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Blog 80443
 

Day 3 and the scale is moving.....

Hey today is day 3 and the scale is still moving since my surgery Tuesday I have lost 8 pounds. On surgery day I was at 332 and this morning I am down to 324. I mean besides my thoart still being sore and the damn hunger pains I feel pretty damn good. I just pray the thoart stops hurting by Monday before I have to return to work. In all since I began at 350 and now down to 324 that is an amazing 26 pounds. Well hey I will keep yall up to date with my further progression.
bsmithpbs1914

bsmithpbs1914

5
Blog 78294
 

The date is SET!!!!

Did I have a day yesterday or what!!??   So yesterday I had my preop class, i go to college about and 1.5 hours from my hometown (where my dr is and where i am having the surgery) so i drove home tuesday night to wake up at 5:45 AM!   I know for some of you this is when you wake up for work and normally i dont have a problem waking up but i am used to my college schedule of not waking up earlier than 9.   So anyways... I get to the class, sign in and sit in a room with both of my parents ( divorced most of my life so that wasnt a great situation) :tongue_smilie:   They had a dietitian speak to us which was really helpful she had a lot of sneaky ways to get in 60 g of protein. Then i talked to the dr who told me i was a candidate for single incision laparoscopic surgery through my belly button (yay for no scars:w00t:)   Then came the financing...dun dun daaaaa   I was the only self pay patient at the seminar so i got pulled back into a room with my parents which is where they told me that there was no type of financing plans and that the cost that i would pay 10 days before surgery would be 19,000 dollars:crying:   I had been told all along that i would be eligible for outpatient at a surgery center where the cost is 17,000 and there are financing options. Well apparently they changed their policy and they only treat people with a bmi under 50, i am at 51.4   I cant wait and try to lose it because i am on a pretty tight schedule for surgery and i would have to lose 20 pounds in like 3 weeks for that to work.   Once the initial shock was over and we were done talking to the financing people the staff were much nicer and more understanding. my parents were still in shock considering they are paying for it and they have to come up with 19,000 in like 3 weeks.   BUT.... after all of that drama I GOT MY SURGERY DATE it is (drumrolll)   MAY 19th!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:   Just thought i would update everyone!
*KelseyLeigh*

*KelseyLeigh*

4
Blog 89934
 

Week 7

Hello everyone.   Well it has been over 1 week since I had some fluid removed from my band. I am at 2cc's. I am finally able to eat again. I think from here on out I am going to be on a liquid diet for a week after I receive fills. The pain is just to much if I attempt to eat anything. Feeling much better now. I also gave myself my 1st B shot today. :tongue_smilie:
katbabie34

katbabie34

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Blog 2159
 

After one year...

I am a newbie to this site, so I guess I will go ahead and spill my story! I have been overweight all of my life, but I have always been extremely active. Well, just like everyone told me, I started packing on the pounds after I graduated high school in 2005. I never EVER considered weight loss surgery until my doctor started telling me about the diseases that obesity can cause, which was March of 2009. At the time, my insurance, Cigna, was absolutely NOT going to cover my surgery. We tried and tried to get through to them that it was medically necessary, but of course we just continued to get the run around. So for the remainder of 2009, I really tried to watch what i ate, but like every other time, it worked for the first month, and then it just crumbled. Well, in March of 2010, I tried out for The Biggest Loser. EVERYONE was telling me how great I was, that I should get a call back, blah blah blah...well, that didn't help. A week afterwards, I got a call from E! Entertainment regarding a reality show, "House of Brides". They wanted me go on an interview. So, I had the interview 3 days later. I did receive a call back....YaY. But, what I need to remind myself is that afterall, it IS a reality show. You need to be mean, willing to do ANYTHING to win. Well, I'm just a really nice southern girl. I'm not in to the sabotage game. Not only that, but JUST BECAUSE I would make it to the show, doesn't mean I would automatically get the wedding of my dreams and my gastric sleeve (the show is for engaged women who want some sort of surgery, treatment, enhancement, etc. to look her best for her wedding). SO ANYWAYS, lets fast forward to Tuesday April 13, 2010. That was the day that my mom came to me and said we have the funds for the surgery!!! I had different health insurance at the time, but like Cigna, they were adamant about not covering the surgery. So that's where I'm at. So far, 2010 has been full of highs and lows. Highs being I was proposed to :scared0: and the SAINTS won the Superbowl (Remember, I am from South Lousiana) And the lows being all of the insurance crap, losing my job, and a few other things. But as of April 13th, I have had a CONTSTANT smile on my face! YaY! Hopefully, I will have my consultation the week of April 19th and we can get the ball rolling for my surgery!:sneaky2:
WinterBride2011

WinterBride2011

3
Blog 75823
 

Day 2 of "couch to 5K"....

