Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🎉 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

Blogs

Blog 3086
 

OMG its here!!!

Surgery is at 1 tomorrow... Ahhhh i am freaking out... I am excited, scared, and everything in between... I went out and spent 100.00 at wal mart in prep stuff that i probably did not even need. LOL just a little... no a lot bit of nerves. :tongue_smilie::scared0::closedeyes:
Ambryant

Ambryant

2
Blog 1738
 

Day 27 Post op

Hey ya'll can you send me some ideas of what you are drinking, as my dr. says no soda. Even diet. Not that crazy about SF tea, been limited to sonic slush water, even though I have just found out there is sugar in it. Better come up with a substitute. Not throwing up as much, so things are definitely improving. Still havent wrapped my mind around the fact that 2 or 3 spoons of mashed potatoes are it for me. I am going to record what I can actually get down just to see if I think its nothing or it really is nothing. Any help with drink suggestions would be appreciated!
fatnomore50

fatnomore50

0
Blog 75574
 

A good dose of the Movies Helps!

:rolleyes2:Well the movies with a friend was wonderful, Saw INCEPTION! I am still reeling from the ending, but it is the hottest movie out right now, so I will just not tell you the ending. Getting out and feeling normal really helps! Yes I had some popcorn, sure can not hold what I use to hold back in the day. It always smells so much better and taste better than the popcorn you get at home! My friend and I shared a box. I worked on a Commercial Real Estate Deal that I have going today and I hope it goes through as it will be a NICE commission! Let me tell you a good dose of the Movies will take you out of reality and make you feel much better if you are down in the dumps.!:bye:
janetsjourneytoslim

janetsjourneytoslim

4
Blog 1952
 

5 Weeks Post-Op - 30 lbs. GONE !!

It's been 5 week today since my surgery. I've lost a total of 30 pounds. So far I'm doing really well.   I did something stupid tonight, though. I had pizza for the first time. Pizza is one of my favorite foods. Stupid me, I totally forgot that I have a tiny stomach and I started eating it at the pace and bite size of my pre-surgery days. Needless to say, I was in alot of pain after about 3-4 bites. I only ate about 1/2 of one slice. It tasted REALLY Good, but I wish I hadn't ruined to moment by eating it too fast.   I posted a comparison picture of me pre-op and one tonight (5 weeks post-op). I can actually see the difference - Woot Woot.
BandMomsRock

BandMomsRock

5
Blog 71737
 

New Date

I have a new date, it's hard for me to get excited because I won't believe it until I see it. New dr. is 100% better than crappy dr. gabriel my husband even likes him and thinks he's way better!
angel1

angel1

0
Blog 71737
 

New Date

I have a new date, it's hard for me to get excited because I won't believe it until I see it. New dr. is 100% better than crappy dr. gabriel my husband even likes him and thinks he's way better!
angel1

angel1

0
Blog 93840
 

4 days after

I had surgery last Thursday. It went fine. I got the gas out. It was more painful than the incisions. It has been over 100 degrees everyday her so to exercise I did laps around the inside of the house. It worked. Today I ate miso soup, my first hot entree. It was good. I have to focus on hydration. I do get full easy. I have lost nine lbs so far.:rolleyes2:
boobun

boobun

2
Blog 76599
 

my name is not GRACE for a reason!

You never know where you are going to find someone who understands.... This past Saturday was my youngest daughters high school graduation party, and toward the end of the party, I tripped over a root of a tree (a root that I had warned people about over and over about through the day,but failed to heed my own advise) and after getting the party all cleaned up, I really had a chance to check out my foot, and then I decided on a quick trip to the emergency room, since I could no longer get my foot in any of my shoes, and the top of my foot was a beautiful shade of purple. The emergency room was quiet for a Saturday night - and we got in pretty quickly. Several nurses asked what I had taken for pain management, which was nothing, since I recently had a fill, and pills and I are not getting along very well. The doctor who first checked in on my ordered 400mg of childrens Motrin, and pretty soon a beautiful nurse knocked on the door and said "can I ask why childrens Motrin, and not adult Motrin?" - I explained about my surgery, and my recent fill, and my nurse gave me a hug, and said she, too, is a bandster, and that she understood perfectly what I was going through! It was such a comforting situation, and I knew that no matter what the xray showed, I was in good hands. This nurse checked on me several times, we compared stories, shared experiences, and bonded over our bands in the ER - and not only do I have a new friend on this journey (she is already at goal) but I hobbled out with no broken bones, just a severe sprain of my foot. You just never know where you are going to find support....and I am so happy that I found this nurse, who took the time to double check orders, and make my visit to the ER easy!
1019Joanne

