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A blog by thatswhatdefinesme in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by thatswhatdefinesme on BariatricPal. 8 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Changes Since The Band

So it’s nearing the end of April and I’m officially down 70 lbs. I’m proud of this because I know how much effort I’ve put forth in this process. However, my goal was to be down 100 lbs by my band anniversary on July 7th. It doesn’t look like I’ll reach that goal, so I’m going to reset my goal and hope to be down 80 lbs by then. That means that I’ll only have 30 more lbs to lose until I reach my goal weight, and I plan on giving myself another 6-9 months to reach that goal. So I called the cli

Am I at my sweet spot? I sure hope so!

So last Monday (not yesterday) I had my third fill. I didn’t notice much of a difference in the amount that I can eat until this past weekend. On Sunday I actually got sick for the first time since my surgery (I was testing the waters and trying to “taste” something I know that I shouldn’t have and them bam it’s coming right back up). It’s such a relief for it to come back up though; it’s much too painful when it’s just stuck. Warning: take your time, chew slowly, and eat the kind of foods that

I'm down 40 pounds!

I stepped on the scale this morning and it read 210. Now that is super exciting! My first goal was 199, my second 175, and my third is 150. I can't believe that the weight just keeps coming off. I feel so great and I can't wait to see what happens when even more weight comes. Not only are my clothes fitting me better, but I exercise even more and it has became so much easier.

Two Month Band Anniversary

Here’s a little update into my Lap Band World. On the day of my surgery I weighed 237 as of this morning I am down to 213. So in two months I’ve lost a total of 24 lbs, which I think is pretty phenomenal. I struggled with weight loss for about 2 and ½ weeks where the scale barely budged. I’m pretty sure I was snacking too much, and eating way too much cheese (which is supper yummy, but way to high in calories). One week ago on Monday I went in for my second fill. My appetite has been greatly red

2nd Fill and Needing to Engage in more exercise

Yesterday was my second fill. I think that I’m now at 3 ccs of saline in a band that holds around 11 cc’s. When they looked at my food journal I was eating roughly 6-8 ounces of food at one time. They are trying to get my adjustment down to where I will only be able to eat roughly 4 ounces of food. I’m still stuck on a liquid diet until tomorrow morning (I can’t wait for some oatmeal yum). My fill was pretty painless. The first injection went really well, but the second injection was a little tr

7 Weeks Post Op and My Thoughts Today Are on Food

My weight loss has stalled the last couple weeks. I know that I haven't hit my sweet spot yet, but I love the fact that such a little amount of food (a cup of food or so) keeps me full. Today was the first time I've let the thought of food consume my mind. I’m not sure if it’s because I have a lot of stress going on right now. I’m working on my Masters Degree and school just started back up today. Plus I work full-time in HR and I have a huge event coming up within the next couple weeks. I am ha

My First Fill

My First Fill So today was my first. It came by very quickly considering I just had my surgery on July 7th. He had to remove two staples that were sticking out of my incisions. Doc seemed to be a bit embarrassed by them, I was just glad that they were taken out. No one enjoys getting that caught on their shirt. The whole process was quite painless and I didn’t have any problems drinking the water they gave me. The only downside is that I’m on water the rest of the day, tomorrow I can my protein

One Week Post Op

So I’m officially one week post op. I haven’t posted until now because I’m just really trying to take it all in and enjoy this very special experience. Here’s a small recap of what I’ve been through thus far.   My first seminar was on 6/11/09 I weighed 250. I met with the dietician on 6/20/09 and weighed 245. The day of my surgery is 7/7/09 and I weighed 237. Today I’m one week post op (7/14/09) and I weigh 228. I feel really good about that, and I can’t wait to see more weight melt away.  

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