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OMG's Blog
 

The big day is March 2, 2011

Well here goes! My name is Wendy, I am 45 yrs. old, and weigh a whopping 261 lbs. I am an Occupational Therapy Practitioner and currently live in Harlingen TX. My Surgeons name is Ashraf Hilmy. I am originally from Westerly, RI but recently traveled down here in August for work and decided to stay, at least for a while! All my family and friends live up in New England so I am down here alone. Luckily my mother will be flying down here for my surgery and the week following. My parents and friends are very supportive, but I feel very alone in this. I know a year from now I will probably be very happy I did this,but right now I am feeling excited and nervous all at the same time. I have never had surgery of any kind before, so the thought of them cutting me open kind of freaks me out. I wonder how much pain I will be in following the surgery? Does the Surgeon give me a prescription for pain killers or do I see a regular doctor for that? The reason I am asking is because I am paying for this out of pocket, and I was wondering how much deeper my pockets need to be? Well any way, right now the dietician has put me on a high protein diet that consists of Meat, eggs, cheese and veges. this diet will last 1 more week ( 1 week down 1 to go). One week before surgery Feb 23. I will be going on a slimfast only diet (low carb or course). I am kind of dreading this, I have never not eatten for a week before! I get to have 5 cans a day. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get through this week? I know this will be hard for some of you to believe, but I hate being hungry!!!!! One week of being hungry sounds about as much fun as running around the mall naked! And If I was able to choose between the two, I seriously may consider a nice jog! If anyone has any words of advice or any suggestions, I will gladly accept them!   Thanks for listening, Wendy  
otpractitioner

otpractitioner

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rachelkork's Blog
 

Pre Op Diet Day 3

Today so far is going great. I mixed my vanilla protein powder with cold black coffee instead of water and it was amazing. I still haven't had any hunger pains or headaches. This morning I weighed myself because I was curious. I started the diet weighing 294 and as of this morning I weighed 286. I couldn't believe it so I took a 30 pound weight and weighed it. Turns out the scale is right, I lost 8 pounds in 3 days. The crystal light popsicles I made yesterday turned out pretty good. Once I finish them I'm going to make a batch of Arizona peach ice tea popsicles.
rachelkork

rachelkork

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cheetah1976's Blog
 

Gaining weight and Fustrated

I had my surgury November 18,2010. I lost 10 lbs when I went to first follow up, since then I have slowly gained weight. I have not felt any restriction since my band. I am feeling really fustrated and depressed. I go back on the 24th of February for my 3rd fill. I went to my regular doctor today and seen that I that I gained another 3 lbs back. I started at 259 and went down to 249 and as of today back to 251. Has any one else gained weight with surgery? I feel like I wasted my money. I am tired of people asking how much weight have you lost? This is a worse feeling than growing up and people telling you need to lose weight for your own good. I feel trapped in this fat body and I want out.
cheetah1976

