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Blog 85427
 

My life will change on Aug. 3

I still can not believe I have gotten to this point. I honestly never thought I would have stuck out for 6 months (insurance requirement) to be almost 5 days away from weight loss surgery. I am extremely nervous and very unsure of what the future will bring, but I am ready and looking forward to the unknown. I can not promise I will post everything that I am going through, but I will do my best.
jamelyn1979

jamelyn1979

5
Blog 91834
 

Now I wait>>>>>>>

I have finally finished my insurance and physician requirements. Now I await approval and a date. Does it usually take long for them to get back to you with an answer?
ceb702

ceb702

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Blog 81574
 

Day 6 of 27

Well life got in the way of day 6, actually my work did. I had to go to Shreveport and buy a truck and be back to open the store so we had to go early. I told myself I would workout when I got home but that didn't happen so I did it this morning instead.   Here is what I was suppose to do (yesterday):   As many rounds as you can do for 30 minutes: 5 push ups
5 sit ups
jump rope for 2 minutes
Here is what I did:   I did 10 rounds of the jump rope/ push up/ sit up combos. However, I would like to state for the record that the more tired you are, the less co-ordinated you are, the harder it is to jump rope. I can not jump for 2 min without stopping its more like 30 seconds, stop and hack in a few breaths and then start back. So in recap, here is what I did, total.   Rode my bike to the park where the sit up bench is 2.87 mi. Jumped rope for 20 min. 50 sit ups 50 push ups and rode home 2.87 mi.   And now I have been hungry all day! But I am back down to 138 so maybe tomorrow will be 137 day!
LeighaMason

LeighaMason

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Blog 95799
 

I would kill for a soda...

I think I would Kill for a coke right about now! That has been the hardest thing for me, the food yes I feel hungry but I can drink a protein shake and be fine or broth etc. But seriously I want something more than water.... I am curious did everyone give up soda all together even after the month or so post op or does anyone drink diet soda oppose to regular? I have a friend who had gastric bypass and she drinks soda like crazy and she is doing great... is it just me that thinks I can't? I understand why the soda isn't good for me right now, healing and all but really...
wecandoit

wecandoit

7
LoseIt!'s Blog
 

Jax is here!

Jax, my new Body Bugg, came today. YAY! I can't wait to get home tonight to get it all hooked up and ready to go. I have PROMISED myself that I will do a few productive things before I start. Ha!   I fully expect this thing to make me lose 30 pounds in the next 3 months! Just kidding! I know it won't do the work for me, but wouldn't it be nice?   Yesterday was my 2nd full day of logging calories consumed. I worked SO hard and what was my reward?? No movement on the scale. It must be broken. Surely if I'm doing something I don't want to be doing, the earth would shift, the heavens would shine down on me and I would get what I want, right? Apparently, the universe begs to differ.   Off to do some work. I will post some pictures of me and Jax tomorrow.
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

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Blog 97654
 

8 more days

Only 9 days until my surgery, getting very excited.... Final meeting with dr today, then physical tomorrow.... then everything is done and ready.... Liquid diet has not been so bad, I like to hear good positive posts from everyone, keeps the rest of us feeling good.
jkbrown53

jkbrown53

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Blog 3370
 

The Beginning, A Good Place to Start?

I am the youngest of 4 girls with 10 years between me and the oldest. I grew up in a family full of abuse. Not the typical abuse one thinks of when an adult says I was abused as a child. My abuser was my older sister who is 6 years older than I. She began abusing me both verbally, mentally and physically when I was about 6 years old. This continued until after I was well into young adulthood. At the age of 23 my Knight in Shinning Armor (aka Hubby) showed up and rescued me. Also during my childhood, my family had problems managing finances. My parents were chronic chain smokers who would rather buy a pack of smokes than feed us. We went many a days on Bean Soup and white bread if we were lucky. I remember being told stealing was wrong, yet we "borrowed" veggies from the neighbor's garden. My abusive sister's favorite things to call me was "thunder theighs", "fat ass", "lard ass" and she always made it a point to make my life as miserable as possible. We lived in a 3 bedroom home. My crazy grandmother lived with us as well. She had a pretty bad Morphine addiction from the 1940-1950's and also had Dementia. I never had any place to go to to get away from the abuse so I dealt with it. Whenever we had food in the house I would eat. I found that eating made me feel content and nutured, something I feel I never got from my parents as they knew the abuse was accuring, it happened in front of them, yet they never did anything to stop it. I figured if they didn't stop it then it must be true afterall at that age you believe anything your parents tell you and the lack of action told me a lot. It made me feel worthless as a person and not worth the effort to make her stop.   Dad passed away in 1996. That's when I took on the role of money maker. My mom was never good in times of crisis. We lost the home we lived in because we couldn't afford to pay the rent anymore. My sister married an abusive, child molesting alcoholic so she always made it a point to live nearby. Of course this gave her the chance to continue to take her frustrations out on me. At one point I worked 3 jobs and went to school full time. I guess it's kind of like survival mode when it was going on as you do what you must to make it. My mom is very much a push over and allowed people (my abusive sister included) to use our long distance and run up huge (2-3,000 phone bills!). At this point in my life, I maintained my weight around 220. and within a couple years I started gaining weight. When I left home to move in with my hubby I weighed approximately 280 pounds. Neither of my parents were overweight. My mom can eat a whole plate of brownies without gaining and ounce. She has a hard time staying at 110 because her weight is always dropping. My dad was in the Army for 32 years and never was over 150lbs and was 5'8". He had Colon Cancer when I was 4-5 years old and after all his colon surgeries he never got back over 100 pounds.   Personally, I think everyone who is overweight has a reason. Mine I believe was hoarding food. Growing up I never knew when or what my next meal might be so I ate well when it was available and the habit began. I also developed the attitude that since my parents never made my sister stop verbally making fun of me that everything she had to say and the fat references HAD to be true!
Carrie

