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PPPBand's Blog
 

Life seeping back into my body & still no Regrets!!

Wow...Good to be back! I am now 1 week banded and with this last 6 days came multiple complications...I am not about to go into them because its not worth it.. I need to look forward. Positive thoughts ...I'm feeling better stronger happier every day...I hope to go back to work sometime nxt week and get back into my life where I enjoy my kids and wife and teach and be with my friends. That day is just about here!! For you bandsters that have done it...I wish you only the best...for pre bandsters...There is a saying,"Meet the fear and do it anyway" . I am just looking forward to my new life and I will try so hard to change all of the things I can....just remember...there are somethings you cant change......and oh by the way...21 lbs down!!! Peace
PPPBand

PPPBand

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Blog 93898
 

Oh, so much...

I haven't posted in a long time...first, I was busy with the crazy holiday season at work. Then I went to England for Christmas. I actually got a fill the day before I was flying overseas! Not recommended, by the way! I hardly ate anything before I got on the plane and not quite half the (awful) meal on the plane. Mainly drank water the whole time. But it wasn't until after I landed that I really felt the restriction! I got to my in-laws' house and my husband's mom had prepared this huge meal! Ugh!! Roast chicken, veggies, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes...I ate some of the chicken and some of the veggies...and then had to throw up! It was awful. I was so tight from the pressure on the plane, I guess. It was just that one day, but wow...rough at first!   Well, I lie...it was rough food-wise the whole time! His mom cooks the most rich food you can imagine!! And even though my portions were smaller, it was packed full of fat (I'm sure) and carbs and generally good-tastin' stuff! Ha! I gained about 4 pounds in the 2 weeks I was there! When I got home, though, I had the WORST cold/flu I've ever had and lost it all in 3 days.   On the 3rd day after I got home, I got a text message from my husband's mom saying Mark (my husband) was in the hospital with a chest infection. (He still lives there because we are waiting for his greencard.) So I called the hospital the next morning to find out how he was. He had taken a BIG turn for the worse and was in the ICU, sedated and ventilated. They advised me to come over as quickly as I could. So I booked a ticket BACK to England and flew out the next afternoon. Crazy. I was so sick, coughing, sniffling and trying not to eat much (because of my last experience) all at 36,000 feet above the Atlantic. It was hard trip! But it was harder once I got there. Mark's mom was in tears when she saw me. We drove straight to the hospital where he had been sedated for 3 days at that point.   Tests found he had swine flu of all things! He had cancer a few years ago and now has a lot of lung problems. Anytime he gets an infection or virus, it sits in his lungs and he can't clear it. So it developed into pneumonia. Now, nearly 4 weeks after getting the initial call that he was in the hospital, he is STILL in ICU over there. I came back after about 10 days over there. But there were a few times while I was there that we were very close to losing him. He developed other infections while they were trying to clear the H1N1. He had to go on dialysis because his kidneys were failing. His heart rate was 125bpm and his temp was 104. We watched other patients in the ward DIE of this while I was there. SO hard! Thank God he started to improve a little bit before I left. He's had a few bad days since, but more ok, than bad. They had to do a trach and they finally stopped his sedation a couple days ago. Now it's a matter of his waking up...though he it still on a ventilator.   So...between the stress, the trips back and forth to England and super rich food over there, I haven't lost a flippin' pound since my fill in December! Well, I did gain 4, lost 4, gained 3, lost 3...now I'm stuck.   And I am frustrated. But I am also finding that I'm literally getting "stuck" a bit too often. So, I might not get a fill on Wednesday when I go in...or I might even have a slight UNfill...ugh.   It's just been a really crappy month. And I am mad at myself for eating "junk." Even though I HAVE been going to the gym every other day. I am still not losing much. And I'm still worried about Mark.   Oh sheesh...sorry to ramble on and on...   ~ Maggs   P.S. Attached is a photo of me, Mark and our niece, Freya from our trip up to Scotland right after Christmas.
maggs79

maggs79

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ThinSIstaSoon's Blog
 

5 days POST op!