1019Joanne

3
Blog 95187
 

Its that time...My 1st Fill

I go in tomorrow to have my 1st fill. I had my surgery June 21. I lost about 9 lbs, but I really believed I have gained it back. i don't eat much and I have never been one to eat alot. I am a grazer. If I am in the house all day, I tend to graze the kitchen cabinets or pantry.lol This is not good. So I am looking forward to getting a fill but I am so afraid of the needle. I hope there is no pain. I hope I get enough that will make me want to skip at least 1 or 2 meals. I get so hungry at times that I get headaches and stomach cramps. I try not to eat between meals and this is when those problems come in at. I will let you know how my fill appointment turn out. Oh, I am having a flouro(I hope I spelled this right) treatment, where they see me drinking the baruim under the xray.... So I will keep you posted on how it goes.
Enchantress1908

Enchantress1908

8
Blog 93499
 

Almost time for my 2nd fill

wll think i had my first time of getting food stuck last night. I was eating a burger and didnt get through half way and i felt a feeling in my chest. I got up from the table and just walked around my house grabbing a pepermint tictac and sucking on it. Had my daughter throw my plate out . I couldnt even look at it. The feeling lasted about 10-15 minutes and then after several tic tacs and pacing around the living room the feeling went away. So I am pretty sure that i had my first restriction thank god i did not throw up. i dont think i have lost alot of weight either :rolleyes2: 1 maybe 2 lbs since my last fill if i am lucky i sure do hope i have. Keeping my fingers crossed cant wait till Wednesdays fill :bye:
crsti41

crsti41

2
Blog 89559
 

2nd Fill Today!

My blood pressure was up a little so they put me back on medication daily for awhile. Could be the fact that its 100+ degrees? Oh well I'm good with that. I'm going to watch my salt intake a little as I think I eat a lot of salty fish and turkey bacon.   I lost 9 lbs since the last visit on 6/28! I've lost 31 lbs since surgery 5/26 which is pretty fantastic for an old lady! I'm happy with that, given I didn't really have any full signals and was getting hungry way before the 4 hour time windows.   Spoke with the surgeon at length about the amount I'm working out and eating. I was told to reduce the days I work out to 4-5 max for right now, and have a 2nd meal of protein and carbs within an hour after working out. I might be doing a little too much right now.   I had 5.5 ccs in a 10 cc band before today. I'm up to 7.25, so she added quite a bit. After she was done I drank a sip of water and it came back up so she took out .25 (there was 7.5 in there). I'm still feeling a little tight and she told me to stay on liquids all week if I can as the band tends to tighten in two or three days. I am getting closer though!!!   I have the next fill scheduled on 8/6 (2 1/2 weeks from now), and I've left that open and will see how this goes.   I'm going to a support group meeting tonight on taste testing protein bars. Even if I can't do much testing myself, I'll get a good idea of what tastes good and what's out there so I'll send out some info tomorrow.   I also have to start an emotional eating support group on 7/28. This was part of the contract I signed when I started. It is once a week for six weeks and I'm sure it will help but I just don't like that length of committment lol.   News from the band front here in So Cal. Happy Monday everybody; have a great day!   Sandy     :rolleyes2:
sandradee0124

sandradee0124

2
Blog 79244
 

Two more days

I really do appreciate everyone's advice on handling the remaining balance of my surgery due to my doctor's office error. Thank God everything has worked out just fine with my covered percentage. I have only two days before I have my band. This has been a very long process, but I thank God I am finally at the end of the road. I do understand this band is only a tool, but I thank God I will have this tool to help me to achieve my weight lost goal(s)! Being apart of this site has given me so much encouragement and hope for the future with my band. I now have so much insight on the do’s and don’ts with my band. Wednesday is my day that I will enter into a whole new world (BAND LAND)! I feel a lot of excitement and nervous at the same time. :rolleyes2: I do have faith that everything is going to work out for me during this procedure. :bye:
shonette

shonette

1
LoseIt!'s Blog
 

This time...

