Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🌈 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

Blogs

The Sweet Spot
 

2/11/11 A Valentine Letter and Love Poem

Dearest Cell Phone,   I gave DD my new phone upgrade and rescued you from her butterfinger hands which gave you all those awful scars...I adopted you, and THIS is the thanks I get?! Didn't I buy you a sleek, new, leather case to keep you warm this winter so you could heal? Didn't I hang it on the OUTSIDE of my 'Mary Poppins' purse so you wouldn't suffocate with everything-and-the-kitchen-sink I keep in there. Haven't I carefully tended to your every need whenever you ring me? EVEN when you embarrass me (who can forget that incident in the movie theater...I had to send you to the cell phone manners class after that!)?!!   OK, so I did loan you to DD that night she stayed over to use as an alarm clock...but her cell phone was dead (see, that would have been your fate had I not adopted you!) and there was no alarm clock in her now stripped down room here. She swears to me she left you on the floor (once again, I have NEVER left you on the floor!) outside my room when she left for work that morning.   OK, so I didn't come upstairs to find you myself as I should...instead I asked DS2 (who was already up there) to bring you down (he now says I'm the one who made him an accessory to the crime), but in my defense, I thought he was a responsible cell phone user now (after all, he's the only one of my kids that even uses a case!). He swears he brought you to me 'somewhere in the family room', but I'll swear in court that you weren't there when said incident allegedly happened (I don't think I was even there...but I can't swear to that...HOW CAN I if he never gave you to me...there was NO such incident!).   While under interrogation, DD confessed that the night of the incident she had muted you, except the alarm, thus making you unable to cry out for me. We later brought DS2 in for interrogation and he confessed to calling you a million times under the guise of trying to find you...thus speeding up your silent death.   You'll be glad to know I've filed kidnapping charges against both offenders...they're obviously in cahoots and had planned this very carefully. My plea's to said alleged (yeah, right!) kidnappers to bring you home to me fell on deaf ears.   We've sent out search parties daily to no avail. It's now been TWO weeks and you haven't shown up. There hasn't even been a ransom note (although DS2 just asked me last night if there would be a reward if he finds it...isn't that called extortion?)!   I refuse to believe that you're dead and not coming home to me.   Cell phone, please come back to me! I miss you so! *sniff, sniff*   ♥ -Ode To My Cell Phone, By BG-   Cell Phone, I love you with all my heart I'd give you an app to make you fart   Cell Phone, Although there have been others you were my favorite, your flip top covers   Cell Phone, you were older than my friend's phones But they were just jealous, because my cell owns   Cell Phone, When I was bored you gave me games And who can forget, all those numbers and names   Cell Phone, We used to text all day And during the night, you brightened my way   Cell Phone, I love you more than fills I never minded, paying your bills   Cell Phone, we were such a team They tore us apart, and made me scream   Cell Phone, it was only a loan And I don't know how, I'll go on alone   Cell Phone, I need candy because I'm so sad But food is out, or I'll yak bad   Cell Phone, "Come Back" is my plea Cell Phone, Oh Cell Phone, You complete me ♥   LOVE, BG XXXOOOOO   P.S. Doesn't our Verizon plan have some new fangled techy phone in their shop now?     ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (Yes, I'll be sending my Band one too!)
Band_Groupie

