me. Well, beforehand anyway. I woke up at 5:45 this morning and couldn't go back to sleep to save my life so I got up and watched a little TV before my husband and I left to be at the hospital at 7:30. Took a pregnancy test, filled out some paperwork and then was taken to pre-op. I was doing ok at first but a little after I was given a pill, a shot, and the IV was put in place, I started to completely freak out and was wondering what the heck I was doing there. I started crying a little when my dad came in. My aunt and just had the surgery and my mom was in there at that time, so we had a nice little support system. That didn't help my feelings though. At some point, I took a little nap, and when I woke up, I was completely find and ready to go.   They took me to the operating room, had me move to the operating table... and then I woke up in recovery. I was very relieved. I'd never had surgery before and was terrified something bad would happen, but all was well as far as waking up and being alive. The pain was pretty bad, but they gave me medicine for that. Didn't help the gas too much. And I was completely exhausted. After doing the x-ray thing, they made me wait in my "room" in my wheelchair. I kept falling asleep and when my head rolled back I woke up. After doing this about five times, my sweet husband came and stood behind me so I could rest my head against him.   After I got home (Around 1 pm), I took some pain medicine and had some water and fell asleep. I slept in about 1 hour increments. I've been trying to walk to help with gas pains and I think I've been mildly successful. I'm pretty sure most of the pain I'm currently feeling is the tightness of the band. But I've been setting my phone timer to 5 min, then 6, then 7 and making myself pace the living room for that long. My husband wants to drive up to the coast tomorrow, which is completely fine b/c I can just rest when I'm there, but I'm not too sure about the 3 hour drive. I'll just have to wait until morning to decide.   I've eaten a little bit of the broth from chicken noodle soup, and I had my husband run and get me popsicles and jello (sugar free of course) and some hot and sour soup. That stuff is the best I'm pretty concerned about this next week on the clear liquids. I'm not any kind of hungry now, just eating a very little bit because I feel like I should have some calories in me. But I'm terrified that I'll get hungry and not be able to have anything. It's full liquids starting next week and I'll be able to have smoothies and protein shakes so that should be fine. Just have to make it the next 7 days.   But for now I'm going to take some more medicine and see if I can sleep through the night and hopefully feel better in the morning.   Love, M
MLR

MLR

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LovetheNewMe's Blog
 

Shopping

Yesterday I went shopping to make myself feel better, retail therapy is my new addiction, it always makes me feel good. My clothes are starting to get a little big again and it makes me feel better when I can buy something new that may be just a little bit smaller. Well here's how it went, I took several dresses into the dressing room ranging in sizes from 12 to 16. For all of you who don;t know me I started this journey wearing a size 24 womens. Now I am only 5'1" so I was pretty round. Not sure why I thought I could were the 12 but I just wanted to try it. I did get the dress on but the look was just not me. Now if I had wanted to add some 4 inch heels and work a street corner the dress may have worked. Sorry about that visual but sometimes it helps if I can laugh at my self. I did find two really cute dresses after trying on about 8 or 10. For some reason I thought I bought size 16 in both dresses but to my surprise when I was taking the dress off tonight, yes I had to wear it to work today, I noticed it was a size 14. Wow, I have not had a size 14 on in years. Still need to get on the stick and exercise. I have also developed a bad habit lately I need to break, eating almonds. I think they are my new substitution for salty snacks, so I threw them out tonight. I found my self grazing on these off and on and this is not something I want to start. My husband gets a little frustrated with me when I start throwing away the food in the house but if I don;t think I can trust myself, in the trash it goes. I know that sounds silly but I gotta do what I have to to remain true to myself and this journey. I will not allow myself to fall back into bad habits. I spent way to may years lying to myself about what I ate and never told anyone. I used to stop off at McDonald's and eat a snack on the way home from work and then come home and eat dinner. My addictive thinking was if no one saw me eat it, it did;t count. Well let me tell you that will get you a few pounds overweight real fast. Like I said last night, old habits die hard and we do what we need to do to develop healthy habits.   Everyday is a new day and everyday I love the new me that is blossoming from within. My success is all on me, I have been given the tools I just need to continue to apply them.
♥LovetheNewMe♥

