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A weight loss surgery blog by zjasm on BariatricPal. 4 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about Exercise makes me sad.

Exercise makes me sad.

Exercise is hard work! I’ve been 4 days in a row and although I’m not overly sore I really don’t want to go to the gym today! I know it’s mostly me being lazy but it makes me feel kind of woozy and really exhausted when I do certain exercises, plus I have tachycardia so my heart rate goes out of control and I usually get headaches during the workout and afterwards (I often lose the energy to do household tasks when I get home which I never have a problem with because I love cleaning). I guess I’

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• zjasm
• April 1, 200917 yr

Read more about Losing weight fast...

Losing weight fast...

Well it’s coming off faster than expected now. Not sure if it’s the gym, the colon cleanse, the low carbohydrate diet, the 1400 calories a day or the fact that I’m doing them all at once AND doing it consistently. So I’m happy about the weight loss anyway. BUT (there’s always a but) just not feeling all that well physically. I’ve been getting a lot of headaches, and I’ve had diarrhea the last few days, and I feel a little run down after the gym, and everyone else says they feel great afterwards.

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• zjasm
• March 31, 200917 yr

Read more about Monday, 30 March 2009

Monday, 30 March 2009

So for my second blog entry I’m going to tell everyone what’s working for me right now - no holds barred. I started a colon cleanse system yesterday and also went on Benefibre. I had been reading about the large amounts of excess waste that just sits in your colon and doesn’t pass through due to a lack of fibre in the western diet. So I figured that trying to get rid of it would be the best thing to do. It’s a 15-day program and even after just 1 day I could feel things shifting. So keeping my

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• zjasm
• March 29, 200917 yr

Read more about Getting there.

Getting there.

Just to give you a bit of background about my journey so far. I was first banded in May 2008 but didn’t achieve any weight loss for over 6 months (in fact I put back on 5 kilos I had lost during the pre-op diet). Basically, the doctor had an incredibly hard time finding my port, not sure why, he would poke around with the 5 inch needle for ages trying to find it (I used to cry). Of course he put a hole in the port during one of my first fills and the band therefore didn’t retain ANY fluid.  

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• zjasm
• March 27, 200917 yr