Band_Groupie

1
AngryBaby's Blog
 

Fatty vs Skinny-ish

So I have the lapband and my mom has the sleeve. I received my band roughly a month before she had her sleeve surgery. Considering the circumstaces we have both acheived splinded results. However, I am envious of how far she has come in her journey. She has gone from wearing a size 22-24W to a skinny size 8. I have gone from a size 20-22W to a size 12. Keep in mind that this is roughly 8 months post-op. I just wish I could have lost weight as quickly as she has. I have lost 70 pounds at this point and still have about 60 pounds to go until I hit my goal. I'm trying my best to be happy for her and I always celebrate her victories with her. I'm so proud of her, it's just that I just wish it was me...   Although I am happy for myself too. I've never been this small in my entire life. I've always been a bit of a butterball. I'm starting to realize that the "skinny life" is so much different from my old life. It's really weird. I'm now cold ALL THE TIME!!! Back in the day I was often know to go outside in just jeans and a t-shirt (in the snow, mind you) and just comfortably chill. Now I have to wear three shirts, a sweater, gloves, a scarf, and a hat... and I'm STILL cold. My bones aren't as well cushened as before, which is making it uncomfortable to sleep. My knees poke at eachother if I try sleeping on my side and my elbow keeps poking me in the ribs. Who knew being 70 lbs lighter could be so uncomfortable. I also find that I'm not as clumsy as I used to be. I don't bang into door entries anymore. I also don't trip over my own feet as often. My shoe size has also shrunk quite a bit. I used to wear a size 10W shoe now I'm at an 8 1/2. Weird...   People treat me differently too.   I don't know what it is about being fat, but I'm used to people avoiding me. If I was to sit in an empty auditorium back when I weight 262 lbs no one would sit next to me. In fact the entire auditorium would fill up and the only seats that would be empty would be the ones right next to me. You would think that I smelled bad or had some horrible contagious disease. Now however things are different. People talk to me and they don't even know me. Guys shamelessly hit on me in front of my fiance. Hell, I'm just shocked that guys are actually hitting on me!   Unlike some people, I am very open about my surgery. If anyone asks, I will honestly tell them how I lost weight. It's even all over my facebook page. I'm not embarressed and I'm not ashamed. This is the first time I've actually succeeded at weight-loss. I'm very proud of myself. I have not finished my journey, but I have accomplished many goals that I never have before. This is the first time I've been below 200 lbs since I was in Jr. High. I never thought I would be able to say that. My next goal is to be able to say I've lost 100 lbs and not be lying.   Until next time...   Angrybaby signing out.
AngryBaby

AngryBaby

0
Kevin's LapBand Journey
 

First Blog Entry - A little about me

I'm a 41 year old guy from Indianapolis, IN who has been struggling with his weight for over 15 years. I wasn't happy with how much I weighed when I got married in '95 and over the years since then I have gained another 90 pounds.   I've worked in radio and related industries my entire career, and do some announcing and hosting in the Indianapolis area. It's easy to hide behind the microphone when you are overweight, but I also host a pageant in the area, and I'm embarassed every time I go to get fitted for my tux. It gets larger every year.   I am married with two fantastic sons. The oldest will be 11 soon, and the youngest just turned 7. I once lost 42 pounds in just 16 weeks on weight watchers, but couldn't keep it off for a variety of reasons - mostly my enourmous appetite. Even when I was eating exactly the right foods, I was eating them in huge portions. It worked for a while, but was impossible to maintain.   I just had my initial consultation with the surgeon yesterday, and I'm going for my psych evaluation on Monday. I have everthing I think I need for approval by the insurance company, so I'm crossing my fingers over the next few weeks.   I'm starting at around 320 lbs (give or take a pair of heavy socks, pants, etc)   I have a large frame, and while the "charts" say my ideal weight is 180 pounds, I would be very happy to get down to a muscular 200 lbs. (my doctor agrees).   I'll post more when I'm thinking about it, or as situations arise along the journey.   Thanks for reading.
IceAnnouncer

IceAnnouncer

3
My Silly Life :]
 

Feb. 10th, 2011....*thinking*...

My psych evaluation is at the bariatric clinic on Monday (Valentines Day!!!) at 8 a.m. Sooooo early....but so worth it if i make it into the pilot program Can't wait to get sleeved. Ready for a major life change
Babygurl