♥LovetheNewMe♥

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A New Me's Blog
 

Its been too long

so I have not written in a long time, I was sleeved on june 9th and almost on seven days after surgery. it has been so up and down. my mood swings for one have been awful it seemed like everything that i have been unhappy about for the last few years of my life exploded out of me. its like i change the size of my stomach so now i change everything about me?? even my life's path??? I have been having marital problems for years and now right at this time in my llife right after surgery things have to be stirred up..I just dont get it..but atleast I am now really seeing everyones true colors, who wants to support me and who just wants to talk crap to me and be down right rude...so I am still very very happy about this decision to have surgery I am at the lowest weight in about four years, thats a long time....I went from 223 before surgery and now down to 203...wow its just so amazing to know that...I am still having pains gas and back pains and the med is helping but food is so hard to even get down I am trying to be on fulls but clears is where I will be at for a while everything hurts going down and I feel sick....my poor little boy who is 2 is also home sick with a horrible viral infection with fevers above 103 so I have been trying to get him to feel better along with myself but Ihave my mother in law who has been helping me since my husband still cant do nothing but sit on the computer all day and watch t.v. oh and to mention he has had no job for three years...thats just a little history to why I was having a meltdown when I came home from the hospital..he has never been supportive always calling me fat and just recently saying he hates me..it has been awful, but I know this is a happy time for me no matter what..okay enough venting for one day...time for my mind to rest and watch shrek with my little one    
A New Me

A New Me

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LilMissDiva's Corner
 

From: Diva's journey to GOAL

Hello hello HELLO LOSERS!! And of course I mean that with the best of intentions... Well I can tell you this, I'm a loser and darned proud too!!   Anyway today is Day 8 and I WILL reach my goal in 91 DAYS... *faint* Hahaa!! Well I'm going to give it one heckuva try anyway.   So, the whole sick sleeve thing is now a past issue. I am days away and feeling back to normal. I've been eating solids regularly and drinking tons of water. Here is my menu from yesterday:   Breakfast: Atkins Shake Snack: String Cheese Lunch: 2 oz chicken, mixed veggie & brown rice w/1 TBSP of red fat cheese Snack: 1/2 single serv container of Fage w/blueberries Dinner: 3 oz. Grilled chicken on green salad w/whole grain crouton, ranch dressing & 1 Tb of full fat grated cheese. Snack: Whole Grain Saltines   Water: 120 Oz.   Hmmm no workout either. Whoa!! Thank goodness I'm doing much better today... LOL I guess it could have been worlds worse, so I'm not too mad at myself.   Pro's of yesterday:   I felt good about my eating. I did pretty good. I know I can still do a little better but there's always tomorrow for that (or should I say today - lol). I finished my minimum ration of water. Whooohooo!!! That's super important.   Con's of yesterday:   Here's something I notice - I've forgotten to take my vitamins and iron supplements twice in a row now. This is NOT okay! I need this to function properly. Also, I didn't do any workouts yesterday, and it wouldn't of hurt to do a little something. Yeah, well - again there's always today and today is a success. One more, I didn't go to bed on time last night. A good night's sleep is super important for good health! Also, it ensures I'm going to get up for my early morning run. *sigh*   What I can improve on:   Definitely my eating. I ate a little too many carbs yesterday in my opinion. Mainly the crackers I guess. I know I don't want to eat meat for a snack. I need to make sure the night time snack isn't carb loaded... LOL I created my new workout schedule so that's already helping me get back to my schedule.     Tomorrow is weigh day. I really don't want to because my TOM is just getting over and I know I retain water during this time. However, to keep myself on schedule I will. I'm already doing better so I know my next weigh in should be ok.   See you all tomorrow for the check in!!   Source: Diva's journey to GOAL
LilMissDiva Irene

LilMissDiva Irene

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The Dude's Blog
 

End of Week 2

Well, I did a really disappointing thing today. I decided to jump on the scale at work. I asked a colleague of mine how accurate it was, and he says it was 'right on'. Okay. Good. I'll see how much I've lost since I last got on a scale, just before my surgery. Way wrong move. According to the work scale, I GAINED a few pounds! Ugh. I know that I really didn't. I've been keeping to my 1,200 calorie or less, high protein, low fat, low carb diet, and walking! I know I had some fluids built up from the surgery, but geesh...I didn't think I was continuing to build up fluids.   I know that all scales aren't accurate, and they vary from scale to scale. I'm sure that I did lose weight, but it was just a little disconcerting to see a little gain. I know it's ridiculous to lament on it, but it still annoys me. I can't wait to get on my doctor's scale. Whether or not his is accurate, at least I can judge my loss/gains according to that standard. Not the $10 scale-in-the-corner-of-our-work-kitchen scale. Lesson learned.   I'm going to the bookstore to get myself something, and my mind off that dang scale.         ________   On a more positive health note, I'm feeling really great today. The only discomfort is a little poking pain when I bend certain ways. I don't know if it's the port, or part of the band, but I'm sure as time goes on that I'll figure it out. Still feeling hungry, but I'm spreading out my snacks and meals so that I don't go over my limits.
finallygettingthere

finallygettingthere

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Jenn1214's Blog
 

A little nervous...

