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A weight loss surgery blog by Will_B_Healthy on BariatricPal. 5 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about Getting Closer To 1st Milestone

Getting Closer To 1st Milestone

I haven't weighed myself in a couple days so I don't know how close I am currently but I am just over six pounds away and I am averaging just over three pounds lost/week. So by mid July I will be there.   There doesn't seem to be much of a restriction; had my second fill over two weeks ago and I am back to my goat status: I can eat anything but I choose what goes in.:smile:   I spent some time reading a topic on the day of surgery; that brought back the angels and demons of that experience.

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• Will_B_Healthy
• July 2, 201016 yr

Read more about Three Months Post Op - 2 Fills - 79.6 lbs lost!

Three Months Post Op - 2 Fills - 79.6 lbs lost!

Today marks three months since banding.   What a difference!   * I can cut my toenails without passing out. * I am wearing a dress shirt with a 17.5" collar. * I have a belt that I last wore two years ago and I am in the fifth notch. * Six trousers are in for alteration --taking them in rather than letting them out! *I can put my socks on without help and no longer am confined to loafers and slip ons -- laced shoes again. * My wife is smiling when she sees me and my daughters tell me h

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• Will_B_Healthy
• June 27, 201016 yr

Read more about Two Months Post-OP

Two Months Post-OP

Although I am a hopeless romantic:redface:, I usually don't put much stock in faux-anniversaries since the root of "anniversary" refers to a year. Two months is just that: two months. A two-month anniversary sounds stupid to me or at the very least oxymoronic. But I digress.   Just over two months ago I was anxious, fearful, self-loathing, discouraged, and fat to name a few. I am still fearful but I have learned to like/love myself a lot more now since I showed both courage and fortitude in b

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• Will_B_Healthy
• May 26, 201016 yr

Read more about Day 64 Post Op - 67.2 Pounds - 1 Fill

Day 64 Post Op - 67.2 Pounds - 1 Fill

When is it time to get a fill?   My surgeon told me something like when you are able to eat without any problem, stop losing weight, and feel hungry a lot, then schedule another fill.   Did I hear that right?   How about two out of three? I am blessed so far: no puking! I mean I must be part goat because I can eat most anything: bread, eggs, fruit with skin, spicy food . . .:cursing: Stuff I know has caused grief for others. And I am still losing weight -- although not like the pre-op

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• Will_B_Healthy
• May 23, 201016 yr

Read more about 50 days post-op - 63 lbs - one fill

50 days post-op - 63 lbs - one fill

Weekends seem to be the most challenging to stay within the goal specs:cursing:; staying busy seems to be my best cure but no guarantee. One thing I keep putting off is I need to get cleared to return to the gym. I know I need strength training (excluding abs for another six weeks) as I can see the first signs of the flabby wiggles on my triceps.   Sure nice to put on clothes that I haven't worn in ages -- well at least a year or more. I got rid of about twenty suits eight months ago knowi

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• Will_B_Healthy
• May 16, 201016 yr