So yesterday morning (I had the day off from work)..I had set my alarm for 6am to get up and go to the gym and then do my second day of "couch to 5k". Well the alarm went off and I hit SNOOZE!! But I did wake up at 7 and decided that I would go to the track and do my jogging...(didn't have time for the gym because I was going out with my mom that morning as well)....so I got up and got dressed, grabbed my IPOD and timing watch and was on my way. I have to say....Day 2 was not any easier than day 1. It was a little easier on my lungs however because it was morning and still a little cool whereas when I went on Sunday evening it was still pretty hot out. I still wasn't able to jog each full minute that I was supposed to, but I did try and am proud of myself for going. Day 3 will be either Friday evening or Saturday morning. Ahhh...maybe one day this will all pay off. :tongue_smilie:
Sara09

Sara09

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Blog 2147
 

Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the BIG day. Thanks to both of you who gave me comments. I do not know how to respond to your comments or send you a message.....but when I figure that out, you will hear from me!
Brooke

Brooke

3
Blog 90158
 

Band to tight yet no fill in over a year !

i had banding overe 3 yrs ago did well lost 80 lbs and still lose I had adhesions stuck to my diaphragm which i had surgery for and then was fine but now i am soo tight can;t gety my weter and protien never mind food requirements called MD i have not had a fill in over 1 yr ! I can baterly even drink sips in the am and most of the day or i vomit and forget food ! I am going for Upper Gi friday ! has anyone had this problem ??:tongue_smilie:
mictim

mictim

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Blog 85448
 

The First Fill

Arrived 10 minutes late for my 10:45am appt and thought they'd have to reschedule - but as usual they're running late and I sit for another half hour - guess it's a good thing my afternoon was free.   The nurse took me back and got me on the scale - then the PA came in to do the fill. He was really nice and it was painless - 2.5cc.   What was really interesting is that I go back in another two weeks for another fill and apparently every two weeks until... The PA told me the first three fills are "no charge" - Gee for close to 30K they ought to be free!   Clear liquids today, so I have a raging "no food" headache, but I found that these "test tubes" of liquid protein (100 cal/0 carb/0 fat/25g protein) while not tasty did do the trick.
RavenClaw779

RavenClaw779

4
Blog 1736
 

the ultrasound results are in....

IT'S A BOY.... for those who have read my previous post you know that not only am i looking forward to the vsg but i also have a new baby coming in august. this week we are 20 weeks gestation and the ultrasound confirmed a boy. we are blessed. just wanted to share the good news. hope you all have a great day! kelly
kbl

kbl

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Blog 85392
 

2 weeks post band!

I was banded 2 weeks ago and have lost 20.5 pounds including the 2 week pre liquid diet and all of a sudden i feel like i have NO restrictions. My surgen scheduled my first fill for 4 weeks from now, is this normal? Im so hungry, any suggestions would be appreciated! :thumbup:
trisha lynne

trisha lynne

2
Blog 81574
 

What I eat...