In a few minutes, I will be picking up my dad from the airport to go to my brother's rehearsal dinner tonight. He lives in North Carolina and I haven't seen him since a few days after the surgery. I hit the 39 pound mark today and I'm curious to see what he will say. He has seen me at all my ups and downs (weightwise and otherwise) and I know he was very proud of me when I decided to go through with the surgery. Frankly, I'm pretty damn proud of myself too! Lap band surgery is not easy, no matter what anyone says about it, and I know I've done the right thing for myself. Not just for my looks and self esteem, but more importantly, for my health and my ability to stay around longer to bug my future husband Weight has always been a touchy subject with my parents and me. I've been on countless diet and exercise plans throughout my childhood and teenage years and always felt that they wouldn't accept me if I was fat. It's hard to be 8 or 9 years old and having your pediatrician tell your parents to buy you toys as a reward for when you lose weight. Most kids get toys for getting good grades or behaving well, but not me. Kind of screwed up now that I look back on it. I always felt like less of a person the heavier I got and thought that my parents were ashamed of me. I never had the guts to actually come out and ask but it was kind of obvious. My late mother was never as bad as my father, who I am convinced felt guilty for overfeeding me as a baby and probably thinks that if I'm thin in my adult years that it will absolve him of all wrongdoing. Again, these aren't facts but just my assumptions. Someday I'll work up the courage to ask him. I just wish I could have one conversation that doesn't revolve around my weight, either what I'm doing to lose it or why have I gained so much, etc. Someday I hope it will be a nonissue altogether. I want to worry about who I am as a person and what I'm doing to grow and nurture myself, not what I'm doing to make the numbers on the scale lower. With Bandy's help I know I can get to that place and it's a happy feeling.
Jenn1214

Jenn1214

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Journey to Healing
 

Fill 'em Up

I must say that my first fill exceeded my expectations. The thought of the needle made me nervous at first, but the PA made it easy and painless. I started off with 3.2cc's at the time of surgery and she added .8 to make it a total of 4cc's. I sipped my water after-wards to ensure that I could tolerate it, I felt fine and I left for the day. According to the scale there, I have lost a total of 10lbs, but my totals have actually been about 27lbs which includes the weight I had loss before (plus I had some water retention from TOM).   This is the third day post-fill and today I can finally eat some real food. I honestly don't think I'm at that "sweet spot" because I have found that I have been hungry. For instance, this morning (around 7am) I ate a protein bar and my stomach is growling right now (4 hrs later), I expected that I would feel the satiety that the experts keep raving about. The good thing is that I do eat very little at meal times, so I guess I can't complain too much.   The thing that I feel that I need to do is eat real meals (protein and complex carbs). I plan on going grocery shopping so that I can really plan my meals. It's so easy to make bad choices and consume the wrong types of food. Like last night, I had some chicken tortilla soup that I know was not very healthy along with my fav, chips and guacamole. The PA looked at me like the chips and guac was the absolute worst thing I could do, and told me to opt for them only once per week instead.   I hope I have some greater success this month, my goal is to get my weight to at least the 200lb mark or somewhere close to it ~ THINK I can make it? or am I setting myself up for disappointment? Is a pound a day realistic with this band? Guess I'll find out, I'll keep ya posted!   HAPPY TRAVELS
Kymbethin

Kymbethin

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Blog 90135
 

Fat day...really?

So, for the first time since being banded, I am having a fat day. I haven't lost anymore weight since my last posting and I know I need to work out more and add protein. I am leaving for vacation in a week and a half and having been busting my butt trying to get everything done. I make tutu princess dresses for babies and toddlers on the side, so I have been furiously constructing them to get them completed before I leave.....oy! A year ago, I stressed out for at least three months...at least...about the plane ride and being able to buckle my seatbelt. It was horrible. Everything buckled, thank goodness. One of the 4 planes barely buckled. This year, I am 50 pounds lighter but I started to freak out a week ago about the stupid seatbelts again.....yes, really, I did. It should be fine. While my body has changed, sometimes I still have the mentality that I originally started with. Strange, huh?
qtney1

qtney1

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deedee72's Blog
 

6 months post op!

