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Blog 97454
 

Two weeks post-op

Ok, so I'm two weeks out and I don't think there's any restriction in there. So, now I'm confused as to how much I'm suppose to be eating. Am I suppose to eat until I'm full or no more than 1/2 cup at a time? I don't go back to the dr for my first fill until September. I just don't want to sabotage myself.
tcbemt

tcbemt

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Blog 89559
 

A Milestone! Not Eating When I'm Stressed?!

Amazing the changes in my hunger and eating.....   I'm having a very stressful time at work. My trip Wednesday to San Francisco got cancelled at the last minute, and I felt bad about not going. In addition, things are really bad at work. A lot of drama, no clear communication, less clear direction and a bunch of rumors and whispering. My job is a big part of my life (I made it that way, ick!)   In the past, when I'm stressed out, I ALWAYS turned to food. Mindlessly eating on the couch, watching TV, thinking "Woe is Me". I am still thinking the woe is me thing, but I'm not hungry and I'm not mindlessly eating like I used to. I made a clear decision tonight to have something healthy, and am sticking to Vitamin Water Zero the rest of the night.   Tomorrow I'll start to deal with what I might need to do with my job. Tonight I'm going to do a little cleaning, give myself a facial and relax.   I've been going to the Emotional Eating support group for three weeks. Its sinking in!!! And thank you to all of you for the wonderful advice and support along the way. I have always felt tremendous support, and I will continue to try to support all of you as best I can.   God's peace.........   Sandy:
sandradee0124

sandradee0124

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Blog 94826
 

Bcbs

OK I'm logging off for the day and I am going to force myself to have a good outlook. I just spoke with BCBS regarding a claim they didn't pay (turns out they don't cover nutritional services at a hospital or outpatient clinic) and while I had them on the phone i asked about the process. The customer service rep was really nice. She told me her friend had the procedure done in November and how great she's doing. She gave me encouragement, stating the plan doesn't require you to lose weight in the 3 mnths just to go through the program. She also said not to freak if by chance I get a rejction letter. Most often its becuae some piece of info is missing and once they receive it, the procedure is approved. So I guess I can sleep better at night. Enjoy the weekend!
chriper

chriper

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Blog 83627
 

I miss you Mr. Coffee<3

OK...I am day 5 with the lap band. I miss my coffee soooo much. I am use to drinking 2 cups every morning. I realize that I can't drink it now, but I just want to know if there is light at the end of the tunnel. Will I be able to drink real coffee again?
kathyotto

kathyotto

5
Blog 75574
 

Will anyone Help?

Your journey through life is not often easy, and you may experience times when you awaken to find yourself battered and bruised, lost and forsaken, lying helpless along the side of life's road. Your resources gone and your strength spent, you may wonder if there is hope for you! WILL ANYONE COME ALONG TO HELP? This journey through life has been a challenging part of my daily plans. I am learning to "fit in". And I mean that in an emotional way as well as physically. I can now feel somewhat normal in circumstances like flying, sitting in a booth at a restaurant. I even sat on the couch the other day with my feet under me! So I am learning to feel happy and going through life a little easier. I don't feel as depressed any longer, although there are days I am still depressed. I am just bogged down with a lot of past problems that need to go away and they will soon. God knows what he is doing and my help will come from him soon. To those of you who are looking for the financial resources for this surgery, don't give up, I waited for three years, LONG YEARS, and then when I did not think I would ever get this surgery, the money came, one month after the seminar and now I am one year out. To those of you who don't have patience, you will gain some if you really get determined to do this and stick to it! Have the tenasity of a gator and hold on to you dreams and goals. Stay on track with your life. To those of you who feel battered and bruised by the slander that you recieve at work for being obese, pray hard for them. I have been talked about and laughed at, and I know it. It really hurts. But I am over it. And I have learned a new compassion for overweight people that I never knew before. I really want to work in a related field to give support to those in need of it. God had promised that there is no circumstance from which he can not rescue you. If you call out to him, he will provide comfort and support until your wounds are healed and you are able to continue on your way. I have no strength left, God. Lift me up and give me new hope as I place my trust in you, AMEN. You will help me, Lord God, and keep me from falling. Psalm 54:4 CEV:thumbup: Have a great Weekend all, watch every spoonful of food that goes into your mouth and then the scales will be your friend on Monday!
janetsjourneytoslim

janetsjourneytoslim

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Blog 98741
 

day 2 post op...