This morning has been an interesting one for me. I have talked on my blog about how emotional I am and how I have been working on keeping things in perspective. I think in day to day activity, I'm doing a good job, but I still have a way to go.   Let me give you some history: I have been overweight all my life. I remember thinking I was fat as early as first and second grade. My nickmame in fourth grade was Buffalo Butt. Nice, huh? My first weightloss memory (real or manufactured...) was going to a Weight Watchers meeting with my mom in fourth grade and weighing 144 lbs. I feel like I've been on a diet ever since.   I love my mom. In fact, there is no one on earth I love more than I love my mom. My mom was always "normal" sized, but was almost consistently on a diet while I was growing up. My mom grew up in a household where her father expected perfection from her. She & Dad truly strived not to be that way with my brother and me. They just wanted what was best for us.   They wanted me to be healthy and happy, so they helped me try and lose weight. They took me to Weight Watchers which helped when I was actually doing it. They took me to Nutri System in high school and after a week or two I was sneaking food on the side. They found out and were really mad at me. In retrospect, I understand that they spent a lot of money (that we didn't really have) to do this for me. At the time, I felt I let them down because I stayed fat.   I was a food hoarder. I would eat normally in front of people then binge when I was by myself. I remember when I was young (maybe third grade?) I dipped a big tablespoon of peanut butter in sugar and started eating it. I knew it wasn't good for me, but it was tasty! I was in the living room and I heard my parents coming so I hid it under a piece of furniture. They found it and yelled at me. I feel quite sure that they were yelling at me because it is disgusting and gross to leave food around and it would attract mice and pests (which we had issues with anyway in our pre-1900 house.) I just heard them yelling at me becaue I was a disgusting fat pig.   Every time my mom tells me I look thin or that I have lost weight, I soar! When my mom mentions that I look like I have gained weight (or she asks if I have gained weight), I get physically sick to my stomach. It has always been that way, but I'm just now starting to tell her when that happens. She thinks I'm being silly, and objectively, I probably am.   I talk to my mom every morning during my commute. Every morning, I cheerfully tell her how much weight I have lost. I'm typically up a little on Mondays, but not much. Yesterday, I knew I was going to eat popcorn and I told my mom. She gets a little hitch in her voice when she says "okay" that makes me feel guilty. I was up today and I kid you not when I tell you I was in the shower this morning rehearsing what I was going to tell my mom. Sigh. I'm 36 and sometimes I'm 12.   According to rehearsals, I was supposed to cheerily say that I was up a pound that I felt confident would be gone tomorrow. Instead, I told her that I don't share gains with her, only losses. She started laughing and said that I must have gained a lot because I tell her when it is a pound. (I want to step in a second and say that I truly do not believe that she was laughing AT me or trying to be insenstive. My mom loves me ridiculously so and would never intentionally hurt me under any circumstance.) My face and body started to get hot and I could feel myself tense up. I told her that it hurt me that she was laughing at my weight gain. She tried to explain that she laughs at herself all the time. I was so wrapped up in my anger that I almost hung up with her. Crazy! But I was able to change the subject and we moved on.   When I got to work, my friend Liz approached me and said that she messed up. I had set up a birthday party for my friend Cori and had invited Liz, but not another work friend. Liz had mentioned the party to our other friend and other friend was hurt. To be truthful, it really wasn't something that was done intentionally. Neither Liz nor other friend has ever been invited to Cori's birthday party, but right at the time I was doing the invitation, I think Liz was on her mind so she said to invite her. It certainly wasn't an act of meaning to NOT invite other friend. In my mind, other friend is in a bad place right now and she is interpreting everyone's actions as something AGAINST her when in reality, that's not the case. I was actually that way last year, before I got my life on track. I realized that NOTHING anybody else said or did truly made a difference to me inside. If I loved myself, everything else would work itself out.   That brings me back to my mom. I am so unbelievably fortunate to have my mom. I can't even list off all of the wonderful things she has done and continues to do for me. Nothing she does or says is meant to hurt me. If fact, I have no doubt that my mom would lay down her life for me. I have 35 years of demons to work through. I feel like I have gotten through a lot in 6 months, but it is still going to take some time to get through the rest. Occassionally, my feelings are going to get hurt through no fault of anyone's. But as long as I realize that I control the situation and it is I who decides my emotions, I will be able to move forward.   I have have nightmares on occassion of a 5th grade me on a bus where kids are chanting BUFFALO BUTT! I have dreams all the time where people make comments that I'm fat. It is my achilles heel. But I'm doing something about it! At 60 pounds lost, which I should hit sometime this week, I will be halfway to my goal. Take that Amber Melvin from 4th grade! Take that mean, mean Debbie on the school bus!   But most of all, TAKE THAT BETH! I am my own worst enemy, but this time is different. This time there is no self sabotage. This time there is no letting myself get caught up in the enormity (pardon the pun) of it all. This time, I'm not just losing weight...this time, I'm changing my life.   Mom, I thank God for you and dad everyday. I love you.
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

