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My life since I been banded!

A blog by sarahp626 in General

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I have been banded Oct. 29, 2008. That day was also my 33rd birthday and the best gift to myself. :cake::present::cake: 1st I dedicated this lifestyle change to julieann, she has rea

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I'm ready to be at my sweet spot.....

I had my filled yesterday. I think it was my 7th or 8th filled. Oct. 29, 2009 my birthday I will be banded for 1 yr.   Seem like my LAP-BAND® is different from others a little. After people get there second filled and most times there first, they get full quicker and eat less. Me on the other hand I have still been able to eat a nice size portion meal. Granted it is less than what I normally eat. Also I see a lot of people can't eat bread, pasta, rice, hamburgers & etc. I still can eat th

Been in boot camp for 3 weeks. Have 3 more weeks to go

I started working out at the track from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. and then off to work 7 to 5:30. I do two 15 minute walks at work also. I must say I am proud of myself. I have been out there every day (Monday thru Fridays) I am not losing any weight. I keep bouncing back and forth from losing 3 lbs and gaining it back. When I weighed myself today I had lose 1.5 of the 3 lbs I gained. But a day or two later I gaines it back. On a brighter note I am losing inches.

Had a great work out & feeling great!

Despite my 4 lb gain. I have started back working out and I forgot how good working out makes me feel. I'm still out of shape a little since I hadn't worked out in 4 to 5 weeks. But it just feels good to keep moving. I haven't weighed myself. I'm nervous that I haven't lost anything and I don't want to get discouraged. I am 30 lbs away from my goal. It sort of seems like that's a lot since I'm not losing fast. But looking at the big picture its really not. I can lose that by my birthday,

It's easier to stay on track....than fall off and start over!

Well I have started back excersing really good. I work out in the morning and evening. Also I walk on my morning 15 minute break. I must say its harder starting all over again. It makes me more disappointed in myself for ever stopping. But I got to suck it up and keep on going. I knew I was going to do this. That's why I gave away all my big clothes when I lost my 50 lbs. My size 10 is getting too tight and I am wearing mostly my size 12. I also brought some more cute size 10 hand me downs. That

Had my fifth fill

Yesterday was my fifth fill. So I am feeling better about myself. In a few minutes I will take my break and go walking. I suppose to be on clear liquids for 2 days. Then full liquids for 2 days....then soft foods for 2 days. I was starving so I ate some oatmeal. Have anyone cheated on there liquid diet? Or if you havent tell me how u get through the week? It has been three hours since I ate the oatmeal and I am hunry. I usually have my snack by now. So I am going to drink my muscle m

Not going to give up!

I have gained 3 lbs. Maybe a little more. I haven't weighed myself. I go to the doctor Monday, July 20, 2009 for my fifth fill. (I think its my fifth) I have been feeling down and out about not working out and my eating habits haven't been so good. It have been 12 weeks since I had a fill. I was at my sweet spot for a while and now no restriction. Thanks to this site I am feeling better. Like my title says I'm not going to give up.....can't afford to. I gave all my big cloth

Lost 50 lbs

Well I am very excited. I have lost a total of 50 lbs and I have 30 more to go. My ticker is moving slowly towards my goal, but I thank God its moving....and in the right direction!!:thumbup: Things have been going good. I think I have made it to my sweet spot. I had 4 fills so far. My last fill was April 13, 2009 and I have a total of 8cc in a 14 cc band. So I don't think I'm going back for another fill....maybe August I'll go. I'm not sure. I know I just don't want to be filled to tig

I'm a size 12!!

Its been a while since I posted to my blog....so I guess now is a perfect time. I am now a size 12:thumbup: I weigh 186. In the begining I haven't did any measurements so I'm not sure what my waist line was. But about 2 weeks ago it was 44 in. Now its 38 in. I brought some clothes for the first time today. My sister gave me a lot of her clothes and plus I had clothes in my closet (size 14 and 16 that use to be too little) Now they are too big so I went shopping for the first time and

My pants fell down at work!

I need to buy a belt. I wore some slacks that is a size 18 that I haven't worn in a long time since the lapband. It's 6:55 a.m., windy and cold. I suppose to be at work for 7 a.m. As I am getting out the car with my hands full (lunch bag, purse etc.) I was rushing into Chase and all of a sudden I felt something coming down. I :eek:LOOK DOWN:scared2: and saw my pants down by my thighs! OMG I pull them up and kept walking. I was too embrassed to look around to see if anyone saw me. :ohmy: Goo

Didn't meet my goal

I wanted to lose three lbs by last Wednesday. I didn't lose any. The reason was because we had to go to Ocala, Flordia to visit my father. We always stay at Days Inn and they have a wafflemaker and the waffles taste great. Also we ate at McDonalds a lot. I did good the first few times ordering a salad....then my husband ordered Papa Johns pizza.:drum: The good thing is I brought my Slim n six workout and I workout out. So when we came home Wednesday I still weighed 203. I weighed myself to

WOW! The scale is becoming my friend.

