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Blog 52218

A blog by skeeterbait8 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by skeeterbait8 on BariatricPal. 19 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Could be on national TV!!

I'm getting a little nervous now, it's finally setting in. The thoughts of it scare me to death! Me on NATIONAL TV! That's a hoot. Anybody out there watch the "Outdoor Channel".... Fishers ATV World, it airs on Mondays. Anyhow, they are coming to our part of the world this weekend and I'm serving as one of their guides! (There are only 2 of us) I'm excited, yet scared to death and dreading it. I'm not pretty, YOU can see that. I still have so much to loose before I can even begin

What next?

All I can say is "What next?" One thing I have to say for my life, it's not really dull. Granted I could use a lot less drama with family accidents, DADDY you scared the heck out of me! What happened?   Let me give a little background. My dad will be 80 on September 19th. Which also happens to be my youngest sons birthday too... He will be 30. Yes he was born on my dad's 50th birthday.   Daddy has always been a proud man. I've seen him work men half his age into the ground. Strong and stubbo

What to do next?

I'm doing my best to stay away from the foods that I shouldn't have, sweets, and I'm proud that I'm doing that. I'm not eating near as much as I did pre band. Yet I'm not loosing. I know that I should get out and walk more, but right now the heat is opressive and spending the $$ for the gym is not an option right now with bills being what they are. My only hope is to hold out till fall OR get up before dawn and go walking. As for the second part, I love sleeping a little to much.

Dreading this weekend.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a child hater or anything like that. I actually like kids. :thumbup: But it has been just me and hubby for so long now that I prefer it being just us.:sneaky: My "baby" will be 30:scared2: in September so it's been a really long time around younger kids 24/7. But I have to keep telling myself, it will only be until Sunday... only until Sunday.:crying: At least there will be stuff to do. Michael is bringing up his ATV and we will be heading out in the morning to

I did it! I walked 1.81 miles!

Ok, so I'm proud of myself! It's not a marathon, but for me it might as well have been. 6 years ago we did that walk several times a week. That was then. Now, well lets just say I did it! I DID IT! Now why such an odd number? That is the distance from my front door to make the loop. I leave out on my road, take another road till it goes to the 4 lane, then right again till I come back to the other end of my road, then back home. According to the car/truck it is 2 full miles. BUT ac

Not as depressed as I was...

Well, I'm doing a little bit better today than I was the last time I posted in my blog. I've not really made any real changes in my eating habits, still staying away from foods that I know I shouldn't have. That hasn't really been the problem. And it's not really been portion control. Or at least I don't think so???? But I am starting to notice a difference. We were out yesterday and we both ordered the same thing that we have in the past. This time I reached full just a little past 1/2

I feel like crying if I thought that would help.

At first I thought, this will be great, hubby and I will go through this together, watch each other go from HUGE to smaller, normal size people. Well that isn't happening. At least not for me it isn't. Now with him.... WOW! He's already lost 58+ pounds! :thumbup:   I'm not doing so good. IN fact at the last appointment (Thursday) I had gained 1.5 pounds! AND we are more or less eating the same things! I HATE MY BODY! :rolleyes2: :rolleyes2: :thumbup: HATE IT! :cursing: :cursing: :cursing:  

Nothing to do with weight loss.

5 years, 4 months and 19 days. That is how long my friend Kim lasted after we did our kidney transplant. On May 7, the phone rang with the news of Kim's passing. Although I knew it was coming it still set me back. Kim was so young. Way to young to die now. It should have been Kim coming to my funeral rather than me going to hers. Kim's family treated us so well. Better than some of our own extended family in fact. I worry about her husband and daughter. I know that he sat with Ki

My heart is breaking.

This could turn into a rather long post, so hang on, and hope you're sitting in a comfortable chair. The phone rang today. My heart sank when I saw on the caller ID who it was. I was afraid to answer. It was the husband of one of my best friends. Sam was calling me with news that we needed to prepare ourselves for what was about to happen. Now I know that no matter what you do, no matter how you know that the person that you care about will not suffer any more, there is really nothing that you

4.5 lbs. in 2 weeks!