cheetah1976

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Simply_Jams' Blog
 

3 week post op update

Hey everyone, I just wanted to write a little update. I am so not a blog writing person, but I think writing helps me stay accountable and then I am able to go back and read what I wrote.   Ok.. so for the stats. I am three weeks post op, I had my surgery on Jan26th (self pay). My starting weight a week before surgery was 220 and then my weight day of surgery was 211 (I think the first scale was a little heavy because I was not required to do a pre-op). And I weighed myself today (without clothes) and I was around 203. That’s only about a 7/8 pound lost from the day of surgery in 3 weeks. I am little disappointment but I know I have cheated a couple of times and I am not very strict about the protein and liquids. I know I need to get it together!! But I am glad that at least I am following my progress so that I can implement some changes and see results.   I dont know if I told you all... but my short term goal is to lose a lot of weight by my 30th bday on June 30th. That leaves around 4 1/2 months to lose weight. I want to lose around 30 pounds. I would absolutely love to be 170 something by my 30th b-day. lol. You wont be able to tell me I am not cute. hahaha.   OK so back to the stats. I've been on mushies for around 3 weeks. I was lucky in that my dr did not require 2 weeks of full liquids but instead wanted us to do mushies for week 2-4. I can do that. I went to the 2 week nutrition class last week and it was good. I told the nurse that I was only getting about 40 grams of protein a day and she warned that my hair may fall out if I dont get the 60-70. Ouch,, I dont want that. So while I have beefed it up.. I am not where I need to be. So starting today I am taking a renewed effort in getting my protein. I just cant seem to find any vitamins or calcium that taste good.. eeew, the chewables are soo nasty; they taste like chald.   Am I the only one that misses eating. OMG.. I knew I was a emotional and mental eater but I never knew it was this bad. I just miss the social aspect of eating. Like now.. Im like well what’s the point of going to the mall or to eat if I cant eat anything good. I guess I am saving money...but I sure do miss eating. I have my first restaurant outing tonight with a girlfriend...hopefully that works. Because I haven’t told her about my surgery and I want to just act like normal. My mushi stage includes fish... so I think I will just get fish and mash potatoes or a veggie. That seems to work good for me. But eating with people..I notice that people eat so fast and just slurp their food up. My gosh... I never knew how much we as a people dont stop to really enjoy and taste our food.   Speaking of not telling people.. I just told my BF about the surgery. Ouch. I was really nervous about it. He lives in a different state so I was able to hide it from him but since he was coming down for Valentines day I knew I had to say something. Surprisingly he reacted alot better than I expected. His main thing was that he wish I would have told him so that he could of been here to help me. I asked him would he have tried to talk me out of it..he said yes cause he doesn’t think I needed hte surgery. And I told him..see thats why I didnt tell him. He was really helpful while he was here.. He is a Chef..so he made me lots of soft food and even ate the same foods as me. It was nice.   OK.. so I need to focus on a couple of things. I think I have gotten kinda complacent with the surgery already. I need to make sure I take all my vitamins, calcium citrate and water and protein. AND exercise (well I still can only walk until next week) and make better choices of food. Right now.. I am eating any soft thing that I can and not really paying attention to caloric or sugar or fat contents. And I am sure that is the reason for the lack of weight loss. So starting today I am going to get it together. I have my 4 week appointment next week and I want to record some weight loss. I also need to stop cheating . Right now the biggest cheat for me is candy. It my twisted little reasoning.. I was like hmm if I can have chewable vitamins then I can have something like sweet-tarts or smarties. And they go done just fine. Argh, I need to stop eating them.   So.. like I said I go for my 4 week appointment next week and for some reason they are combining my 4 and 6 weeks appointments and will be giving me my fill then. I didn’t think anything of it initially but now that I think if it...it seems a little soon for a fill. The good thing is that I wont have the bandster hell that everyone talks about but then I wont really get to enjoy regular food. Because right before I hit the 4 week mark I will have the fill and have to back on liquids for a bit. Has this happen to anyone? Should I ask the dr for a fill later than 4 weeks.   OK thats enough for now... I should write more frequently so I wont have as much to say. I think I am going to take progress pics tonight so see if I notice a difference. That should be fun. I know I have a NSV... I was able to button up a coat and not have has much pull as it used to have. it was great. now I don’t have to use a scarf to cover up the snug button.     Have a good day everyone.    
Simply_Jams

Simply_Jams

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punk.sauce's Blog
 

7lbs lost in 7days!

I am on day 7 post op! Down 7 pounds! I am wearing an outfit that I could not wear in months! I have a LLONG way to go but I am SO excited! I feel like I am KIND OF getting the hang of this diet....It is very tough but I have made it 7 days and I can make it another day, and another day, and another day. ONE DAY AT A TIME! ONE MEAL AT A TIME! I am looking forward to buying a used treadmill to help me walk as much as i can plus use the incline! I return to work on the 22nd...not looking forward to it...It is going to be a huge challenge...
punk.sauce

punk.sauce

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summer134's Blog
 

A good week for the band...

