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Blog 81481
 

Scale issues

Ok has this ever happened to anyone. i steped on the scale the other day and it said 199.5... Shocked i couldn't believe it was true so i did it again and the same number showed up again. I was sooo happy could i really be in onederland??...nope.....The next day i got on the scale and it was 208.... Very very sad. I havent moved the scale, wonder if it a barrometric pressure thing??? Anyways. I have gotten back on track with my exercise. I'm doing 30 minutes on the elliptical and have been riding my mountain bike. consistantly for a week.. I have to do it everyday. And it feels really good. My clothes are looser and even though Ive only lost twenty pounds it feels like alot more. I know exercise will amp up the weight loss. So Im stickin to it. I really want those size 12 by the end of the summer.. Victory will be mine!
Jadeite

Jadeite

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Blog 79663
 

Self Sabotage

Okay, so I was banded June 11, 2009. I did it because one of the girls I work with got banded and she did really well with it and lost a ton of weight. I have in the past exercised and ate right to lose weight. The problem is that I am of the mind set that once I lose a certain amount of weight that I can go back to old habits. I know that's the wrong way to think, but the hope was always in the back of my mind. Everytime, I start doing really well and lose a lot of weight, I sabotage my efforts by eating high calorie, high fat food. Yes, chocolate, ice cream, chips, and other junk. Skipping meals and not eating the necessary proteins. I realize, that it is all in my psychology. I need to change the way I feel. I need to free myself from the fear of succeeding and treat myself like I'm worth it. I'm almost at my year mark and I've only lost 49 Lbs. which I don't begrudge, but I know I could have lost more. I haven't exercised one day and I have cheated whenever the motivation was absent. It will be an uphill battle to change the way I think. But I'm going to try and start a new exercise regimen and join a support group. I figure, as long as I know that I am the problem, I know what to do.
ltupou

ltupou

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Blog 89462
 

One month since...

I have posted to my blog. I have never been really good at posting or keeping up with things I started..when it comes to writing. I am going to try to do better at this. I have been seeing Dr. Anthony Gonzalez (sp) in Miami. I had my surgery, two weeks ago tomorrow. It was at South Miami Hospital and the care I recieved was phenomenal. I would do it again in a heartbeat. I am down 13 lbs since my surgery. I love life, but I will say this is a little hard to get used to. I have been having a hard time with gas, think it might be the RTD protein shakes. When I eat, I have a little pain right under my right rib (kindof near my diaphram). I haven't figured out this pain yet, but today it is easing up. I think it is gas. Weird. I love my life and am so excited to see where I will be in six months. I started walking, and hit between 700-1000 calories depending on what I eat. Yesterday I was hungry all day. I am trying to watch that, and also stick with high protein. That pain, maybe I ate too much? Oh well, it's a learning curve I guess. My first fill is scheduled for June 9th, six weeks after my surgery. It is all good. I am so excited. Until we meet again, Good day. K:thumbup:
kellyjoiii

kellyjoiii

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Blog 91830
 

Day 1

Well I got banded yesterday afternoon at 230 (early) and they let me come home at 730. Everything went great. Now I am looking forward to having a 2oz serving of shake. It was a long day with nothing to drink. My mouth was so dry when i woke up, I chose the ice chips, they seem to last a little longer than a sip of water. :smile:
Holtzclawk

Holtzclawk

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Blog 91889
 

Seminar!!!

I'm so excited! I'm going to the weight loss seminar this evening at 5pm! I've already made up my mind that I want to do the surgery. I wish I could just skip all the preliminary steps and have the surgery tomorrow! :tongue_smilie:I'm so anxious to start this process. It's all I seem to think about. I even dream about it! I wonder how long it's going to take to schedule my initial consult with the surgeon???? If everything goes according to my plans, I'm hoping to have the surgery scheduled in September. That whole 3 month evaluation for insurance thing sucks!!! But, whatever it takes!!:smile:
smcgill721

smcgill721

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My Secret Journey
 

Hello World...I'm back...with a new goal.