Ok, so during my two week liquid diet I planned to log what was going on with me every day, but then my boyfriend ended up going to the hospital and I had such horrible sciatic pain I couldn't sit in this chair at my desk! It was horrible, BUT I made it to Feb 1st, SURGERY DAY and it was WAY EASY and turned out alot better than I thought it could ever be! My doc took out MOST of my gas before sewing me back up and I felt GREAT! The nurse in the recovery room asked me to rate my pain and I kid you not, (still can't believe it myself) I told her ZERO!!! I woke up sleepy, but really didn't feel a THING! I feltl like I was just in that pre op recliner kissing my boyfriend "good bye for now". I am also SO relieved that only after 2 nights home I was able to sleep on MY STOMACH last night!!! I have not taken pain meds since the day I left the hospital either! I just am tired, but since I took a week off of work, can take a nap whenever I want! I am starting to REALLY miss eating REAL food though, I get hungry but am easily able to curb it with a protein shake, but really want to eat YUMMY FOOD. Don't get me wrong, my protein shakes are delicious and healthy, but hopefully you know what I mean by REAL FOOD!   I go to see my doc (LOVE HIM) on Monday and am going to ask him if I can PLEASE (!!!) have mushies at least!!! I would give ANYTHING to be able to just eat HALF of a chicken breast, or lettuce salad or tuna fish sandwich...JUST HALF! I have learned my lesson with over eating! LOL   Anyway, I hope for all of you reading this that have not had surgery my story gives you hope that it won't be so bad. FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR'S ORDERS and ASK HIM/HER TO REMOVE AS MUCH GAS AS POSSIBLE BEFORE STITCHING YOU ALL UP!   Also, I have lost 15 lbs in the past 16 days and FEEL AMAZING!!!! YAY ME!!!   Rock it out all the way banded!!!!
ThinSIstaSoon

ThinSIstaSoon

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Bobi's Band Journey
 

CARBS???????

I have been charting everything that I eat on my post-op diet and I have found today looking back on a couple of days that I have beene SO focous on protein and increasing my calories that i have failed to pay attention to carbs. Today ii have consumed 817 calories 60g protein and *****115CARBS****. I am never going to lose weight with eating that many carbs. I am still on the liquid post-op diet. PLEASE HELP!!!! is this normal ,am i eating to much.    
bmendoRNurse

bmendoRNurse

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Bardy's Blog
 

Feeling the Pain ...

Well, just had my second fill and not liking the feeling much -- guess i should wait a few days to really judge but I can hardly eat anything without feeling pain -- no likey. I have been losing at a steady 2 pounds a week so I am pleased, but not happy about feeling so hungry and then hardly a few bites of food and feeling pain -- not satisfaction that is for sure. I guess part of the process of getting used to adjustments -- I'm trying to be patient, and it is good to know that I'm not alone in this journey.
Bardy