Here I am 6 months post op (had surgery 12/9/2010) I weighed in at 242 this morning (AGAIN) I had a fill last week that brought me to 5.75cc's. I am feeling more restriction than I did before, but I dont think I'm quite in the green zone. I notice WAY more restriction after working out. For some reason I'm really tight after whether I go to the gym or just walk around the lake. My body is definitely changing for the better. Although the scale is stagnant, I'm surely losing inches. When I went for my fill last month the nurse took my measurements, I lost 4 inches from my waist since the 3 month post op visit. My hips measured the same but I'm not too worried about that since I kinda wanted to keep some of them. I want to keep some of my curvaciousness. My problem and I readily admit it....weekends! I can do a stellar job working out, drinking water, counting calories and eating healthy during the week, but the weekends, I seem to throw it all out the window thus starting over again on Monday. What is up with that? I dont go overboard, but my efforts are not as dilligent on the weekend. But, this weekend, I'm going to break that cycle. I have a baby shower to go to and there is going to be bbq and all the fixins, cake and a bunch of other stuff..including wine. I'm determined to be a good lapbander and stay on target. I'm detemined not to see the scale up on Monday morning.   Are the weekend hard for you too? Any tips?    
deedee72

deedee72

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MV ROCKS' Blog
 

June 15

Totals for the day C 1351 P 87 Calorie burn 765 Water 64oz. =} Had I not drank 2 juices to bring my blood sugar up the calories would be a 180 less.
mmv671

mmv671

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Jewel Hickman's Blog
 

Too Nervous!!!!!

Hello everyone, I am sooooo nervous. I need to share how I am feeling along about now. My surgery is exactly three weeks away. I have bubble guts. I feel like this is a big step that I am about to take and I am basically alone. I have full support of my husband, family & friends but yet I feel like it is just me. I hope this is normal anxiety that I am feeling. I am sure about the surgery. My main worry or stress is that this is a lifetime change. I can't change my mind two or three months down the road. Is there anyone that feel or have felt the way that I am feeling right now. I have lost about five pounds in two weeks because of my nerves. Well I guess that is a good thing. I am going to start blogging more often to release some of this tention. Pray for me as I approach my big day. God bless you all.
Jewel Hickman

Jewel Hickman

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MV ROCKS' Blog
 

Checking in

1. Eat 3 small meals a day? yes but I also ate 2 snacks. I worked out twice and had to drink juice twice to bring my blood sugar up.  2. Eat slowly and thoroughly Yes  3. Stop eating as soon as you feel full. yes 4.do not drink while you are eating.  30 minutes before and 1 hour after. Check I did well with this one.  5. Do not eat between meals. Not so good since I ate snacks.  6. Eat only good quality food Yes  7. Avoid fiber? Yea  8. 64 ounces a day yes wanted more but only did 64.  9.drink only low calorie beverages yes  10.exercise 30 minutes. Exercised 90 minutes. Am and pm.     I thought over all today was a good day. I'm trying to follow the band rules everyday so I can be successful. I will be blogging everyday how I did. I think I should add that I made my protein goal as well. The rules I need to work on are three meals and no snacking we will see how tomorrow goes.      Sent from my iPhone     On Jun 15, 2011, at 9:26 PM, Melanie Vigil <mmv671@gmail.com> wrote:
mmv671

mmv671

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Dig It Dog
 

Chickens, Psycho testing and Sarah Palin

So today i had to restructure my chicken coop! Moved the house around, swept up the food crumbs on the floor and cleaned the surrounding area of debris Had i thought that I was going to do this earlier, i would have held off on my shower. But now I'm sweaty, muddy and covered in feather, brush and bugs! Ha! All well, good work out and i still managed to multitask and play with the puppies! I also woke up to take the second part of my psychological testing. Lost of questions that don't really pertain to me ( i.e. all of the substance abuse questions... don't use drugs, legal or not) The Testing apparently has three parts to it, which i didnt know, i really thought that it was just the first appointment. I'm confident though, I know i'm not that crazy! My Netflix arrived with a surprise! Sarah Palin's Alaska! I love reality TV shows like this, Clean, fun, exciting, no "hanky panky" so i can watch it with my dad! While i don't hunt, i liked the fact that she does it to feed her family, not for the sport aspect of it. I'm not saying that i agree/disagree with her politically, but she seems like a genuinely nice person. Good Show, i recommend it. Makes me want to visit Alaska! LapBand wise, Does anyone have a protein powder that they recommend? Right now i'm taking the target brand powder. $18 for lbs of Vanilla with 25g of protein. Taste wise its decent! I like it with orange juice or soy milk. Is it OK to order some from Amazon?? Any good?
Tanya_cotto

