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Blog 75574
 

Proud Momma Today!

:rolleyes:Well I did do something right, I have one of the most beautiful daughters in the world. We have only got the sneak preview photos to add today from the wedding, (took over 1,500) and I will go broker (yes I said broke-er! LOL) buying them when we see them all. This guy is great. You can see his work at chrisvisualphoto.com   :thumbup::wub:[ATTACH]424[/ATTACH]   :wub:[ATTACH]425[/ATTACH]   :wub::wub:[ATTACH]426[/ATTACH]   Just click on the photo to enlarge them. The lighting he uses is fantastic.   You will see more with ME in them in a week or so. They are on a Honeymoon to Belgium and Germany at the present time, son-in-law is full German and still has relatives they will visit with while there. My baby is off to see the world and has the whole world ahead of her!:tt1:
janetsjourneytoslim

janetsjourneytoslim

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Blog 100399
 

It's ALL About ME!!!!

So I am 4 days away from surgery! I have been diligent sticking to my liquid diet & I am pretty proud of my self. Hang on while I pat myself on the back.   At times you will hear me mention my family or make reference to them. But you will not hear that much about them. This journey is about ME! And only ME! To some this may sound selffish, but to me it is totally justified.   Let's be honest....part of the reason that I am where I am (weight wise) is because yes I have made bad choices but I have always put everyone else before myself....My husband & my 3 children! And even though they are ALL the loves of my life, I have come to realize that I must always be the love of my OWN life. No one can love me like I can love myself.   So this blog will be about my journey, my weight loss, my experiences whether good or bad, and how I am getting to the goals that I have set for myself.   I have made a committment to myself to lose weight but more importantly I have made a committment to myself to put me first. If I can do thirty minutes on the treadmill & the laundry doesn't get done....OH WELL! It can wait but my transformation cannot.   So as I sit here and write this, I hope you take one thing with you & that is to be totally committed to yourself! You come first and once you make a choice to do that part of the battle is over.   WE are ALL worth having the life that WE are ALL trying to obtain!
BRINA913

BRINA913

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Blog 98380
 

2 days post-op

I had my surgery Tuesday the 12th. I am paying out of pocket so I didnt use any pain meds and refused the meds they wanted to give me in the hospital. Really, I felt ok. My pain level was about a 4 and that was mostly gas. I tried walking around the unit but that did not help. My incision sites are sore and I still have slight gas pains. I kinda feel hungry which I didnt expect. Im on full fluids so I just had a cup of greek yogurt. Seems like everything went well and it was a fairly easy surgery and recovery. On a comical note, the hospital put me in a room with a lady who had lap band 6 months ago. She ended up being very sick with it so they took it out and now she has a bad infection. She was a very nice lady and we had a chuckle about her being my roommate but I would have preferred not to hear that story the day of my surgery. How long does it take for the soreness to go away? How long will I have these hunger pains? Is it safe to be walking outside 2 days after surgery?
kelly111

kelly111

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LoseIt!'s Blog
 

Busy but good!

