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A blog by stephaniel71 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by stephaniel71 on BariatricPal. 15 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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If your stalled, this is what worked for me.

So for the past 2 1/2 weeks I was stalled and had been fighting with 2 pounds. I would lose it, then the next day it would be right back and I would have to lose it again. So frustrating. Then I noticed this horrifying thing...my eyebrows were thinning and falling out. WTF!!!   So I started thinking what I was doing before that I wasn't doing now. The answer was being deligent about my protein. I was naive in thinking I could get my protein through food without drinking my daily shake.

Will I have to eat like a bird for the rest of my life??

So I went to my first support group at my doctors office. I was excited to actually talk with other people (in person) that have the band.   I explained at group that this journey has been a lot harder at times then I thought it was going to be. I feel like there is lot more willpower involved than I anticipated (as I am getting hungry every 2-3 hours). I did learn a valuable lesson...they assured me it does get easier. I guess the golden "sweet spot" is truly the key. The point where t

I had M&Ms. Mental hunger got the best of me.

Well I had M&Ms last night for the first time since surgery. I know it was all mental. I have been struggling with some things at work and feeling a little overwhelmed. I couldn't get the thought of CHOCOLATE out of my head. I caved! A bit disappointed in myself, but life goes on. When will the mental hunger go away. I thought I had it under control, but i guess I don't quite yet. Don't know if that will ever go away. But needless to say, my stomach didn't like it much so I regrette

Happy New Years! I'm going to a party for the first time in long time!!!

So tonight has been a night I dreaded for many years. Where will I go, will I go, what will I wear? The pressure was rediculous. Of course all the skinny woman are dressed to kill on this special night. Well I don't feel intimidated anymore! Yes, I am still very overweight, but I feel better than I have felt in years. I feel confident and optimistic. I am going get all gussied up and I am going to a real New Years party tonight. No convincing myself it is ok to stay home, then cry over m

Well I finally did it...I broke almost all the rules :(

My fiance and I went away for a 4 day trip to a casino...yeah you know the places. The ones with the endless buffets, endless cocktails....UGH! So after going to 2 Christmas parties in that week, we went away for 4 days. So mind you this was my bands worst nightmare.   So did I go to the buffets, yes. Did I probably eat more than I should, yes. Did I eat things I shouldn't have, yes. Did I drink with my meals, yes. The only rule I kept to was no bread (out of fear alone). I will give myself c

Chirstmas Parties - oh my...low calories alcoholic beverage recommendation????

Well tonight is my first party of the season and a little nervous about the whole drinking thing. But I will drink some tonight. Today I celebrate 8 weeks post op. Down 31 pounds today (all post op weight). My doctor said to wait about 8 weeks, well today is it :tt1:   So my question is, does anyone have some low calorie beverage choices. I used to drink captain morgan spiced rum with diet coke...mmmmm. But obviously that is out . So what shall I do. Any suggestions would be appreciated.   H

Chinese food....UGH! What was I thinking.

Its been awhile since I have been on. Things have been going pretty great. I am averaging about 2 pounds a week. Can't complain at all!! Especially when I am really not exercising like the way I should. I was finally getting along with the band quite nicely. Hadn't had too much gas (bottom or top), I have never (knock on wood) experienced a PB or blockage.   So I guess I was getting a little too confident and the day before my 7 week anniversary, I decide, let's order Chinese. What wa

My first big test...A meatball contest

I know this is my second blog today, but I haven't been on in a bit, so got to catch up.   Anyway, Thursday night, after my first fill and only able to eat mushies, my office had a small party and was having a meatball contest. Well as you know, can't quite eat beef yet. And of course a lot of alcohol was being served.   I have to report, it wasn't as hard as i thought it was going to be. I got roped into serving the judges with one of my colleagues. That meant cutting up 10 differen

My first fill went well, but found out I have Acid Reflux ugh!

So 1 month banded as of Thursday and down 22 pounds. Very pleased!!   I went for my first fill. They put 3cc in my 10 cc band. It wasn't painful at all. I am bruised where they put that long a$$ needle in my stomach. It was just very strange feeling afterwards. Hard to explain, but definetly felt a change. I will be on soft foods until the end of the day and then my surgeon has released me to solids!!!! YAY!!!!! It certainly helped my restriction. I was getting hungry about 2 to 2 1/2 hours af

Can you believe, a banana did me in today :(

So my band taught me my first lesson today. I have been eating pureed/chopped foods now for a week. I was running late for work, so I thought I will just grap a banana and have that for lunch. I was thinking it isn't the protein I need, but it will tide me over.   So lunch came around. Wasn't terribly hungry, but thought I better eat my banana. Well I did. All of it. What the hell was I thinking. About 3/4 threw it, I felt a little pain in my stomach. Well I have so many unexplained

A day of questioning my decision

I am 16 days post op, feeling pretty good. On pureed foods. I have my first fill appointment set for November 19th, so far down 17.5 pounds. But this evening I found myself questioning my decision.... My fiancé and I decided to go to the mall and pick up a few things and catch a movie. I thought this was a great idea. Since the surgery, I really hadn't done much for fun. I think this was not the best choice for me. This is something we do a lot. We usually make a day of it and have a

Emotional eating....ugh

Well 12 days post op here. Doing well. On soups, scrambled eggs and yuckie protein shakes. Had a rough night last night. Was feeling anxious about life in general. I think I made about 10 trips to the frig last night. I miss my dear friend...food. I had to actually work through what I was feeling last night instead of bury it with food. That is a hard task to do. I am hopeful this will get easier.   I have to remember, food is not my friend, it never was. It kept me from doing the

9 days post op and good things to report

Well I am 9 days post op and doing quite well. On full liquids, so very happy to at least have some good tasting soups. Started my protein shakes 2 days ago, so my energy level is up...thank God!   Great things... I am down 16 pounds (I hope I don't gain back once on regular food) Strangly enough I stopped snoring. My fiance mostly benefited from that one. I wake up in the morning alive...not like a zombie before. It used to take me 2 hours to get myself into the swing of the day.

My insurance denied - I need to prove 5 years obesity - HELP

My insurance denied coverage because they say I did not show 5 years obesity. I have had a bmi of 43 or greater for the last 10 years. After long consideration, I finally made what I thought was a great decision, just to be disappointed. I have only been with my primary doctor for 3 years. Before that, I did not have health insurance. I did not go to medical doctors during that time...maybe once or twice if I absolutley had to, but they did not weigh me. Does anyone know what else the insu

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