Babygurl

0
Martha Lloyd's Blog
 

two faces of a woman

Women nowadays are just like a forest. It is a big area where diversity is a key description, many types, many shapes and faces but at the end of the day, they still co-exists with each other. The difference between each and every one is evident but of course there are times that we group them and somewhat tagging or "stereo-typing" them into the pure ones that includes the virgins, conservative and the religious and on the other side, we can see the liberated ones that includes flirts, bitches and whores. That's how big our world population already, the personality types are endless.   Their views around certain issues variates from the very strict to the very open ideas. A religious girl would condemn abortion as an immoral act that the church condemns because for them life is sacred. On the other side, a liberated woman would just have no regrets if abortion will be practice because she really thinks it is more practical to abort the child rather than to bear him/her for 9 months, it would just a struggle for them. Also, in line with the said topic, the conservatives strictly advises people from using condoms and contraceptives because it's also a form of abortion.       Liberal Girls will rather tell them to use those things and sometimes, they advice to try sex toys such as dildos and vibrators to add more action to their sex games, that's how they are experimental sometimes. Whether if we are conservative or liberal women in nature. What's important is that you know who you are and you are comfortable of what you do your decisions in life will make you happy. Atleast we can say that you're a woman of today! Simply Unforgettable.        
Martha Lloyd

Martha Lloyd

0
justplaintired's Blog
 

Twas the night before banding and all through the house...

not a creature was stirring except me and my mouse.   I have to be at the hospital tomorrow morning at 6:15. Thankfully it is a five minute ride from my house. Surgery is scheduled for 7:30 and I am the first of the day so I guess my surgery should be on time. I've heard that I am lucky to be the first of the day...less starvation time! lol   I plan on being very good and dedicated. I sure hope I look and feel better come this summer!   I'll be back with my surgery update in a few days...   Thanks for your support.
justplaintired

justplaintired

1
Blog 98380
 

Question for post-bandsters

Ive been banded 5 months now and although I have minimal weight loss despite all of my hard work I feel thankful that Im no longer able to over eat. Prior to surgery I ate good nutritional food but I ate a lot of it. Now, after my 3rd fill especially, Everything I eat has protein but usually doesnt have much fiber. My bowels dont seem to move the same and its more difficult. Im not able to eat very much and my first choice is protein - it must be that way since I work out very hard. I find that I dont have much more room for veggies and I certainly cant eat things like whole grains. Does anyone have a good nutritional supplement ( preferably food, not a pill) that would help me get the propper nutrion while still allowing me all the protein I need?
kelly111

kelly111

1
chriper's Blog
 

New Goal!

OK so since I'm on this journey to get myself healthier and to move forward in my life, I thought it was time to reach back and help others. I will be participating in the Avon 2 Day Walk for Breast Cancer. It will be a challenge to train for 39 miles in 2 days but I figured the training walks will help get me prepared for the big 2 day and keep me on my fitness goals (win/win). The only thing is I am required to raise over $1800 for the Avon Foundation, so forgive me for asking, but if you're able, please donate at my link below:   http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk/Chicago?px=5864757&pg=personal&fr_id=2030   There's a training walk this weekend for 7 miles so wish me luck. Its mall walking so at least I won't be cold!
chriper

chriper

0
Caitlyn's Blog
 

Day #2 of liquid diet!

Hello everyone! So today is day number two of my liquid diet. Last night i was nearly in tears, because i felt soooo nauseous. I had a hard time sleeping and getting comfortable. My doctor told me the first three days would be the worst, and if i needed to, i could eat up to 15 crackers a day if i had to. I was trying very hard not to have to eat the crackers, but around 5am i couldn't take it anymore i had four crackers. That nauseous hunger feeling went away but than sure enough came back after 20 min. I didn't want to eat anymore so i forced myself to go to sleep again. When i woke up this morning, i didn't find myself all that hungry. I ate a yogurt and in about an hour and a half i am going to have a shake! I will check back in later tonight or maybe tomorrow! I also have a youtube account where i posted videos on there every few days, so if you want to check it out the link is..... http://www.youtube.com/user/caitkamerBANDINGIT
Caitlyn