Wow, it has been quite a busy week. But vacation was SO FUN! My BFF Cori went with me to Indianapolis. She had a cold, but she was a trooper.   We flew in Friday afternoon and went to Circle Centre Mall. I went straight to the Colts store to stock up on gear. It is so frustrating because Misses fit XL is still too snug and most of the unisex shirts are too shapeless. Sigh. It was funny though because they didn't have a fitting room but the salesguy just told me to go try them on in the bathroom...in the bathroom of the mall outside the store. Ha! That felt very weird. Only in the Midwest... I ended up with a cute shirt I can wear now. It is unisex, but fits less boxy than most. And I also bought a Misses one to wear in a couple months when I KNOW they will fit! :thumbup:   Then we went for some Bazbeax pizza. If you are ever in Indy, I recommend it. Yummy! Then we met my friends at the Slippery Noodle to have some drinks and people watch. We talked for a few hours before calling it a night.   Saturday, after an AMAZING breakfast at Maxine's Chicken and Waffles (another Indy must) Cori & I drove over to Terre Haute for ISU Homecoming. I didn't really run into anyone I know so it was uneventful, but we did visit some old haunts which was fun. I also bought some gear at the bookstore and had the same issue I did at the Colts store. Not complaining, but I will be glad when I can fit in Misses sizes all the time. I know it is coming soon.   In the late afternoon we headed back to Indy and went to church. After we hung out at Champps to watch the disappointing Rangers game. Cori was feeling pretty bad so we just had some room service and turned in early.   Sunday was GAMEDAY!! We all met up and walked around Lucas Oil Stadium. We finally made our way up to the suite. There was some seating confusion, but it ended up being fine for the most part. I will say that if you are a rich person that is giving away seats for charity, you should probably make sure that everyone involved knows your wishes. Some people in this world are just entitled and mean. My friends are awesome, so we took the high road.   After the game (WE WON!!) we hung out in downtown Indy at different bars to watch the late afternoon games. After that, we had dinner and turned in early again. There was an American Legion convention in our hotel, so we were constantly surrounded by 70 year old men. That was funny! Sunday morning, after a half hour detour to Smoothie King, we made our way to the airport.   When we landed, I had to hurry to Ft. Worth for my fill appointment. I tell you, I HATE liquid days, but they certainly do jumpstart weight loss. In addition to finally dropping everything I gained after my unfill, I'm even down another half pound. Another half pound and I will be at another mini-goal!!   Last night I had dinner with my AOII little sis. We hadn't seen each other since 1996! You know that feeling you have when you are talking with someone and you just know you are supposed to be friends? That's what it is like for me with Shannon. She is amazing and inspiring. I'm so glad we reconnected.   Tonight it is back to Jazzercise. It has been a WHOLE WEEK since I have been. Bad me. But I'm ready to get back into the groove. After being on limited calories because of my fill and it being that time of the month...I could only get myself to run a mile and a half yesterday. I was slightly disappointed at first until I remembered that 4 or 5 months ago, I couldn't even run a mile. So, I will take it!!   It will be super to have a weekend at home! Plus, I'm getting my hair cut on Saturday and it needs it!!   Have a great day, y'all!
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

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Thoughts on my journey
 

So many things to consider!

I am narrowing my choices of doctors down   Dr Jaime Ponce de Leon Dr Rodruigez Dr Alamaza   Hmmm I am getting feedback on each and references from the coordinator. Thought I had it down then read about Dr Jaime and see that he is a teaching surgeon and thought - if he is good enough to teach others maybe he's my man! I have pretty good instincts - Should I trust these? Was hoping for financing answer this week yet - if not I will just hold off until after January 1st and use my flexible spending account $$$ to help pay.
Kimmes

Kimmes

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Blog 93702
 

Recipe Of The Day! Beefly Flowing Lava Potato

Go from pantry to table in 30 minutes. This hearty dish tops a hearty baked potato with a homemade beef stew, made with an assortment of nutrient-rich canned veggies from your pantry. This recipe cuts down the cooking and preparation time, You can use fresh veggies if you which also. This dish is so tasty, low calorie and protein rich. Your kids will love this dish the potato will look like a volcano erupting with flowing lava. ENJOY!   Preparation Time: Approximately 5 minutes Cook Time: Approximately 40 minutes   Makes 6 Servings   340 Calories Per Serving: Protein 21g   CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR MORE INFO ON THIS RECIPE AND SO MANY MORE:thumbup: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/
Debra G

Debra G

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Blog 4242
 

Challenges

How's this for challenges---My dear hubby had the nerve to ask me to stop and pick him up a DQ Blizzard Tuesday night on the way home from my chronic pain class. I was good I got a bottle of water and got him his treat, and then pouted as I watched him eat it and telling me how good it was. This was really cruel.   My second challenge for this week, okay this is two days in a row he has tested my willpower. Today on the way back from the doctor he stopped and got a Merlino's freeze. I had another water, but I so wanted that darn freeze.   Since he doesn't have a weight problem, it's not really fair of me to ask him not to eat those in front of me, but really asking me to get them for him.....that's just cruel.   I am staying on the course. I have my appt with surgeon Dr Baggs on Friday and hope he will be able to see that I have focused on my pre-op plan and as of today have lost close to 14 pounds. Guess I'll just have to wait to see what he says I need to lose. It's amazing, I go to 3 dr appts a week for my knee, back and neck and hate these appts, but I can't wait for my appt with Dr Baggs.   I am hoping to get through Thursday with no challenges --
Lemon Drop

