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Blog 85870

A blog by Jilly29 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by Jilly29 on BariatricPal. 20 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Making progress, slowly but surely!

So, just a quick update to remember. I have had my 4th fill. I am up to 6cc's now and I feel great. My weight is down to 192 and it keeps going down. Boot camp three mornings a week is making a huge difference and making me want to exercise more. The restriction is great. I will say i do have trouble almost daily with either sliming and/or PB'ing. Its almost like i have the first bite syndrome. Once i get over the 1st bite, i may have to run to the bathroom. Then after I am fine to fini

Amazing

I think that its just amazing that having lost over 25 pounds since starting this whole journey, i still cringe at looking at pictures of me. I mean, 25 pounds is a lot of weight! Its my 2 year old to be exact. I had my big 30 birthday party last weekend and i thought i looked damn good. I had on a new dress (in a smaller size), new shoes, and all new jewelry. I felt good until I saw the pictures. Ughhh.   Oh well. I have had 3 fills thus far making it 5.5 cc's. I go for my next this

Slacking and First Fill

Its been quite a while since I last posted and thats partly because I didn't want to own up to my bad eating habits! Yikes! Accountability is huge and its time I start realizing it. Towards the end of my 2nd stage of pured foods, i graduated myself to solids. I discovered I could eat anything and everything and I did. I have been on such a strict diet to lose the pre-op weight and then having the surgery and doing liquids and then mush, i went crazy on solids. No more folks! I had my firs

2nd Stage Update

So, just a quick post on how I am doing with the 2nd stage of this journey. This is my 6th day on pured/mushy foods. So far I have been satisfied. I feel good, have energy and no emotional breakdowns like I had on liquids.   This is what I am eating: 1/4 cup of pured foods 3 times a day. I eat it VERY slowly over a 20-30 minute time frame. No drinking 15 minutes before and I wait 1-1.5 hours after I finish eating to drink again. I also have 3 protein shakes a day with Calorie Countdown

2nd Stage Here I come!

So, I had the long awaited dietitian appointment today to learn about the 2nd stage foods of this process. We also talked about head hunger verses real hunger and dealing with appetite (mind) and hunger (stomach). Really interesting and informative.   We as lap band people have a lot to deal with, realize and change. I mean, with this 2nd stage, they want me to start off by eating 1/4 cup of pured food 3 times a day. My head is telling me that that is not enough food!! But in fact, it shou

Feeling better!

So, after my miserable HUNGRY blog i am feeling better!! Monday afternoon the hunger pains started to go away and my mood lifted a little. I am not sure why. I didn't do anything different. I haven't been that hungry since. I have been trying to stay more positive and thinking about the future and how great I am going to feel. Its starting to get warm here in New England and I tried on a few Capri's that were too tight last year and they fit! That has made a big difference in my mood.

So.....

.....this is what they call "Bandster Hell". I have officially entered and it is definitely hell. The hunger pains are here in full force. It took about 6 days. I was good on Saturday until it hit evening. The fluids are just not enough. You don't really understand what this is like until it hits you and when it hits, its all at once and doesn't go away until the next phase!! I just want to scream and cry....actually, I have done both.   So, I am hungry. I am trying to figure out if i

Day 6 Post-Op

Just checking in. Today marks day 6 with being banded and i have lost a total of 7.5 pounds since Monday! My weight this morning is 203.5. I cannot believe it! I am strictly on fluids and got the okay to start protein shakes yesterday. I was told to drink 1 ounce every 15 minutes of the shake. I thought this was a minimum because i was able to drink the whole 4 ounces pretty much at once. BIG mistake. I suddenly got all bloated and gassy for the first time. I was extremely uncomfortable

Banded-day 4

Just a quick update. Today is day 4 and the pain is noticably less. I was able to sleep alot better and longer without waking up from pain from the insicions. This is what I am doing: Taking multiple deep breaths to open up my lungs. I was told this would also help with gas pains??? I am also walking laps around my house whenever I can. As a result, I have had NO gas pains at all. I also jumped on the scale this morning and I am down to 208! That is a 3 pound loss since Monday. I

I made it!

Well, i am officially banded. Still hasn't sunk in yet. The surgery went smoothly. I remember being wheeled into the OR, talking to the nurses and doctors then the mask was placed over my nose and that was it. I woke up in recovery and was told everything went perfectly. I couldnt drink anything the whole rest of the day. I did have a pain pump that helped alot with the incision pain. Tuesday am i went for a barium swallow to make sure everything was doing well then i was given a tr

Today is the day!