What a week it's been. I've been so drained emotionally this week due to problems with my grandmother's health and issues with friends. I'm exhausted today. But I've really tried to keep going with my diet. I didn't do as good of a job as I wanted to journaling my food. I haven't exercised the way I wanted to. But it's the little things. I'm drinking more water. Even though I'm not journaling, I'm being more conscious of what I'm eating. I've turned food away. I've made good food choices. And it showed. Granted, last week was my TOM and could tell I was bloated. But this morning the scale showed 279.4! In the 270s!! That's amazing to me -- a weight loss of 8.4 this week! Even if part of it is me being dehydrated from doing some drinking last night it's such a motivator! I would LOVE to be even further down next week and not do the flux up and down I usually do after a big loss. I'm getting a fill today. I set it up a couple weeks ago and think it's a good idea even with the loss. I haven't lost much weight lately. I'm eating more than I should. I'm getting hungry a couple hours after I eat. And I'm just not feeling that "sweet spot" everyone talks about with their restriction. And when I met with my surgeon for my six month follow up last week he explained it really well for me. He said I've had four fills and that's pretty normal. But things stretch and adjustments are needed. He said like a car, you want to maintain this band to keep it working the best way that it can. I was nervous that he might say I'm being too aggressive with my fills, but was so relieved to hear that. So here we go ... get my fill today. I am going to exercise when I get home from work. I'm going to do a good job of eating this week. And I'm going to see what the scale says next Wednesday morning! Here's to a good week for the band ... and hopefully a better week for me with my family and friends.
summer134

summer134

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AngryBaby's Blog
 

Slave to the band

I don't work with the band the band works on me. The band screams at me when I'm hungry. The band abuses me when I'm full. The band is happy when I don't eat at all....   I don't get hungry anymore. I simply don't want to eat. Eating no longer makes me happy it only annoys me and it consumes too much time (pun intended). I have better things to do with my time. It's funny how much the band has changed me... I used to live around food. I looked forward to every meal. When I finished that meal my mouth would salivate as I dream up my next meal or dessert. Food made me happy in every way possible. I dreamed about it and I lived for it. Now I must find something new to fill the void of food.   My body has changed because of the band, however my mind remains the same. As time passes by and inches melt away I slowly begin noticing the miniscule changes my body attempts to make. I see a glimps of collarbones, a trace of the hip bones, a slight hint of wrist bones and knuckles. My body makes me marvel at every curve and flab of grotesque skin emptied of globules of fat. Priceless...   My mind is stuck in neutral. I try to keep a journal to track my measurements, weight, and appearance as I change from month to month. Yet I am still surprised to see the face that looks back at me every day in the mirror. My face has changed dramatically. When I first turned 23, I looked like a 16 year old. Now after losing 70 pounds and simply 8 months later I look my age. Which may seem like nothing to an average person, but to me it's pretty freaky. Aging 7-8 years in only one year is creapy, like something you'd see on the Twilight Zone.   My personality remains the same, through thick and thin (again pun intended). I'm a gamer chick who diggs comic books and loves reading. I'm also a closet rock star who plays a kick-ass air guitar. I have a unique and sometimes dark sense of humor and love to laugh. I enjoy not being the average girl. I love being different and I am more honest than most people will ever dare to be.   Until next time....   Angrybaby signing out.
AngryBaby

AngryBaby

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Melissa's Blog
 

And so it begins...

