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Blog 89559
 

Stuck! More Ways Than One!

This just happened so its pretty "fresh" in my mind..........   I haven't really had any solid food since last Sunday night (Monday fill), and I was ready today at lunch. Didn't have breakfast; had a slim fast shake (1/2 at 9 am), and was fairly hungry by noon.   My friend and I went to our favorite Sushi resteraunt to have salads. Mine is crab and shrimp all chopped up in little pieces over lettuce. (I don't eat the lettuce won't even try). I take a bite of crab -- nummy and easy. It isn't really chewing its so small, but I chew chew chew anyways. I sit down my chopsticks, chat for a minute or two and take the next bite. Excellent. But then it happens. AGAIN. Brain fart. Forget to wait and shovel about 2-3 forkfuls in 20 seconds while talking even!!! And AGAIN, I get stuck.   Poor friend this is the second time she's seen this in as many weeks. I walk slowly to the bathroom, hoping that getting up will help. NOPE. Slime for awhile, go back to the table with hiccups. Take a swallow of water.   WRONG decision. Makes it all worse. Go back to the bathroom, slime again. Back to the table where she is paying already. We leave and then I endure THE LONGEST FIVE MILES ever. Longer than being in labor and driving to the hospital. Hiccups and feeling terrible all the way. She is talking but I can't respond, just sweating and convinced I'm dying (I did not verablize this; I couldn't) Pull into the driveway at work, all of a sudden its all gone!   NOT LEARNING is really frustrating to me. I'm not like this with intellectual stuff. This eating is so ingrained I'm not doing well.   I'm mad at me. I will keep reminding myself, but I'm mad. I don't want to hurt the band, and I need to figure out what I'm doing and make sure I'm getting nutrients instead of eating and spitting them all back up.   Thanks for letting me get this "off my chest", in more ways than one!   :thumbup:
sandradee0124

sandradee0124

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The Sweet Spot
 

7/26/10 Monday Musings

I can't believe it's been a month since my last post here...I guess because there's not been nothing new on the Band front since the partial unfill and I try to make sure my posts have something Band related here.   - As of an hour ago, we've now got a last minute trip scheduled to the shore before school starts. My SIL/DH just bought a place this summer at Cape May so we're going to meet them there not this, but next Thursday...guess I'll be breaking out the bikini again...yikes.   - I'm back to writing (the LB book) with a new vengeance today...I wrote all morning about maintenance and outlined a bunch of new things as well. I've learned that taking a break from writing can be a good thing and that I can't force feed it...I'm sure real authors can and have ways to keep themselves inspired, but my busy life this summer was making it impossible to carve out chunks of uninterrupted (read 'three teen/twenties' constantly interrupting me) time to get creative and it was getting stale and tedious...and that's just not me!   - I stopped by Barnes and Noble today to pick up a few Lap Band books to start reading at the shore...and was surprised to find they didn't have ANY (the only WLS book they even carry was 'WLS for Dummies' and after perusing it for a half-hour I realized it wasn't worth buying...nothing we all haven't heard as it's a very generalized book about all WLS). I've been putting off reading any LB books until I had at least the full outline/structure of the book all worked out so that I wouldn't be influenced or start questioning myself. It's probably for the best they didn't have any as my DH's family doesn't know about the blog or the book and they'd be wondering why I was reading these post-op. I'll just have to order some to read this Fall.   - I keep forgetting to share a few things, like I went shopping again right before I left for Ohio. Ten more tops and a sundress.   *Portion of Post Deleted for Lap Band Book   - Also, I'm not sure if I told you that I called and moved my 'refill' appointment up...a month. It's tomorrow afternoon. I've got lots of thoughts on the refill and what I'm aiming for this time (I've got some new thoughts on where I was/want to be), but I'll save the details for now. Here's hoping the Doc doesn't toss me out on my ear when he sees I'm in a month earlier than he said...I'll let you know.   - Oh and I've gone from a full 7 pounds up to reining it in to about 3-4 now...Doc will probably say I'm doing fine LOL.   Happy Monday all!
Band_Groupie