Bardy

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Kris' VSG Blog
 

Fourth Week Surgiversary -- Carbs & Fluids Issues

So I am now in my fourth week post-op, On Monday I am officially through with the mushies stage and can start solids. I actually have been happy with mushies and might continue longer especially if I have a hard time with solid meats. Weight loss -- another disappointing week. 2.5 lbs. down from last week and all of that was in the first few days of the week. For the last four days or so I've been bouncing around from a low of 204.0 to a high of 205.5. Exasperating. I am SO CLOSE to ONEderland and feeling like it's not going to happen. I wanted to be there by Valentine's Day but at the rate I've been going it's not going to happen until the middle of February. Two things I know I am not doing right are 1) not getting enough fluids each day and 2) more carbs than I should be eating. I'm mad at myself about both. Oh, add 3) not exercising regularly. As far as fluids goes, most days I am getting around 40 - 44 oz fluids and I know that is not enough! I just have to really buckle down on this and force myself to drink more -- drink almost constantly. I am pretty sure at least part of the reason why I haven't lost more is because I'm not taking in enough fluids. Re 2) carbs -- I have been using club crackers and baked lentil crackers as a mushy delivery system from bowl/plate to mouth -- usually less than a full serving but adds another 80 - 100 calories to each meal when I eat them (but to be fair ... the meat side is usually about 150 calories or less anyway, so most days I am getting 600 calories or less total, even with the crackers. Yes, I am rationalizing!) I also caved and bought some carby snacks from Costco (baked Lays snack bag collection and Riceworks Spicy Chili brown rice crackers). I have had one bag of baked Lays and then yesterday caved and opened the bag of the Riceworks crackers and had a good full serving of those. I KNOW this is bad for my weight loss .... I think it might be a little PMSing. And honestly, I have missed carbs and I this is a bad, slippery slope I'm on! Re 3) exercise, I only exercised once this week (last Sun) but as soon as I finish this blog post I am going with DH to the local fitness center (where we have a membership that we have paid every month for a long time but haven't used in nearly as long) and hop on the treadmill. I'm going to start out taking it easy and hopefully build up back to where I was last spring (when we stopped going). DH and I will have to start going regularly after work a couple of nights a week. If I can exercise 3 days a week for a consistent period of time I'll be happy and then try to gradually bump it up. On the bright side, I did officially get to 20 lbs. weight loss since surgery, and am pretty sure I will be there (or hopefully a little better) on my one month surgiversary. I have about 80 lbs. to lose to get to goal weight ... from where I am today it seems SO far away. I was really hoping to lose 25 lbs. in my first month but it looks like that just is not to be. I am envious of fast losers. And a little mad at myself that I am not doing everything right to help myself get there. Oh -- also it's been quite the challenge to eat meals with DH. Last night we went to our neighborhood Mexican restaurant and I ordered my own dinner (knowing I would only make a small dent in it) -- mole enchiladas filled with ground beef and refried beans on the side. Man it was good, and everything mushed up very nicely, but it was ridiculous looking at the platter when I was done with my 4-5 bites (it was like this tiny divot of food missing out of an otherwise full plate). DH said, "They're going to think you don't like it," but I asked for a to-go box and filled it up and will be eating the same meal for the next 3 days I think. Luckily for me, I don't mind eating leftovers repeatedly! When we are at home, it's just SO WEIRD to eat such a tiny amount and at a snail's pace while DH eats at a normal/fast pace ... I end up abandoning half my dinner at the time he's done, and then waiting an hour or so, and then finishing it off on my own. I am still glad I got this surgery -- 20 lbs. lost in a month is by far the most I've ever lost in such a short time. And I do hope I can maintain a 2.5 lb. weight loss each month from here on out -- that will work out to about 10 lbs. lost per month and at that rate I will be at or near goal by late summer. Gotta go to the gym!
Kris

Kris

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AmyH33's Blog
 

First Fill

Had my 5 week post op appt and my first fill On thursday, 2/3/11. My mom who is also a bander went with me. I lost 3 lbs in 4 weeks, not bad but I am happy with any loss. What a strange filling it is when your band is tight and you are drinking, WOW. I stepped back thinking my mom was gonna spew. Then it was my turn, needle didnt hurt at all, then I sat up and drank drank drank and then OMG "THAT FEELING" was there, thought I was gonna spew everywhere, but u don't. I think I was still scared because I kept saying I can feel it, so I walked out of there filled with .3cc of fluid in my band, what a wimp! Clear liquids for 48hrs, yeah ok. I did have a protein shake for dinner that night, he said as long as you can tolerate it. I did clear liquids all day Friday, and then had a very small piece of meatloaf that I chewed to death for dinner, I was VERY hungry. Woke up today with my first migraine in 2 months UGH! TOok my meds and a nap, woke up and had some watered down grtis. I really dont think the .3ccs did a dang thing. I guess I will see tonight. I will have my normal breakfast of 2 scrambled eggs for dinner and see how much of that I can eat. Ok enough about me, Hope you all have a wonderful day!
AmyH33