Ok. So I am really starting to think that I'm actually going to get the sleeve gastrectomy so I thought I would start my blog early. This will be a reminder to me after I lose the weight of why I never want to gain it back again.   I hate my self image. I have a daughter that is turning two in a couple of months, and I have only a handful of pictures with her because I can't stand the way that I look. I am embarassed to go anywhere in public. I have barely any friends left because I'm too ashamed of how I look to see them again. I never shop for clothes because I can't stand the clothes that come in my size, so I wear sweats and anything baggy that I can find. My blood pressure is high. My knees hurt all the time. My back hurts all the time. I get winded doing almost anything. I can't keep up with my daughter. I'd love to play with her more often and be able to run after her. I snore terribly and I think I have sleep apnea.   I'm sure I can think of a million more reasons why I want this, but for right now, I'll move on.   I'm 34 years old, married, mother of one. I was skinny my whole life until I turned 28, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and medicated for it. Since I started the medications, the weight started to pile on. Year after year I grew bigger and bigger. Dieting, exercising, etc. did nothing for me, or if it did, it wouldn't last and I gained the weight back and more. Common story, I know. I am ashamed to say it, but I am 5'7" and weigh about 236 lbs, which is a BMI of about 37.   For the last few weeks, I've been doing a ton of research, reading forums, etc. on WLS. I initially thought that the lap band was the surgery I wanted, but now I'm sold on the sleeve. I spoke with my PCP about the idea of getting it done and he's all for it. The only problem, and it's a huge problem, is that I currently have no insurance. My husband should be getting insurance through his work, but not until June. Ugh. So I've decided that until June comes, I'm going to try to prepare myself as much as possible, and hopefully once he gets insurance, maybe they will approve the surgery and things will hopefully go quickly.   I am going to my first seminar next Tuesday night. I can't wait. I'm really feeling like a sponge now and trying to soak up all the information I can about this. That's going to be at one hospital, that is well known and established as a great hospital. Then there's another seminar, on March 1st, for another not so well-known hospital that's closer to me. I figured I would meet both surgeons, etc and decide from there which way I would go. Of course, I guess my insurance company will have some say as well.   I guess I did enough jibber-jabbering for now. Will write again soon.
Melissal

Melissal

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roseyposey's Blog
 

FIRST FILL - OUCH!

WELL TODAY I WENT IN FOR MY FIRST FILL. IT WAS UNDER FLUROSCOPY. I HAD TO DRINK SOME BARIUM FIRST. WELL THE DOC COULDNT FIND THE MID PORT AND HIT THE EDGE AND IT KINDA BOUNCED AND THEN POPPED. WOW - WHAT A CREEPY FEELING. IT SCARED ME MORE THAN IT HURT ACTUALLY. BUT IT DEF WAS UNCOMFORTABLE. GLAD THAT'S OVER WITH! WHEW! HE PUT 1 CC IN AND THEN TOOK 1/2 CC BACK OUT COZ WHEN I DRANK THE BARIUM - IT EMPTIED OUT OF THE STOMACH TOO SLOW. HE FELT I ALREADY HAD PRETTY GOOD RESTRICTION. I AM TO RETURN IN 1 MONTH NOW. UNLESS I NEED ANOTHER ADJUSTMENT IN THE MEANTIME. I AM TO BE ON LIQUIDS THE REST OF TODAY FOLLOWED BY MUSHY TOMORROW AND THEN REG THE NEXT DAY. WAS TOLD TO WATCH PORTIONS AND MAKE SURE I ONLY EAT 3/4 CUP AT MEALTIMES. WAIT 1/2 HR BEFORE AND AFTER MEALS TO HAVE LIQUIDS AND WAIT 4 HR. BETWEEN MEALS. DRINK LOTS OF WATER AND EXERCISE. THEN SIT BACK AND WATCH THE LBS. MELT AWAY. HA HA. I ALSO ATTENDED MY FIRST LAPBAND SUPPORT GROUP MEETING TONIGHT. IT WAS AWESOME. THEY HAD A GUEST SPEAKER THERE WHO SPECIALIZES IN MUSIC THERAPY. SHE PLAYED THE HARP AND SANG AND MADE US FEEL SO RELAXED AND TAUGHT US HOW TO UNSTRESS OURSELVES. SHE ALSO PASED A DRUM AROUND THAT HAD BEADS IN IT AND WHEN YOU SHOOK IT IT SOUNDED JUST LIKE THE OCEAN WAVES. SO COOL. WE HAD TO SHUT OUR EYES AND PASS IT AROUND TO ONE ANOTHER. MET ALOT OF NICE FELLOW BANDERS THERE. GONNA TRY AND GO EVERY MONTH IF POSSIBLE.
roseyposey

