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A blog by Melody2006 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by Melody2006 on BariatricPal. 12 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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7 pounds to go....

It's never too late to dust yourself off and get back to basics. I'm now back to being better about my food journaling and I have 7 pounds left to loose.   I went to a new primary doctor the other day to get established with my new insurance. She never knew me as fat. I did tell the whole truth about the lap band and loosing over 100 pounds the last year, etc. She gave me the exercise lecture even though I am now a healthy BMI. I do walk 5 miles or more a day I told her. Guess they have to le

I'm past the 1 year mark.

I'm now past my 1 year mark (7/16/09) for my lapband placement. I'm up a few pounds. I now have 9 pounds left to loose instead of 5.   I guess I've gotten routine and lazy about loosing this last 9 pounds. I don't food journal as religiously as I used to. But I always start with the intent to do it.   I still mostly make healthy food choices. I've got to get back to being as strict as I used to be about it and I could loose these last 9 pounds.

5 pounds to goal

I'm 5 pounds to my goal of 135. When I hit 140 I hit the correct BMI range for my height of 5'3. It's hard to believe I only have 5 pounds left to loose.   Everyone asks me what I do for meals and stuff. I'm not a big "meal" person. I still track all my intake on http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/   I don't think it's hit me completely yet I only have 5 more pounds to go. And I'm about to hit my 1 year lap band anniversary on July 15. I would really like to be at goal by my 1 year la

10 months out and 15 pounds to goal.

I've lost 108 pounds in the last 10 months and I have 15 pounds left to go to reach 135.   I'm amazed how well I've done. I know it's all because I started food journaling on thedailyplate.com at the start and I've stuck to it. I never had a plateau, and never really became an exercise junky.   This last month has been really emotionally hard and I've learned some tough lessons. Like you don't gain self esteem just because you loose weight. I had biggest lap band inspiration show me this i

19 pounds to goal

I can't believe I'm 9 months out from lapband and I have 19 pounds to my goal weight. 140 is the bmi for my height to be a normal bmi, so I'm 14 pounds from being average weight for my height of 5'3. It's hard to believe I never hit a real plateau and never gave up. I had bad days, but always got right back on track. The last few days (last 3 days) I've had some personal issues and been in a real depression and my band is so tight I'm barely eating 500cals a day. I eat egg beaters and they lay o

Weigh in: 171 now

I'm bad at keeping up with my blog here. I'm 171 now and I have 36lbs left to loose to reach my goal of 135. Which I am determined to reach by this summer.   I'm still food journaling on thedailyplate.com, and I'm Reesa23 if you want to add me there. That's really been whats made all the difference for me to make it this far. 89 pounds lost total. Not every day has been perfect. But I'm so glad that less than a year later I've lost 89 pounds with only 2 ccs in my 10 cc band. The last 36 pound

My Keys To Success...

I got a really nice e-mail sent to me today telling me they read my blog and that I was doing great and asking me how I did it. That kind e-mail really made my day. I didn't even know if anyone even read my posts.   This is what I sent back to her:   I'm eating around 1,300 calories a day (the plate says thats what I can go up to and still loose 2 pounds a week). I give a lot of my credit to using thedailyplate.com   I couldn't have lost like this with out doing that easy way of food jou

Thanksgiving 2008

This has been a busy time for me with work, weight loss, and 2 hard college classes about to end.   I'm at 194 so weight wise I'm doing great. And I've made even more changes for the better. I'm now drinking 2 green tea's a day and have yet to have a cold this winter. I'm tracking my fiber intake and making sure I get 25 or more grams a day. I eat closer to the 1,000 calorie a day mark.   I bought some new jeans on clearance at TJ Maxx and I'm now sporting a size 18 jeans and a Large size

Update

I've really been neglecting my blog. But between working and college classes I'm busy. And all my lapband stuff too keeps me busy. I still get my 10,000 steps a day in with a pedometer I keep in my pocket daily. I'm 201 now but I know my eating habits are bad.   Most days I can't get myself over 700 calories. I know this is why I'm just not down to 199 yet. I can't wait to get to 199! I know I need 1,200 a day, or my body will stall.   Now that I'm down 57 pounds, friends and family don't

I'm ready for a fill...

I've found myself so hungry lately. Just one day it hit me, I'm starving! I'm really working on will power this last 2 weeks.   I'm down to 220, lower than my last weight watchers weight. So for that I'm happy. But I'm no longer loosing either.   I scheduled my first fill. And I'm glad I called because they couldn't get me in for a week and a half. So reminder to self : call right away. I just called to confirm, and they still don't have an exact time for me to come in and they won't even

Finally!

I started my journey towards lapband on 6/24/08 at a start weight of 258. I work at a hospital as a CNA and unit clerk, and I'm on their insurance. We have a baractric center inside and I never paid much attention. Many times I passed the posters in the hall and looked at the huge wheelchair near the entrance, and I even work on the unit that takes care of people after their weight loss surgery but I never gave it much thought.   A nurse I work with told me the reason we take care of so many

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