Carrie

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Blog 94384
 

What a difference a day makes- Post Op Day 3

Yesterday was pretty sucky. I was nauseous all day for some reason and it was hard to drink the amount of liquid my doctor told me to drink. Luckily, I didnt actually toss my cookies because my chest was still sore from the hernia repair and so that would have been horrible.   I did sleep much better and I sipped water through the night and today I woke up feeling good. Less pain, no nausea and feeling on the up and up.
Moquarius

Moquarius

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Blog 93702
 

Recipe Of The Day! Veggies With Edamame Hummus

Hummus is a great low calorie side dish or makes a nice dip. When I have dinner party's my friends and family always ask me to make Veggies with Edamame Hummus. A healthy appetizer that many will want the recipe to. ENJOY!   Makes 2 cups Servings 2   Active Time: 8 minutes Total Time: 8 minutes 31 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 2980
 

Day 2 post op

Things have been going well I try to get up a lot and walk around the house. We have 2 dog one dog who likes to paw you( 74lbs) and the other will jump(41lbs) so I have been guarding my self with a fly-swatter. I think they know I am in pain and that I have some wounds so they have been trying to sniff me a lot. Over all they are being really good! My boyfriend has been so helpful with all my needs and very supportive.   I have been scared about eating to much or drinking to fast. I have been trying to pace myself very slowly. I keep getting gurgle feelings inside my stomach and I hope that I won't have to throw up. Has anyone else experienced these gurgle feelings after surgery?   If anyone wants to comment or chat hit me up.
TexasQueen

TexasQueen

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Blog 97718
 

Tricare Approval....

Yeah...I was ready to have this 2-4 week wait on approval from Tricare, and it's already done. I had read stories about Tricare being so ridiculous and it took less than 24 hours for approval. I had already done my pre-reqs so maybe that helped, not sure.   Will contact surgeon today to set appointment. I guess the liquid or 10day diet is next...   Feeling a little anxious...it's really happening...anyone else feel that way too?
mrsbrem

mrsbrem

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Dance by the Light of the Moon
 

