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Blog 4127
 

3 months out

3 months out and down 47 pounds. Mourning the loss of my boobs. If you see the pictures you will understand. I have a couple of 2 week periods where I did not lose anything. Emotions were running pretty crazy in month two but have settled down. Dr. took me off of blood pressure medications!!!
Lose140

Lose140

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Blog 78023
 

Its been a year

Do I regret getting banded?   That seemed to be the question I most wanted answered when I came here about a year ago looking for information and support.   A lot has changed in a year. I am a little less than halfway to my goal now and losing slowly and steadily. 40-whatever pounds doesn't seem like much for a year but I have lost a lot of baggage along with that weight. Like most fat people, each pound had a story attached to it. Each ounce was directly related to a rejection, a sad moment, a time when I didn't even feel worthy enough to express an emotion so I ate it instead. And I can't say that the changes in me are directly related to the lapband, but just making the choice to do it had a profound effect on how I talk to myself and therefore, how I view my own worth.   The most important thing I do differently now is refuse to settle.   I won't fill my body with shitty food because it's cheap or because I don't want it to go to waste.   I won't stay in relationships that aren't uplifting and fulfilling.   I wont belittle myself by behaving in a way that isn't true to me,   I won't do work that deadens my soul.   I don't spend time and money trying to find a less-expensive version of a particular "thing" I want. I save for it and get the real deal because I am worth it.   I have learned that what we settle for is what we get out of life and I absolutely refuse to accept less than what I am worth these days.   So yeah, there are parts of having a band that suck. I hate sliming and sticking and getting coffee "stuck" because I am too stressed out sometimes to get it past the band. And, I haven't lost as much weight as I thought I would by now. But would I change it?   NOT ON YOUR LIFE> OR MINE.
Electrawoman

Electrawoman

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Blog 104709
 

Out of size 20 pants

I am out of size 24, 22, 20 jeans. Well the 20s I will still wear with a belt. I am so thrilled to have bought two size 18 jeans at a high end consignment shop and they fit. They fit perfectly, I do not even have to suck in at all. I am sooo thrilled. I am soooo freaking thrilled but very sad that the gym will most likely be closed tomorrow due to bad weather. I feel so good though, I think I was size 18 when I met my husband.
Cangel76

Cangel76

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Blog 103317
 

Just What the Doctor Ordered

My dietician gave me this binder on my first visit last week; I hope this helps. I've been reading more of it, I just can't seem to put the thing down. As I continue to read through it, I'll be putting up helpful information if any needs it. All of this information is based on MY surgeon, so make sure you check with your surgeon as well.     Grocery List: (After surgery)   Sugar free popsicles (less or equal to 5 grams of sugar per serving)   Sugar free Jell-O or gelatin (any flavor)   100% Fruit Juice with no pulp (limit 2 cups per day)   Crystal Light (or equivalent)   Flavored water (non-carbonated and sugar free), less than 10 calories per serving   Fat free or 1% milk   Chicken or vegetable broth   Tomato or vegetable juices   Diet V8 Splash   Variety of canned soups such as chicken noodle, beef vegetable, tomato, cream of chicken, etc. (must be strained and blended so that the soup appears “liquidy”)   Propel Fitness Water (or equivalent, NO Gatorade)   Soy milk   Decaff coffee or tea   Artificial sweetener of choice (Splenda, Sweet-N-Low, Equal or equivalent)     Protein: (After surgery)   **Remember no more than 200 calories and at least 20 grams of protein per serving. No Boost or Ensure. Protein supplement can be premixed product or powder. Examples include Slim Fast Low Carb (not the Optima or High Protein), Glucerna, EAS, Zero Carb Isopure Water, Muscle Milk Light, Whey protein powder, Soy protein powders.     Check Out for Help:   www.unjury.com   www.bariatricadvantage.com   GNC pharmacy     Vitamins: (After surgery)   Multivitamin which provides 100% daily value   1200 mg calcium + Vitamin D   Optional: B complex vitamin     *Choose multivitamin which contains 100% of daily value for at least 2/3 nutrients   * Begin with chewable or liquid vitamins and progress to whole capsules as tolerated   (For best results, stay with the ADULT CHEWABLES, instead of gonging back to whole capsules because they are too big for the new stomach)   * Avoid children’s formulas that are incomplete   * Do not mix multivitamin containing iron with calcium supplement; take at least 2 hours apart    
kourtany93

