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Sunshine2's (Tonya's) Journal

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:thumbup:My journey with the band - On my way to the 2nd part of my life!

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4/16/08

Menu -   Protein shake, made with 1/4 cup oatmeal/2 strawberries/skim milk/1/4 banana - its feeling and gives me so much energy - I added up the calories for the shake 1 cup skim milk - 80 cal 9g Protein 2 strawberries - 8 cal - 0 protein 1/4 of a banana - 23 cal - 0 protein 1 scoop protein powder - 120 cal - 23g protein ______________________________ Total cal 231 total protein - 32   I think that is a pretty good amount of protein for bfast! And not bad on calaories, and the fact
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4/15/08

Tax Day everyone! I'm about to run out and send my taxes off at lunch....yuck.   Menu - Bfast Protein shake - made with skim milk, 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder (low carb), 2 strawberries, 1/4 banana, 1/4 cup of raw oatmeal - YUM YUM   Lunch Low carb tortia, filled with roasted chicken, lettuce, tomatoe, yum.   dinner - Roasted chicken, spinach   Exercise - 15 min treadmill/15 min elliptical   Notes - man, my stomach hurts today from all the ab exercises last night, I was killi
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4/14/08

I had a busy weekend, Saturday was the special olympics that I worked. I worked the softball throw and I was running all over the place keeping up with the special needs kids. I tell you, they may have limited mental abilities, or physical abilities, but they are stars in my eyes. They had so much energy! I was exhausted by the time the day was over!   Well, my fill is now again, loose! I just don't understand it. I'm very frustrated, but I will not give up. I just don't know why I'm so differ
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4/11/08 - The fill is working!

Okay, I am sure the fill is working and I don't think I will be going back.   I noticed last night when I was eating my dinner, it sure didn't take much to fill me up. Then, this morning was our office breakfast and it was my turn to pick it up. So, we all decided Steak & Shake, so I ordered me the cheese scrambler with wheat toast.   Okay, I take one bite of the eggs, and decided I would eat 1/2 slice of the wheat toast. Well, I've always been able to eat breat in the past, and plus th
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4/10/08

I had a GREAT workout last night, my DH & I went to the gym and I worked my upper body out. I worked it so hard, I felt like mush when I left. But it sure felt good to be back in the gym workout out like i used to do! I'm excited to be back in the program! I can't wait for 1 month from now, because I know if I am consistant, the results will start showing.   Menu today   Bfast 1/2 cup skim milk, grapenuts cereal (about 1/2 cup)   Snack yogurt   Lunch tomatoe soup (this is the last
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4/9/08

Bfast 1/2 cup skim milk mixed with 1/4 cup of raw oatmeal and 1/4 banana and 1 scoop of protein powder, all mixed up in the magic bullet. YUM YUM, it was delish and very filling.   Lunch Tomatoe Soup, string cheese   Dinner 1/2 cup of beans with a little ham.   Exercise 10:00 am - 15 min on elliptical - 137 calories, 127 distance   2:30 pm - None   9:00 pm - Gym - worked upper body Triceps Biceps shoulders Back Chest   10 min on recumbant bike
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4/8/08

Bfast 1 cup of coffee with cream   1/2 packet of banana nut weight wise instant oatmeal   Lunch   1 cup of tomatoe soup with 1 string cheese   Dinner Protein Drink - EAS low carb mixed with skim milk   Exercise - 15 min elliptical - 1.22 distance, 131 calories
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NOt sure about this fill

Okay - I just knew this was going to be the right fill. I do seem to get full quicker. However, I just don't feel it? I know, I should just be happy that I eat less.   In the past it has taken a few weeks for my fill to really kick in, so I'm hoping that will happen.   I'm very hopeful it will work, but I'm also scared this fill doesn't work. I'm running out of room for any further fills.   So, I'm not going to give up.   I had weight wise oatmeal this morning, only ate about 1/
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Fill History