Second position

Early Wednesday morning and I am still awake as usual. I wake, therefore I write.   I weigh on Monday mornngs and otherwise avoid the scales because it would just make me crazy. This Monday morning I weighed 207. Things are still moving in the right direction.   Last night I gave a reading of my short stories and poetry at a local music and literature event that happens each summer. It's fun- I get feedback on my work and $100 for 45 minutes of reading. A friend of mine took a picture of me last night and showed it to me today. There is less of me than there was, though I still look pretty soft and spongy. I wondered if it is really possible that I shall eventually dig myself out of all this too, too solid flesh and if a thin person might actually emerge in time. It won't be the same person that emerged the last time I lost weight- for one thing I am six years older and even in the normal course of events, certain parts of me would be heading south by now. I'm a bit afraid I might wake up one morning and discover I am a thin person hiding inside a fat person's skin, and I don't have the financial resources to have a lot of excess skin sculpted away.   On the positive side, I don't have a lot of stretch marks to indicate damage and I didn't have a lot of loose skin the last time I lost a significant amount of weight. On the negative side- well, no reason to belabor the batwings or relaxed throat that come with five and a half decades of life even in some of my thin friends. It will be what it will be, and even so will be better than hauling around the equivalent of my fourth grade self on my body. A loss of 33 pounds is just beginning to really show to other people, but I feel much better living inside my body. I move better, dancing is easier, my horse doesn't have such a load to carry, and my jeans need to be replaced pretty soon.   I saw the doc last week as planned and told him that I was still dealing with some issues including carbonated beverages. He asked, "Do you drink the high octane stuff?" I thought he meant caffienated, but he meant sugar. Told him no, I haven't drunk sugared soft drinks since Tab came out about a hundred years ago. He said, "Then what's the problem?" I explained I'd read and been told that the carbonation caused stomach stretching. He smiled and said that was usually more of a problem with the gastric bypass than with banding and not to worry about drinking occasional diet soft drinks. That made me quite happy as I love carbonated drinks, including things like Perrier and lime, and it makes life easier and more pleasant to not have to work to give them up altogether.   DISCLAIMER: I am not suggesting anyone else should or should not imbibe diet soft drinks and I am not particularly interested in discussing the pros and cons of diet soft drinks.   We shall now return to our irregularly scheduled blog.   I have discovered there are some things I can no longer eat and the reality actually bothers me less than the anticipation of having to give them up. Black pepper Trisket crackers don't sit well, with or without Brie cheese. Microwaved chicken breast is a seriously bad idea. Hamburger patties are on the way out of my life, which is just as well since I really liked hamburgers and ate a lot of them before banding. French fries aren't too bad in small amounts, but what good are french fries without hamburgers? Most bread is a problem, though toast seems to be okay. This was one of the biggies for me- man may not live by bread alone, but it was a pretty serious part of my diet. Still, pain and foaming are excellent incentives to give up certain foods, and I find it bothers me less as time goes on.   On the positive side, I can still eat rice and angel hair spaghetti and I am learning to eat fruit so that the fibrous membranes don't trip me up. Cheese and low fat low sugar pineapple sherbert are still edible, though I have to be careful not to eat all my meals in some form of frozen milk and eggs. That'll probably get easier as the weather cools off and as I figure what else I can eat without causing myself problems. One step at a time; I'm not going to freak out because of a chocolate malt every couple of weeks. I am not a person who can eliminate all fats and sugar from my diet; eating an occasional small package of cocoanut M&Ms is not going to set me back, but I also need to not become complacent about the amount of sweets I eat.   Getting enough protein has always been a problem for me and even more so now, but I'm working on it. I've been eating a fair number of almonds because they are easy to chew up and get down.   Well, this has been a remarkably boring entry, but it helps me to line some things out on paper in order to see where I am so I know where to go next. I haven't eliminated all problems from my diet, but the good old LAP-BAND® keeps me from eating too much of anything. I realized this week that I am stopping when I feel full instead of finishing that last bite of ice cream or the second half of a sandwich. "Clean your plate" was hardwired into my psyche sometime early in life along with the idea if you fail to eat what someone puts in front of you their feelings may be hurt because food=love and affection. For years I've known intellectually this isn't true, but tell that to my inner child. Maybe she's finally getting restructured.   Off to bed. I have several newspaper articles to write tomorrow and need to get up before noon to do the research.   Blessed be.
Llyra

Llyra

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sheilamj1fan's Journal
 

Day Four on Liquids

Well today was great! I ran three miles and only had liquids. I bought more Kelloggs Protein shakes 10grams of protein and 5grams of fiber. The chocolate is really good, but I bought vanilla and strawberry tonight! Yay! My goal is to lose THREE pounds by Saturday! I can DO IT:thumbup:!! Until next time KEEP THE FAITH!
sheilamj1fan

sheilamj1fan

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Blog 95368
 

1 Day Post Op

I had my surgery yesterday 7/26 and I'm still very sore and have lots of gas pain. I had a hyatal hernia that was fixed as well. Most of my pain is under my right boob. Very painful contractions there. I'm walking quite a bit and I was able to drink 2 crystal lites and 1 protein drink today. I was 228 when I first started my journey and weighed in at 216 yesterday prior to surgery. I can't wait to get started on my program. Good luck to all you guys that are still waiting it's not so bad. Walk, Walk, Walk...
time4me2be