kourtany93

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Tina's Ramblings
 

Christmas Blues

Well, today was a very sad and depressing day for me. I laid in bed half the day feeling sorry for myself , something usual for me lately it seems. My mother passed away last Easter on Easter Sunday. She was very very sick with a rare form of Cancer. To explain why i'm extremely grateful that Christmas is over is sort of a long story: I will begin saying that my mother was the most disciplined determined woman i have ever met in my entire life. When the doctors gave her 8 months to live she told them they were wrong and that she would do whatever she could to fight for her life. My sister had a friend who happened to know a Cancer survivor and her friend suggested to my sister that Mom try the holistic high alkaline diet; and as my mother told us a short time later, Cancer cant survive in an alkaline body. Which is actually true so we found out over the next 2 years or so. My mother went on a regimen of taking supplements, in the number of around 10-15 or more a day, and began to alkalize her body by eating high alkaline foods such as juiced veggies (the juiced veggies reminded me of a thick green sludge, something that comes out of your butt on a bad day) Like i said...determined. She ate no red meat., in fact nearly no meat at all. Vegan diet sort of. Nothing low alkaline. It was a very hard diet for anyone to be on but my mother, being as amazing and determined as she was, did this diet every day of her last 2 years. She lasted a year and half longer than those doctors told her and she actually made believers in the high alkaline diet out of her medical doctors. My mother came here to Nashville to visit last Christmas. By then she was pretty sick and had a difficult time getting on a plane and flying here from Vancouver Canada, but she did it. All for me. She knew i couldn't come to Canada for Christmas and she wanted to spend it with the WHOLE family and she wanted me to be with her too so she came here as sick as she was and we made a Christmas in Nashville. The high alkaline diet was beginning to not be able to keep up with her failing organs. So, she spent a lot of her time here snuggled up to me on the couch in her red pajamas. On Christmas Eve, my sister made a nice dinner of Prime Rib Roast and all the fixins. My mom sat at the table with all of her children and grandchildren all together for the first time in my mothers life. She cried a little and said how grateful she was for this Christmas and how wonderful it was to have us all together. THAT made it so worth it for everyone. A tad bit of bickering between sisters and brothers and nieces and nephews...typical family drama on Christmas. It was SO worth it to see my mother on that night and the look on her beautiful face. So you see, that is why Christmas was so hard this year. I remember the beauty of last Christmas and then looking at this Christmas, alone, no family, sister went to LA, father in Canada....just me and Jeani. The best part was a fire we lit on Christmas eve. I told God i was sorry i didn't celebrate Jesus's birth in a better way but that i just couldn't get up the Christmas spirit this year. God said it was fine, and we got through it. Today i just cant help but look at this last month and recognize that all the mood swings have been because of losing my mother this Easter and the fact that i am the kind of person that just cant look at things the way other people do. I shut it all up inside and dont let anyone know what is inside of me or what i am feeling or thinking. So running through peoples lives with a tornado of mood swings probably wasn't the best thing to do. Its how i cope though and maybe someday i will learn how to cope like a normal human being. Maybe sooner than later i hope. But this is the reason why i am so shut down, quiet and sad this Christmas season. So i hope the people in my life can understand that i am sorry for being such a jerk, and so quiet and withdrawn. And why i am so glad today, that Christmas is over. That i can now look at the next year and pray for happiness and success. And hope that maybe next Christmas, it will be filled with a little more joy and a little more spirit.   Until next time, Tina
Tinagrl

Tinagrl

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Blog 1536
 

An update

I did not realized I had been gone from this forum for so long. I have actually started realizing how much I missed the support and resources here. I am glad to report that since my surgery May 10th,2010 I have gone from 253lbs down to 176lbs. I am nearing the "normal" BMI but I believe that I will not reach it only because I do not want to be that thin. I believe I will hold my weight at 175 and forgo that extra 10lbs. I feel great!!! I have gone from wearing size 46 waisted jeans to 34's and they are getting loose on me too. From 2XL shirts to Medium. I do P90X and other exercise on a regular basis and am getting good muscle tone. Stronger, faster, leaner than I was ever even at 17years old. I am greatful for my surgery. I have stopped all my diabetics meds months ago and have reduced my BP meds too. 2011 will not include a weightloss goal...for this I am proud and greatful.    
PhatmanWalkin