I see a lot of questions about what people eat, so I thought I would post my usual menu selections.   Breakfast is usually 1 of 3 things. 1) 1 egg and 1 piece of bacon 2) EAS low carb Protein Shake 3) Jachut's Green Smoothie (1 cup water, 1 cup fresh spinach, 1/2 banana, 1/2 apple, 1 scoop Unjury unflavored protein powder pureed in blender)   Snack, If I am hungry I have either 1) 1 Cheese stick string cheese 2) Laughing cow light cheese wedge with 6 crackers 3) Greek yogurt 4) EAS shake   Lunch 1) A piece of fish (4 Oz by weight) 2) Leftover meat from the night before, (2 Oz if beef) 3) If I am busy at work, Starkist Lunch to go or a can of sardines with 6 crackers.   I add a veggie to one of the meats above either leftovers from the night before or canned that I can heat up easily at work.   Afternoon Snack I choose 1 from the snack list above   Dinner (usually cooked on the grill) 1) Beef 2 Oz 2) Chicken 4 Oz 3) Fish 4 Oz 4) Pork 2 Oz   I measure my meat by weight and my veggies by measure cup. We cut up fresh veggies and put them on the grill too. I make sweet potato's in the microwave and eat 1/2 of it with butter. I usually have 1/2 cup veggies and 1/2 cup carb.   I try and keep my breakfast, lunch and dinner at 250 calories and snacks under 150 each, this gives a grand total of 1050 per day max. Plus anytime I am trying to see if a snack is appropriate, I use the rule of thumb of 1g protein per 10 calories. I hope this helps someone, I will be happy to answer questions. :thumbup:
LeighaMason

LeighaMason

15
Blog 47231
 

Surgery date!

Oh my goodness...its REALLY HAPPENING! After a looong six month doctor supervised diet IM DONE! but it really went faster than I thought! During that time I went to nutrition, psch eval, sleep test, and of course the visits!!!! All I have left to do is send over a few more records and its all up to the insurance. Here's the problem, I might be starting a new job and I wonder how long its going to take me to recover? Im soo excited to worry about much else!!!!:thumbup:
bandstarr430

bandstarr430

1
Blog 55399
 

102 POUNDS Today

Well I did it, LOST 100 + pounds. Had a really good month. Lost 15 pounds this past month.   I feel great, The Lap Band is the best thing that I could have done for myself. Updated pictures are coming.
Thewall26

Thewall26

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Blog 64737
 

It moved it moved it finally moved!!!!!!

i was starting to think that scale would never move. Honestly. I finally am out of the 180's. Now if history repeats itself and I know it will. I will be in and out of it several times before out of it for good but it sure feels nice to see 179 this morning. I am sooo darn excited to just see some change!!!:thumbup: So I am 24 pounds away from goal. When I started it seemed like a completely un attainable goal. 103 pounds. I never in a million years thought I could possibly get here. Now I can actually see it happen. I feel so proud. May even make goal by the 28th of May my bandiversary. Good luck and God bless every one. What a ride!!
NewMechelle

NewMechelle

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How I lost 100lbs
 

Noooooooooo say it isn't so!

So being banded 12/18/09 I've been doing great, restriction, loosing weight, feeling great and still able to eat bread, rice, etc...   My last fill on the 5th I went very aggressive as much as my dr. was willing to put in 1.5 ccs and I FINALLY felt true restriction...   They say it takes about 2 weeks to be able to tell what your fill really did...   So this morning... I decided to have a turkey sandwich...I eat half of the half of the sandwich and I feel it... the BREAD.. STUCK.. trying to come back up... ICK... say it isn't so? I LOVE my bread.. love love love bread.... I did what we're not supposed to do and drank some water to help it go down but MAN... say it isn't so, what's a girl to do with out her bread?
Yvette1026