AmyH33

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dreamscancometrue's Blog
 

The start of my journey

I have never blogged before so this is a little strange for me. I just think I need to log this journey. I have wanted to have weight loss surgery for over 4 years now but my insurance would not cover it. Recently our company changed to Aetna and they do cover the surgery. Yeah!!!! So I went to the seminar and have had my initial consultation with the surgeon. At first everyone in my family was very supportive until I started actually taking the steps needed for surgery. Now I am starting to get some negativity from my family and from my PCP which completely shocks me. My PCP thinks that since I do not have any co morbidities that I can lose 150lbs by myself. Well I want to get this taken care of before I become sick. My mom seems to think that something will go wrong since this is elective and I am not thinking this through. My husband is scared I will get sleeved, lose my weight and leave him. I am just shocked how all the support disappeared as soon as it became real. I am standing firm. I found out yesterday that I must start a 3 month weight loss attempt with my PCP which will be changing due to the negativity about my decisions. I have my appt for my psychological evaluation and am moving forward with my decision. After much research I know that the sleeve is for me.    
kbowlin74

kbowlin74

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Blog 71841
 

1 year later..

Wow, has it really been that long since I've blogged on here? I guess it has considering I took a 6 month hiatus when this site started becoming unstable, which is following the same trend again.   Here we are, just a few weeks shy of my 1 year bandaversery. My starting weight in this process was 287lbs. My lowest weight was 207lbs. Holy shit. I had high hopes to be in onederland right now, but bigger things are in store (no, not ME).   It seems our family is growing again. I am currently pregnant with baby #3 who will be making their appearance at the end of July. The decision to TTC wasnt hard. I had this surgery so I could have a healthier "thinner" pregnancy. My husband and I decided in October to start trying for our baby, and low and behold, 3.5 weeks later on his birthday, I got that positive pregnancy test.   Pregnancy and banding so far have been ok. I had to have fluid removed a few weeks ago because my band decided to get a death grip on my stomach. I was vomiting violently all of the time and was on the fast track to malnutrition, so I swalled my pride and I had 1.6 taken out. I feel so much better but the fact that I put 2lbs on in a week scares me. I worked so hard to get it off and it is already coming back THAT FAST. I know the #1 priority now is the health of Bean, so my loss will take a backseat.   I'll be exclusively breastfeeding for at least the first 6 months, so I know I can knock the weight off in no time. I'm gonna be an even sexier mama   So there we have it kids, here's my yearly blog update lol
Heather_8.1.14

Heather_8.1.14

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Angela's Blog
 

What a wild ride...

I had the most horrific sliming episode. It was more embarrassing than anything. I did what I had to do to "survive". Check out my blog for the gruesome details. http://thelapbandexperience.blogspot.com/   I am hanging on steadily with virtually gaining and losing the same few pounds every week for the past few weeks. I am maybe down a pound this week. I truly need to step up my exercise or actually just step up to it period. I do nothing. I have done a little but easily get distracted. I absolutely hate it and I don't have time. I work four 10 hour days so I get home at 8pm. I only have the three day weekends to really catch up on everything I need to do. Somehow I need to find something somewhere that will motivate me to "move it". I am also a person who does not like to work out with others even my own family. I have a Wii and have tried the Wii fit, which by the way, is down right rude if you get off the board to take a rest. The problem is my kids or husband comes in and wants to "watch" and I can't do that so since they refuse to leave I just stop and then don't touch again. Any suggestions? I wanted to try the Wii Zumba but again if the family comes in the room they won't leave so I just quit.
anglov

anglov

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Blog 101828
 

NIGHTMARE made a reality. Pre-Op DIET! lol....