Lemon Drop

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Blog 63001
 

TurboFire

I'm so excited I just ordered the TurboFire workout. It looks like a lot of hard work but a lot of fun too! I've seen it on a couple of posts so I can't wait to see my results with it.
meltingaway72

meltingaway72

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Blog 45783
 

1 week post op plastics

So I'm about a week post-op and starting to feel much better. The first few days were rough. It was really painful. The breast reduction was a piece of cake. I had almost no pain at all and the drains came out after 2 days. The only thing that is uncomfortable is that I have to wear this special bra 24/7 for six weeks. It's pretty comfortable, but it is white and shows if my shirts are not really high up on my neck. At first, my breasts looked kind of uneven and I was paranoid that they were not symetrical, but as they are healing, they look good. I'm very happy so far with them. As for the abdominoplasty, this sucker hurts! First, your stomach muscles just kill you because the surgeon sews them together really tightly so getting up and down out of a bed or chair or whatever is really painful. Then, your sutures start to really hurt so you can't straighten out because your skin has been stretched and sewn together. I had to learn that they key is to keep your legs as close to your abdomen as possible so that it limits the stretch. The good thing is that they gave me 2 different narcotic pain killers and valium to help relax your stomach muscles. This did keep the pain tolerable. The first two days are the worst and then it gets better. Now, I almost forget about the pain until I go more than 4 or 5 hours without pain pills and then the pain reminds me. I've stopped taking the really heavy pain killers and the valium, so now I'm taking the loratabs about every 5 or 6 hours as needed. I can get up and down without too much pain and am feeling pretty good. My stomach looked bad the first time I saw it. It is sagging and my new belly button is gross and ragged. The plastic surgeon's office swears that my stomach will be flat and tight but it's not yet. It has gotten better as the days go on. Apparently there is a lot of swelling right now that is causing it to be lumpy and saggy. I guess that's why I have to wear compression garmets for 4 weeks. I am already sick of this compression garmet. But, I could live with that because it's really not that bad. It's not that tight. It's kind of like wearing a spanx bodysuit. The worst part is that I still have 2 surgical drains that fill up with blood and fluid. There are two tubes, once coming out of each hole in my hip. The tubes lead to plastic drains about the size of light bulb. These fill up with fluid and you have to empty them and record the measurements about 3 or 4 times a day. THe problem is that they are a pain to carry around. I have to sleep on my back because of them which I've gotten used to, but you have to find a way to hide them under your clothes. I went to the grocery store with my mom today and I thought they were going to stop me because I look like I"m shoplifting because of the outlines of these plastic things under my pants. I have a doctor's appt. tomorrow at 9:30am and there is a possibility that they will take them out, but I'm doubting that they will because they are still filling up with fluid regularly. The good news is that I am currently at 200.3 pounds on my home scale. I was at about 213 or 214 prior to surgery. I always weigh at least 3 pounds less at the lap band doctor's office. I'm just waiting and waiting for the scale to read 199. I'm ready to be in onederland! I have been eating pretty normally. My band isn't very tight but I haven't had a huge appetite but have been eating pretty well. I still have a lot of swelling so I'm hoping when that goes down, the scale will too. They took off 11 pounds when they did the surgery, so that means I've lost a few more since then. I also actually have a waist! Once I get these drains out, I can wear clothes other than sweats. I'm really looking forward to still having 5 weeks off of work to recuperate! My mom just left town but I'll probably go visit my parents in Orlando in a couple of weeks. For now, I'm just relaxing and keeping in touch with my friends here.
trina4ufl