OK, so it isn't a great big huge amount, but it sure beats what I lost the last weigh in! If I had lost an average of that same amount the first month I'd be tickled to death. :glare: I went in yesterday for my second fill. Another 2cc's in my 14cc band. Honestly I still don't feel any big difference. Am I supposed to? Will I? We go back in two weeks for another fill. This next fill will make Jim's 4th fill and my 3rd. He's already up to 5 cc. Lori slows down after the first two

I must be full of CRAP!

OK, so my normal is not the same as everybody elses. Never has been, but that's normal for me. I'm eating less, working out more (I actually dug out my poor Recumbent bike!) and have been walking on the treadmill at least twice a day. AND I'm gaining weight!:tt2::cursing::eek::cursing::eek: I'm hoping that by the time I go back up to Hazard for my first fill that I've at least dropped some. :wub: AND I mean that in both ways! Weight and poop! Maybe it is time to help things alon

Can I scream now?

Right now I want to scream bloody murder. OK, so maybe I'm being a little impatient, but still..... 12.5 pounds is all that is gone and that is the weight that I was my heighest PRE SURGERY till today.   I'm really bummed. I'm not eating hardly anything and still I'm not loosing. I'm walking more, moving more, working more and so darn little. I'm about to say that it wasn't worth it at this point. Maybe I should have stuck to my guns and waited the 6 months to be smoke free to do the bypass. :

OMG I can't believe it!!!

I was really bummed out yesterday when I had to go to town and couldn't put on my "pre band jeans". OH I got them on, even zipped up and fastened. But to sit down would have been way to painfull. I was still so bloated/swollen from surgery.:thumbup: NOW remember THAT was yesterday. Swelling is going down and I actually got up the nerve to get on the scales this morning. ((I know I should have waited till Friday but I couldn't help myself.)) :tt2: The highest I have listed for myse

Still doing fine, 3 days out.

Well it is now Sunday after being banded on Friday. I'm actually doing rather well. What is amazing to me is that I'm not hungry! I have to force myself to eat/drink something. That is such an amazing feeling to me. I took some photos Friday that I thought I'd share. That's me in all my glory. If it wasn't for the fact that I want to show where I came from to where I'm going I'd never show this photo to anyone. But there is me. :thumbup: This next one is with Anita, she is

First full day with my band!

I'll admit, when I first woke up in recovery, the thought ran through my mind - WHAT did I do to myself!!! Was I crazy??? But it seems that there were a lot of people that had problems getting pain undercontrol. But after Demeral (sp), Morphine & Liquid Lortab it finally eased off. I was beginning to wonder if anything was going ti kill it. I've laid around a lot today. I've walked some, just inside house. From room to room and up and down. Seems like I belched up more gas y

Getting sooooooooo close!

I'm so excited...... today is Sunday and my surgery is Friday! I still get :confused: at myself for being excited over going under the knife. But it is going to be such a change for me. I need this so bad. I'm looking forward to the day that I don't feel that need to eat all the time. Hubby was a food addict. Now, well he almost has to force himself to eat! To me that is amazing to even think of. Almost there!

Off to a good start this morning!

I promise that today I'm going to try to do better on sticking to my pre-op foods. Although it wasn't low carb, I did have a Carnation Instant breakfast - SUGAR FREE. So that's a start. NO sugar, but oh so good. I'd drink those even if I wasn't on this. Love the chocolate taste! Now to go over to FitDay.com and enter every bite that goes into my mouth. And enter that dreaded weight that was on the scales this morning. :biggrin: I'm so glad that nobody in my family knows that number

One More Week!

I'm so excited, scared and every other emotion that you can think of all rolled up into one. One week from tomorrow I have my band surgery. I'll be 3 weeks behind Jim (husband) on his journey. :w00t: I've been reading some other blogs that people have written. I'll admit that I worry that I'll not be able to loose the weight. I know, I know, you are not supposed to judge yourself by other people. I know that. But still I'm so worried. I know what to eat and how much by hel

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