Hello everyone. Well today is Day 2 of my Pre Op diet. I feel horrible. I keep thinking of food or like fries and hamburger etc... Why does this happen? You know I noticied that it is not that I am hungry because I don't really feel hungry, it is more mentally. My heart tells me I want to lose the weight, I want to keep going and follow the diet to the T and not mess up. These past two days I have done it and followed the diet all the way and excercised about 45 min a day. I really want to do this the right way but it seems like everywhere I turn I see food or I hear someone talking about it and my mind skips a little lol.... You know I went to Wal-Mart last night and as I was walking around I kept seeing these beautiful skinny women and in my mind I was telling them stuff lol..... I was being mean and I am never like that, this is not me!!! I am sorry to go on and on but honestly I have no one to tell so I decided to come on here and vent. HOWWWWW did you all get through the 2 week diet? Mine does not even sound as hard as others I have heard but boy is it tempting to give up and just eat. But of course I won't because 2 days have already come and gone and I did so good, did not cheat or anything. My 2 week diet consists of this: 1 early Am protein shake 20grams protein 1 Mid Morning Protein shake 20 grams protein Lunch=fat free 6 oz yogurt and a medium fruit snack either a cup of cottage cheese fat free/or 1 oz of nuts like almonds/pecans no flavor or 2 string cheese fat free Dinner 4 oz of lean meat chicken, tuna, fish and 1/2 cup of corn, potatoes and 1 cup of vegtables Does not sound hard but boy it sure is lol.... I know I want this bad and I now I will get through it just really wanted to vent. Oh also did any of you weigh yourself constantly???? I keep wanting to weigh myself every morning, is this good or bad? Anyway thanks for reading.
Alikitty

Alikitty

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happiness1's Blog
 

There are no mistakes, only experiences that teach us where the path is not.

Hi everyone!! Well here is my story the good the bad and the ugly. I was banded in June of 2009. The first 6 months I lost around 50-60 lbs and I have struggled there ever since. Here I thought I knew what restrictions was. Well I really had no clue. So finally this fall I learned what the real restriction was. I thought it was too tight so after a month I went back in had it loosened. Well then I had no restriction. Just last week I got back to the dr and now it’s tight again and I am down 4lbs. What’s hardest for me is social situations. Hard to know what will go down and what will not. Also I have made a bad habit of going out and drinking. I have started working out again also.. So I am trying to change all these things! What I would love is anyone to give me advice and support.    
happiness1

happiness1

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pegdew's Blog
 

Great support on here!

I love reading the blogs on here. This is an excellent way of learning and supporting each other with the lapband. Just looking for people to email and make friends with on here. I don't have much home support and not much into going to the support meetings they are out of town and not very convient with my work.
pegdew

pegdew

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Infernored's Blog
 

My new beginning.

I'm 29 years old, I am a Registered Nurse, I am married, I have been fat my whole life.   I went to a WLS seminar in 2006, and walked away from it because I thought I could really do it myself. 4 Years later I went back, heavier than ever. I have everything done for my Surgeon besides losing a few more pounds to be approved by the insurance. I go to see him again in 2 weeks.   My brain is on fast-forward. I'm dreaming about a year from now.
Infernored

Infernored

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Blog 3238
 

Is it just me?

In about 2 weeks I'll be marking my 6th month surgiversary and have lost about 85 pounds altogether. Not totally what I would have liked, but I am definitely not complaining. I just recently bought some jeans at a size 20... something I can say I never was. I skipped that size on the way up in weight. And it feels good to know that I'll never be a 26/28 again. My arms have gotten smaller. Definitely not as flabby as they used to be. But I have noticed the elasticity of my skin in the legs area. My legs, while they have become toned, are hanging with the excess skin that I have. I'm kinda hoping that with the additional weight loss that they'll go down a good bit. I feel better about myself and when I look at old pictures of me, I can't believe just how fat my face was or how huge my legs were. I feel disgusted at everything that makes me, well me. And my hair has been falling out. At first, I attributed my hair loss to some pills I had been taking only to realize that it's the surgery. But now I find myself obsessing about my hair a little bit more each day because it's gotten to the point where I've begun seeing my scalp. Seriously, at what point do i say it's not just the surgery anymore? And at what point will the doctors stop using it as an excuse? I've lost so much hair, that my long curly hair, hardly gets knotted up. I'm scared to wash it, scared to brush, scared to dye it and switch it up. I've started taking all the hair and nail vitamins which seems to be working on my legs and underarms but not the top of my head. I'm feeling hopeless... It's so crazy how weight loss can just intertwine feelings of good and bad. One minute, I can love myself and just feel on top of the world and the next, I'm still feeling how I did when I was at my heaviest.. like I hate myself and the world. My hormones have been so crazy these past few months that I don't know how to act and react to my surroundings. I get into these terrible mood swings and I say and do stuff that isn't me. The worst thing about it is that I don't care about what I've done 'til days later. That's when the remorse starts to kick in. It's crazy. I am definitely not the same person I was when I began this journey. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll become a better person. I'm having a terrible time adjusting. If anyone can give me some insight, I would really appreciate it. I need to regain control and some level of normalcy.
Butrcupz622