Caitlyn

1
The Sweet Spot
 

2/8/11 1st Surgeon Appointment

Today's the big day! I've finally got a new Doc and I'm going in for my first 'visit'! Yes, I'm having deja vu too...almost exactly two years ago today I went in for my first visit with my surgeon and now I'm right back there again!   Catching you up: first one Doc left my practice for another in town, then the second Doc (last one in a two Doc practice) left the state for another practice, then my hospital announced they had two Docs from a practice in town that would be coming, then they cancelled my fill appointment (for the second time) and announced that two other Docs from another hospital were coming soon...and then I waited...for them to call with the new appointment...like they promised...   A month later (last week) I called. Since only one of the new Doc's is covering the 'LB Patients' and since he's still got his old practice at the other hospital, their first opening at my hospital was April 4...yes, that's right...I've been waiting for a fill since the beginning of October and they couldn't get me in until April 4.     *Portion of post deleted for Lap Band Book   P.S. DD made the Pittsburgh newspaper today...at an art opening this weekend with a date:   P.S. DD made the Pittsburgh newspaper today...at an art opening this weekend with a date:
Band_Groupie

Band_Groupie

0
Ready for a Big Change
 

Maybe..........

Okay so this is getting really annoying. I have posted 3 blogs that have disappeared. =( Anyway, I have had a rough last couple of weeks. My grandmother is really ill and was in the hospital for a few days. Her liver is screwin up big time. I have gotten her into a different doctor because the one she was seeing is a quack and shouldn’t have a license. I am the only one close that can take care of her. And I’m pretty sure she is ready to give up. But I don’t want her to yet. She has to see my babies, if that ever happens, and see me finish RN school. DH was also sick. He has chemical pneumonitis and Reactive Airway Disease. He couldn’t breathe and went to the ER. They wanted to admit him but he refused and took an AMA. So they gave him breathing treatments, that we couldn’t afford, and steroids. So other than that drama. I have lost a couple more pounds. I talked to my doc, who was on my floor seeing another patient, and he said that 1 pound a week is plenty of weight loss. So that made me think about how much weight I have been losing. I started counting my calories on a website and I am sooooo not taking in enough calories. We are supposed to take in like 1200-1800 right? I am not even sure but its hard to reach that with how little I am able to eat. I know that my diet says that I am supposed to eat 3 times a day and nothing in between meals but that’s just not possible. I am eating very small snacks every couple of hours. That has helped me up my calorie intake quite a bit. I am down 2 more pounds which I am very happy with. In a couple more weeks I can go in for a fill if I need one. I think I am doing pretty well without one, lol. But anyway I have to go to class now. Its not for another hour and a half but the roads are icy and people don’t know how to drive and parking is DREADFUL at my school.
nurse_b11

nurse_b11

0
Blog 89934
 

Perfect fill

I really don't know what a good fill is but I am assuming I now have a good fill. After this past month I was beginning to wonder if Lapband was for me or not. I am very happy with my weight loss. I could not do it all on my own. I am now down 62 pounds and it will be one year 2/17/11. Everytime I got fills I was very sick and he had to remove the fill. I went three different times. This last time he put in . 5 cc and then I had to go back and he removed half of it. I am at 4.75 in a 11 cc band. Now that the swelling has finally went down. Which took almost 3 weeks I can finally eat a little something. I now eat 3-5 baby bites of something and I am full. I guess this is what they mean by the perfect fill. I am going the gym 5-6 days a week also. Hopefully I will be losing more weight. So if there is anyone that has been discouraged from there band just keep trying. I am proof, it took me almost a year before I got here.    
katbabie34