PhatmanWalkin

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BHarr614's Blog
 

First Thoughts

I am starting this journey to a better me, im doing this for me but also for my mom. She passed away November 29, just a few weeks ago. The shock and numbness has worn off, and now its time to reevaluate my life. I am severely overweight but i have trouble keeping an exercise schedule and dieting. I am hoping to find the help I need and the options open to me. Thank God from the new healthcare bills, i can know go back onto my step mothers insurance which means i will be able to get the help i need and the support to do this. I'm scared about the surgery but since I havent even seen a doctor yet, im sure thats normal. I know i have the strength to do this, its just the first step is always the hardest, but the best decisions and things in life are never easy.
BHarr614

BHarr614

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momolynne's Blog
 

my story with the band! how it did not band me!

So you all are probably wondering how having the "Band" did not band me? Well if you have the time to read this then read ahead.   Back in August of 2007, ahh i remember it well, I was contemplating on what I wanted to do to loose weight, The band or Bypass surgery? So i decided to go with the band. I really did not want to be all cut up and the thought of having my digestive system all re wired ( so to speak) was not really appealing to me. So now I called and made my appointment for a consultation.I was very excited and could not wait to finally do somthing that would change my life forever! So everything was moving right along, did all my requirements needed for this surgery, and months went by so finally January 31st 2008 was the date of my "first surgery" of having the lap band implanted. I was sooo nervous and scared and was not sure if this was the right thing to do, but at that time it felt right and I was ready for it!   Surgery came and went, a week later i came down with some sort of "stomach bug". I had very high fever and doctors could not understand what was going on. But i was in the hospital for 8 days! Not so fun So once I was home everything started to get a little better day by day.I was feeling great! I was loosing weight and very excited about what was ahead of me with finally having the life and the body ive always wanted! so about 7 months later i beleive it was at the end of August , it was a Friday night and I was in the middle of doing laundry, I started to develop some pain in my stomach everytime i needed to lay down. It was the oddest feeling ive had since I had the band in me, I called my boyfriend at the time to please come over and stay with me cause of course i was nervous and didnt know what was going on. so when I got home from doing laundry at my friends house, i called the on call doctor at the office to make sure that i was in no harm and everything would be ok. I had some pain meds from before so i took one to see if it would help with the pain i was having. So that night i was pretty much up all night due to the pain in my stomach and not being able to lay down the right way.Finally morning came, my boyfriend had to leave to go to work and i said i would be ok and id call him if anything changed. I was supposed to get my friend from the airport that night and all i kept thinking about was how I was going to do that with this pain!!! Finally it was near like 12pm and i said i cant take anymore right now, so i called the doctor and he told me to come to the ER. of course i was panicing cause i did not know how serious this was going to get.So one of my friends came and braught me to the ER and stayed with me while they ran some tests. I was in the worst pain at this point and was very scared. So of course it was a Saturday and ALL the main docotors are off the weekend so they ended up addmitting me to the hospital and said basically i have to wait till monday to see any of my doctors. That sunday a Gastro doctor came in to see me and i explained to him what was happening. So he ordered that on Monday morning I would have and upper endoscopy done to take a look at my stomach. Monday came and here i was going for this test and was really nervous and not sure what he was going to find. so they put me to sleep and then a short while later i was waking up in the recovery room and the gastro doctor came over and said, Unfortunatly we found a small eroision where the band was sitting which is causing your pain, I am going to notify your doctor and see what he wants to do. So im like crying and not sure what to think I called my dad and demanded him come to the hospital to be with me. So then my Doc came in who did my lap band surgery and basically told me the same thing AND...I would have to have the band removed due to this. Well of course I was extreamly dissapointed! Here this was the ONLY thing EVER that worked for me to loose weight and I had to lose it!!! So they schedualed me to have it removed on that Wednesday. I was sooo upset and I cried a lot because I could not beleive this was happening. The doc told me that 1 out of 100 this happens to. I was like great I has to be the 1 that it happened to. So Wednesday came and I was nervous about surgery but everything went well and they said it was not a huge hole but the band was starting to come through my stomach. So here I am not able to eat anything, I was there for 8 days again but was kind of releived of not having that pain anymore. But at the same time I was really depressed and all I kept thinking was How am I going to do this on my own. I suck at doing this on my own. I had Lost 80 lbs and i was feeling really good, now how to keep it off and loose some more! So finally i was home from the hospital and recovering, I was able to be on a full liquid diet but overall i was not very hungry, but time passed and it was a little over a year when i decided to see if I could have the band replaced.   