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June 11th surgery date

A blog by Quilttina in General

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After 8 months of pre testing I was finally approved by my insurance for the lapband. YEA:thumbup:Surgery date is fasting approaching. I'm getting nervous But this is something I have to do for myself. The journey so far has led me to find more reaso

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4 months Post band

Slowly but surely the weight is falling off. Lost 30 lbs at this point. I stilll have bad days where I have to push myself to exercise. I find that if I get at least 8 hours of sleep I do much better and feel much better. Sleep is a large key to success that I have overlooked. I have had 3 fills and currently have 7 cc in band.

3 month anniversary of Band

Well I have lost 24 pounds. averages to 2 pounds a week. It is really about 1 pound a week now and I struggle. I do exercise 6 days a week. Done something stupid couple of weeks ago. I swallowed a decongestion pill whole and it got stuck. Could not keep food down. I drank 1/4 cup of diet coke to dissolve the pill and it worked. so only liquid meds for now. Can't believe i forgot my best news. I am completely off my diabetic meds and cholesterol meds after 11 weeks post op. Yeah. No more glucop

Post op day 20

Stage 2 part of diet. blended meat looks good when you have only had liquids. I have had salmon and lots of mashed potatoes. I'm afraid to eat red meat yet. I eat about every 3 hours while awake.It's tough to wait one hour after eating but i make mayself busy and before I realize it is time to drink. Learning the difference between head hunger. If I need food my tummy feels empty and growls. Surgical sites are healing. Doc has released me for the swimming. yeah. :redface: Got to much sun sunda

Distraction

I use distraction when I smell food the kids are cooking.The smell makes my tummy roll. Sometimes I have to leave the room, I go to my sewing room, Getting caught up on alot of projects. I start reading, or searching for things on computer. Very distracting for me. My weakest times are at evening hours and night. I'm used to watching tv and eating. One bad haibit that has to change. I'm in process of learning so much about myself. Still losing a pound a day on the liquid diet. I know this will

First post op doctor visit

Day 10 post op. Lost 2 pounds from pre-op weight. Wounds are closing a little slow. He left stitches intact. Have to stay out of work for a couple more weeks due to the lifting part of my job.Some how I'm not sad about that. :crying: Doc wants me to stay on liquid diet til friday. He says once I add more carbs into my diet weight loss with slow down. Walking two miles a day now. Have to get up early because its too hot and humid by 9 am. I have a bit of a routine now. AM meal: Carnation insta

9 days post op still on Liquid Diet

I would kill for some food that I can actually chew. Still drinking my Isopure drinks getting in my 60 gams of protien a day> That is what my doc stress. Protein, protein..Going to daddy's today of course. Happy father day. Mom is cooking a meal that i get to smell and look at while I sip my food. It's fresh vegs for the garden. Green beans with ham. Oh lord I have to be strong today. On a fun note, I have lost oll of that extra surgery weight and no below my orginal weight. upside i'm los

struggling one week post op

If I see another shake I will hurt someone. Just discovered isopure drinks. LOVE them. 40 grams of protein per bottle. Just got a case a GNC. It's a very refreshing drink in the hot and humid weather we are having right now. Finally getting my 60 grams of protein in per day. Yea for me. This has been the emotional turning point for me. I'm exactly one week post op. But struggling with the food craving. Getting alot of quilting done. Can't eat, SEW or walk. Been walking alot also. Finally back

post op day 5

Moms gone home. Husband gone back to work. All alone and I called a friend to pick me up for Guild. Guild is the Allatoona quilting guild. Just 100 friends that get together every week to quilt.(well only about 40 show up weekly) I'm teaching block of the month this year. I designed the quilt also, So I feel like it is my baby. Check it out at www.freewebs.com/2aqg. This week is block of the month class. I have a fill in instructor this week. I hope I'm not overdoing it but quilting relaxes me a

thank goodness for this blog

Yesterday much better. Mom is staying with me a couple of days to help now that my husband is going back to work. Still struggling with getting liquids in..not worried about protien just trying to recover and stay hydrated. I intake about 20 grams protein aday and i try to sip at water all day long. Still taking pain meds because its the only way to drink without pain. Walking definitly helps more than anything. This forum anwsers all my questions and helps me to feel not alone in this process.

Hard time

I had a really bad day yesterday. Crying. I could not stop. Very emotional with the liquild diet. Did not get enough protein. It hurt everytime I sipped. Finally fiqured out I quit taking pain med too early. Every time I toook the pain med I just fell asleep. I Discovered need to take a little pain med to tolerate food. :thumbup: New goals today. Walk more, drink more water and get my protein in at least 60 gms. Nutrional told me about greek yogurt has 23 gms protein. will try smoothie today wi

The last test

Had a ultrasound of right upper quadurant and upper GI. Everything went well. Will not get results of test till tuesday june 9th two day before surgery. Hope the test read well. anxiously awaiting.......ever hopful.....

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