This morning was by far the roughest... I didnt sleep well last night, im still having a lot of back and upper shoulder pain that is radiating into my neck, which made it very hard for me to sleep last night.   My husband got home from work at just a hare after 9am and we went for a 20 minute walk around our neighborhood, and it was a nice walk, however I was miserable. I still had a bunch of gas in me and the walking was helping move it, just not move it OUT! When we came home from the walk, I was having trouble deciding if I was actually feeling hunger for the first time, or if i was just gas moving around....?   I decided to attempt to eat the strawberry jello, I took three very small bits, and was in a bit of discomfort. I didnt feel well going down at all. I opted for the Popsicle instead. However my old eating habits got the best of me and I ate the entire popsicle and was in sever discomfort for about 30 minutes.   I was able to take my shower today, and did so with a HUGE smile on my face! After my shower, I was just feeling really run down from the eventful morning. I decided to sit on the couch and watch a movie with the HB and we both fell asleep! It was great, im feeling much better since the nap...   Since the nap i was able to have my first BM since surgery and was able to release a ton of gases during the BM which felt fantastic!   Sorry if its to vivid, I just want to be honest!   Will post more later on...
ArmyWives

ArmyWives

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Blog 94826
 

Leg Edima (sp)

OK so i had my last appointment today in my 3 month supervised weight loss attempts. Sad to say I haven't lost any weight. In fact, I may have gained weight during the last 3 months. Don't take me the wrong way, I've been watching my intake, exercising, and all, but my doctor noted I am carrying a lot of excess water weight. I am already on 2 blood pressure pills and I have an extra water pill to take as needed, but I was told not to take it daily, so I haven't. The result, a lot of extra water weight which is messing with my numbers. My PCP put a note regarding this in her letter to the bariatric team so they would know the cause, I just hope its enough to get me approved. I don't think I could face rejection.
chriper

chriper

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Blog 3250
 

cant wait

I am so excited.....I have 20 more days till surgery. I went today to get the addresses of everyone I have to pay before this can happen.. The Drs nurse happened to be the one that helped me and she was so nice and informative. She gave me all my info, and talked me through what is fixing to happen. She asked when my appointment was with the Dr and I said I didnt know and she informed me that it was Wednesday at which point i would start my liquid diet. I was sooo surprised that the words actually came out of her mouth.   You see I knew it was coming up but she said you are 2 weeks out and you have to start you liquids next week...( she said YOU HAVE TOOO) that means this is happenning!!!!!!   I nearly dropped a tear on the way to the car,but i didnt.   I also told her that i had already started doing the liquids just to see what I liked and try some bars. I said I had a shake in the morning one at lunch and a protien bar at 3 the ate at 6 a high protien supper.....she said great keep it up and try to do the shake at supper and you already have this wooped. I was sooo proud of me!!!!!:thumbup:   I realized talking with a girl I work with that I do not have a love affair with food, I just have a crappy body that is working against me. I love stuf that tastes good but I can have sweets at the house and never touch it.   Im going to be positive and say that I am going to loos ethe weight I want and i am going to keep it off because I do have will power and i can do this. My pcos has ran by body long enough and come Sept 3rd I will take control back:001_tt2:
jennylou3

jennylou3

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Blog 3250
 

cant wait

I am so excited.....I have 20 more days till surgery. I went today to get the addresses of everyone I have to pay before this can happen.. The Drs nurse happened to be the one that helped me and she was so nice and informative. She gave me all my info, and talked me through what is fixing to happen. She asked when my appointment was with the Dr and I said I didnt know and
jennylou3

jennylou3

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Blog 97014
 

What a week!

This has been a busy & fun week so far! I said in my last blog that I was going to announce to my bunco group that I had done the LAP-BAND®®, but decided instead to keep it to myself. I'm just not ready to "go public". Plus, I know if they are curious, they will ask! I cooked all 16 women a great, healthy dinner and some desserts that were a bit indulgent, and that did not bother me at all! I kept myself busy talking with everyone and really enjoyed myself, the night was a success!   Today was my 2 week post op appt and I am down 24 & 1/2 pounds! I feel like a new woman already! Everything checked out perfect & I was released to the "mushy" food stage...oh boy! The one thing I cannot wait for is my 4 week mark, when I can get back to the gym. I have been walking almost every day, and my body really feels like it needs more. Plus, it will help tighten up skin as I continue to lose. I am excited to go to the gym after how many years?? I am embracing every step of this journey and am loving my new life!   Thank you God for my continued strength!
Seanamw