roseyposey

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rachelkork's Blog
 

Pre Op Diet Day 2

Today I decided to keep track of my weight loss journey, so here it goes. After reading all the stories about the pre op diet i was pretty nervous to start it. I was put on the 2 week meditrim diet. 2 shakes, 1 bar, 2 cups of vegetables and plenty of water everyday. Day 1 was great i had no hunger pains, headaches or dizzy spells. I had 2 vanilla shakes, one peanut butter bar and lots of liquids. Im also allowed to have decaffeinated coffee or tea with sweetener and skim milk as well as anything 5 calories or less. Day 2 so far is going good. I was pretty tired around 10am but i figured i would be tired on such a low calorie diet. I just made some crystal light popsicles to help with snacking habits, hopefully they turn out good.
rachelkork

rachelkork

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Jen's Jabbers
 

4 Weeks Post-Op - Lovin Good Food!

So, 4 WEEKS! The scale greeted me to a .4 of a lb lost this week. BOO! But given the stress at work these days and my return to normalcy with meals, it was to be expected. I have done my 4 cardio days this week PLUS an extra 5 days at the off-leash park and tah dah... .4 of a pound. FML! I feel great though. Great about my food choices and great about my exercising too! You can't win em all! AND eh hemmm - look COLLARBONES!     I've been pondering how much I will miss carbs in my life and was sad about it for a while. That has changed now that I have discovered a new found love for grains and even more important.. experimenting with cooking. Before surgery I was in the same old same old menu rut. It was safe... and BORING. But alas, it has been broken!   Last week I experimented with BULGER and MILLET. This week it is CHICKPEAS or GARBANZO beans.   So, here is what we are having tonight.   TURKEY and QUINOA meatballs and CHICKPEA salad w. curried yogurt dressing. I actually made the salad for last night but it was such a hit we are having it again tonight.   SALAD 2c prepared chickpeas* 1c shredded carrot 1c red and yellow peppers chopped 1/2c finely chopped purple onion 1 head romaine lettuce DRESSING 2c no fat greek yogurt 1c chopped cilantro 2tbsp curry 1tsp salt 1tsp pepper 1tsp roasted garlic minced 1Tbsp pepper taste test as you go to suit you. I use more curry and more garlic.   Mix all salad ingredients except lettuce. Blend together all dressing ingredients. I served on a bed of romaine with a few slices of fresh tomatoes on the side. It was so light and fresh. *-Chickpeas require soaking and cooking. I cooked up a whole bag on Sunday for use throughout the week.   TURKEY QUINOA MEATBALLS 2lb extra-lean ground turkey 2c prepared quinoa* 2 large eggs 2 Tbsp roasted garlic minced 2Tsbp Sunflower oil 1tbsp pepper 1tsp salt 1Tbsp chili powder - add whichever spices you fancy. Mix all ingredients together in large bowl. Use 1/4 c measuring cup to size out balls. Fry in pan with no-fat cooking spray, turn meatballs often. Recipe makes about 20 meatballs at about 12g of protein/ball. I double this and freeze them on a cookie sheet before separating into plastic bags.  
EdmontonGal