Fill #1 - 3/6/07 - 2.2cc's   Fill #2 - 4/17/07 - 3.0cc's   Fill #3 - 7/6/07 - 3.5 cc's (I think it was only 2.5cc's because when I went back for fill #4, he could only w/draw 1.8 cc's)   Fill #4 - 7/20/07 - filled me back to 3.0 ccs - He should have filled me more!   Fill #5 - 8/17/07 - 3.4cc's   Fill #6 - 10/08/07 - filled me to 3.8cc's - the restriction I've ever had,but still could eat big bites of food, so I figured I needed to be tighter.   Fill #7 - 11/21/07 filled to 4.0 cc's.
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Fill #10 - I think I'm finally where I need to be!

Okay - I just came from fill #10. The doc did something different, he usually takes all my fill out and then refills it. But since I've had so many fills, he just added to it. I was at 3.5 cc, he filled me .4cc, which gives me 3.9 cc's. I remember the last time I had pretty good restriction was at 3.8 cc, then he filled me to 4.0 cc's and all my troubles began.   All along, I've always thought 3.9 cc's would be the perfect spot. Well, finally after 15 months I'm at my sweet spot - or at
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4/2/08

Today I'm doing something I know I shouldn't - I'm just flying by on my menu. When you don't plan you plan to fail, as the old saying goes. I need to be careful with what I choose to eat today.   Here is my plan:   Bfast QT coffee, iced   Snack string cheese   Lunch roasted chicken salad (going out to run errands and I will run by a local deli and pick this up)   Dinner - ground hamburger, small orange - weird combo I know, but I'm thinking this is what I will have   10:00 am - 15
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Trying not to be down on myself

You know, I know I can't change the past, I know I've come a long way since last year, but sometimes I am just a little disappointed - not in the band, but in myself.   It all began with my cruise last year, after I fell, and had to have surgery, along with my house flooding when we returned home, and my grandmother dying, everything went to H-E - _ _.   I ate whatever I wanted, I couldn't exercise, I was so depressed and just ate. The habits came rushing back in full swing. I'm disappoint
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How to get insurance to pay for your PS part 2

Another important thing is to be diligent. Insurance companies often have tactics to discourage you from seeking approval for procedures. Usually, the insurance company would prefer that you pay for reconstructive procedures yourself. So if you are initially denied: appeal, appeal, appeal. By law, the steps detailing how to appeal are listed on any letter that informs you of a denial. Take advantage of the information, and be prepared to submit an appeal in writing as necessary. Although with
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How to get insurance to pay for your PS

I found this while searching on the net, so I wanted to save it for future reference. I'm down around 70 to 80 lbs and so far the only thing I'm experiencing is lower back pain. I still have more weight to lose, but so far everyone tells me no need for tummy tuck. But you never know, I want to have all the info I can in case I do require one.     GET INSURANCE APPROVAL FOR COSMETIC SURGERY   Since I previously worked at an insurance company and have discussed what I’ve learned there,
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4/1/08

April 1st, a new month, and new challenges and new goals! This month I really want to focus on my exercise. I'm making baby changes and it is starting to work.   Menu today bfast - well, bad, bad bad - Java chiller from sonic - liquid calories.   Lunch - 2 grilled chicken tenders (came with 4, but only ate 2), green beans & turnip greens - I only ate 1/2 of each of them (We ate at Cracker Barrel)   Dinner - chicken breast and multi-grain tortilla   Snack String cheese   Exerci
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I am ready for my fill - NOW!