Seanamw

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Blog 57113
 

Pre-Op Day 3

I decided to start my blog mostly because I thought it might help me feel better. Today is Day 3 of pre-op diet.. I am feeling hungry today. Haven't had a protein shake yet.. but been adding protein powder to my coffee and crystal light. NOt crazy about it... Hoping to have a shake and chicken broth for lunch... If I can last that long. I cannot even imagine not eating for 8 more days... OOO WOW.... THAT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME! I have been waiting a long time for this... Started this process with a friend back in Feb 2009..> Finally got insurance approval- and I am really doing this.. I get mad at myself becuase had I not missed an appt in December with my doctor my 6mos supervised diet would of been over in April and surgery would of been June instead of when school is just starting. I am looking forward to surgery day.. I haven't gotten nervous yet, just really excited...
sherun

sherun

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Blog 3219
 

Lokking for mentor who used Dr. Nick

I'm using Aetna Choice POS II I'm hoping I can get everything done by end of year including surgery. How long of wait for surgery did you have after you completed everything? I just got my sleep study results today which were good no apnea or other sleep issues. I have my first dietician appt on monday then meet with PA at dr nicks office on thursday. still need to schedule psych eval hope not long wait to get in.
stromgardgirl

stromgardgirl

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LoseIt!'s Blog
 

It's Friday! Can I get a "what what"?

It's been quite a week! I'm glad it is the last day of my self-imposed exercise hiatus. I do think it has been productive though. I learned (as I suspected) that I was using exercise as an excuse to make bad food choices. I think that now I have my head wrapped around the idea that I can make good choices without feeling like I'm sacrificing greatly.   A couple of my thin friends say that is why you exercise...so you can eat what you want. I tried to explain to them that is a faulty argument for me two reasons. First, they are thin and just working to maintain. I am trying to lose over 100 pounds. In a year, when I plan to be at or very near my goal weight, I can live on a very small calorie deficit or even breakeven. But if I do that now, I will never get to where I want to be.   Secondly, and probably most importantly, I am a food addict or at the very least, I have an unhealthy relationship to food. Eating "whatever you want" most likely means a very different thing to me than it does to my thin friends. I can never have the attitude that I can eat "whatever I want". Even at goal, I will have to modify that.   I would like to think that I will lose this weight and gradually learn better food habits. I would like to think that when this weight is gone, I can eat like a "normal" person without the assistance of the band. While I don't think that is 100% out of the question someday, I do think that I will probably need the help for at least a long while. And I'm really starting to be okay with that.   Right now, I AM dieting, whether I want to admit to it or not. Now, it is also life changing and I'm not dieting in an unhealthy way. However, I'm eating in a way that I do not plan to continue forever. I don't think you should have a 1,000 calorie deficit forever because at some point you need to even out. But that IS normal.   This week while not exercising, but focusing on food, I have lost 1.6 pounds in 5 days. I hope to increase that over the weekend. My plan next week is to keep the same plan with my food, but add a 150-200 calorie snack on days that I work out. That should increase my calorie deficit on those days by 350-450 calories.   Starting tomorrow, the schedule is to work out 5 1/2 hours in the next 8 days. After 0 hours in 6 days, that should be interesting!   I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

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Blog 81574
 

Day 13 of 27

Today was really great! Here is what I was suppose to do:   25, 15, 10, 5 reps of push ups and sit ups, with a 2 minute run/walk with a purpose between each round.   It usually says to do as many as possible for 30 min but it didn't say that this time but it only took 15 min to do so I did it twice.   So I rode my bike to the park .97 mi. Did a total of 110 Push ups 110 sit ups Ran 16 min. for 1.38 miles And rode home   That is an average of 11:38 min per mile so I am improving there. I signed up for a half marathon on 10/10/10 so I have to get serious about my running. This program will be over 9/14 so then I will just practice running until after the half and then sign up for the intermediate cross training.   Sunday will be hump day for this program and I am going to take my measurements and record them on my blog. See y'all then!
LeighaMason

LeighaMason

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Blog 99103
 

The date is nearing closer!