I am going under the knife today at 1:30 to be a Bandster! Ohhhh the anxiety I am dealing with right now. Not at the thought of doubt, but just pure nerves of being in surgery. I am ready though! Bags are packed, house is cleaned, kids are being taken care of. Ready!   So, my next post will be after I am home and recovering.   I will check back then!!

Last Meal Syndrome & The Scale

Anybody else have this prior to surgery?? I have been on the Atkins diet for about a month. I lost 10 pounds on it and totally deprived myself of carbs. Now that i have my surgery date this coming Monday (3.29) i have gone off the diet and can't stop thinking about food! Its incredible. I keep using the excuse that I might not ever get to eat and enjoy this stuff so i want it now! I got on the scale this morning after a weekend of eating and drinking and I was up 2 pounds! Can't keep this

Surgery Date booked!

I am sooo excited! First, I have lost 10 pounds since being on the Atkins diet. Go me! I am now down to 209. I had my surgeon appointment and my medical clearance appointment this week. Surgeon appointment was a breeze. I chose to go with the Lap Band brand, we discussed where the port will go and what to expect day of and day after surgery. Then the next day i met with the clearance doctor. We went over all my test results, she felt my abdomen, checked my breathing then said, "let's get

Getting closer and I can't wait!

So, I have successfully completed 3.5 weeks on the Atkins diet and still going. I started the diet at 219 and now I am at 210. Amazing! It hasn't been easy but it worked and now I am well past my surgery weight. I will have to say I am SICk of this diet. I am bored and i think of cheating all the time. I wonder if this is how its going to be with the band. It scares me. I haven't strayed from this strict eating yet but I feel it coming soon. There is only so much I can take. I am worki

Day 14- Atkins and Dietician Appt.

Well, today marks day 14 on an extremely strict Atkins diet of eating 20 or less of net carbs. I am happy to report I have lost 6.5 pounds! My surgery weight needs to be at 213.5 and I am now at 212.5. So proud of myself. It hasn't been easy at all but I feel good that i am getting a good jump start on making sure i eat protein first and then veggies. My hunger is down, my face looks thinner and my clothes are a bit more comfortable. I am going to stick to the phase 1 portion for 1 more w

Lets get this show on the road already!

Can you say impatient??? Thats what I am. I have always been the kind of person that when my mind is made up, i go out and get it or do it. I can't wait for things at all. I have been lap band obsessed, especially since i found this website and all the blogs associated with it. I read, study, take notes, write down recipes, talk about it, dream about everything Lap band! Its crazy. So today, i tried to move up my surgeon appointment. Its scheduled for the 16th of March and apparently tha

Atkins Diet-Day 6

I have successfully completed 5 days on an extremely strict Atkins diet to lose the pre-op weight. On Monday i weighed 219. This morning i was surprised to see 216.5 on the scale. I guess its working. Only 4 more pounds to go!   I will be honest... these past 5 days has been all about food. I have been really hungry, tracking everything i eat on Sparkpeople.com and working out (only twice). I am guessing this is what its going to be like with the band as well. I have been trying to pract

Psych Appt.-Whose the crazy one?

So today I had my mandatory Psych Evaluation. Total waste of my time, but had to do it for insurance reasons. Fine. They should at least hire someone who knows what they are talkign about.   This guy was trying to find the reasons why I am heavy. "There has too be something behind your eating" he says to me. Ummmm, yeah, I love food. Duh. I am not an emotional eater, i dont eat when I am bored, i don't have stress in my life to speak of..... I love to eat and when I do, i eat the wrong

2.16.2009-Starting Out

Okay, i have decided to try blogging about my LAP-BAND®® experience so I can remember where I started out, what I have gone through, what works and doesn't work and just for memory sake!   My weight problems started back in the 3rd grade for me. I have fought weight my whole life. When i got married back in 2003, i was at 160 pounds. Not too thin but bearable. Since then, i have had 2 kids and ballooned up. I have tried all the crazy diets and pills. Even illegal ones that worked until i stop

2.16.2010

Okay, i have decided to try blogging about my LAP-BAND® experience so I can remember where I started out, what I have gone through, what works and doesn't work and just for memory sake!   My weight problems started back in the 3rd grade for me. I have fought weight my whole life. When i got married back in 2003, i was at 160 pounds. Not too thin but bearable. Since then, i have had 2 kids and ballooned up. I have tried all the crazy diets and pills. Even illegal ones that worked until i stopp

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