trina4ufl

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Blog 45783
 

Message from 10/7/10

So I had my surgery for breast reduction and abdominoplasty on Tuesday. They said it went really well. I did have a lot of pain and discomfort, but I am also heavily medicated, so I've been sleeping all the time. The breasts really don't hurt at all, but the stomach muscles hurt a lot the first day, and the sutures have hurt the past two days. I have my follow up appointment today. They removed 11 pounds altogether. I haven't seen the results yet because I'm in this body "armor" and support bra and I can't take it off until after my post-op appt today. I'm almost afraid to see it because I know it's going to look bad at first. I did look down right after surgery and was woah!! and the nurses thought something was wrong, but I said, my stomach is gone! It was a really great feeling. My mom is here taking care of me. I think it would be almost impossible to do this without someone here because I need her help just to get in and out of bed. The stomach hurts alot whenever I move, but as long as I stay still, everything is okay. My back and neck are really sore from having to sleep in the same position. All in all, not super fun and very uncomfortable, but not intolerable and definitely worth it if it ends up looking/feeling good. I'll post more soon.
trina4ufl

trina4ufl

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Blog 98694
 

4 Days and counting !!!!!!!!

Wow , Monday is coming so slow let's get it over already, I couldn't resist a drummette today,I know this is not how I should start out my new life but I have losted 20lbs since Oct.3 and I'm pretty darn proud of it, the liquid diet hasn't been bad & I am not hungery that darn drummette just jumped in my mouth:frown:
fromthicktothin

fromthicktothin

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Blog 99905
 

Surgery Costs

Hi, I have Horizon BLue Cross and Blue Shield of NJ for my insurance. I have a Direct Access 80/60 plan. Can anyone tell me what they paid out of pocket for their Lap Band? I am awaiting approval from insurance. Thanks!
banjoeyes

banjoeyes

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Blog 98477
 

Surgery 08/12 First Fill Today 10/13

Soo, I waited 2 months before getting my first fill instead of the suggested 4-6 weeks..wanted to see what I could do on my own, I lost 5 pounds..Im not mad about that at all because I really had no restrictions...I started at 270lbs in March. Day of Surgery 259 and current weight 240...My goal is somewhere between 180-190...I'm tall   1 day of liquids...lets see how much I can loose during the next 6 weeks!
smiley8

smiley8

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Blog 95493
 

It's a false alarm - I'm just fine!

I'm mentally skipping on top of the clouds - I got good news today. My doctor went to the hospital to look at the esphogram (the one the radiologist used to tell me there was no pouch above my band and the band had turned.) My doc wanted to see for himself - not go off the radiologist report. Turns out the radiologist doesn't know what he's talking about. My band is PERFECT!! Safe, sound, well positioned and WORKING!! It's been a long 6 days waiting for an answer, but I couldn't be happier that all is just fine.   Thank you for your support these last few days. Whew --- I'm glad this chapter is closed!   Now...on to enjoy the ONEderland I reached and whittle some more weight away. I have an appt Monday with the doc and I'm not hungry so am feeling like no fill is in order. We'll see what he thinks. 18x# here I come!!   God bless you all!! I hope you've had a good day and if not, that you've had the blessing of others holding you up. You are worth it - keep fighting! This is tough work but we will be rewarded!
Drake alp

Drake alp

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Blog 3573
 

" This May Sound Crazy"

This may sound a little crazy to most , but I am trying to start even before I go to my nutrint. I have already lost 8 lbs. I went primary doctor today and she says I even look a little smaller.I waited until I had no food in my kitchen, no meats nothing but can food. So I went shopping for everything diet.Sweet&Low for my sugar intake and lots of greens. well what I am trying to say is that readingalmost everybodys post in this site , has pushed me to really start thinking about how things are going to chang after the surgery. Sometime I think it is a win win situation. If there is anyone who understands and doing the same, please reply......meet the pychiatrists tomorrow. Good luck all....elite53 (P.S.- please excuss the era's)
elite53

elite53

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Blog 95523
 

The Scale FINALLY Moved

I hate it when the scale appears to be broken and will not move. :eek:You know that you are working so hard yet it refuses to budge one ounce. I went almost an entire week. Ahhhh Finally, I decided to look at everything I was eating. There really was no problem there. So, I decided to switch up my walking. First, I measured it in my van so that I would know how far I was walking. It measured 3.8 mile (or so I thought). Only to find out that I measured in Kilometer. :rolleyes:I couldn't believe that. It sure felt close to 4 miles when I walked it. However, I found that taking the new walking route with "lots" of hills really made a difference and jump started my weigh loss again. Yesterday, I was down 1.4 pound and another pound today. Wow! I will take that! I think for some reason my body was just holding on to it and suddenly.....I was able to get it off. It just goes to show that we just have to perservere and not give up!:thumbup:
Dadkins8

Dadkins8

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Blog 97826
 

Stuck sucks!