I met with my doctor and discussed my options. So your probably wondering if i had gained any weight back? Well I did, I tried hard not to, but once I was able to eat normally again I gainded 50 lbs back. So I figured hey I beleive that I could do this again. Time has passed and im sure my stomach has had enough time to heal so my doctor agreed and said most people that have this problem come back and try it again and dont have the same problem again. So I was confident that this was going to work this time!   Yeah right!! My surgery was schedualed for January 13 of 2010, surgery came and went, I had a new boyfriend at the time and he stayed with me in the hospital. He really is the the best!! Anyway, 2 days later I was able to go home, Went home and started the recovery process. Everyone was really worried and was scared for me and praying that nothing goes wrong. About a month to 2 months later it was the week of my Birthday, I was excited to start a new life again at the age of 31, but earlier that week I started to develop pain where my port was. so i saw the doctor and he suggested that he move the port to the other side. So what did that mean...yes...another surgery, So here i go into the hospital the day before my birthday, and operated on to have my port moved to the other side. The next day Birthday day, i was able to go home but the area that he removed the port from was opened i had like gause tubes for drainage hanging out and they covered it up and said come back in 2 days to have them removed, ok no problem.2 days later came back had the gause removed and he bandaged the area up and said the insition will close on its own, no problem, went home everything was good. well the insition was closing and i was doing what the doctor said to do on how to care for it, but i started to come down with fever and the area where this insition was warm to the touch and it started to look infected. So i waited a day or two and then it just really looked bad so i called the doctor and he told me to meet him at the hospital. This was a different doctor, and accosiate of my doctor, who I really did not like. Anyway im in the ER and laying there in pain again, and very flushed with fever and i had to wait for the doctor to come in. Well he came in and said yes it is deffinatly infected!! GREAT!! of course i started to cry when he told me what he had to do, He said they are going to have to cut the insition open to release the infection because it was bulging out like a baseball. So i looked away and he cut it open, now not to gross anyone out but, when i tell you it was like niagra falls pouring out of me of blood and puss yes it was!!! All i felt was warm liquid pouring down the side of my stomach, my underwear was ruined i felt gross the smell was terrible, but he got the fluids out and then gaused it up a little more and bandaged it up. So i had to be addmitted into the hospital AGAIN!!! And was on some anti-biotics for the next few days.   Everytime i got up though fluid was draining out all over me so they had to come up with a better plan. So they basically cut a tube from and cathiter stuck it in my stomach and then put and elostomy bag on so the tube could drain into the bag. I had to keep this back on for 2 weeks!! So they sent me home and schedualed for a home health nurse to come and see me. She came and just showed me how to clean and change the bag when needed. I could not go to work with this, and it was very weird to be walking around with this bag attached to me. At this point from all the tape going on and off my skin, it made my skin very itchy and dry and when i would scratch it the skin would break, so i was not helping the situation very well.Once the two weeks were up I went to the doctor and he removed everything and then just bandaged it up and told me to just keep it covered and that i could shower and just try to keep it clean. so fine everything healed and i was ready to start my life again and work on loosing weight.   So now it is June. I was starting to develop some pain but not severe, so i called the doctor and he asked me to come in and have a few tests done to see what was going on. Had the tests and he said everything looked really good he didnt see anything wrong adn everything looked great. ok, so i went home. about a week later i started to start feeling really bad pain in my stomach every time i ate, I didnt want to call the doctor because i didnt want to hear again that nothing is wrong. So i wait as long as i could, On the 18th of june he asked me to come in and have an endoscopy done. So my bf took me and i had the procedure done, as im waking up in the recovery room i was not sure what was going on, and i thought i hear the nurse say oh shes going into the operating room soon. I was a little loopy and not sure if he was talking about me. so once i was fully awake the doctor came in and said, Well you have another erosion and its pretty severe so in about a half hr we r going to remove the band again. Then my bf came in and sat with me and i was sooooo upset that this was happening again!!!! I really thought this time was going to be different! So he called my parents and told them and my brother then came to the hospital with my dad and they could not beleive this was happeneing again. So they operated and removed the band again. I was on heavy duty anti-biotics and could not eat anything just suck on ice chips. so here i am again in the hospital now to be the 4th time i was in the hospital for this yr. Basically my doctor told me if i had waited any longer i could have died. I was in shock and could not beleive what he just told me. Who would of known that having the band could end your life!!!   