Band_Groupie

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Blog 84891
 

The Journey

My journey to LAP-BAND® started long before I went to the first seminar. I have always been a little overweight and even after two kids, I lost weight. I would say that I suffered from anti-anorexia, I honestly looked in the mirror and didn't see what was being reflected back. I thought I looked good, and I thought I looked healthy. I was always shocked when I'd see a picture of myself on a night that I thought I looked good. UGH...was that really how others were seeing me?   I think that I tried to ignore it, I had a great husband, two great kids, a great job and great friends. They all liked me, but I didn't like myself! I treated everyone else better than I treated myself and put them all first.   In August 2005, I lost my mom to colon cancer. In 2006, at 35 years old, I got Lyme disease which damaged my heart (I needed a defibrillator impanted) and two years after that I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I had to stop working at a career I loved because I was having issues with pain, fatigue, memory and concentration issues. It's been a long and winding road to say the least. I have been required to keep my weight down, I can not seem to lose weight and keep it off and I seem to just keep gaining. I've been hospitalized 3x this year because of my heart and my defibrillator.   I am hoping that by losing the weight, I will become healthier and will have more energy for my husband and kids. I'm hoping it will also help with the pain and fatigue. I'm hoping that it will help my heart to recover from all that it has been put through. I just received my letter in the mail today with my approval for surgery, which will be on August 11th. I am so excited to take back control.   The Journey - it's only just begun...
Lap2Fab

Lap2Fab

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Has anyone been band by dr. Bell or dr duffy yale newhaven hospital
 

LOST 15LBS BETWEEN JUNE&JULY-2010

Hi today i had a doctor appointment but he said i did not need a fill, he told me i lost 15lbs between june-july.how happy am i.during july i took a vacation.down south(Tuskegee,Alabama).the hot south. but it has been 9 years since i seen my family i know that is a long time. but we always communicate over the telephone.boy were they shock,what a reunion we all had.i took my daughter an she do not want to go back,the temperture were in the hundreds. but somehow we survive.i did not know alabama was the second overweight state.i was shock.not to be mean but everyother person i saw had a weight problem.even my sisters.so i talk to them about the weight lost surgery.some say they don,t wanna take that route.but my niece is losing i am proud of her.for the fourth of july they cook out on the grill.an boy did we have fun food,food everywhere.but i thank my lapband i was not that hungry, i ate chicken,fish,coleslaw.watermelon.only small portions.an the thing about it i did not have a scale to weigh myself.so i did,nt even worry about my weight.that was a good thing.for two weeks.an it seems the pounds just fell off.hope everyone is doing great on your journey.but my total weight loss from 324lbs to 194lbs as of today.it is so good to hit onederland.my goal is to hit 180lbs.love you guys for all your support.:thumbup::thumbup::smile2:.
sil

sil

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Blog 2980
 

Surgery Day

Well the surgery went well and I am still in the hospital with some unconformable pain. I am fighting too keeping my eyes open. I can go home tomorrow morning and my boyfriend took off the whole week of work to bee with me. It's he wonderful! I have made 2 trips to the bathroom and now I am sitting up in the chair I think I will stay here and take another nap. Anesthesia was so weird I was awake talking to the nurse and next thing i know i wake up with lots of pain. Every 10 min or so they would give me pain meds threw my iv. Then the Dr. said i could have a shot and o-man that brought me down to a 5 on pain, with a pain level from 1-10. Dr. Sewell said the wished he had video taped my surgery because it went so smooth, there was minimal bleeding, and it was "picture-book" quality. I will keep you updated.:tongue_smilie:
TexasQueen

TexasQueen

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Blog 97718
 

1st time blogger...