Yes, I want it now! Its so weird, some days I have good restriction, other days or weeks - I feel like I can eat an entire cow.   Friday night we go out to dinner, I did pretty good, I had humus, and steak and a little cabbage. The steak I could only eat about 2 oz , it was really good, but I got full.   Saturday - did pretty good - no exercise, but besides that, did okay   Sunday - blew it big time - ate and ate and ate, it seemed I couldn't get enougth food. grrrrrr.   One week from t
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3/28/08

Menu:   Bfast 4 strawberries, 4 mini chicken pieces   Lunch Multi Grain Tortilla filled with southwestern spicey mustard, grilled chicken and spincach leaves   Snack - string cheese, shaved turkey breast   Dinner - not sure, but I promise it will be healthy - DH & I have a date nite tonight :sleep:   Exercise - 10:00 am - 15 min on Elliptical 3:00 pm - 15 min on Elliptical planning on 9:00 pm - 20 min HIIT   WT - 181 (a little shocked that it didn't go down more - but hey,
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3/27/08

Menu   Bfast - 2 slices of bacon, 1 boiled egg   Lunch - 1/2 of multi grain tortia wrap, filled it with baked chicken, mustard and fresh spinach leaves. very filling.   Snack - Fresh strawberries   Dinner - Spinach salad with strawberries, grilled chicken, sunflower seeds, and balsmic dressing (just a little)   Exercise - am Elliptical 20 min HIIT 3:00 pm - elliptical machine 15 min 9:00 pm - Gym, did 45 min of circuit training, worked entire body out Wt - This morning 181.4 - it i
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3/26/08

Bfast - Dannon Light & Fit carb control yogurt mixed with Live Active lowfat cottage cheese - yum   Coffee with cream - no sugar   Lunch - shaved turkey breast, string part skim cheese   Dinner - tuna, light mayo, and spinach salad (very small)   Exercise - Elliptical Machine 20 min HIIT Arms with weights, sit ups   Wt - Didn't weight this morning. Good for me! I love it when I do not get on the scales!   I feel pretty good, I feel like I am getting my life back and that I am
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3/25/08

Bfast - lc yogurt with a handful of granola   Lunch - string cheese with 6 slices of shaved turkey breast (45 calories total for all six slices)   Snack - Fresh strawberries, sliced up, about 1/2 cup or so. Maybe 4 or 5 huge strawberries - yum. love strawberries!   Dinner - chicken breast - spinach salad   1 piece of cheesecake - yes I still have some left at my house! I will be glad when it is out of the house   Exercise - No exercise today - but I WILL do at least 5 times this week
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3/24/07

My menu:   4 oz of yogurt with 2 tbls granola   lunch 4 oz of yogurt with granola   snack 1/2 green apple with 1 tbls penut butter   dinner 3 oz chicken breast rice - about 1/2 cup   Then 1 slice of plain cheesecake - no, it wasn't sugar free   Exercise - 20 min of HIIT on the elliptical machine, burned 200 calories, 1.7 miles   All in all, I did pretty good besides the cheesecake. What happened here, let me explain myself, I had a single friend of ours over for dinner because
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3/10/08

EAting has been okay, not too bad, but not 100% perfect either. My exercise has been BAD. I am planning on making it to the gym tonight, so we'll see.   I didn't weigh, I was supposed to weigh this morning, but completly forgot. I was running late this morning to work, so just didn't think about it.   Will update later on whether I made it to the gym or not.
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3/5/08

staying on my plan today, I have done pretty good with my eating this week, however, my exercise SUCKS.   I've had so much going on, my remodel of my house is ongoing, almost finished but not quite. My mother went into the hospital last night for pneumonia and she is being kept because her EKG showed she had a mild heart attack at some point. Then, my mother in law was also taken to the hospital for chest pains and she is having a heart cath done right now. Needless to say, with all the hos
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3/4/08

Didn't weigh this morning, so not sure what the scales are going to say. I was just in a big hurry so didn't even think about the scales.   Menu today bfast coffee/cream   Lunch chicken breast   Snack sf pudding   Dinner chicen breast/salad
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2/28/08

Wt 180.3 - its going down!!!!! I'm drinking my water!!!!   I was in a lot of pain yesterday, and turns out a I have a bladder infection, so I need to keep drinking my water. I hate getting old, I swear, I feel like my body is falling apart. My back hurts so bad, my kneck, my knee, grrrrrr. I want to have the energy I used to have. It wears me out just to clean my house anymore. I know the more weight I lose, the better I will feel. That should motivate me to continue my journey.   M
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