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Bird's Nest

A blog by Humming Bird in General

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Hobbies help

I finished my first real quilt and was trying to figure out how to post pics in a thread to share with friends. Spending time doing some sort of hobby helps me stay away from too many snacks. I guess for now all I can figure out is how to post pics in my blog or an album.

just keeping track of fills

Just keeping track of fills     7/9/09 at surgery 2.7cc (felt restriction 4 weeks) 8/28/09 1st fill +1.2cc = 3.9cc (restriction 3 wks) 09/25/09 2nd fill +1.4cc = 5.3cc (very tight 15 days...then good restriction) Sweet spot 4/2/10 3rd fill .1cc = 5.4cc 5/17/10 4th fill .1cc = 5.5cc 6/01/10 unfill .8cc = 4.7cc 6/18/10 5th fill (re-fill) .6cc = 5.3cc 5/6/11 3rd true fill = Dr. checked fluid = had 4.6cc, added .6cc = total fill amount = 5.2cc 8/30/11 Dr. K. checked fluid level + had

Education & Weight

With time, women gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room, it distributes outto the rest of our bodies. So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured,   educated and happy.   Beginning today, when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think, Good grief, look how smart I am!         Must be where 'Smart Ass' came from!      

SVs & NSVs

I'm feeling pretty good about my progress today. Of course I still feel like I want every excess pound off yesterday, but people are starting to really notice and comment now. Yesterday a patient said, "you have lost a lot of weight since I saw you last time, haven't you?" I told her how much I've lost and she wanted to know all about how I did it. This morning on my way to work I went through the Starbucks drive-up. (I get Starbucks about 1-2 times a week and not always at the same store.) I

post from lapband Dr./ save

This was a post from a lapband Dr. and I just wanted to copy and save it.   All weight loss comes from calorie deficit (burning more calories than you consume). Burning more and consuming less is what causes weight loss.   The band will not force you to burn calories. The band helps with the consuming less part. It helps with this in three major ways:   1. Reduced appetite - some surgeons argue that the band is an appetite reduction operation. It has been shown to reduce appetite hormones

I'm overweight !

As of yesterday, I am officially OVERWEIGHT ! My BMI fell below 30 to 29.9 and I didn't notice until today. I thought I still had a few pounds to go to get out of the obese category. This is another big milestone for me. I think I feel about right for this too. I do feel overweight and no longer feel obese. Whooo! Hooo! MORE HAPPY DANCING!!!! (does all the happy dancing count as exercise? lol) :smile:

Real People In My Life

The people in my life are so great! I am so fortunate to have very supportive family, friends and co-workers. They all have lifted my spirits during this journey.   Last week a Dr. (who I have worked with for over 10 years and consider family) told me I was looking like a stick woman. He struggles with weight himself and said it as a compliment. Of course I don't look like a stick woman, as I am still a couple pounds into the obese category, but his compliment made me feel good. Today one of

Diary of a Skinny Bald Woman !

Six month to a year from now, when I'm at goal, will this be me? Will I be blogging, "I am now five pounds under my original goal weight and I am getting used to my new shiny bald head."?   I dread the thought of how I will look if any more hair falls out! [ATTACH]308[/ATTACH]   I have tried everything, and I do mean everything, to stop the dreaded WLS hairloss! I supplement my protein, take biotin, multi vitamins, B12, B complex, Nioxin vitamins, use Nioxin shampoo & conditioner, take o

6 Months post-op

I have never even thought about writing a blog, but here I am. I am 6 months post op today. I have lost 63 lbs and am very excited and happy about that. At this point I am very happy I chose to be banded.   When I first joined LBT, I did it to learn and to chit chat with other bandsters. I figured I would NEVER post a picture of myself for several reasons. I did not take a picture of myself at my highest weight and I did not take measurements. I was too disgusted with the way I looked and how

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