Butrcupz622

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Sue's News
 

My Fat Passenger (think Dexter)

Anyone that read/watches Dexter knows about his "dark passenger" that is his inner voice that urges him to kill.   Well, recently I discovered I have a fat passenger. She is a morbidly obese woman who is addicted to eating. I kept trying to shut her up with cheeseburgers and sadly she started taking over my body. So, I'm not going to give in to the bitch any more . She can whine all she wants but I am taking control back. hahahaha
suzahhn

suzahhn

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Sue's News
 

My Surgery Experience

The form fitting clothes in my closet were disappearing. So were my heels and jeans. Somehow they were replaced with sweatshirts, sweatpants, and men's t-shirts and I couldn't stand the sight of myself. I was avoiding situations where my weight would possibly be an issue. I wasn't living any more, I was existing.   Once my denial was completely drained out, I realized although I promised this time would be different, my dieting and exercise attempts failed over the past 4 years. I made the appointment to learn more about the lap band in October of 2010 and after the seminar I was sure it was for me.   At times I doubted if I could go through with it, if I could say goodbye to overeating. But then I remembered how I felt after I overate, how I looked after I overate. How my health would continue on the downward path if I keep overeating. So, I keep remembering that "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels".   Yes, I can choose to eat that bacon cheeseburger, that steak, those fries. It's not that "I can't eat it because I'm dieting". Now, I think "I don't want to eat that because I want to live".   I had a great surgery experience. My veins are usually very difficult but the nurse got the IV in on her first try . The anesthesiologist was witty and charming and the surgeon was eager for me to start my new life (and also let me know Mondays are great for him because he's well rested ). They gave me a drug to relax me then took me back to the OR. We were talking and next thing I knew I woke up in the recovery room. I was in pain, let them know, and started my pain medication regimen. Then I had an xray done on the same bed, I was glad I didn't have to move around.   Then I went to another room, my husband came in and I was released within an hour. I was happy to go home and sleep!   Today is day 2, I have no hunger for now and I'm so glad this part is over with! I will definitely find some terrible pictures my husband managed to sneak of me a few days before the liquid diet and post them .   Thanks for reading!
suzahhn

suzahhn

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AmyH33's Blog
 

o yeah baby!

I did it! I lost 2 more lbs!! down a total of 18lbs (1.8lbs a day) since 12/30, kinda slow but its going down NOT up ....go to the MD thursday for what i hope is my first fill, take that fat!! :thumbup:
AmyH33

AmyH33

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Jen's Jabbers
 

2 weeks post-op! Hello elliptical, on with the love/hate!

2 weeks today. WOW! Seems like yesterday but also seems like 6 months ago. The pain is minimal. Still a little tender here and there and definately burping allot more, but other than that I am back to the ups and downs of everyday reality.   10 lbs down since surgery and 50 LBS since I started all of this! SUPER STOKED!   I had only taken 6 days off of work and it seemed to be good timing for me. I finished my 2 weeks of pot-op liquid diet like a champ and am moving on to getting back to my 3 meals and 2 snacks a day.   Yesterday I cooked up some lowfat mac and cheese with 20g protien per serving AND some shepards pie with sweet potatoe crust. I baked them in muffin tins for me and bread pans for the hubby. When they were frozen, threw them in to a tupperware in the freezer. TAH DAH! Lunch and Suppers if I happen to have one of "those" days at work. I knew going in to this that being prepared would be my biggest weapon against my caving to cravings. I am constantly on the road for work and drive-thu windows are the easiest fix for this. Not the easiest fix however for the ever increasing size of my ass. I have been working on this specifically over the last year or so and do well most of the time but really had to bunker down for after surgery. I feel like I am ready to take on anything!   I have been walking, and walking and walking since surgery. Its a balmy -33 celcius today and has been since the weekend so took in a few laps at Ikea and the mall - not so good on the wallet. Today started out at -27. BORING!!!! Oh Canada - youre lucky you have the mountains (and free health care) out here or I would be GONE!   So, I called my nurse and got the green light to rekindle my love/hate relationship with my elliptical. I love that I can still work out when it is this cold but I hate that I am stuck in my basement moving yet going nowhere! I am dying to get moving again and was on a 40 mins 4 days a week schedule for the winter so far... start slow, take it easy and build it back up! Ive set my goal to be back to where I was by April. I can do this! Then summer, glorious summer. Dog Parks, Mountains, Camping, Hiking... sun, warmth.... CAN NOT WAIT!   Anyhoot - GOOD LUCK ALL!  
EdmontonGal