So....this is my first time to blog, and it's about me being morbidly obese..not sure how I feel about that. I am considering a lapband surgery and going thru the notions for insurance submission. I'm short and round and that's only cute on babies...ya know. I can't wait to have my life back...and be pain free...and able to be a normal size person-by that I mean well proportionate. I'm nervous about insurance (tricare prime) approval, but need this surgery to happen. Does anyone know the process and was it this anxious for you.... Well, babies are wanting me...post again soon.
mrsbrem

mrsbrem

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Blog 81574
 

Day 5 of 27

Yesterday I did day 5, I didn't get up as early as I should have so I didn't get to the park until around 8 am and it was already 85 degrees. But it was an unusually easy workout.   Here is what I was suppose to do: Run/Walk with a purpose for 30 minutes, with 5 push ups every 5 minutes.   Here is what I did: Rode my bike to the park .97 mi. 6.23 min. Ran the 5 min with 5 push ups 5 times and then walked back to where my bike was 3.11 miles, 49.24 min. Then rode my bike home a different way 1.6 mi. for a total workout time of 1:08.   It was a fairly easy workout and I didn't spend the day hungry like I have been after these workouts. I didn't go to bed at 8:30 like I had been, either.   Tomorrow is Day 6, I am suppose to jump rope for 2 min, do 10 push ups & 10 sit ups and repeat for 30 min. I am nervous about that.
LeighaMason

LeighaMason

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LoseIt!'s Blog
 

That's me...a chick with a PLAN!!

Wowzaa...Friday sucked. Flat out one of the top (bottom) ten work days I've ever had. In one decision, I cost my struggling company about $40k that it sincerely doesn't have. I was a basket case on Friday and it took me long into the weekend to get a grip on my mood. Objectively, I knew about 2 hours in that it wasn't truly my fault and about 4 hours in I had determined that with the information I had at the time, I would make the same decision every time. But it took me about 24-30 hours to adjust back from my bad attitude. I was mad at EVERYBODY although I did do my darnedest not to show it. I slipped a little, but my truly awesome friends rallied and even tried to cheer me up with crazy You Tube videos. :thumbup:   But by Sunday, I was all better and today is just another new workday. I have a lot of responsibility in my job and a lot of high expectations. Occassionally, I'm going to make a mistake and that is just part of life. The good news is that we may have legal rights to retrieve the money so that would be even better!! Regardless, we have all learned a lot from this experience.   Moving on to Sunday...I went shopping. (Sidenote: finallyincontrol, I think you were the one that said that I love to shop? I thought of that repeatedly during the day. HA!) I now have plenty of clothes to get me through the next 20-30 pounds, I think. One of my friends here at work told me I look very SLENDER in the outfit I'm wearing today. ME...slender? Uh, okay. Huh. I will take it!!   I figured out last night that I wasn't going to be down this week at my Monday morning weigh in. I even had a fill this week...a teensy weensy one, but a fill nonetheless. I ALWAYS lose a couple of pounds at least on a fill week. But I guess I have reached my first dreaded plateau. Y'all know I'm not one to sit around and find out. So...yes, I have a plan!   I ordered a Body Bugg last night and it should be here sometime this week. I'm committing to a new 8 week plan. I'm not technically starting until next week since I don't have the bug which I have already named Jax (after the badass biker on Sons of Anarchy). I was going to name it Bicho (meaning bug in Spanish), but I was afraid that everyone would think that I was calling it a bitch. :smile2:   I will use Jax to accurately determine calories burned during the day as well as log my calories consumed. I'm committing to using Jax for calories burned for 8 weeks. I'm committing to recording calories consumed for 4 weeks, because I honestly don't think I can get myself to do more. Hopefully after 4 weeks it will become habit, but committing to 8 weeks for something I absolutely hate to do is too overwhelming.   Additionally, I'm committing to doing 20 minutes of beginner yoga 4 times per week. At least 3 of those times must be in the morning before work (because I think it would be really beneficial).   Honestly, using Jax for calories burned is a no brainer. Once I got over the thought of spending $300, using it will be no big deal. Getting myself up (just 20-30 minutes) earlier in the morning is going to be a little more challenging, but I used to do it all the time. I know that once I get through a couple of weeks, I will be able to do it. Recording my calories consumed is going to be the real challenge here.   Technically, it was supposed to be part of my first 8 week challenge, but I gave it up after a day and decided that I would only do it if I gained weight. I'm such a sucker to myself!! But I thought if I lowered the committment to 4 weeks, I might at least get out of the gate.   I'm going to visit my brother and his family for Labor Day. They know I'm doing this and saw me at the highest at Christmas and then again 40 pounds lighter at my grandmother's funeral. There are over 5 weeks until that vacation and I would very much like to lose 10 pounds. That is a lot for me since I typically average 1.8 pounds and I seem to be slowing. BUT it is very doable. That would put me at around 70 pounds lost and only about 15-20 pounds from my lowest weight ever as an adult.   I can do this! Thank you all for your good wishes and support. It makes ALL the difference in the world!
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