katbabie34

3
ThinSIstaSoon's Blog
 

8 days post op

I have lost 18 lbs in the past 23 days and feel amazing still! I am really liking this new feeling! I am rocking it out with my band not even FILLED yet! I know I will probably get hit like a mac truck with the nasty hunger monster soon, but am enjoying my weight loss today! 286 lbs actually was on MY SCALE this morning! AMAZING!!! I haven't weighed that (less) since who knows when! I was always in the 300's or not budging below 290 when I was busy starving myself! Unlike now, I'm not even hungry. I am moving TO MUSHIES tomorrow! YEA!!! I'm going to have an egg white and green bean omelet for breakfast! Yep, you heard me or read that right, EGG WHITES AND GREEN BEAN OMELET! I have wanted BOTH of those things for about a week now, so I figured what the hell, I'm gonna have them together for the first time ever! I'm TOTALLY up for trying new and different ways of eating....starting tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.   I may be crazy, it might totally suck, but if it does, I'll throw it away and make myself a protein shake instead. I'm NOT CARING about wasting food anymore...those days are OVER! If I don't like it, or I'm full, it's going in the trash....no questions or comments or GUILT will be allowed! I'm gonna try new things, be a new person, and throwing out that old bad habit of not wanting to throw food away IS starting my first day of mushies....   Food, I need you in MODERATION ONLY!!! You are NOT my best friend, you do NOT make me FEEL BETTER, and you ARE NOT IN CONTROL of my life anymore...sorry! You have been replaced with UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR MYSELF and my new best friend, the BAND...betta recognize....or in this case REALIZE!!!
ThinSIstaSoon

ThinSIstaSoon

1
How I lost 100lbs
 

Soda, "Chips" and Cake and still losing weight....

I've had the strangest cravings for potato chips and soda lately. This was never anything I craved pre-surgery and yet here I am just shy of 14 months post op and I am CRAVING them.. I of course, know this isn't something I should be eating.. but recently on a trip to Kona Grill they had taro chips. I'd tried these once before but didn't really remember them but now I'm HOOKED. It's just like a potato chip you can season it and do all kinds of flavors with it but it's great just plain with sea salt... Then last night thinking I was grabbing Taro chips I grabbed Terra chips - Exotic Vegetable Chips... this is a packaged blend of Taro, Yuca, Sweet Potato, Ruby Root, Batata and Parsnip chips...SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good and works on that whole "sweet/salty" thing.   But eating this makes me want soda.. diet soda but still soda, which I rarely drank prior to surgery and the few times I've tried it post surgery has been hard... but I've figured out if I pour it over ice and let it sit, it's drinkable and don't hurt to drink...     And then... then there's the cake... some of you make have seen my blog about the recipe or the RED CARPET READY 150 calorie cake.. which is SO good, but I wanted real cake, with frosting so I decided to make one myself.. I made a yellow cake from scratch using mayo and applesauce, sounds gross but it was DELICIOUS and I made a cream cheese frosting to put over it... I'd eaten nothing but cake and beef jerky for 3 days and still lost 3lbs... how is this possible?!?!?   I mean not that I was wanting to gain weight, obviously not, but with results like that.. it makes it hard to not want to go on a cake diet lol...     At any rate, my food choices obviously need to improve, but I think I'm making up for being on that fast or 30 days lol... but I'm still losing so I'm happy!.
Yvette1026

Yvette1026

7
Blog 93898
 

6th Fill was an UNfill

I decided to get some fluid taken out of my band today. Just a 1/2 cc. The stress of the last 4-6 weeks has worked against me with losing weight. I didn't lose a single pound since my last visit.   Ok, well, I actually gained 4 or 5 pounds over Christmas, lost all that right away when I got back from vacation because I was sick! Then gained 3 and lost those too. But now I'm stuck where I was before my last fill...and I've been STUCK literally as well. Even throwing up sometimes. It's worst in the morning, but it can happen at any time. I think taking some fluid out of the band was the best plan I could have. Now, to see if it will work!   I have been working out about 3 times a week at the gym. I really need to ramp that up as well, but this week has been rough. It's negative 7 degrees outside with a windchill of negative 25. I don't feel like getting out of my PJ's except to go to work...and that takes some convincing. Plus, an old colleague is in town and we've been hanging out in the evenings. Soo, no gym so far this week...but Saturday evening for sure, if not sooner!   I will hopefully find out soon if this unfill has helped. I am close to what I was when I lost 9 pounds back in October. I hope this lets me move forward with my weight loss...another 20 pounds by May 26th (my birthday) is my goal...to bring into ONE-derland!!
maggs79

maggs79

0
Blog 79446
 

Has anyone noticed?