Yvette1026

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Blog 61341
 

The Season is Over?Get Ready for the Playoffs

As I think about my banding experience it reminds me of a football season. You have training camp where you get your head right, study the play book and get your body ready for the season. Obviously, I correlate this to the pre-op phase of the LapBand. We all find teams (Doctors), get focused (shrinks, blood work etc.) and get our bodies ready (per-op diet) for the season opener. During this time we go through a roller coaster of thoughts, experiments, doubts and moments of conviction…but we persevere. Then, the big day arrives and we kick-off weight loss season…so nice that this works with the WLS acronym we use :thumbup:.   We are then off to the play the first game in the season of weight loss. Like football, I feel the first half of your weight loss target like the regular season. You have to win these games to qualify for the playoffs, but they are a means to an end. We live through those tender days of the post-op, the really tough days of bandster hell and then we find some level of restriction. During these days you are playing games with pounds…some days you win and some you lose, but you keep grinding it out and before you know it you are half way there. These battles are not always very glorious, or fun, but they are required to get to second half of the goal. I call this the play offs. This is where the band should really earn its money. I have lost the first half of the weight at least 4 times in the past 20 years. It is the second half that is where I have failed, or to use this blogs vernacular…I get knocked out in the first round of the play-offs.   I crossed the line into the play-offs a few weeks back at 88lbs down. I have dropped another 13 in the past few weeks and sit at 101 lost, 75 to go. This to me is the play-offs. This is where we separate the winners from the losers...or should I say the big losers from the “band approved” losers. I don’t know about you, but I refuse to accept the fact the band will only help me lose 50-60% of my excess weight. Hell, if that was the case I could declare victory at this point. However, that is not why I did this. At 5’8” and 272 pounds I still have a BMI of 30 and would still almost qualify for surgery. Needless to say, that is not what I signed up for. I have cross one of the major miles stones of 100Lbs lost (per and post-op), but I still have 75 more to go to hit my goal. What is next?   Now is the time to step up the game, make the workouts more intense and more varied to keep the weight loss engine going. Craft a more targeted diet with lower fats, better carbs and higher protein…I am now running about 160G/day…got to love MuslceMilk CytoSport 45g/bottle for 300 calories. So I am stepping up the game in play-offs. I don’t want to lose in the first round anymore. I want to loss enough to be fit, normal, proportional or whatever you call it. But 272, is not that, so I have told my LapBand the season is not over and we still have at least 75 lbs of work to do.
Cingulus

Cingulus

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LoseIt!'s Blog
 

New Attitude!

Today is 11 weeks post op and 13 weeks from the start of my pre op diet. At times, I can't believe how much my life has changed in that short time. I almost don't believe it is me making these good choices and sticking to my committments. Throughout my life, when it has come to diet and exercise, that hasn't traditionally been the case. :thumbup: So when I get home at 8:30 on a weeknight and I choose to walk a mile before plopping down in front of the TV, I am still surprised.   I do wish I could have the same focus/committment/success with food that I have with exercise. Now that I am into my 6th week of my Jumpstart exercise program, it is becoming more of a habit and a craving. I feel that now is the time to move my focus to food. ::gulp:: Up to this point, I eat what I want trying to keep in mind band rules. As long as I am losing, regardless of how little or how much, I don't do anything different. If I gain, I make myself log my nutrition until I start losing again. I think that is a good plan for me for the most part. However, I find that I make silly choices sometimes. Like last night, instead of having the 1-2 chocolate squares I would like to allow myself when I'm having a craving (it is that time of the month)...I had 4. Yikes! I also had fried popcorn shrimp for dinner. I didn't eat all of it, of course, but there was obviously an alternative I didn't choose. It is time to focus on making those better choices. I have one week before my next fill. I would so love to lose another 2-3 pound before then. I think by putting this in writing, it might help me commit!   I read someone's blog entry yesterday and she was talking about a book by Dr. Oz (I think) comparing life and the LB journey to a GPS system. If you take a wrong turn when you are following a GPS, it corrects you. It may take you a little longer to get where you are going, but really is no big deal. The LAP-BAND® is my (our) GPS. Before when I would make a bad decision (like eating a bunch of chocolate), I would spiral out of control for days or weeks eating whatever I wanted. Now, I just get back on track. I loved reading that analogy and have adopted it as my new attitude!   Have a great day!!
LoseIt!

LoseIt!

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Blog 85870
 

2nd Stage Update

So, just a quick post on how I am doing with the 2nd stage of this journey. This is my 6th day on pured/mushy foods. So far I have been satisfied. I feel good, have energy and no emotional breakdowns like I had on liquids.   This is what I am eating: 1/4 cup of pured foods 3 times a day. I eat it VERY slowly over a 20-30 minute time frame. No drinking 15 minutes before and I wait 1-1.5 hours after I finish eating to drink again. I also have 3 protein shakes a day with Calorie Countdown Fat Free milk.   So far my go to foods are oatmeal, refried beans with cheese and salsa and canned chicken. Thats seriously all I have been eating. I need to change it up a bit! Very boring, i know.   I have also stepped up my exercising as I am feeling back to normal. I seriously don't feel like I have had surgery. Everything has healed nicely and I have been using vitamin E on my incisions, which seems to be working.   As of this morning, i am down to 199.5 pounds! Thats a total of 11.5 pounds lost since surgery on March 29th. I am fitting into my older clothes and feeling a lot better about myself. Now, i have 50 pounds to go!
Jilly29