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Blog 93702
 

Recipe Of The Day! Potatoes Twice-Baked

After finding out that my Potassium levels where very low, I will be doing a few Potassium rich Foods this week. And I have been doing a lot of reading on this, and potatoes are one of the high potassium rich foods. This recipe is delicious and so full of flavors. ENJOY!   Makes 6 servings   Twice-Baked Potatoes Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes   255 Calories Per Serving   CHECK OUT MY BLOG FOR THIS RECIPE AND SO MANY MORE:thumbup: http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/
Debra G

Debra G

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Blog 93993
 

Between surgery and my first fill.

I am 2 and a half weeks post op and back to work today. Up to this week I lost 25 lbs but it has slowed right down. I know the weight loss is supposed to be slow but it felt so good. Patience is a virture - right? I'm looking forward to my first fill which isn't scheduled yet. In the meantime I'll focus on eating right, exercising and enjoying the summer!
pollywogg

pollywogg

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Blog 88213
 

learning to love myself...with confidence.

I just wanted to talk about the way i feel about my weight and body since my weight loss surgery... To start off with I can remember the anxious feeling of going to weddings, gatherings and just getting out "there" being bigger and bigger every year. What I've notice now is that I just don't care anymore. Even though I am still in the "obese" weight category..just knowing that I am heading back to a healthy weight has erased all the anxiety and lack of confidence I had before. It feels so nice! And I am teaching myself to love ME! for who I am and for how I look...Imperfections and All!! Trying to be an example to my Beautiful daughters and Beautiful sons...Be happy with who you are because when it is all said and done we just that...ME/ME YOU/YOU be happy and love life!!! :thumbup: Good luck to all!!
littlebsue

littlebsue

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Blog 75574
 

Be Grateful!

:thumbup:BE GRATEFUL! It's easy to forget to be grateful, to let daily worries distract you from the abundance that is yours. Mortgage payments, troublesome children, a looming deadline, a broken waterheater, a headache, even a burned pizza or a fallen cake can interfere with your appreciation for the blessings you have been given. Inconveniences will pass, but God's Blessings and love will keep showering down on you. I don't plan to preach to you each time I blog on here, but I am so grateful for every day I live now with the band. I am thankful for the compliments I recieve from my true friends when they see me and see how I have improved my life. It reassures me that I made the right decision and I will be ever so grateful for the Band and God in my life.:smile2:
janetsjourneytoslim

janetsjourneytoslim

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Blog 88285
 

Feeling discouraged

I went to get my first fill last Wednesday and my Dr. gave me 3.8 cc's. I feel some restriction, not feeling hungry (which is good) :thumbup:however, the weight isn't coming off like I thought it would. I exercise (I walk about 3 miles 4-5x a week). The thing I don't do is record what I eat. I am not overeating and I am doing a fairly good job eating healthy, and I drink lenty of water. I was told maybe the sodium in some of the foods I'm eating is making me retain water. (I THOUGHT :unsure:the foods I ate were low sodium or no sodium) :huh2:I started my pre-op diet June 14th and my surgery was June 21st, so far (including pre-op diet I have lost 18 lbs). On one hand I feel like that's great but then I read that others have lost more within the same time frame.:thumbup: I know I shouldn't compare my self to others, just venting. Trying to shake this off and get up in the morning motivated to work out even harder and to start recording my calories and protein intake. :smile2:
jackgordie

jackgordie

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Blog 97454
 

3 Days til Surgery

Day 3 and 4, done and done. Three days until surgery and I'm not sure how I feel about that. For some reason I'm sort of weepy. I'm calling that excitement. This is going to be a positive change in my life and Lordy how I need one of those. I'm doing this for me and Lordy how I need to do that as well. :thumbup:
tcbemt

tcbemt

1
Blog 97654
 

New to blog

Hi Everyone, I am new to the blog, My surgery is scheduled to Aug 6th with Dr Quilici in Burbank. Very excited and a little nervous. On the liquid diet now and my very supportive daughter is on it with me.:thumbup:
jkbrown53

jkbrown53

3
Blog 94503
 

Feeling better!