Last week I lost 5 lbs. This week I lost 4 lbs. I weigh 203. I lost 26 lbs. I don't know how many inches I've lost but I can tell I lost a good amount. I have a few non scale victories. I wore a suit yesterday I couldn't wear in over a year. I have my daughter pants on today. :bored: So now I get to dig in the closest and pull out all the old clothes. :frown::thumbup::nono: Also I am doing a really good job staying off the roller coaster. And I am a lot better at being consistant

Best gift my husband gave me

Every pound I lose I tell him and as always he saids, that's good honey, u look great. U know those auto lines they say but u know they really can't tell. Well Saturday he did a double take and said U really is slimming down. Wow u look great. I was so excited....I said about time u said it and meant it. I told him my feelings wasn't hurt but I can tell he really meant it this time. :smile::wilted_rose::wink2: Saturday me and the kids went skating with a friend and her kids. We skated

I'm doing great!!

It's been a week since I fell off the rollercoaster and Im doing great! The six pounds I gain in two weeks. I lost five of them this week. I can tell I lost more inches off my waist. (If you read my previous journal) My goal was to workout at least three times a week. I have workout five times this week. My other goal was to stay around 1,200 calories a day. So far I been eatting around 850 calories. :cheatfree::willy_nilly::cheatfree: Since I heard that sodas can streched your band. I

Posted my first poll & thread

I am really loving this site. I have now just posted my first poll and thread on how many calories do u intake a day, and what's do u eat? I been on this site all day today. At first I usually just email julieann and view some threads. Now I am all over the place. :Banane37::Banane37::Banane37:   Today I did really well. I didn't eat breakfast for the simple fact that I didn't get up till after 12 noon. I was very tired from Friday and Saturday. My husband took the kids to Pizza Hut f

Temptations, temptations...

I did really well. At the buffet I had 1 1/2 piece of fillet fish, a few bites of cabagge, and a small portion of cream corn. I have received my second fill Monday and I was really able to fill my new restriction for the first time. (I have 6.5 ccs in a 14 cc band) O and I had a Code Red Mountain Dew on the way home. I am addicted to those!! :thumbup::eek::thumbup: It's late Friday night and I am tired....but I did say I am going to do my Slim n 6 dvd. I choose to do the ab work out.

Later on...

I walk again on my second break. I can really feel it in my stomach and calves. The new person I'm walking with is really making me sweat, which is good! :eek: :clap::clap::clap: NOW HEAR COMES THE TEST...:thumbup: :tongue::thumbup:   My husband just call and he wants to take me out to the boat to eat. Its a buffet. Tomorrow (Saturday) he wants to take me and the kids to dinner and movies. Yeah, u know what that means. Good food. :Dancing_wub: Of course I said yes. How many times

How long can I stay off the rollercoaster?

I am feeling really good now since I am keeping a journal. I started back tracking what I eat and my workouts on www.sparkspeople.com . :thumbup::thumbup::tongue: I did my first workout today which was a very brisk walk on my 15 min break at work. I have a new person to walk with and she walks really fast. I burn some good calories. My next walk will be 2:30 p.m. on my second break. After I get home around 6:30 p.m. and tend to the husband and kids I will do my Slim n 6 workout. I am

Weight lost, weight gain, help I'm on a rollercoaster!!

Well like I mention on my first post. I have fail so many diets, so why not fail this one. I started out at 229. Gotten down to 206. I was very excited and started treating my self to treats. Like my friend julie.ann says we use food as a way to reward us and that is so true. So I just rewarded myself back to 212. Thanks a lot Sarah!! (I talk to myself a lot)   :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:   Also I have a problem with being consistant. That's with cleaning, working out, everything in

The beginning of a new life

I am blessed my insurance covered it. I had to pay a $400 processing fee. $30 copay. $250 hosiptal stay even though I stayed 1 day. Total about $680. I know some people had to pay full price and I really hate that, but it is worth it. It's hard work though. :eek::rose::thumbup: I took a week off from work. I travaled two hours for my surgey and my fills. Everything went great. I experience the gas bands in the shoulder some. Also coughing and sneezing really hurt. :thumbup:

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