Hello all, It has been so long that I'm sure no one knows me or remembers me. That is okay. I need to be here. Hello...my name is Julie and I have a problem. Now that you know my name I need to share more about me. It isn't that I want to be here (althought I love this place!) it is that I need to be here!   I was banded in October of 2008. I weighed 285.5 starting my pre-op. I lost 14 lbs the 2 weeks prior to surgery and I lost 115 total in the year after I started this journey. In January we put our daughter in a Christian based residential program and I had to get another (week-end night) job to pay for it. Being the emotional eater that I am I gained 20 lbs. Wow! That sounds like a huge amount doesn't it? I guess it is. In the past few weeks I have lost about 5 lbs so that puts me up 15 from my lowest, down 100# from my highest and 30# away from my goal that I want to get to before I get a tummy tuck. I can't afford a tummy tuck right now, but I have to get down to that weight and should be there a year before the surgery so I better get started now.   I have started a new ticker....one that starts today and shows that I need to lose 30.5# to get to my P.S. goal. I have done better getting back to the gym. I don't have to work my weedend night job through the summer. I got a new job working from home and traveling so it will be a whole different set of challenges. It's got to be better than trying not to each when you are awake for 24 hrs straight!   3 goals for me to start with: 1. KEEP TRACK OF WHAT I EAT ON SPARK PEOPLE!!! (I think this is my best tool with the exception of the band!) 2. Cardio 3 times a week for 30 minutes. ( I have been lifting weights and I can't seem to lose # when I lift, only inches) 3. Eat only when I am hungry. Solid protein first. The good eating habits will fall into line if I can just get back to the basics.     I have to keep my eye on the goal. I am VERY goal oriented. So here I go. I hope to be back often. High /Surgery/Current/Goal 285.5/ 271 / 185.5/142.5 Banded - 10/29/08 Five fills - 5.9 cc/10cc 1 Unfil 5.65cc/10cc   Read My Blog: My Secret Journey
julie.ann

julie.ann

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Blog 87110
 

My First Fill

Well, I drove 60 miles to Scripps in La Jolla to have a checkup with my surgeon, Dr. Bhoyrul. I was not sure if I was going to get my first fill or not (I had surgery on April 7th!), due to my port being very sore last doctor visit. I was kind of down, because I have been stuck loosing weight and fighting my appetite. I was SO GLAD to get a fill :smile:. I have the best surgeon ever. He takes out the fill needle (I did not look at it) and fills it with saline. He tells me to put my hands by my side and raise my head up. He takes the needle and sticks it into my port (OUCH!) Some blue dye comes out when there is enough saline. I believe he said 2 CC. It hurt but he hit the spot and done...in seconds! Talk about a PRO! :wink2: I have been able to be brave, because I trust my surgeon. I need to work on my exercise program now (no excuses). My port is fine and will start back with the elliptical and the weights. I will do push ups against the wall, to work the flabby arms! The weight loss journey continues......
neyad

neyad

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Blog 79676
 

pregnant and gaining a little weight! frusterating

I am now 22 wks pregnant. :wink2: So happy that me and baby are doing physically well so far. I have had many emotional up and downs. Trying to find a new place to live. Very stressed about money. I'm trying to relax and just go with the flow. I want to enjoy this time. I have always wanted a baby. Also much to my discouragement I have put on a few of the pounds I have lost. I was so determined to be super healthy and deliver at the same weight I was before pregnancy, because that would mean I had continued to loose weight in a healthy way while pregnant. I am still walking a couple miles a day but have been eating extra meals. Blood sugars have been good though which is a relief. Going to stay positive and try to stay active and healthy. If the weight keeps coming on I guess I'm going to need a stroller with really good wheels!:smile:
bandster

bandster

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Blog 90427
 

Blogging in general

I have never been a blogger. I only recently joined Facebook because my friends kept bugging me to. I really don't spend too much time at it. But, this site has been different. I don't know if anyone is interested in what I have been up to, but it makes me feel better to have some kind of log of my weight loss journey. My mom just died last year - Thurs will actually be the 1st anniversary of her passing. I am recovering from breast cancer - 4 months in remission - yea me. I am so excited about my lap-band surgery, coming June 21st - my birthday. I come here and read through everyone elses blogs to see what they have been experiencing in hopes that I will learn something. Last week someone wrote that they were cheating before they even had the surgery. I wrote to them in hopes of helping them when I got a very rude message back from the person I accidentally emailed. She could have just told me of my error, but instead was very rude. I hope never to get like that. We are a family here - albeit a family of strangers. We all have the same goals and dreams, to lose weight and get healthier. So to those of you who will be getting the surgery I truly wish you the best of luck. To those of you who have had the surgery, I hope you can keep up the same momentum you first had when you originally got banded.:smile:
Bklynike