Tanya_cotto

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Lucky Lady's Blog
 

First Fill

Today was my first fill. Yippie cause I was starting to have real hunger issues last few days.   I had 3 cc by the time I left the doctors office.First she filled me to 4 then when nothing passed backed out of it until she settled for a 3. Hope this goes well. Watching the process of liquid pass slowly really gives you perspective on your lap band as a tool. I have to chew like never before after watching how liquid has a hard time passng.       They also have put me on a strict diet in my opinion.   Not so much counting calories but actually telling me what to eat and when.       Breakfast: either two eggs cooked with a little olive oil or pam or my Atkins bar       Lunch: Salad w/protein. She said no dressing except a little olive oil. I talked her into a little spritx of like rasberry vinegar or cider vinegar also.       Dinner: Protein and a vegetable.       Snacks: 1/4 c. almonds or piece of fruit.       Seems pretty hardcore Im already doing that but I guess being told what to do. I am rebellious and I shouldnt be.       Some interesting things was watchig my pouch expand when the fluid wouldt pass.   That was pretty awesome. Just like filliig a balloon with air.       What I hate is the liquid diet but it is necessary and useful.       Boy am I glad I had a mini omelette for breakfast  
missmary44

missmary44

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LilMissDiva's Corner
 

From: Diva's journey to GOAL

Hello everyone! I wanted to post this:   ...and the reason being because I want to share what a typical day looks like for me. Now, please know I'm not this perfect every single day! I might squeeze in a few things here and there, and most likely its around TOM due to stressful cravings...   Things are going quite smooth today. I have not had any negative sleeve issues and my food is going down without a hitch! I feel really good and I'm just getting over TOM and my cravings are at a Two right now (Won't say zero because before lunch I wanted an extra snack but was able to ignore it!). Yes, I grade scale my cravings! I was a 10 (Maximum) last weekend which I think is the main culprit in me eating so many forbidden foods. Even a taste here and there got me feeling sick!! Oh yuck... Blechhh!!!   Here's something I just noticed... me being so close to goal and actually feeling quite comfortable with how I look allowed me to nearly fall apart. I would not normally allow myself to eat so many bad things and haven't since surgery. I have not been perfect!! Not at all but this last weekend I really let loose. I can't do this! I have to stay on track. I'm sooo close, and I just need to stay on the straight and narrrow for a few more months! It always sounds a lot more daunting than it is... LOL I do have to remind myself though because I DON'T want to ever do what I just did. I don't think I can anymore anyway. With my surgery my Dr. also took my ability to eat junk food!   Anyway, I'm feeling back to my normal self and I'm ready to tackle these next 3 weeks where I get the most out of my sleeve and weight loss.   I'm really going to push for 11 Lbs by the 15th of July. Wish me luck!!!! Or should I say fortitude.   Source: Diva's journey to GOAL
LilMissDiva Irene

LilMissDiva Irene

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tiamg2007's Blog
 

Bad day

Ok so I am 6 days away from my surgery date and I am dying of hunger, I never realized just how addicted to food I was! I am a food addict! I have become moody and mean towards everyone including my 1 year old, I feel bad because she doesnt understand why I am so angry she just knows im upset! It doesnt help that my husband is deployed and hasny called me in 5 days, which sparks a fire under my ass. I know in the long run the LapBand will change my life forever and im beyond excited for the new changes in my life! Sorry im bitching but my family isnt support of me getting the LapBand or supportive of my husband being gone!
tiamg2007

tiamg2007

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newdes' Blog
 

New Life!!!!!