4
Blog 92878
 

next appt.

i have my EKG done tomorrow... i am not sure of what to expect. like i know they are taking a look at my heart and valves. i hope everything looks good... Update: my first dietician meeting was cancelled, and now i have to wait another week.. so mad about that.. but oh well!   I think im kinda getting discouraged here.. I have put on weight in the last two months i think its that i gotta eat everything insight syndrome... Sometimes i wanna cry and just stop eating but i know that wont help... i am not an emotional eater, i just don't know when to say when yet... i need to just stop and slow down and just think for a minute... i have to join a gym everytime i go to sign up i back out... i dont know what i am afraid of.... uggh im bout to cry again:crying:... i THINK i have gained about 10 pounds in these last two months instead of losing the 10 i was supposed to... tomorrow when i go get my EKG i will see how much i have gained.. :rolleyes2::frown::bye::frown:
sweetkc85

sweetkc85

1
Blog 81574
 

Day 2 of 27

I can't believe they call this a beginners plan! Whew! If I had not done C25K before, there is no way I could do this. I am having to modify the moves as it is. So yesterday, when I did day 2 here is what I was suppose to do:   As many rounds as you can do for 30 minutes: 4 minute run/walk with purpose
5 body rows
5 tuck jumps
5 plank holds for :15 seconds
10 squats
Here is what I did: Rode my bike to the park 2.04 miles, 15 min.   I did 5 rounds of the exercises and covered 1.4 miles during the running part. I can not hold a plank for :15 seconds so I changed to :05 and did 5 of those, I also can not do a full pull up on the body rows so I pulled up about half way. So in total I,   Rode my bike 4.08 miles, 20 min of running, 25 (half-a**) body rows, 25 tuck jumps, 25 :05 second plank holds, and 50 squats.   Day 3 is tomorrow. I am scared to see what it holds, but I am excited because I then have 2 days off until Friday. :rolleyes2:
LeighaMason

LeighaMason

4
Blog 97110
 

I am new here!

