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jenMomTo3's Journal

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Ok so here I go! On my way to bandland...

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banded partner

Me and my dh are in this together now. He did great on the surgery and is back at work today. The surgen did say he was going to send ken to a specialist about his liver, he aid it did not look normal? don't know what thats about but he said not to worry to much. (surg was tueday, today is friday) He keeps saying how weird it is not to be hungry. It so nice to understand what he is going through and be able to warn him about things before they happen..   I have lost a total of 24 lbs and man
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22lbs lost

This band truly works. I had my doubts before I had it that it would help me. But it has done everything they said it would do. I have so much piece about food. I am not scared for someone to ask me to lunch because I know I will be good and not blow it for the day. I am no longer on a "DIET".... I have been on a diet for 20 years, its so nice not to let food consume my day. I eat what I want, the only rule I have is not to eat until my stomach growls. I have alot more confidence, and my dh is l
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ouch......

I over did it tonight. I am hurting real bad right now. I am so full. I hate it when I do this, granted this was a third of what I use to eat, but I knew I was full but kept going. Now I am paying for it. ughhhhhhh.. I haven't even had this thing two full weeks yet and here I am messing up all ready. I am starting a new week in the morning and determined to lose 5 lbs next week. I am going to work out everyday.!!!!!!
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My Dh is scheduled!!!!!!

The 22nd of aug. is the BIG day for my Big guy.. I am so thrilled that we are going to do this TOGETHER! I so happy.... My dh is nervous, but I will be there to hold his hand. I didn't work out today because I was running around everywhere getting everyone ready for school. I can't beleive my baby girl is going to kindergarden. I am so excited but yet a little sad. She can't wait till it starts. I ate 3 chicken nuggets from burger king today for lunch because i could think of nothing else they
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8 days after surgery!!!

15 lbs down... I am so full of emotions I am at a loss on how to express them. I want to cry when I think about how happy I am right now. I feel freedom! Freedom from the chains of food. I don't think about food EVERY second of the day. I enjoy food so much at this point because I am slowly taisting every bite. I don't beat myself up everyday for eating out of control. I am happy to get out of the bed because I know food is not going to be a struggle of wills. 15lbs is not much but but I know f
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Day 5 after surgery!

Today is the first day that I have not been alone with the kids. It was so nice, I told my dh I was not getting out of the bed until NOON.. And I didn't! LOL It is getting easier everyday, the pain that is. I am so over recovering, two surgeries in 3 weeks is hard on the body. I am ready to get my life back to normal minus the food. I am down 12lbs from last tuesday. I know most is water weight and I will most likly gain back but I will take it none the less. LOL I am so ready to start working o
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measurements!!!

Ok so I did my measurements about 3 months ago and now I CAN"T FIND THEM dangit!! So I am posting them so I will never lose them.... I can't wait to compare them in a month!!!     waist 54' thigh 30' calf 15 1/2 arm 15 1/2 neck 18' chest 53 1/2 wrist 6 3/4
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I got full today...

Ok so I am on day three.. I am allowed full liquids today. For brkfast I had 1/3 cup of protein shake. Then around noon I ate liquidifed homemade veggie soup. At four I had 1/3 cup of oatmeal really runny. After each meal I was stunned to know that I was full. I had a tightness in my chest and I was done. It was so exciteing. That was the first real conformation that I had a BAND!!! hehe I am so sick of being sore. The doctors telling me that he has had pat. go back to work two days after surger
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Day of surgery in detail.....

I woke up at 4:30 am I was starving due to being on liquids for over 36 hours and nothing for the last 8 hours. Got in the shower and left by 5:00. My dh stoped at starbucks and they were CLOSED haha serves him right... So At the hos. by 5:30 I went to the back to get checked in my room. Dh waited out in the waiting room. They asked me all the same questions that they asked the day before over the phone and keyed me in the system. My dh came back with me at 6:30 to hurry up and wait... At 7 the
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7 LBS DOWNNNNNN

WHHooohoooooo! I am down 7 lbs, I only have 4 more to go to be under 300 lbs. Can I get a Whot Whot!!! Hell Yes. I have worked out everyday and I feel great. It gets so much easier when you do it everyday. My dd is doing so good and working out with me. "Small nsv" we went to the store today to get the last few things I needed for surgery. We went past the cookies, and my ds said "mom lets get cookies", Before I could say anything My dd piped up and said "Kaleb, thats not very healthy". All I di
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doctor's appointment

Just woke up, tired because I could not quit thinking about what happened last night. I remember how bad those comments hurt coming from your family. I haven't decided if I am going to let it slide or speak up. I would like to say "stay the hell away from my dd" but that would hurt my dd to much. She worships my dad and stepmom.   Anyways I have an appointment today to see my doc. He is going to check my scars from the gb. I wonder how much I weigh? I have 8 days left before the band. I so wa
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Lets Party !!!!!