Jilly29

3
How I lost 100lbs
 

Getting rid of "fat" clothes

Feels SOOOOOOOOOOOO good! Ok so I still have a ways to go but it feels SO good to KNOW that I'll NEVER be that size again... and I now I have room in my clothes for the new (and smaller) clothes I'll be purchasing along my journey.   Feels SO good! :thumbup:
Yvette1026

Yvette1026

4
Blog 70748
 

Can't believe that I fit into this skirt!

Just had a fill a couple weeks ago. Since then I've lost five pounds. I finally have broken the miserable plateau I was on. I'm so excited and a lot of the depressive feelings I was having are gone. I have this skirt hanging in my closet from college. I haven't worn it in ten years. It's black and has red skulls on it. I'll probably never wear it again but I was saving it until I could fit into it again, just to know that I could wear it if I wanted to. I put it on the other day just to check my progress and was able to zip it all the way up. Instantly I was taken back 10 years and had the urge to dye my hair black and find my fishnets and buy a pair of doc martins. My best friends both have forbade me to wear it. It never ceases to amaze me how far I've come since then. My hair is long now, dark brown and I think I'm much more beautiful without all the black eyeliner. It seems like ever since Lent and Holy Week came I've been doing so much better with my own self-image. Once again I'm not seeing a fat girl in the mirror when I look in it. Also I'm taking a lot of risks in my life and that is making me feel alive again. I've started looking for ways to be positive about my job so that I'm not as upset and angry all the time. It seems to be working. When my life is going well it doesn't seem like I make as much of an effort to control my emotional eating, but when I'm happy I am more focused on making sure that I take care of myself. Anyway that's it for now. Weight this morning was 181.0 hoping to get below 180 by the end of the week.:thumbup:
bluestategirl

bluestategirl

1
Share my world....
 

Do I have support? Very limited.

Okay first of all, I have only told a limited amount of people that I was getting the LAP-BAND®: Mom, Three close friends, Two close co-workers and now my Supervisor knows only because I have to turn in my FMLA for whenever I get my surgery, but my supervisor supports me because she was thinking of getting it too.   Now my best friend that I live with was saying that when people get these surgeries they look sick and it's lazy, and this was said during the time were all out to eat with her cousin, and her cousin is agreeing with her and everything, so I didn't say anything at all. Matter of fact I changed my mailing address so my Weight Loss Surgery mail can be sent to my Post Office box because I don't want her trying to change my decision or giving me any negative feedback. I decided I wasn't telling anyone else, I am going to get it, and if she see that i'm losing weight...whatever. Because I lost 10 lbs by cutting out fried and sweet products and exercising about 3 to 4 times a week..and I have been doing this for 4 weeks now going on. So I think I am taking this LAP-BAND® seriously, because I realize it's a tool and I realize I have to change my lifestyle. :thumbup:  
HoneyBrown

HoneyBrown

5
Share my world....
 

Jesus, I don't want to go through this again...

So I need my mom and fam more than anything in my life at this time, due to my grandma passing (she died in Dec), here in virginia is where I live and my grandma raised me, we were always together, every weekend, every other day, we were so close..my mom live in PA because she is a Navy Recruiter...I am so used not being able to be with her because she in the military and its a habit you get used to..but I miss her all the time and my little sister.Anyway I thought it would be a good idea to see her after my surgery, and i can recover there with her you know...but she told me she didn't want me to drive she want me to catch the plane :thumbup: I get nervous and I feel like I can't breath everytime I have to do this, because I have to crowd the DAMN SEAT and people want to breath and look at me like i have a disease, it's so heart breaking , it is. And I know some people can relate...I just wish...I don't know. Anywho, I will be with my mom for about 2 to 3 weeks because I believe I can get that much time off from work.Im trying to be strong guys, I just...it bothers me.
HoneyBrown

HoneyBrown

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