So the week came and went and i was able to go home. at this point i did not care about loosing weight anymore. I just wanted my life back to normal. so i was home for the rest of the month and the week i was schedualed to go back to work i started to have sever stomach pain. I had a lot of diareaha that week and was unsure why. so one night i had really sever pain that i could not move, my bf rushed me to the hospital and they ran tests and could not understand why i was having these pains and i was also very nauseous. I had a lot of diareaha and they started to treat me for C-diff. C-diff is what they call a super infection which you can get from being on tons of anti-biotics, so they had to seclude me from everyone else because it was highly contagious! anyone who came to see me had to wear gloves and put a gown on. So they admitted me again now for the 5th time in the hospital this yr. I was so upset and could not beleive that i had gotten c-diff, the worst thing anyone could ever get! so i was treated and was sent home a few days later. I had to start eating a lot of yogart to prevent getting anymore infections. They told me it could come back so i was nervous about that.   Well it did not come back and finally i was able to go back to work, I was glad to be back and excited to just live a normal life again. well slowly i started to develop these lumps on my legs, they were really really painful and i did not know what was causing these noduals to develop. My doctor said they look like carbuncles which are like ingrown hairs, so she put me on pain meds to stop the pain but more just started to develop. so i went back and she sent me to a disease specialist. She thought that i would have MRSA. Initially I was scared, My boss found out and she told me i could not work there if i had MRSA. I was like great now im going to loose my job, can anything else go wrong??? So the day came where i went to see the disease specialist and i was soooo nervous on what he was going to tell me. The doctor came in and i showed him what was going on with my legs. He told me well i can tell you one thing, it is DEFFINATLY not MRSA!! I was so realeived!! What he did tell me was that what i had was called Erothema Nadosum.or EN. He gave me a huge print out of what EN was, and basically its hard painful noduals that develop in the legs.And from what i read it said its and inflamation of the fat cells. He said i could of gotten it from being in the hospital and all the anti-biotics i was on. So now i said how do i get rid of them. Basically he told me, there is no treatment for them. they come and they stay about 6-8 weeks and then go away on their own. So now im thinking ok so now i have to live with this pain for the next 6-8 weeks?? what am I going to do. so my regualar doctor gave me a bunch of pain meds to help with the pain. Well what he gave me was a patch called fentynal. it was for 50 mgs and i would wear one patch for 3 days at a time. so i put the patch on and later on that eve i started to not feel the pain as much. I went to bed and woke up the next day and was extreamly nauseous!! And was very very loopy, these pain meds really messed me up and i was nauseous all weekend and then finally on monday morning i could not go to work because i was so nauseous, and i went to the doctor to see if there was anything else he could give me so he lowered the dose of it that helped better.   So moral of my story is, I went through hell and back this year, and could not beleive everything I went through, My stomach has never been the same since this and today i still suffer from things and not sure how my digestive system is REALLY working. Im still in the process of having tests done and looks like my next surgery is going to be my gallbladder. but im trying to hold off as much as i can because the thought of being in the hospital again for this really really scares me! I didnt write this story to scare anyone, but to just let people know that there are many risks with surgery and even though the band seems like the safer way to go, it really is not. It works for some people and from the things ive read this is more common then people think and that the doctors DON'T tell you when you initially go for your consultation. If you are thinking of having the band done please be carfull! and if you have expeirienced what i have, im really sorry and i feel your pain. Im just trying to take it day by day now, I am trying to get my life back to normal and just want to feel good. Slowly but surley im getting there.   Im sorry if there is a lot of grammer problems in this, It was alot to write and just wanted to get it done. lol!   Good luck to everyone and I hope you all have better luck then i did!     Monika
momolynne