We had my youngest sons birthday party today and we had such a good time. The whole family was here and the kids made out like bandits. All my kids got gifts "just because". My least favorite is an electric guitar that is very noisy and annoying. But the kids love it..   My dd said something that crushed me today after everyone left. I was fixing dinner, and she said "mom, I don't want to eat tonight, I want to shrink my tummy." I was like What? Why I like your tummy. She then tells me that N
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busy busy busy!!!

So I didn't write yesterday. I was so busy and will be super busy today too. My youngest is having a b-day party this weekend and I am a cleaning mad woman. Then I still have to go shopping, and and good friend is going out the next two nights so I am having a sleep over with three extra kids for two nights... ahhh 6 kids and no sanity!!   10 days left and I will be banded. I have not done so great on my diet here in the last two day but I am keeping up with my workout.   I am so addicted
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continued...

Ok I feel much better, Had a 2 hour nap. Got up and DD and I worked out on the cross trainer. She did 18 mins but I would say at least 5 mins of that she was going at a turtle pace, but still its more than she did yesterday. Hears a list of what we did..   Me: 43 mins of cross trainer on level 2 (that one level makes a big difference) 200 crunches(50 intervals) 50 leg lifts 3 set 15 curls 3 sets 15 press 3 set 15 leg press 3 set 15 leg curls DD: 18 mins of cross trainer on level
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Crazy bus

I am having a ruff day today. I am in the worst mood. I am sure it is because I was up late last night. Just as I was getting into bed, my youngest work up and was up for like three hours until finally I just put him in bed with me. Then my other two woke up sometime in the night and crawled into bed with us too. So not only did I go to bed at like 3:30 am but then I had three little "crumb crushers" in the bed kicking me and taking all the room until I finally gave up and just got up at 7:00.
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GROCERIES

I went to the grocery store today with all the kids. They all were so happy to help mom get "healthy snacks". So we picked out some veggies, FF pudding, low ft string cheese, the 100 cal. packs of cookies and chex mix, applesauce, and FF yougurt. Man I can't belive how expensive GOOD food is.     Tonight I tried something new for dinner.. zukinni, squash, onion, and black beans,salt pepper pam spray and grill everything in a pan. put on FF flour tort with 2%cheese top with another flour
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OHHHHH MY GOSH

I am so freaken sore this morning. I jumped out of bed and was like WTH? My arms are like jello and my legs are stiff. lol But boy do I feel good about feeling so bad, that means I worked my body good..... Today I am doing 45min. on the cross trainer before I take the kids swiming. And 45 mins tonight. I would swim laps but I am not allowed to get in the pool for another week due to the GB surgery. That sucks because my incisions are healed and its going to hot as heck. But at least I can work o
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Busted Lip

I feel so bad, I was doing my cross trainer, had five mins to go to finish my goal of 1 1/2 hours today. My youngest came in and was playing on my bed he then took a dive off the side of the bed and hit his top lip on one of the foot bars on my cross trainer. As soon as he caught his breath he was screaming and blood was shooting out of his mouth. His top lip is busted wide open. Dang, I feel so bad I never though it was close enough to the bed for them to hit it. Its like four feet or more away
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Saying goodbye

14 days and counting..... The feelings I feel are so weird. I know this sounds stupid, but I almost feel like I'm in a prison and soon to be let free. Food rules my life right now, It is on my mind all the time. I am so scared for my DD, she is doing my old tricks. She says shes helping clean the kitchen by getting her brothers plates to the sink, and on the way she is eating the leftovers on their plate. She sneeks food, and is a true bordom eater. The difference between her and her brothers ar
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July 4th Tuesday

I had my Gall bladder surgery. It was alot easier than I was expecting. I and 4 days out have have not taken anything for pain all day. The first day was the worst. I was not in pain on the inside, But there was a burning on the skin of one of my holes. I took a ton of meds waiting for it to go away, finally around 12:00 am I passed out. I was out of it for hours, then woke up to take more pain meds, and back to bed. I think my band might be easier because the day of this surgery TOM came and th
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monday

I am having such a hard time right now dealing with my BF. We have just grown apart, and I am so lonly. She has been the person I told everything to, I relyed on her for support and a shoulder to cry on. We went from talking four to five times a day to now talking maybe two or three times a week. I am fine with the fact her and I are not being so close because she has changed in a way that I don't care to be around, but its hard for me because I don't feel like I have anyone to cry on. She is no
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June 24th 9:00 am

Today I am getting up and going to DH's mom house. We are going to be cooking out so My diet is shot. (it doesn't have to be but I don't feel like being good today, or maybe tomorrow) I am so excited about the upcoming surgeries. I have been on this board for months watching everyone else lose weight, and I am happy that it is finally my turn. I read someone elses journal last night and I am ready to work my butt off to get the same results she had. Her workout routine is freaken amazing.. She r
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