Bklynike

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Blog 59228
 

The day of surgery

Got up at 4:30 AM to head to the hospital.   Got in quick and was in surgery before I knew it.   Woke up white as a sheet (so they said) but no sickness or soreness in my shoulder or back as reported widely.   Glad I've had it done.   I am swollen however.   Hoping tomorrow is better.   Good luck to all.   The flip side is a good place to be.
Mikissa

Mikissa

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Blog 92097
 

Loose 1/2 the weight?

Why do I keep reading that you can only loose 1/2 the weight you want? This doesnt make sense. If I have 70 lbs to loose, does this mean Im only going to loose 35?
rflores9

rflores9

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Blog 559
 

Finally got up the courage to see an Otolaryngologist

Hey gals and guys I just thought to report what the ENT said during my appointment with him yesterday-(I finally broke down and got scoped)! It's called LPR or Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: "This occurs when reflux material extends above the upper sphincter into the throat. The structures and tissues of the larynx, (voice box), throat, trachea, bronchi, and lungs are more sensitive to stomach acid and digestive enzymes than the esophagus. Most patients with LPR never experience any chest pain or other typical heartburn symptoms." Any or several of the following may be seen: Thickening of the posterior commissure, (back part of the larynx). sometimes called "pachydermia" or "cobble-stoning", Redness of the arytenoids (cartilages that move the vocal cords), Edema (swelling) of the vocal cords, Small ulcers in the posterior part of the larynx, Granulomas, (scar tissue) of the posterior part of the larynx..   Any of those symptoms indicate acid reflux and can manifest itself through an over production of mucus which collects in a part of the throat up through the esophagus...exactly as I have described. There are other tests that may be requested such as Barium espphagram, or an x-ray taken while swallowing barium, 24-hour pH monitoring w/placement of pH sensitive probes. For now he told me that I must stay on the PPI and that Aciphex is an excellent drug BUT it only lasts 17 hours and so I can take an OTC Prilosec, or any other OTC, like Pepcid ac before bed. I do also have some other stuff going on like typical seasonal allergies and probably my cat's dander doesn't help but I intuitively felt that since my surgery this non-stop mucus thing in my throat just like a lump or glob was related to my stomach...and it apparently was/is! A form of acid reflux called Laryngopharyngeal Reflux! He wants to see me again in 6 weeks...Yay Well at least I know now what's going on.
LAN2k

LAN2k

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Blog 52306
 

Something weird is happening

My appetite has gone! This is weird, its never ever ever happened to me before...not even after my tonsils were removed, not even after having a tooth extracted do you think its mother natures way of preparing me for my band? Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon? Very weird indeed:blush:
dsinhouse

dsinhouse

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Blog 75113
 

2nd day post op

I am feelig pretty ok. A lot of bloating and some gas pain. Walking a lot as helped. Keeping up with liquids has been a challenge. Not hungry. Getting up and sitting down a bit of a challenge. All in all not the worst pain. I just can't wait for a couple more days to pass so i can feel better!
izaiahsmommy

izaiahsmommy

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Blog 89559
 

Two Weeks and Counting

Yesterday was the pre-surgery visit which went fine, although I'm realizing that for some reason I'm always at the back of the line? I get to the office first and have to wait for other people and then they get done before me with the same people and procedures! I need to let this go -- stupid.   So I need to lose 5 more lbs before surgery and I was pretty honest yesterday -- lack of significant weight loss is due to "last meal" scenarios with friends and family. I started doing 2 Slim Fasts and 1 meal a day (and a better one at that) today, so we'll see how it goes after Saturday. Don't want to weigh every day and just be disappointed or down for any reason.   Loving life!!!:smile:
sandradee0124

sandradee0124

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LoseIt!'s Blog
 

Life is a never ending set of cycles!