I want to start with I am new to this website and very excited about everything I have seen and the people I have talked to. My name is Desera and I will be having the lapband surgery in September, The reason for the wait is my insurance is making me do a six month diet and see a psychologist for one visit..   Anyway, I am married with one step son, I live in Oklahoma and I can't wait for my new life. I am kinda scared but I know it is gonna be wonderful. The main reason for my post is to ask people to give me any advice that you think could be helpful. Anything from what I should do to get ready for surgery, what to expect at the hospital to what to expect when I get home.   My doctors office hasn't gone over anything with me yet since I am still working on the insurance requriments.   Thank you so very much and I am loving reading all your post and information...    
newdes

newdes

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"AmyRose"'s Blog
 

Weight Watchers

I am needing to show that I was on Weight Watchers. I no longer have my book that they give you to track your weight. I called Weight Watchers and they faxed me a receipt of what moths i paid to be on the program. Do you know if that will work for Aatna?
"AmyRose"

"AmyRose"

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Shawna's new journey
 

Got my date!

So my day for Surgery is 7-27-2011. I'm SUPER excited but the closer it gets the more nervous I get. I'm not worried about actually "going under" and dealing with pain since i've had multiple surgeries in the past...kinda know what to expect, But my worry is that im not going to be able to keep myself on my strict diet. That when im out with friends/family I'm going to want to snack and eat things that i used to when i know im not suppose to yet. 4 weeks on the liquid diet seems SOOOO long and i want to do this right without having any consequences. Its all mental i think. A co worker and I are doing this together so while im at work for 10 hours a day, mon-fri its going to be nice to have someone who's going through it with me and have someone keep me in check. I know that it will be worth it when its over and its only a short period of time. I have a great B/F (best friend thats a guy that im seeing) haha who is supper supportive and I'm sure he'll be helping alot with this also. My dad doesnt really know about it. I mentioned it to him last year and he kind of flipped out on me, but i did tell my brother about it and he understands...hes actually the one taking me to the hospital   Well just a bit of venting..   Just a few more weeks!   -S
smacbeth

smacbeth

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icuingme2's blog
 

what is sleep....

Now let me start by saying sleep is hard to get for me to begin with. I have a 2 year old that sleep walks and a 5 month old that still wakes up at 11pm and 4am for feedings. And so now that I've taken the 1st steps come all the what if's that are keeping we awake.   Like the.....what if this really happens for me?   1. will it work? 2. will I be able to play with my kids and not feel like I'm dying? 3. will people finally see me and not the fat? 4. will I look good in clothes again?   OH THE POSSIBILITIES......   and the questions and day dreams don't stop there.....I found myself getting nothing done yesterday at the office and then sitting in my bed last night eyes WIDE OPEN considering all the possibilities. I promised myself I wouldn't do that you see. Just incase my insurance denies me...but I can't help it....what this would do for me and what it has done for so many has me sitting on the edge of my seat.....like waiting for the part you know is coming as the music gets louder and louder ......   So I ask...what is sleep? I am not sure I will get any for a minute or two.... Let's just hope it's worth it.
arnetta

arnetta

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My Life As Liz
 

Just a quick update

We walked (2.6 miles) to the parents house and I used their scale. It said that I'm 1.6lbs from goal. So I'm excited to see what my actual weight is at the support group tonight. Hopefully they will have the scale there. I do have to go there early to pick up another binder, so I may just see if I can be weighed then.   Since watching I Used To Be Fat, I've been motivated to eat right (better) and exercise more. But the exercising part backfired. I over did it or tweaked something b/c my back hurts like hell. I'm going to call physical therapy today to see if they can fit me in. For about a minute there I was feeling like I could do this on my own with exercise and eating right. But I don't think I can. I think I really do need the help of the sleeve. With how bad my back hurts right now, I know I can't exercise how I want to for the weight to come off until the weight comes off first. If I will even be able to exercise how I want to when I'm smaller. I know I'm stuck with my back problems for life, but I was really hoping that they'd get better to the point where I wouldn't have to worry about doing something and being laid up for up to a week at a time. Luckily I can still walk, but the way it feels, it could turn worse at any time.   I just feel like without surgery I won't be able to lose the weight on my own since I can't exercise as much as I want to so even though I know I could lose weight on my own, I don't feel like I would lose as much as I want to because I'll need to exercise and right now that seems impossible even though I actually want to now. >.<   Just wanted to share that before I start my day. I have to get ready, drive an hour, go to the dentist, go to my parents house, do laundry, do errands I can only do down there, go to support group, then have dinner with one of my besties. I'm kinda wishing I had bought the cupcake makeup bag from Tilly's. It would make getting ready to leave a little easier.   Haha, I must share this too. So I got a pair of cupcake earrings on Sunday from Tilly's. Now I'm telling people that they're my favorite kind of cupcakes because they don't hurt me here *rubs tummy* or here *pinches tummy*.
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My Life as Liz

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