Hi Everyone,   My name is Chelsea and I am booked in to have LapBand surgery on the 11th of August 2010.   I am very excited and nervous at the same time.   Really I am just looking for support and answers to questions I hope!   Thanks for reading, Chels:smile2:
Chels9981

Chels9981

6
Blog 1738
 

Day 26 Post Op

I am keeping my fingers crossed that I am finally turning a corner with this thrush. Everything that I taste seems to taste closer to what I remember after weeks of SF jello and chicken broth. This is pretty much alll I could eat (drink) with this yeast in my throat and stomach. I truly am starting to feel better everyday although the weight loss is stalling and I am not as focused on that as I am on not throwing up. I tried a little beans and mashed potatoes, and even though I could only eat a couple of spoonfuls, it did taste good! I am not taking insulin, but will consult my PCP on Thurs to find out with my family history if I should really discontinue my statin drug. So much of the propensity to develop plaque in arteries is genetic, something just tells me I should continue it. better safe than sorry.:tongue_smilie: My incision is healing well and looks 100 times better after liquid levaquin. I finally figured out if I mixed up half strength SF cherry jello and mixed 6 tablespoons of jello to 6 teaspoons of levaquin I could get it down without vomiting. I guess I am doing my own compounding.:closedeyes: I am looking forward to getting around without getting nauseated and feeling like I need to throw up. I tried running some errands yesterday and there is definitely a limit to my energy. I dont mind pushing it a bit so I am ready to go back to work when school starts.
fatnomore50

fatnomore50

0
Blog 75574
 

Do Good Anyway!

:smile:One of the Paradoxical Commandments!   If you do Good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway!   Ever been accused of being a Do-gooder?   These Commandments were written by a 19 year old Harvard Student, Kent Keith and have been all over the world! Even Sister Teresa had them hanging on her wall!!!   We must try each and every day to do what is Good and Right! Even tho there will be those that don't want or appreciate what good you do, do it anyway! You will be glad because of it and rewarded for it.   Those will come to see good in you!   Kent M. Keith, never realized when he was only 19 and writing a paper for a college how profound these Paradoxical Commandments for Christians would impact the world.   You can find his book "Jesus Did it Anyway" in bookstores everywere. I suggest you purchasing this book, it is such a great influence in my daily life, right next to the Bible!   Have a wonderful day all!:rolleyes2:
janetsjourneytoslim

janetsjourneytoslim

2
Blog 85786
 

FINALLY! 100 Pounds gone...another 100 ish to go

I finally made it. My target date was July 24th (and was aggressive given the timeline and the Lapband choice instead of bypass) but this morning, on my official weigh in scale, I have lost 101 pounds! I got a small fill on Friday and upped my exercise over the weekend and that seems to have kicked me over the ledge. Now i have to make sure over this week I distance myself from this milestone and set up a new resistance level.   This next part of my journey will be highlighted by starting training to run in a 5K (gonna do the couch to 5K thing I believe). I will be walk/running a few 5K events in the interim as I build up my ability to run for prolonged periods of time.   Updates I went from a 66 Jacket to a 56 Jacket
I went from a 5/6X shirt to a 2/3X
I went from a 58/60" waist to a 46/48" waist
I am far more helpful around the house. This speaks to laziness which seems to have been tied to my previous size. Net/net, my wife likes it more!
I got to shop in a 'normal' store for clothing (albeit in their big and tall department)
  My next set of goals are: Get to "Twoterville" - I have no idea when the last time was that I weighed under 300 lbs
Shop in a REAL normal size store. (Old Navy, Eddie Bauer something like that)
Not be afraid to sit in a booth in any restaurant.
  To get there I will be upping my walking regimen, adding more weigh work (not heavy weight, but more work on the machine) and continuing to focus on my intake, aided by my bad. It is amazing to have gotten here in this time period. I got my body composition analysis on my last fill and will be blogging about those results later this week.   I hope these entries are useful to folks that are going down this road as well.
OldSchool76

OldSchool76

8
How I lost 100lbs
 

Stress and the band

Anyone else get SUPER tight restriction when they're stressed or upset?   In the 7 months I've had my band I've been blessed to have it pretty easy, the past few days I've been having some personal issues that are a cause of stress and anger. For the past 3 days it has been difficult for me to eat anything even though I'm hungry and try to eat it, within 3 bites I'm full or in pain from trying to eat/restriction.   Does anyone else experience this? And keep in mind, I missed my scheduled fill on the 15th.. so it's not that..
Yvette1026

Yvette1026

4

PatchAid Vitamin Patches

Bariatric Forums

For Patients

Health Professionals

Search Surgeons

Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

×