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Hail to the Fat Guy

A blog by IrishHurler in General

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One Man's struggles with weight loss and his lap band

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No Pouch? My Schizophrenic Band

It's frustrating.   Nearly 2 years have passed and I've lost only 30 pounds. Now I'll admit that I haven't been vigilant about getting fills. I only have about 5 cc's in my 10 cc band. But there's a reason I don't get more. It sucks. I have no idea at any time how my band will react.   One thing is consistent -- it is always the tightest in the morning. I've actually felt a bit uncomfortable when drinking a V8 quickly in the morning. Other times, it seems like it is almost not there.

I am Invincible !

15 days post-op and I'm relieved.   Why? Because I was starting to be concerned -- concerned that this surgery meant I would no longer be the strong guy. I would no longer be able to do hard manual labor. Today I pushed it. Yes, I know, doctors orders and all that and yes, it was in the back of my mind.   But today I had some heavy pieces of a tree that needed to be moved. I split them and tossed them in a wheel barrow and hauled them down to the curb. I know -- bad, bad man. But thi

Magic Broccoli Soup

Well, maybe not magic, but it certainly did the trick and I don't feel like I've just run a half marathon.   Earlier today I was feeling light headed and ill. I had felt weak since the surgery on Monday and have been just dealing with it. My doctor told me I was to be on liquids this week -- mostly broths and jello, that sort of thing.   Simply put, I was not getting in the nutrients and calories I needed to allow my body to heal. So I veered slightly off program tonight. It started out

Food Journal here?

Is there a food journal here? I ask because what an awesome tool that would be.   Today I've got 400 calories of a shake in me and about 90gm of protein.   I called the dietitian to see if there's an alternative to eating only shakes. She cleared me to have either 3oz of chicken breast or 3oz of whitefish at night as well as a half cup of broccoli. That will be about 300 calories.   That's something.   She also told me I could have a protein bar with a shake at lunch. Really -- what'

2nd Day of Pre-Op Diet

Well yesterday sucked but today is starting out pretty good.   I haven't been hungry yet and it's 10:30 in the morning. I usually get really hungry at night so if I'm only getting 1200 calories, I'm going to hold off on having my morning shake for a while. Also, my mood isn't sour as it was yesterday for having put up with the shakes-only diet. Truth be told, I did end up with about 1300 calories in my shaker. Plenty of protein... more than enough really to meet my basic needs.   I'm goi

1st Day of 2 Week Pre-Op Liquid Diet

I'm not a happy camper. I just want a steak. Or maybe a couple eggs.   This protein powder is the pits. All of them are like sweet little milk shakes or they taste like something that came out of the wrong end of a cow.   I'm 310 pounds and I had about 1300 calories of protein powder today. My stomach is growling. My mood is in the pooper. I'm having to make a conscious effort to be my normal, happy go lucky positive self and I fear it's just not working.   Working through it is go

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