momolynne

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Soontobebandedjulie's Blog
 

Finally Post Op

I'm so excited to finally be "Post Op"!! I had my surgery on Dec 20th and am doing well... besides having gas pains.... I had to be at the hospital for 5 am and my surgery was at 7:30. Everything went well, the surgeon said he had to repair a hiatal hernia I had no idea I had... I had an upper GI done a few hours after surgery just to make sure the band was in place... that was HORRIBLE!! I came so close to vomiting..I honestly have no idea how I didn't.. I guess God was with me!!! I was released from the hospital they day after and have been home for 3 days now.. Each day gets better as far as moving around and getting back into the routine on doing housework.   The post op diet is a struggle... I find myself having a hard time getting in everything I need to.... but as each day goes by it is getting easier. I just hope it doesn't get "too easy" and I find myself hungry before my first fill. I go for my post op visit with the surgeon on Jan. 3rd. I'm hoping to have lost some weight by then, but am unsure because I've seemed to have gained since the surgery... anyone else had this problem??? Could it just be from all the gas and fluids from the hospital??? I hoping to see a loss in a couple of days....
BandedJulie

BandedJulie

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Blog 68750
 

Here I go again

It has been over a year since I have visited this forum. The last time I was here all of the work I had put into getting through the long process was put on hold because my very enlarged thyroid had to be removed. I remember being in intense pain from the surgery and in a moment of extreme pain questioned my own sanity about thinking of going back under a knife for anything that wasn't required. This coupled with the fact my doctor wanted me to wait 6 weeks to heal from that surgery before considering getting banded. Since my insurance was changing at the end of the year and I wasn't sure if my new insurance would honor what I had done previously since my doctor did not work at one of their "Centers of Excellence" I just shelved the whole idea and tried (and fail) for the next year to do it the good old fashioned way with diet and exercise. I lost a couple lbs..gained em back...I tried to just chalk it all up and embrace my curves and fat (outside of the curves) saying I was fine just the way I was. But I still didnt feel fine about how I looked. I remember looking at pictures of myself after a girlfriend trip to Miami in June realizing my weight was starting to make me look old and tired. I never once pulled out my bathing suit and seriously felt like a fish out of water among all the young, slim and fit women walking the strip. But I tarried on...I had a good time, but I am sure the lack of fun was because I didnt feel "Miami confident" . A couple of months ago, I got a call from the bariatric doctor to see if I was still interested in getting the surgery because he had moved to a hospital that was now included as one of the "Centers of Excellence". I made an appointment but never went and kinda shelved the idea. Well events that happened within the last 24 - 48 hours kinda brought things home for me once again. I received a message from the doctor's office a week or so ago asking me if I wanted to reschedule, but with a myriad of other crap going on I didnt return the call. Once the dust settled around me and I was able to think clearly I realized this was something that I need to do...or at least TRY to do always believe if its God;s will it will be. When I first began this journey I did it with a vigor despite the objections of my husband who threatened to divorce me if I went along with it. His fears did not quell me but I wanted his support and continued to revisit it with him hoping he would say yes. But that never happened. So my vow to honor my husband combined with memory of the pain from my thyroid and some of the mental stuff I was going through on the visits with the process (never felt bad about my weight until I started hearing "morbidly obese" once a month) made it easier to put it in the back of my mind. But being thinner, healthier, and feeling better about myself was still something I wanted and I knew this could be the ticket. A coworker had lapband around this time last year and although her weight loss seems to be slow, her 55 lb weight loss makes her look healthier is nothing more. She admitted she wasnt exercising and doing everything she should be doing, but she also didnt look back with regret because she feels better which has always been a goal for me. Another co-worker had gastric bypass surgery and I have watched her shrink in the last 8-9 months, making me again long to be in the "club" but more than anything, I have come to realize the I have to really make this about me. I have to proceed without fear in order to get what I need to proceed to the next step in my life and if it means doing it without the support of my husband who I realize objects because of his own fears, so be it. I have lived for others for far too long and it is time for me to be true to myself. So I called them back yesterday and made an appointment for January 3rd, as well as spoke to my counselor today since her clearance was also one of the last phases of my process. When I go on the 3rd, I am hoping they will be able to review what I have done, see I truly ready and take me through those final phases and give me a date. I will keep you posted.
MrsWilson1212

MrsWilson1212

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Blog 99716
 

I did it, I jogged 3miles nonstop!