I had my second fill on 1/25 and I have noticed that early in the morning I am so tight that I can hardly get anything down, but around 4:00 pm I don't have any problem.    
suthrndelite

suthrndelite

4
TracyKwe's Blog
 

Got the date confirmed...Thoughts and feelings coming on strong now.

Finally the Feb.25th 2011 date they threw out there at me stuck and was confirmed yesterday. There will be a few extra folk in the room...My Surgeon,an assistant,another Doctor from NY,and this cat that will be a "Proctor" for the surgeon. Yay! A Party!!! Oh well, whatever! I wouldn't care if the whole dang hospital staff,their friends and a group of folk from the cafeteria were in there as long as it all goes well and I get through the day.   I figure if I can get a good result from all these folks then I can take it from there and pull this whole life change gig off. I'm excited,scared,anxious and a little dizzy from all the twists and turns my head takes through the day,but my heart is strong and up for anything that gets thrown my way. I'm not a person that gets scared and runs, but I can see how some people can get to a place where they would re-consider this choice.All through this process I have had times where I have had to call upon some serious inner strength just to get to the next step and I now get just what it means to "Breath and Keep Going" ! ! !   To all of us that have found that inner strength and used it to take another step in the right direction..."CONGRATULATIONS!!" We can do this and we can do what it takes to get to the other side of it too. Keep breathing,keep walking the healthy path,keep up ALL the Good Work!!!
TracyKwe

TracyKwe

0
Rachel Banded...
 

Two weeks post op

So I am 2 weeks post op yesterday. My weight in missed the 40lbs spot by 1.2lbs so I was very happy with the results. Still having some strange pain in my stomach and my hematoma over my port site is still present but that does not bother me unless trying to lay on my side. I celebrated by going and buying zumba fitness for ps3 and tested it out this morning. OMG it totally kicked my butt. I had not ate yet today and was able to get about 15 mins of a 20 min work out done before I felt like I was going to faint so I decided I better eat and try again later. I may need to stick to walking for a little while and just learning the steps of the zumba it seemed to make my pain a little worse in my stomach hopefully I havn't done too much and messed up my band or something. But I am trying to be more active and hopefully meet my goal of 50lbs by the time my post op appointment on the 14th. Anyway just a little update for now... hope you guys are doing okay. I can't take the protein shakes so I am picking protein rich foods to eat like for breakfast I will eat a egg with low fat cheese, lunch a cheese wedge and chicken salad things like that to keep my protein level intact good. Still not drinking the amounts I need to be and having a hard time adjusting to getting in these vitamins but I am still a work in progress.. Time to go pass out after that work out!!!!
~*~Rachel~*~

~*~Rachel~*~

3
summer134's Blog
 

Honeymoon Period Over. Let's move on...