I am VERY excited about my upcoming life changing event! I am also glad that I found this website as a means of support. I am not feeling too supported at home right now. Everything was okay until a few days ago. My husband asked me about loose skin after the surgery. I told him that I know that I may have loose skin in my stomach area and in my breast area, but the rest I think will be okay. Well he continued to question me about the same subject for the next few days.. So last night I confronted him. I said, I am starting to think that you are not so much worried about how I am going to few myself after surgery, but more that you are fearful of what I "might" look like after the surgery. Surprisingly he said, "yeah.." I thought, "Yeah?!" What the heck do you mean "yeah!?" Dude, not to mention that I will not have sleep apnea, high blood pressure and asthma (possible benefits after my weight loss).. But I could not believe that it seemed like he was wrapped up in the loose skin.. Why didn't he say anything the other months that we were discussing/researching?? Instead he decided to save it until 2 weeks before my surgery?? Not cool!
diva2010

diva2010

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Blog 91736
 

I'm such a failure

I haven't blogged in what seems to be forever so here it goes...It seems like no matter what I do the weight just doesn't come off. I have been stuck between 224 and 227 for a month now. I have been working crazy hours so exercising hasn't been high on the list of things to do. I am on my feet at work and do 2-15 min walks a day but that doesn't seem to be helping either. I do well during the day but at night is when I am at my worst. It's like nothing will fill me up or satisfy me. Last night I had a ham sandwich on 45 calorie bread, a bowl of lucky charms (which tasted fabulous but didn't meet the nutrition standards), and some white cheddar popcorn. It's like nothing I had would fill me up. The sandwich should have been enough but I didn't stop. I sat there and thought about the cereal until I had to have it. It's like the demons inside of my head tell me to eat and I break down and eat it. It's a vicious cycle that I haven't learned to break. It's just the nights, I started to crochet to take my mind off food and that seems to help most nights but lately it has been a battle and I don't know how to make it stop. I go for another fill in 2 Tuesdays and haven't lost anything in a month so I know the doctor is going to ask what is going on and what am I supposed to say? I wanted to lose 30 lbs 3 months ago and haven't met that goal. I'm still 24 lbs away from that. The weight just isn't coming off. My mother had the lap band done and then had the sleeve done later after they took out the band and she loses without any exercise. Why couldn't I be that lucky? I think I'll go on a 5 day liquid diet this coming week starting Monday and see how I do with that. Even if I lost 3 lbs that would be ok with me. I would have something to talk about when I go to the doctor's. I was taking Phentermine and it wasn't really suppressing my appetite so I switched to Adderall to help with my overeating and ocd. I can't imagine how much I would eat if I weren't on it. Life is just throwing me a ringer and I don't know how to get past it but to starve myself. My calories have been good and I'm burning more than I am taking in on most days so why am I not losing. It seems whenever I overeat I gain 4 lbs overnight and then it takes the whole week to lose it. Could it be water weight? Should I ask for a dieretic? I am totally lost on this one. I don't know what I should do. Maybe the liquid diet will give some results so I'll try it for a week and see where it gets me. Thanks for listening and if you have any advice, feel free to give it. Good luck on your journey.
khunt719

khunt719

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Blog 93702
 

Recipe Of The Day! Bell Pepper Bruschetta

Looking for a great Appetizer or Hors D'oeuvre, try this one. So many great flavors in one little bite. Your friends and family will want this low calorie and easy to make recipe. This Bell Pepper bruschetta is a big hit at my dinner party's, and am sure it will be for yours to. ENJOY!   Makes 15 pieces   Active Time: 15 minutes 175 calories Per Serving   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 53157
 

Getting back on the "bandwagon"

Tomorrow morning i start my work out with a trainer...Things have been very difficult for me these past few months.Iv let everything iv worked so hard for just slip all away. Im very upset with myself. I know this is going to take a lot of hard work...Im ready for this:thumbup:
dnic87

dnic87

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Blog 99108
 

A New Beginning

Hello All,   I will start my journey on August 19, 2010. I will be attending my first seminar. I will appreciated any suggestions and advice.
missrbp

missrbp

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Blog 92116
 

new weird thing....

ok, so now my band is doing this new weird thing ("the band" has a life of its own!!!!)... the first few bites of anything i eat wont go down! no matter how much i chew!!! it gets stuck...so i have to wait, wait, wait...walk around w/my hands up in the air, etc.... but everything after that goes down fine....slowly but fine....Bizarrooo!!! I've actually had to puke several times over the last few days. I know thats not good...so i went back to the basics: protein shakes in the morning and mushies (heavy on the protien side...pureed meat) throughout the rest of the day...maybe my band is irratated so i need to baby it? the odder thing is, my band is tight but i still never feel full....maybe it is in my head?? well, i guess i wont be going to get that fill next Fri??? I havent gone anywhere near a scale b/c i figure right about now is when the damage of my last vacation should be showing up! we're leaving for Tampa tomorrow but the hotel has a gym and i have NO intentions of repeating my "vacation splurge" of last month!! LOL!
J_BandRanger

J_BandRanger

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Blog 3469
 

Money-Saving Suggestions for Buying Samsung Toner Cartridges

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brian8201HER

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