EdmontonGal

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Blog 55903
 

Hi 20 months out.. and i should know this already, but first time this happened to me..

HI,   I am below goal (well was) 130 and my goal was 135. I got some (.25cc) taken out of my 14cc band, now at 8.90cc. I kept losing and didnt want to, that was 7 weeks ago, I saw my doctor and thought of getting a little more out because i saw 128 a couple times between visit, but when i weigh in at his office, i stayed the same weight as last time., so, i didnt. then for a few days now, i seem to be able to eat more then before, no warnings, and had pizza last night and usually can on handle a few bites, but ate the whole slice and part of the other, not the end crust though. and this morning at a slice of cold pizza, usually cant eat in the am, well most mornings, none the less pizza! And my scale is up to 133 too in weeks time. Debating when i need that fill back or what. I hope something isnt wrong wiht my band all of sudden. No pain or anything. In the past of have gone months between fills and no issues wiht hungar really. I just wonder i got used to be on the tight side and now it's not as tight and feels wide open. Also, for some strange reason i've been craving soda too, been without it the hole time, and no big deal but in the past week or so, been drinking some over ice and boy it taste great, before it kind of hurt when i drank it, not now. Thanks in advance for any advice..
sapphire12305

sapphire12305

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subpoptart's Blog
 

Reorganize, Recharge.....Restart

I had to put everything on hold because of the craziness going on at my studio. A little background on that...         I am an animator. A color stylist to be exact and I'm currently working on the New Looney Tunes show that was supposed to air last year, but we've hit a glitch or two (or three) and now we're playing catch up. I'm really proud to be a part of this production and I''m so anxious to see it air. Because of the sudden pus to get it done, I haven't had a lot of time to focus on diet and exercise and after watching the entire month of January come and go in the blink of an eye, I've decided that February is the time to find balance. So this morning I stepped back and planned a different mode of attack.     I have "re-started" my Lindora program. Meaning Yesterday was my first of four protein days and on Friday I will begin eating a low carb high protein diet. My weight hasn't gone up since my surgery, but I also haven't lost any weight so I need to kick it into high gear.     Since I know it is difficult for me to work out in the mornings, as I have to get my daughter ready for school and I also know that it is difficult for me to work out after work, as I have to cook dinner and I'm exhausted I have decided to join the gym on the Warner Bros. Lot.           Hours Open 6:00am to 9:00pm, Monday through Friday.     Aerobics Schedule Aerobics Calendar (pdf) (Spring/Summer 2010)     Membership Fees Daily$10Monthly$40Three Months$95Annual$310 Observances Breast Cancer Month Children’s Health Month Dental Hygiene Month Depression and Mental Health Month Halloween Programs & Services Individualized fitness profiles, programs and exercise prescriptions Personal training Private pilates Fitness evaluation Goal setting Nutrition counseling Equipment: “state of the art” cardiovascular, circuit and free weight training equipment Aerobics: low impact, step, strength, body sculpting, boxercise, martial arts, abs only & spinning Health Education: Classes and seminars on health related topics, a health resource library and wellness programs       the hours work out perfectly so that I can go either before work or at my lunch break. It's close enough from my office to walk to the Main Lot and that counts as extra steps.           Once I'm done working out we have a commissary that has an amazing salad bar. So I'm set.              
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