EdmontonGal

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Blog 79244
 

Personal distractions

I have found myself feeling very unsure about a lot of things lately. My job, marriage, personal relationships, and my band have often been the center of my frustrations. I thank God every single day for having a good job to work at, but lately things are so over whelming with mess! I supervisor two departments with a total of 36 staff members, and they are all woman. Do I need to say any more! I hope this does not sound offensive to anyone, but woman are some of the most emotional creations God has created. They bring their personal issues with them to work ex. (sick kids, bills, relationship issues, and lord help me "their endless gossip"), and I have had enough of their endless nonsense. Every single day it seems to be one more endless issue with work related drama. I do understand it's all apart of my job but I am worn out daily with the constant counseling, investigating issues, and being a peace maker.   For some reason, I initially thought my marriage would get better once I started to lose the weight. But honestly, our issues are not weight related and our communication break down continues to be broken. Yes, I do love my husband, and yes he is capable of being a great man. However, he continues to put himself before his family and he really don't see why I am always frustrated and upset by his choices and decisions. The poor communication breakdown makes things that much worst between us. We have been together for over 16 years, but I feel like I am living in a time zone because things often remain the same between us. I have often visited the question (do I go or stay.) We have a 5 year old son who adores his father and my 18 yr daughter who now has a 7 month old son adores him too. My grandbaby is very attached to my husband so I will be viewed as the bad person, because I try really hard not to involve the kids in our issues. Its several things that I have settled with for years that’s not okay with me any more. Am I being the unfair person?   Several of my long time friendships have sort of drifted away due to the lack of communications we have. I often find myself so wrapped up in my family, church, and my job until it’s very little time in my day for anything else. So, slowly but surely my friendships have drifted away. I continue to have two close friends and I do make an effort t to nourish those relationships a lot more (as best as my free time will allow me to)!   I am nearly 7 months post band and I make every effort daily to follow the rules of my band, but sometimes I really don’t workout like I should or would like to workout. I try to be as active as possible daily, but I still feel like I should be doing more when I read about other’s success. I do know and understand that every single person is totally different, but sometimes I do question if I am doing my best. I have posted some recent pictures but I really feel like my body and weight lost should be more advance than it is. Sometimes I feel so good about my progress and other days I continue to see that fat person staring back at me in the mirror.   I really don’t know why I have been on an emotional roller coaster! For so many years I have always been the strong and supportive person for everyone around me, but sometimes I want and need someone to be those things for me. I do know that God will not put more on me than I can bear, therefore I will continue to lend on my faith and stop feeling sorry for poor (ME)!   This post may have been more information than I needed to share, but I do feel so much better to get some of this stuff off of my chest. Thanks for the listening ears.        
shonette

shonette

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Blog 85786
 

Epic FAIL!

OK, so I am not someone who blames others for pretty much anything. That may not be fair, or accurate, but my arrogance about my own control over the world in which I live kind of allows me to move forward in life. So imagine my disappointment when, after a mere 7 months on the program I had hit 100 pounds lost only to wake up after the holidays and have gone only backwards!   I was pissed!   The funny part is that I knew who to be pissed at: Me.   I know how to use this tool (the band)   The tool itself, will work.   The problem is that I have been cheating.   I skipped the holidays on a conscious move and that was a HUGE mistake. I got back into bad habits that, thanks to the band, I could not slide too far into. That being said, instead of losing my 1-2 pounds per week, I have slowly gained 11 pounds.   So the system I used is back as I come up on my one year anniversary. My weight loss is now average for the time invested and by god, I hate being average! I know the odds are against me as the second 100 pounds has got to be harder than the first, but I will be damned if my own laziness will sabotage me.   I got a fill today (9.9/14 cc band) and have two days of fluids/mushies for a kickstart. I walked two miles at lunch and plan to do three more tonight. I have a chart on my office wall to track my total exercise and plan to go back to my solid meal planning.   I write this as a public acknowledgement of my own (temporary) failure. I hope I can live up to my plan.   I am the only one who can make that happen.
OldSchool76

OldSchool76

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tracidee66's Blog
 

Pre-Op Diet Day Two...

I should have started this yesterday, but it was a bit crazy around here then. On Sunday, my niece (she's 36) called to let me know her father died. He'd been an alcoholic, from a family of alcoholics, as long as I've known him. My dear sister died in 2003 from complications of Redux(part of the phen-fen family of drugs). So I had little to no contact with him in the intervening years. My brother-in-law's family has been of no help with planning or even being supportive, while that should come as no surprise...but the sheer selfishness they've exhibited is amazing. Ugh, I could go on forever about that......   But, I won't bore anyone with my epic ranting about them.     For my pre-op diet I'm supposed to drink three protein shakes totaling no more than 600 calories altogether. They have to have no more than 10 carbs and at least 15 grams of protein each. I also get a meal of no more than 400 calories a day. This is a standard low-cal but now too low carb meal, I'm allowed a serving of whole grain w/ the meal. My day should be 1000 calories and 100 grams of protein. I did pretty well yesterday, I got in 906 calories and 115 grams of protein. Although my niece would say that I was mad at the world and weirdly forgetful .   Today is better, I'm not mad and I think I'm doing well memory-wise (although I can't be 100% sure).
tracidee66

tracidee66

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PPPBand's Blog
 

FEEL WHOLE AGAIN!!