Finished My first 3 mile JOG-Couch to 5k Wk9 Day 1!!!!!! So happy this time last year I couldn't even walk 30 mins good.Im so Happy. Its crazy I just got on the treadmill and put it on the wk 9 podcast. I said to myself well if I can get to at least 20-28 mins of it I know next week i can do 30 mins-- then I just keep running. And she said on the podcast you have just finished 3miles congrats. Ok I felt like Rocky! LOL! I know now I can do 3 mile jogs starting 3 times a week . I am still 217 lbs well gained .4 so 217.4. My first Couch to 5 K jog was in July at 245 lbs and I struggled with jogging 30 second intervals at 2.0 speed. I am happy to have this opportunity in my life.    
NeverGivinUpTeya

NeverGivinUpTeya

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subpoptart's Blog
 

THE IRISH TOWER: Corned Beef and Cabbage Venture (Day 17 -12.5 pounds)

So yesterday I started my venture that I've titled "Around the Whirled in 14 days". My goal is to find two weeks worth of foods that I can cook for my family and then convert to a puree/soft meal for myself. So last night we ventured to Ireland and made Corned Beef and Cabbage. I've put the recipe in my Cookbook that is linked to this page. Cooked for 8 hours while I was at work and the house smelled amazing when I got home I removed just enough ingredients to make myself the perfect portion and soft version of my family's dinner Voila! The "Irish Tower"
no one

no one

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Blog 104709
 

Gym, Weight loss, fills, blah, blah, blah

The doctor wants to do another fill today. I am debating because since the 3cc I am loosing weight. I do get hungry but it is usually my fault. I have lost appx 5lbs since my last visit. I just can't see getting a fill, I would like to give it two more weeks. What would you do?   I have been going to the gym faithfully five days a week. I take Saturday and Sunday off. I do weights on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I think that is enough, I do want to go Saturdays and Sundays too but I think at some point the gym becomes another unhealthy obsession so I am reminding myself that it is okay to rest my body.   Yesterday my daughter had friends over and we had all kinds of snacks out. I didn't eat one thing, I was soooo proud of myself. I am working hard at loosing this weight. No snacks right now for me.   I feel good and think I will be moving down to a size 18 soon. That means I am not too far off from a size 16 and that thrills me to no end. I haven't been a sixteen in probably 8-9 years.   I am working hard at this, this isn't, "band in, miracle cure" sort of thing, I am literally working my butt off. At the gym I work off between 270-450 in calories depending on how long I stay and going about two miles a day at the gym. I hope to keep myself in this mind set. I know sometimes it can be hard, there are days that the personality kicks in and I think, "One day off is okay." However, it is that exact thought that leads to the next day off and the next day off. I did one of my out loud moments that I am known for and I growled at the weights. The guy next to me laughed and I looked at him and was like, "was that out loud?" He nodded and I kind of shrugged. He looked at me and said, "I think that some days too." I looked at him and he was fit, tone and muscular and I said, "Does it get easier once you are fit?" He shook his head, "No, it's the same thing. You have to remind yourself that in order to maintain this, you have to keep at it." I growled again and he laughed.
Cangel76

Cangel76

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Svillelady's Blog
 

1 Week post op visit

Sorry all I have blogged on here before as twintwo821, but for some reason I couldn't sign on that account I had to create a new one. I had my surgery December 17 everything went well. I had to be in at 6:00am surgery at 7:00am awake from surgery about 9:20am. My surgeon repaired an umbilical hernia I didn't know I had everything else went well. I was up and walking around left the Surgery Center at 10:00am and home by 11:30am! It took me 6 months to get to this day and I wouldn't change a thing about what I went through to get to this point! There was some fluid left in my band which I didn't know about every time I would try to get all my liquids in I would sip just a few sips and be so full I couldn't breath! I went this Wednesday for my first post op appointment lost another 3.5 pounds (that makes 23.5 since I started this process) they took some fluid out and I have since been able to eat my required 1/2 cup servings. I started that day getting to have canned veggies, fruits and proteins! Next week I will start actually cooking again if I can remember how! I can't wait for cooked fish, chicken and veggies! I do find that with that 1/2 cup serving I'm not hungry for a few hours. I'm looking forward to Christmas since I can now eat a few "real" foods even though they will be mushy at least it won't be clear liquids or protein shakes! I may even make a banana pudding with out the cookies! To all who have already been banded thank you for your comments and support on this website I have learned so much! To all who are yet to be banded hang in there it does get better this rough patch does pass things will get back to almost normal with your new eating habits! Merry Christmas everyone!
Svillelady

