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Blog 103116

A blog by Prima5 in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by Prima5 on BariatricPal. 4 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Today....what a day!!

Today was a nerve-racking day! :smile2: I had some very back news today of someone who was once married into our family that committed suicide last night. It was so sad because this poor guy had no one who loved him. Even his own mother denied she was his mother and wasn't planning on burying him. I had to keep it together because I had my networking luncheon today called the Hispanic Network of Austin with 50 people coming to network. While I was setting up for the luncheon, I got more updates
  • Prima5

Atkin's Diet begins today!!

I started the Atkin's Diet today in preparation for my surgery on November 19th. I'm hoping I can last on this diet until then!! LOL Without carbs and just protein with some veggies, it's going to be a rough road for 2 weeks. If I can just last, I'll get the lapband and won't have to worry about being hungry all the time. Right now, I'm starving and I've already had breakfast and lunch! Any suggestions on what I can eat on Atkins without ruining my carb count? I can't have more than 20 grams o
  • Prima5

Surgery is a go!

I had my sleep study done and I have sleep apnea. Great! I didn’t believe it and thought the kids doing the study were just way to young to perform this properly! They kept waking me up and I don’t feel I slept as much as they claim because the electrodes on my head were coming off and they had to keep coming in to squeeze them back on and then replace them altogether, so to say I slept 5.7 or the 6 hours I was there is WAY off! The bad thing is that I have to go back again tonight for another s
  • Prima5

Guess what?

I’m getting the lapband! I’ve struggled with my weight since I was 18 years old, after a broken bone in the ball of my foot kept me on crutches for 6 months. I’ve been able to get down to my ideal weight twice, and come within 1 dress size of my ideal weight 3 times, but have never been able to achieve permanent results. Recently, I began to worry that I would die young as a result of my weight because I had a couple of scares due to mild activity like climbing up the stairs at the theater and d
  • Prima5

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