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Journaling My Journey

A blog by Hope4K in General

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Journaling My Journey, a weight loss surgery blog by Hope4K on BariatricPal. 11 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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In the 220's!

September 2, just about 16 weeks out from surgery - 227, down from 271   Well, hmmmm, let's see...I'm down 44 pounds, no longer morbidly obese, just plain old obese. I'm losing pretty consistently at an average of around 10 pounds a month. Not bad! I've only had one fill, back in July.   I feel so much better, and have started running again, finally. Started that at about 13 weeks out. That really feels great, I have to say. Well - that is to say that I have always HATED running while
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30 pounds down!

7/24 - 10 weeks out, 30.5 pounds down, from 271 to 240.5     Well, I'm truckin' along, and although it SEEMS slow to me, I just realized it actually hasn't been all that slow since I got my first fill. I just looked back at the calendar, and my fill was 2 weeks ago, on 7/10. On 7/10 I weighed 249, and I now weigh 240.5. So, that's a little less than 10 pounds in 2 weeks!! That's actually fantastic!! Wow, all of a sudden I'm counting how many weeks till we go to the beach for our summer vacati

So, this is restriction!

Almost 8 weeks out, down 26 pounds from 271 to 245     So I got my first fill last week, and I am REALLY tight. So much so that I've lost 5 pounds in 6 days! I am finding it extremely difficult to eat anything in the morning. I even feel stuck just trying to drink some water or juice in the morning; warm coffee seems to go down much more easily.   I had a particularly bad day this last Saturday: so let me first say that of course I recognize that no one who is trying to lose weight has any

First Fill!

7/10/08 - almost 8 weeks since surgery, 249 - down 22 pounds from surgery weight of 271   It's been a while since I've posted anything here! I hit a plateau of about 2 weeks....it was characterized by my ability and propensity to eat considerably more than I have to date post-band, and the bouncing of the scale back and forth between the same 4 pounds, over and over and over and over again. Aarrgh!   I knew it was time for a fill, but my doctor's office is so busy it's practically an act of

My belly

5 and 1/2 weeks out, 21 pounds lost, weight 250     Well, I think I've finally hit a plateau. I've been dancing up and down the scale by 1 or 2 pounds since last week. I feel like I can eat more now than I could a couple of weeks ago. I can also tell that I don't have to be as careful about chewing really well and taking small bites anymore. I haven't had any 'stuck' sensations since early last week. This is not good! Get thee to a fill doctor!     One of the drawbacks about going to a hi

Post band fun-filled weekend

6-8-08, 257, 14 pounds lost   I thought I'd record some thoughts about a typical, fun-filled summer weekend's worth of activities in my life and how they have changed (or not) post-band.   My husband and I are extremely social creatures, and in the summer time we are constantly entertaining, hosting parties, etc. This weekend was typical for us: we planned a gathering for 30 or so friends at a local bar to celebrate my husband's birthday on Friday, and on Saturday we co-hosted a huge goin

3 weeks out

6/5/08 - 258.5, 12.5 pounds lost   Well, it's been 3 weeks as of today. I'm down 12.5 pounds. I've lost one dress size, and it is quite a boost to dig things out of my closet that I haven't worn in a while.   I'm so relieved to finally be eating regular food again - my biggest anxiety over the last 4 weeks has been trying to 'hide' the special diet I was on. The only people that know I had the surgery done are my incredible supportive husband and mother, and my two best friends. I told ever

Chicken! Real chicken!

5/29/08, still 10 pounds down   Well, I started "soft foods" today, and was thrilled beyond belief to be able to chew a very soft, very moist chicken tenderloin. Who ever thought I could get so excited to eat a piece of skinless boneless chicken??? It felt so good to actually CHEW something! I was able to eat one chicken tender, 1/2 of a hot dog, and about 4 spoonfulls of green beans. I ate way too fast though, because I was so excited to be chewing real food, and it hurt! I had to stop,

How to gain weight on less than 800 calories a day

Ugh...feeling frustrated at the moment. I'm a week and a half out from the surgery, and although I dropped 10 pounds in the first 5 days after surgery because of the clear liquid post-op diet, I haven't lost anything since. I was OK with that....but this morning I got on the scale and I've gained 2.5 of it back!!!   I'm trying to figure out how that is even possible??? I'm tracking every calorie that I put into my mouth on sparkpeople and it shows that I'm taking in an average of around 7

1 week post band!

5/23 - 260.5 pounds (started on 5/15 at 271)   I'm now one week out from getting my band. It has not been the easiest of weeks! I had the surgery early on Thursday morning, and came home on Friday evening, in considerable pain when I tried to move in any way. I was OK when I was laying in the hospital bed, but once home, I could find no comfortable position in my own bed. I drugged myself up and slept as best I could. On Saturday, I had more than a few moments of thinking, "my God, what

How I got here

So, I started researching weight loss surgery back in September of 2007, after yet another failed attempt with ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology - otherwise known as infertility treatment. Both Reproductive Endocrinologists (infertility specialists) I had seen had told me that although they could not say with any certainty that my weight was necessarily the CAUSE of my infertility, it certainly was not helping. My chances of being successful with IVF (in vitro fertilization) or any other

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