time4me2be

4
Starting from square one
 

2 weeks post op - 7/27/10

I started a new blog on Blogger called Vertical Sleeve Foodie, where I'm posting recipes because most recipes for WLS out there are for RNYers, who don't absorb calories like sleevers do. I'm still on pre-op recipes but I'll catch up. Myself, I just started puree/mushies today and I am thrilled! I will be posting mushy recipes soon!   My doc told me to stop stressing over weight loss and relax and just heal (while getting my fluids and protein in). He said to stop counting weekly losses and think about it as a long term process--I will have ups and downs, but the weight will come off--as long as I'm eating like I'm supposed to not worry about the timetable. He was right, I was treating weight loss like it was a race I was running, and that will just lead to frustration and burnout.   The nutritionist said not to be so carb paranoid--carbs from milk, yogurt, and berries were fine--just get the protein in first and stay below 15 carbs/serving. That's a major worldview change for me since I was doing 5 carbs/serving. She did say to avoid the "white carbs"--potatoes (ok in small amounts only), rice, pasta, and bread. That's doable.   I am so happy to have such a smooth surgery without any complications, nausea, dehydration like I have seen people talk about on here. I feel great. Not tired, not scared, not regretful, actually comfortable and optimistic. I'm off of 4 prescriptions because the co-morbidities are gone or under control. This sleeve surgery is a great thing! The difference just 30 lbs makes is amazing.:thumbup:
Donna4545

Donna4545

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Blog 94015
 

My trip to Kansas City for my first fill

Okay here it goes.... I was so excited to get my first fill that the 3hr drive didn't even phase me! I guess I had unreal expectations because I have been so hungry lately ,that I would be full after a few bites. Well I was wrong. I still get my daily protein in with no problems because I can eat more than a cup. I try to stop. Sometimes I eat a cup of food then wait 30min drink and wait till I can eat again in 3hrs. I work out 3x a week and I am ready to bump up to 4x week. I guess I was just hoping that I wouln't be so hungry. I go in for my next fill in 3 weeks. Frustration has built up so bad. I hear about so many that have lost so much already and I am afraid to step on the scale. I just don't want to see poor results.
cdnjenn

cdnjenn

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Blog 94798
 

Day 7 preop diet

Well, the soy protein was pretty good except for the 4th time I had to drink it. I nearly threw it back up. I have to hold my nose and drink it. Something will have to give post surgery. I can't do this for 3 more weeks. My stomach is still pretty sensitive though so maybe it will get better. No it won't. This is hell so post surgery will seem like a dream. I have a more positive attitude today. :rolleyes:I am feeling tons better. I got some school work done and I visited my sister in law whom I love dearly. My only problem now is constipation. Maybe the soy will do the trick. who knows. My intestines are gurgly but the urge just ain't there. The scales won't show any weight loss though till something happens. So I am back on track for the moment. We will see what tomorrow brings. Back to Houston on Saturday I guess. Back to the searing heat....uuuurrrggghhhh:frown:
belld

belld

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Blog 3086
 

One week post op today

Today I am feeling pretty good. Sore around the stomach incision. My post op appointment is tomorrow with Dr. Vaughan in Jupiter, Fl. Hope all goes well. :tongue_smilie:
Ambryant

Ambryant

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Blog 89474
 

fill #4 today

Just got home from the doctor and I have lost a total of 71 pounds since April 8.:thumbup: I am so happy ! I just hope the fill is not to tight. The water the doctor give me to drink in the office went down fine. The water I have been drinking since I got home has not been going down so easy. I can feel it kinda girgling going down. The doctor did tell me it wound probably swell some then go back down. I am still glad I got the fill . I am so glad I got this band and so glad it is working for me. Hope everyone is doing good and thanks for all of your support.
rhonda2010

rhonda2010

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Blog 89559
 

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Went to lunch today and had shrimp cerviche. It took me 65 minutes to eat about 1/2 the serving, BUT I did it without pain or issue!!! My friend just sat there and watched me the last 30 minutes. I'm fine with that as long as I didn't hiccup, slime and PB for a long time afterwards.   It was probably too long, but I didn't want to risk yesterday's situation re-occurring. I think I remember the nutritionist saying what you can't finish in 45 minutes should be left behind. I'll figure this out in the next week (one week post-fill).   Now let's see if I stay full at least 3-4 hours. I feel so much better today than yesterday!   Got me thinking -- in this lifestyle change I need to be more patient -- eating, exercising, weight loss. Slow and steady will get me where I need/want to be. It won't always work, but at least for now I'm thinking about it.   Hope your Tuesday is going well, everybody.
sandradee0124

sandradee0124

5
Blog 95799
 

Day 5 Post-OP

I am doing pretty good, I am feeling hungry and have moved from the liquid diet to the more blended. I feel like I can eat but I want to take it slow. I do have some concerns and maybe someone out there has had this problem. I still seem to have a lot of gas. It is uncomfortable and I feel better when I can let it pass but will it ever get out of my body? I feel a little sore still on my left side but I can only imagine that is normal. I am trying to stay hydrated simply because I know how important it is.
wecandoit

wecandoit

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