Svillelady

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joegar84's Blog
 

YAY!!! I'M SOO HAPPY

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING TO ALL MY FELLOW BANDSTER BROTHERS AND SISTERS. Well I been up since 3am this morning and couldn't sleep... odd.. Sooo I stayed in bed all nice warm and around 4ish am had to run to the bathroom. I totally forgot I left my scale out last night and tripped over it.... so I ran a storm of my favorite profanity words... hahaha so after 3 minutes of profanity I said oh well I might as well see what it says today so I stepped on it and it said E WTF! I dont weight E hahaha well dum dum wasn't stepping on it right so I reset it and tried again and to my surprise it said 333lbs WOW!!!!! When I started going to my Dr I started at 368 after 2 week pre-op diet and a few hours after my surgery they weight me in at the hospital at 341 that was Dec 18 at 4am or so. and today Dec 23 also around 4ish am I am at 333lbs WOOOOHOOOOOO all in all thats ummm **doing math** 37lbs since I started my pre-op diet on Dec 2nd
joegar84

joegar84

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Blog 4214
 

a little lovin

Wow so this may be way tmi but what the heck. My boyfriend and I got busy last night. I'm 10 days post op. Well after I went to get off the bed and I felt like I was going to throw up and maybe pass out. I sipped some cold water and too a quick cold shower. Neither worked. My boyfriend thought he hurt me but he didn't at all. He said I was so pale and almost green. He had me lay back down and then after a few mins I was fine. It was kind of scary. I had never felt so close to passing out. I think that all the blood rushed from my head to other parts of my body and then I got up too fast. That and on top of not eating a lot right now. Now my boyfriend is paranoid to touch me!
hugsamber

hugsamber

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Blog 97014
 

The bad with the good

OK, so I have been avoiding my blog for a while. Why? Because I don't have my normal "everything is going great" things to write. Truth is, I have not been a good bandster for a while....learned how to eat & drink around the band. So, in trying to break old habits, I am going to put my bad stuff out there instead of hiding from it and pretending it doesn't exist. So where to start....one example; I found that I have trouble with grilled chicken breast, gets stuck easily and can be painful. Then I found that chicken in a burrito with beans & bad bad cheese doesn't give me any problems. So I am back at my favorite Mexican place that helped get me to over 240 in the first place. I have also found that if dinner gives me issues, the wine I have with it doesn't so having a liquid dinner is getting a little too easy. I have also slacked off with exercising. I have gained 4 pounds for the first time since being banded. Not the direction I need to go.   So why? What the heck, WHY? I KNOW better for crying out loud! I am 20...no wait, now make that 24...pounds from my goal! The holidays aren't an excuse, I did have a fabulous Thanksgiving and haven't been tempted at parties or anything like that. This is just me not letting me reach my goal. Why? Where is my earlier resolve, that drive I had even before I got banded. Why is the old me rearing it's ugly head again? I surgically altered my body to get rid of that part of me, and she just won't leave! Time to delve a little deeper, time to get back to basics, crap...here I go again. I knew this was a journey when I signed up, I just thought I was stronger this time and wouldn't face so many hills along the way.
Seanamw

Seanamw

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Tina's Ramblings
 

Almost here!!

I have 12 days until my appointment with my surgeon to discuss the surgery date. I'm very excited about this. My journey to the surgery date is finally coming to an end and my new life begins. I'm on Weight Watchers right now and doing well with it. Ate a Salmon fillet tonight and didn't realize how fatty that fish actually is. 9 points for a salmon fillet! Had half serving (1/2 cup) of rice and a nice pile of brussels and green beans with a little light butter. I was very full afterward and havent needed a snack since dinner. I am noticing i have what i know some people call "head hunger." I hate it, it shows me just how bad my addiction to food really is. When i just ate dinner or something and the first thing im thinking about it what i can eat next! Not a good thing. I'm going to stay on WW after surgery because it works for me. I will prob get nowhere near the points in that i am allotted but the concept is what keeps me eating healthy. I am excited for the new changes i am about to be making. Will blog more tomorrow, Laters, Tina
Tinagrl

Tinagrl

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