Wow..2 weeks to the day after banding...Im back to work...Thank You..I am a teacher and love my students and school and feel so complete when I am teaching...Not many people know (telling them I had hernia surgery-which I did)...have been doing well with my eating,,,made turkey chili over baked potato last night...soooo good. Things are getting back to normal..each day is usually better than the next..still leaking a little from one incision but other tha that...feeling strong and confident...2 weeks later I am down 40 lbs!!Gotta luv it!! Good luck to all...   Peace
PPPBand

PPPBand

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justplaintired's Blog
 

Wow...Day 4 post op

Banded on the morning of 2/11...felt like death warmed over...until today. I think today is the first day I remotely feel human. As of yesterday, I was still in a lot of pain, had gas pains, shoulder pains, neck pains, pain in legs and numbness in one foot. OMG! Did I mention I was an emotional basket case and pretty much had a melt down two nights ago?   Okay, before I go on... The legs were scanned to rule out blood clots. They think it is some sort of pinched nerve. Idk if I agree but I don't know what the hell... Today one leg is 75% better and the other is about 25% better. We are talking Charlie Horse pain in calves. I was barely able to walk, light headed, etc.   Back to my saga. I was NOT expecting to feel this crappy. I've had surgeries before so I didn't think this would be that bad. I had my gall bladder removed laproscopically and so I thought this would be the same. NOPE, not this time! I have been an emotional and physical mess since 7:30 Friday morning. Today is the first day I feel like myself, albeit sore, and a human being.   I have come to realize that EVERY surgery is different every time you have one. If we all knew what the outcome would be post op, there would never be a case of someone not making it through surgery.   All I can say is, I hope in 6mos I will forget it all and this will all have been worth it!
justplaintired

justplaintired

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genepha's Blog
 

One week since surgery

Today is my official 1 week. My starting weight: 283 Today's weight: 267 Lost so far: 16 pounds   So when I see the numbers I wanna check my math and make sure it really is 16 pounds in 1 week. That seems crazy! I can't believe it's only been 1 week. It kinda seems like a lot longer!! I think the liquid diet does that! I am excited to start the next phase - mushies. I have eaten out twice this week, once yesterday and once today. Both times were at Mexican restaurants and I was able to order soup. I ordered Caldo de Res (Beef/veg stew) and Caldo de Pollo (chicken/veg stew). I ate the broth. I also had a couple teeny-tiny bites of the egg part of a chili relleno. I mixed some of the broth with a little bit of refried beans and turned it into a kind of bean soup. I had maybe 2-3 small bites of that. I also drank some iced tea which I forgot I'm not supposed to drink while eating. I was enjoying my family and friends and kinda forgot about that rule! I was actually surprised today that I lost 1 pound considering I ate out but I am not really eating much and I have been walking everyday. I'm probably only walking about 1/4 of a mile or less but it feels like 10 miles sometimes!!!   I see Dr. Billy on Friday for an upper GI (ick!), a post-op class (boring!) and a follow-up with him. Looking forward to seeing him and weighing in on their fancy-shmancy scale that does BMI and figures out how much of my body is fat and how much is muscle. Hoping the numbers are better than pre-op. Jenn
genepha

genepha

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chriper's Blog
 

Exercise tips

OK as most of you know I am training for the Avon 2 day walk in June. This past weekend I participated in my first training walk. It was indoors at a local outlet mall, and I must say, I am worn out! I had no idea that 4 times around this mall was 7 miles!. I thought I'd just drop this in as a tip. Most malls open early for walkers. Even if you can't make it during the week, its a great thing to do on the weekend. THis mall opened at 7 and I was out by 9 after 4 laps, a full hour before the mall opened. And best of all its free! You don't have to worry about your finess level or paying for a gym, there were people of all sizes, ages, and fitness levels walking. There was a couple walking with sticks for balance, an elderly gentleman walking with a shopping cart for balance, everybody goes at their own pace. Just some thing to consider!
chriper

