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Jennie1976's Journal

A blog by Jennie1976 in General

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Jennie1976's Journal, a weight loss surgery blog by Jennie1976 on BariatricPal. 15 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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I Take Up Less Space in the World

I was reflecting on the past eight months yesterday.   I was sitting in the passenger seat of my car. My legs were crossed (Indian-style) on the seat. I had plenty of room.   I was sitting on my bed talking to my husband and looked in the mirror.   I looked at a booth seat and had to scoot forward to reach the table.   I walked through a crowd the other day.   It's still new to me, this taking up less space in the world. I take up less space in bed. I take up less space in the c

8 Month Anniversary

Today is my 8-month anniversary, and I can't believe it. I am down to 214 (but I DID see 213 yesterday!). I bought a size 16 this morning, and it fits! Yesterday, I had an amazing NSV.   About a year ago, my family went to Foster's Freeze. They had little tables with molded chairs. I BARELY fit in the chairs. My boobs were hanging over the table. The table cut into my stomach. I almost didn't fit.   Yesterday, we went again. I had that old familiar feeling of, "Will I fit in those

The Lists (Good and Bad)

Things I WON'T miss (but seriously can't imagine life without yet):   My thighs rubbing together   Snoring (done!)   Shopping at stores with large sizes (kinda done!)   Not worrying about fitting into booths/chairs/plane seats/etc (done!)   Having to work twice as hard to hike/ride a horse/etc. (done!)   Being unbelievably embarrassed in a bathing suit   Being over the weight limit on our kayak (done!)   Causing a tidal wave if I get on a boat   Causing an earthquake if I fall

7 months out

I posted this in a thread, but it's SO how I feel right now.   I can't believe we are 7 months out! I think of what was going through my head seven months ago. I was so embarrassed to just exist.   I hated the way I walked. I didn't walk. I waddled.   I hated the way I felt around my husband. Every time he told me I was sexy, I just KNEW he was lying (even though I know NOW he really felt that way).   I got SO tired when I was hiking. I wouldn't let it stop me, but I had to work SO mu

Three Weeks and Three Pounds?!?!?!?!?!

I was losing about 2-3 pounds a week. Then came March's time of the month. I GAINED about 5 pounds--up to 228 from 223! And now I'm down to 220. So, I guess technically it's down 8 pounds, but wow! It seems to have taken forever (relatively speaking).   I know this is not a competition. I know that no one's weight loss will be like mine. I know that if I continue to eat this way, I WILL continue to lose weight. But, when you are used to the scale doing one thing and it does another,

43 pounds left

I can't believe I only have 43 pounds left to get to my goal of 180. 43!!!!!! I know it seems like a lot to some, but after losing almost 70, forty-three seems like nothing! A walk in the park!   I expect my weight loss to slow as I get closer to goal. I'm hoping it doesn't slow until I'm at least under 200. My BMI has gone down 10 points. This is too amazing.   That time of the month is the only time my weight loss slows. It sucks, but I know it will continue after about a week or a

A New Life - my 6 month anniversary

Today I am down to 230. I went in yesterday to get a fill. He have me .3ml so I am now up to 2.4ml total. I'm hoping that he didn't overfill me. I can drink liquids, but only a couple of bites of actual food. Not that I'm complaining. I really don't care how much I can eat. As long as I'm eating a bit and am losing weight, all is good!   I am officially down 60 pounds today. I have 50 to go to get to my goal weight. I am firmly in size 20s, and in a few 18s as well. MOST of my clos

The halfway point

I seriously can't believe I'm at the halfway point. And I'm lower than I've ever been in my entire adult life. Now I think I can believe anything.   I feel like I was just going through the motions until I got to 240. That was the lowest I've ever been. Now that I'm seeing new numbers...it's unbelievable! Literally! I knew it COULD happen, but couldn't imagine it ACTUALLY happening.   And, today, I wore my husband's jacket...a men's large...and it fit! I've met every goal so far a

Five months out yesterday

Well, I'm five months out and 52 pounds down. I had hoped to lose about 10 pounds a month, and it seems that's what I'm averaging. It comes and goes in spurts. I'll lose nothing for a week, and then lose three or four pounds the next. Weird.   I'm also lower than I've ever been since I can remember in my adult life. When I went on the atkins diet, I got down to 240. I am now at 238! Wow! I am also almost halfway. I just can't believe it.   I KNOW this will slow down eventually, an

4 month anniversary

Well, it was my four month anniversary two days ago. As of today, I have lost 41 pounds. I had a VERY slow beginning, but the weight is coming off steadily (usually) now. Last week, my weight went up three/four pounds, but it is back down today. Thank God for that! My goal has always been to lose about ten pounds per month. If I do that, then I should reach my goal weight right about the time I want to get pregnant! Funny!   Social eating is a problem for me. Not many people know abou

3 month anniversary today...

I just now realized that today is my three-month anniversary. I've lost 30 pounds so far. I'm in kind of a melancholy mood. I'm so happy that the band is working. I feel all kinds of restriction and think I am at my "sweet spot". I can't eat very much at meals (maybe 8-10 bites), and, while I feel hunger in between, it's not too bad.   However, I'm SO impatient. I remember when I was on the Atkins diet (before it almost killed me) that I was losing weight almost daily. The pounds lite

The "plop" feeling in your stomach

I had a couple of revelations today. First of all, the plop feeling. I remember being able to feel that "plop" as the food transfered from my upper stomach to my lower stomach. I finally figured out that it's BAD!!!! I know, I'm not that bright. The whole point of the band is to fill the upper portion of my stomach...not the lower! So, if I feel the plop feeling, I'm eating too much! I thought that I wasn't eating enough. Apparently I am because I don't feel all that hungry (a little, bu

Sweet Spot?!?!?! I hope!

Well, I had my third fill on November 21st. The doctor took out all of my fluid, then filled it up to where I couldn't drink water. Then he took some out. I couldn't drink anything at 2.6 ccs. He brought it down to 2.1 to stay. I feel quite a bit of restriction. I'm still hungry between meals, but not as much as before. I have no idea if this means I need another fill or not. It's only been a few days and, in the past, it seems I get a bit more restriction as time goes by for the first c

First "slime"

Since beginning reading this board, I have often read of "sliming". Well, I experienced it for the first time today. NOT something I want to repeat. That being said, I'm not sure if I need more restriction or not. I'm hungry constantly, but I don't eat a lot. My soft stop changes so it's hard to tell. Sometimes I hiccup. Sometimes it's small burps. But that one is hard to differentiate between when I'm choking because I took too big a bite. I find myself constantly having PBs because of

Day 7665

I had my Lap-Band Surgery on September 6, 2007. Since then, I have had two fills. The first one was supposed to be 1cc. When I went for my second fill, I found out that my first was actually only .5cc. Both fills now total 1.5cc. I don't feel much restriction and my weight loss has stalemated.   I chose "Day 7665" as my title for this first entry because I have been dieting since I was about ten years old. I am now 31.   I went in for surgery at 288 lbs. I had to spend the night i

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