Last week I was completely grumpy and in a bad mood. I had several pity parties and woke up with a lovely pity party hangover on Monday. Monday is my official weigh in day and although I lost .8 lbs, I know that without caving in to feeling sorry for myself, I would have done better.   I realize now, that journaling is what I do to motivate myself. If I write several days in a row, I'm psyching myself up. If I don't write at all, it is because I'm down in the dumps. I don't like to write when I'm sad because it makes me face my demons. Ha!   Last week, my grandmother passed away, my uncle was hospitalized, my cousin was arrested, work was tough...all which caused a lot of stress. I think exercising each day kept big emotions at bay, but I could tell that I was cranky. And that just isn't like me. I finally got over it this weekend and yesterday I started to feel better. Plus, I had my support group meeting last night and it ALWAYS inspires me.   It is nice to learn these things about myself. This process has been about MUCH more than weight loss!   AND...yesterday was picture day. I have attached two original pics and two current pics. I love these little motivators!!
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

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Angela's Blog
 

Tomorrow is my day

I both excited and nervous. My mind is racing right now. I have got so much to do yet I don't know where to start. What shall I do first?   I have to be at the hospital to check in at 5:30 am. Dang that is early!! My surgery is at 7:30.   My hubby is staying home with me tomorrow and Thursday and then I am on my own during the day. I am so glad I took off work until the 20th.   Now I am wondering what I am going to do about sleeping. My bed sits very very high. I literally have to climb up to get in it and I am 5'6". I guess I can sleep in the reclining seat on the couch if I am too sore to make the trek into my high rise bed.   Now back to my nervousness...I am getting jittery. I have a lot of nervous energy right now but all I can do is worry about tomorrow. Deep down I know it will all be okay but part of me is still really really scared.
anglov

anglov

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Blog 1952
 

Baby Steps

Still struggling with the CPAP machine, but every night it's getting a little easier. My panicky feeling of not being able to breath is getting better. I'm really hoping that I get used to it soon. I'm not getting enough sleep yet!!! Very tired.
BandMomsRock

BandMomsRock

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Blog 91830
 

Today's the DAY

I am ready to do this. It has taken a while to get to the surgery day. It has been helpful reading all the blogs to see what other people have went thru. Of course I have already started looking at the plastic surgery blogs, that might be a nice, "you done it" gift. Have a great day everyone. :smile:
Holtzclawk

Holtzclawk

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Blog 88031
 

6 Days Post op! Finally feeling normal again!!

Wow, talk about an emotional rollercoaster ride this was! Pre-op focus and preperation for a solid 2 weeks with no food, just liquids. Accomplished that without cheating and lost a total of 32 lbs pre-op. Surgery went absolutely smooth. Doc said the weight loss made the difference for him, that made me proud. But then I went home. And then the night gas pain kicked in for me. Now, Im a big guy, played football for 16 years and have been through alot of pain. But man, this gas travelling through my chest and into my shoulder? Drop me to my knees and begging for my mom a 1000miles away(its a guy thing) :wink2: but I managed to survive. But I can tell you, for the following 2.5 days post op, I was really doubting this journey. Was it worth it? The pain? no food? gas pain ect? Then I started to think how I felt. I am now 42lbs down and havent even started my life with the band. Seeing those kind of numbers, just shot me through the roof. I firmly believe the liquid pre-op is a huge factor. It is a total kick off for whats to come.....and just makes things easier. Last night we went to the grocery store to prepare for my second phase. I was told clear liquids for 5 days, then back to my shakes and strained creamed soups. I think I almost cried last night in the grocery store because I was so happy to be picking out soups. Have I mentioned that I hate broth and will probably never be able to manage it alone unless ABSOLUTELY necessary? LOL I even got the sugar free applesauce and V8 with low sodium. I was like a kid in a candy store! The weight loss without the band is an amazing feeling to me, and now that I am 42lbs ahead of my curve, its all exciting and just makes me want to push harder. So, the satisfaction on my decision is slowly starting to kick in!:smile:   Finally.......
Dblex

Dblex

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