Wow so much better today! It all started Friday afternoon with headache and dizzy! I was still function-able but I laid down around 11:30pm and the room was spinning I slept for an hour woke up sick to my stomach. I spent the whole night dry heaving, dizzy, nauseous and going to the bathroom. No pain in stomach and I was able to drink liquids just fine. I had my fill Wednesday and I wasn't eating much but I WAS eating! I don't get migraines often, I think the last one was 2 years ago. Maybe it was that, maybe I was lacking vitamins., electrolytes (I drank Gatorade all weekend) or perhaps a virus. I have issues with vitamins making me nauseous since I was a kid. I take the Flintstone vitamins but stopped the day before my fill. By last night I was eating normal again. Woke up feeling good and the best part is that the scale says I lost 5 more pounds!! When I called the doctor they said maybe too tight but I don't think so I have been eating solids (grilled chicken, quiche, cheese) and drinking a lot. Well I guess I will pay more attention to the headaches and see if it happens again. I have thyroid issues too I think maybe I will request some blood work just to be on safe side!
2excited

2excited

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Blog 95353
 

Changes are Coming...

I am 28 years old and having the LAP-BAND® Surgery 8/6/10. I started the journey on 5/20/10 by going to a consultation and meeting the surgeon. I was simply curious about the procedure, but sooo nervous too. I was scared to call my insurance company to see if they covered it, so I let the Dr. Office do it. Boy was I shocked when I got approved! I did all my preop testing and appointments. I was fortunate my INS didn't require a 6 month pre-op diet or even a diet history.   My doctor is Dr. David C. Johson from Arizona Weight Loss Solutions in Phoenix, AZ. I am currently on my hi-protien preop diet in preperation for the surgery. It hasn't been too bad, I like protein and haven't seemed to miss the carbs (too much anyway).   The reason I decided to do this surgery is that when I was 27, I was diagnosed with a rare type of leukemia which is cancer of the blood. I went through 10 intense months of chemo treatments, lost all my hair, was incredibly sick, had a few complications, but made it through and am alive and healthy as a horse today! My oncologist has given the OK for me to undergo this procedure.   So, with a new outlook on life I want to be as healthy as possible and live a long life (not to mention wear cuter clothes too!).   So...the countdown is on to 8/6/10...
MelissaAZ

MelissaAZ

5
Blog 93702
 

More About Potassium!

In my last blog today I mention that I had a very low level of Potassium and was put into the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack. Come to find out it was Potassium Deficiency. So I did some reading on this and this is what I found out about it.   What is Potassium Deficiency (Hypokalemia)?   A medical condition in which our body fails to retain minimum necessary amount of Potassium required for its day to day functioning is called as Potassium deficiency or hypokalemia. Potassium deficiency (hypokalemia) can be fatal at times if not taken care of. A person may also develop Potassium deficiency due to extra excretion of Potassium or lower quantity of Potassium in daily diet.   Here is a link to find out what foods has some or a lot of Potassium in them.   High Potassium Foods Summary Table From the USDA Nutrient Database http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food/potassium-foods.htm   To read more about this subject, go to my earlier blog today entitled "Low Potassium Danger!"   or see my blog called "Life After LAP-BAND" http://life-after-lap-band.blogspot.com/  
Debra G

Debra G

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Blog 90804
 

My Hands!

I've been looking for signs of my weight loss. Yes, some weight is coming off, but I refuse to get hooked up on the numbers - they can be so deceiving. So I've noticed that my pants are a little looser. I've noticed that of all things, my glasses fit more loosely on my face. I've just been waiting for some sort of confirmation, ya know? Well, bless my husband's little pea pickin' heart! We were walking and holding hands yesterday and he told me that my hand felt smaller in his hand. Awww, I melted! Just what I needed to hear - totally unsolicited and totally sincere. Ahh, strength to carry on!
marw

marw

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