I will fully admit that I am new to this. I have never blogged before. I'm fairly new to weight loss surgery. But one of the ways that I think I can help hold myself accountable for my weight loss is through this blog. If people read, great. If not, that's fine too. At least it's a spot for me to journal what I'm going through. So here I go...   Lap Band. I've got one. I'd thought about getting one in the past as my weight continued to balloon out of control. But I was always so nervous about it. I didn't want to be one of those people that couldn't lose the weight on my own. So I would diet. I would exercise. I'd lose weight -- 20 pounds here, 50 pounds there -- but it would always come back. However much I lost and then some. So I finally decided I needed to do something to save my life. I set up an appointment with Dr. Hung to discuss having a lap band. I hadn't been on a scale in a couple years. Even at my annual physicals, the physician stopped weighing me. I think they knew I was big. Real big. And they didn't do much more than that. So I stepped on the scale at the doctors and there it was. The number I was dreading to see. 345.7 pounds. I immediately thought -- I have no idea how I got this big. But that's a lie. I knew exactly how I got that big. Mindless eating, fast food, eating way more than one person should, drinking alcohol to the point of excess, late night food, not exercising. There was a list that went on and on. And I could have stopped right then and there. But the nurse that weighed me knew what I was feeling and knew what to say, "Okay, that's the last time you're ever going to see that number."   So fast forward through the doctors appointments, through the pulmonary specialists, the psychiatrists, the physicians, the pre-op diet, the actual surgery to six months later. Here I am. I have lost weight ... quite a bit of weight ... and I'm happy with that. But not happy enough. Today I weigh 287.8. I've lost 57.9 pounds since that first day at the doctors. And I'm ecstatic about that. I feel better. I look better. People have commented how well I'm doing. But it's not enough. I have officially stalled. I weighed 286.6 before Christmas. Since then I've fluctuated between 283 and 290. That was seven weeks ago. In almost two months I haven't lost anything. Fortunately, I'm not completely upset with that to the point of quitting. I try to be positive about it. It was the holiday season. It's not an excuse. It's an inevitability. And looking at the last how many years of my life, I've never continually lost. It's always been an increase in weight.   But I'm not settling for 60 pounds. I want another 60 gone, and then some. I was a self-pay patient for this surgery, so my wallet has lost $16,000. I don't want that to be for nothing. I know all the tools. I know what I need to do. I know the band isn't a cure-all. It's a tool to use in order to help you lose weight. So I'm getting back to basics. I'm journaling all my food and drinks. All day every day. Not just during the week and then letting things slide during the weekend. I'm not going to sneak food off of my family and friends plates like I have been lately. I'm going to start exercising again. I'm going to make this work for me. I have to. Sure 60 pounds is great. But I'm still obese. 287 pounds isn't where I want to spend my life. I want to be able to feel more comfortable with myself.   So here we go, band. Let's get this journey going again. The six month honeymoon period is officially over. Now the real work begins. And I want it to. I want to be successful and hold myself accountable. Which is why I've started this blog. Time to be accountable for my actions. February 9, 2011 ... 287.8. Let's see how it goes for the next six months!!    
summer134

summer134

3
shifflett00's Blog
 

My Port side is still really sore.....

I'm 4 weeks out from surgery and my port area is still really sore. I cant sleep on my side or stomach it is just to painful. I even notice that if my pants get to close and rub it is very irritating. Has anyone notices this? My husband and I were banded on the same day 1-11-11 and he doesn't have pain at his port site. I loss 12 lbs the first week and nothing since then. I started this week drinking alot more fluids to see if that may help since I know I wasn't getting in the 64 oz which is very hard since you cant drink 30 min before and after a meal......
shifflett00

shifflett00

2
PPPBand's Blog
 

A Myriad of thoughts...

5:00 am Wednesday and couldn't sleep so I figured thie would be the perfect time to record some thoughts...Had a spectacular day yesterday!! Went out on my own shopping (still not bk to work yet) Bought first sweatshirt that was NOT XXL...treated myself to a Kenneth Cole watch..Im learning to reward myself with non food rewards...Got some schoolwork done in the afternoon...Was able to get back into helping with the family responsibilities like shuttling kiddies to and fro. I did have my first taste of food (mush) went for the turkey in broth baby foood...yeeach!! Started to get my appetite and my protein intake was almost 50 grams...Probably looking at returning to classroom Monday Feb 14th...Starting to get a little confused about how I should be handling stage 2 diet..Need to speak with nutritionist again..Like many of you out there, probably fear the first time eating real food...Gotta Go...Oh and by the way...33 lbs down after 11 days post op..I know that will slow down but I will enjoy the ride while I can.. Peace
PPPBand

PPPBand

1
Blog 91651
 

Lil' Bit Closer....

One step closer. Had my psych eval today and he said I am good to go. I need to see my PCP for an EKG (which I have to wait until the 23rd for) and then it is all up to them. I feel like maybe it might happen some day now. I started my journey in May of 2010 and here I am, still no date for my surgery, but I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is amazing to me the things they want you to do before they will do the surgery. Anyways...........my patience are running out and I hope this is over soon. I will feel much better when I have a date!!
minnie318

minnie318

0

PatchAid Vitamin Patches

Bariatric Forums

For Patients

Health Professionals

Search Surgeons

Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

×