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A blog by BandedNellie in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by BandedNellie on BariatricPal. 8 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Lordy Lordy look who has lost her first FORTY!!

I am sooooo excited to report that I have lost my first forty... I am thrilled because of a couple reasons... besides the obvious... I am half way to my goal, I have been able to do this in a fair amount of time ( banded 9/1/10 - diet startd 8/22) and more importantnly did all this before I really turn 40... which is in July!!   I have been reading a lot of entries lately, and if there is one thing I can pass on to all the "newbies"... if you stay the course.. it will happen.. Definitely have

Holiday Recap

Well the Thanksgiving Holiday went out without a hitch... paced myself on the eating front and had no complications.. and no stuffing.. I have definitely broken up with bread, but not crackers etc... I am ok with it.. becuase there is still gravy!! ha ha Anyway I was very careful and able to enjoy the entire day with our friends. Went home friday and my Mom joined us for the rest of the weekend. All was fine.. still no comment on my 35lbs that I have lost... Are ya freakin kidding me!!! I

I am in Onederland!!!

I am having some difficulty with this new format so is you are getting a blog from me twice... I appologize~~ But I am sooooooo happy to report that I am NO longer a two hundred woman!! I am so thrilled with my hard work!! I think that I have found what they call "my sweet spot" as far a s the band goes.. I am getting great restriciton. I have noticed that I am paying more attention to the protein vs. other food since I am limited on the amount!!   I wish everyone luck with their food choi

Frustration with Clothes!!

What I am about to write... if I read I would hate me, but bear with me... I am sure as we all shed the lbs... we all have this problem no matter what size we were to begin with... so here it goes.. I need to break up with my fat girl clothes.. but am too afraid.. ( and too cheap ) I am a little bit of a clothing freak.. I love all types of clothes and have ALL sizes in my closet. I need to dress semi professional for work - which basically means.. as long as I look nice I can wear ANYTHING

To Fill or not to Fill

Hi Everyone.. Lets catch up... I was banded 9/1.. down 32 lbs since liquid diet started 8/22. I have had three fills.. and am due for one more tomorrow ( that will be covered inclusinvely as post op visit for insurance purposes.. ) After the last fill I certainly have had some uncomfortable tightness that made me sick.. but in retrospect.. that is operator error... not the fault of the fill.. if ya catch my drift. So I am leaning towards getting a fill to find that sweet spot that I have

Diet Coke and Rice... not my friends anymore...

Last nite was Banster Hell.. I was in such agony for about 2hours... I had made dinner for the family ( as usual ) served myself a VERY small portion of beef stew over rice... while preparing dinner I drank a glass of Diet Coke.. I think my first one since surgery ( 9/1/10.. we never have soda in the house ) anyway.. I am sitting with the family and start to eat dinner.. immediately I feel full!!! Chest pains, tightness, burbing... all the lovely side effects.. I excuse myself ( my kids are s

A little cranky.. day 6 of pre-op

I am over the hump and can now say I am less than a week away from my surgery.. The pre-op diet is going well, but I do miss chewing.. thatsounds weird.. I am on a pre-op diet of 4 optifast shakes and clear liquids.. Not quite sure if V8 is considered a clear liquid ( highly doubt it ) but it curved my salt cravings today. I know that after the surgery I am still on clear liquids.. however I am pretty sure from all the posts.. that recovery will be what I am concentrating on.. not food. I ha

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