chriper

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Blog 104951
 

12 weeks in and 2 goal hit today

I am so proud of me today. It has been 12 weeks since my surgery. I hit 2 goals today, I lots 36 pounds so far (goal 1 was 35) and I am now under 250Lbs!!   I have gone in the following areas. My dress pants use to be a 22, and now they are 16. My jeans use to be a 24 and now they are an 18. My shirts use to be a 3x and now they are an 1x. It wont be long before I am completly out of plus size cloths, which I want more then anything by my wedding on July. I started shopping in plus stores at age 13, so I cant believe that soon I will be smaller then I was at 15. I already know I am smaller then I was in high School!   My next goal is to loose my 5 year old. He currently weighs in at 42 pounds. I am so excited for that. Something that I can lift and compare to how much weight I have lost instead of just saying "thats lots of bags of potatoes now."   Today, I am so proud of me. I was so worried, because I had to go private with my suregery. My soon to be husband was so supportive of the cost at first, and now offers more support then I could have imagined with my journey. My mom lent me the money.......... I was worried to let everyone down.   But today................ Today Im proud of ME!
Susieq82

Susieq82

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magien's lap-band journey
 

And so the journey begins....

Hi, I'm Maggie.   I'm writing this blog for two reasons: 1. I wish there were more blogs following this journey for those of us going through the process, and 2. To help me jump through all of the insurance hoops without loosing my mind! I have so many doubts and fears... Will it work for me? Will I still be able to enjoy family dinners? Will I be all saggy? Are the fills REALLY like the ones I saw on Youtube (eek!) ?!?! Feel free to come along with me on this wacky weight-loss journey....
magien

magien

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roseyposey's Blog
 

"VALENTINES DAY AND CHOCOLATES"

WELL TODAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY - AND THAT MEANS CHOCOLATES FOR SOME OF US! I HAD SOME LAST EVENING AND I HAVE TO ADMIT - I THOUGHT I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN! HOWEVER, AFTERWARDS I FELT LIKE I COMITTED A MORTAL SIN! SUCH GUILT!!! I ALSO WENT OUT TO A RESTRAUNT LAST NIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BEING BANDED ON 1/17. IT WENT BETTER THAN I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT. I ORDERED WHAT I WANTED BUT ONLY ATE SMALL PORTIONS OF EVERYTHING. I ORDERED STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST AND MASHED POTATOES WITH GRAVY AND SALAD AND I EVEN HAD A BIT OF HOMEMADE BREAD. I ALSO HAD A SMALL SCOOP OF RAINBOW ICECREAM FOR DESSERT! I ONLY HAD A BIT OF EVERYTHING AND GAVE THE REST TO MY HUSBAND. EVERYTHING WENT DOWN WELL AND NOTHING GOT STUCK! IT TASTED SO GOOD! THE ONLY BAD PART IS - TUESDAY IS WEIGH IN DAY AT THE DR. I GUESS I HAD BETTER START WORKING OUT AND TRY TO WORK OFF ALL THAT DELICIOUS FOOD AND CHOCOLATES!!!! "HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO YOU ALL!" XXXOOO
roseyposey

roseyposey

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mscarla123's Blog
 

It's all about me!

Don't you just hate when people tell you, “You really don't need the lap band. You look like you can work it off". Well if you don't I do! I had a woman at my church tell me this and she has had the Gastric Bypass. My first impression of her statement was, well don't that just beat all. She has lost a lot of weight and is looking real nice; why wouldn't she want the same for me... Not that I care about her opinion it's just as I am traveling down this journey I am look for encouraging words only.   Maybe her words were meant to be encouraging however, she has had GASTIC. LMBO! A co-worker who has had the lap band tells me daily how much it’s not worth eat while she snacks at her desk daily.   I am excited and I am working hard in the gym, I have my eyes set on the prize and I am not letting no one and that means no one get in my way of a new me! UGH! I feel better now. LOL      
Determine-Gem

Determine-Gem

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