Cancelling fill 5 for the time being.   Got my fourth fill last Monday. Stuck for the first time Saturday and thought maybe I just ate to fast. Stuck again Sunday but attributed it to again eating to fast. Today I got stuck on a small bite of eggplant. I think it's official, my restriction does not need enchanced.   Sadly it happened at work for the first time and a few of my coworkers watched me race out of the lunch meeting. Another happened to be in the bathroom while the food worked itself out and I slimmed.   Keep in mind my coworkers don't know I was banded. Eye brows were raised and I'm waiting for the questions to fly.
fool4dance

fool4dance

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Blog 74081
 

feeling introspective

Ok I havent posted in a few months. Ankle is still on the mend, not 100% after 3 months but I think its about as good as its going to get. Been doing not so good lately, really the past 2 months! Have been very up and down with both my mood and eating, note the coorelation!! Have only lost about 5 pounds over the past 2 months, very depressing! Add that to my already down self and I have been just beating myself. Of course my wonderful husband has taken the pleasure of kicking me while Im down. Why is it that I allow this man, who is supposed to be the closest person in the world to me, put me down and make me feel bad ALL the time. Why am I allowing this? I dealt with YEARS of my mothers verbal abuse and negativity and belittleing and I cut off all relationship with her to get away from that. Now I see I have my husband to take her place.Is this an insecurity on his part?? He feels that is he makes me feel like shit it gives him a boost or keeps me with him?? I cant do this anymore, I am not a weak person, I am not willing to accept failure, I will not allow someone to control me and make me feel less important! Now I'm seeing what he put me through, what he has done and been doing for years, Now i'm getting angry! Now I'll show that jackass who I am, how strong I can be, how I dont need him. Oh how shocked he'll be when he finds himself alone with nothing:mad2:
velvets143

velvets143

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Blog 84891
 

Baby Steps!

I finally walked into my gym after joining two months ago. I've been doing a lot of walking outside and was really nervous about actually going to the gym. I didn't realize that they changed it. The gym used to have a women's only area for weights but now they have relocated it to another area and have an entire women's only section, so they have treadmills, bikes, stairclimbers and elipitcal machines now in the room too!   I did 20 minutes on the treadmill and 20 minutes on the bike with some stretching. I'm going to blog what I do to keep track of myself and be more accountable!
Lap2Fab

Lap2Fab

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LoseIt!'s Blog
 

More progress pictures.

It is unbelievable how busy I am at work this week, so this blog entry will have to be quick. :-) I hope to get caught up on all my blog reading tonight!!   I'm meeting my sorority little sis for dinner tonight. It will be the first time we have seen each other in almost 15 years!! We reconnected through Facebook and figured out that we both live in the DFW area. That was over a year ago!! But we are finally getting together and I'm so excited. I can tell through her FB posts that she has lost a lot of weight this year and she has really been working at it. She's been an inspiration to me! Her pictures now look like the same Shannon I knew in college. :-)   As promised I'm attaching my spandex progress pics. The changes are definitely more subtle, but I can tell that the once "sausage casing-like" shirt is now getting baggy. Yay! Plus, I'm starting to have a break between my chest and belly, so that's nice.   Have a great day everyone! Hope to catch up more tomorrow.
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

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Blog 96104
 

Pre Op Diet Day 2

Well Last night was a struggle especially when I was preparing the kids dinner. Today I followed the same plan I had yesterday and so far so good. I've been so busy today so it wasn't so bad. Now when I get home my struggle will began. Well only 5 more days!
toyrenee

toyrenee

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