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AAAJJJ's Blog

A blog by AAAJJJ in General

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So it has been 6 months since my last entry. What a slacker!   Things have not bein going as well for me the last 7 months. My operation was Mid June. By early September I lost 20kg (10kg pre and 10kg post surgery). Things were tracking well. Positive results included:   1. Able to play golf now (albeit in a cart) 2. Sleeping better 3. Lots of positive comments re my weight loss 4. Family is happy with my progress 5. I have not lost weight - but have not put on weight either 6. Whern I

9 September 2011 - Update

Hi All,   Time for another update I guess. I have been pretty happy with how things have been going. I am losing generally between 0.75 and 1kg per week. The last couple of weeks have been a wee bit funny. I have felt that come weigh in time that I would see little weight loss and things have come up that meant I haven't been a strictly controlled as I would like to be. but the last 2 (fortnightly) weigh ins have shown me to have lost 1.7 and 2kg. I think this is a sign that overall I have mad
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11 August 2011

Hi All,   I am going in today for my 3rd fill. My weight is still trending down but weight loss has been slower than the pre op diet weeks. That is only to be expected. We are not perfect and I have been a little naughty at times - though nowhere near to the same extent.   The restriction on the band is starting to "kick in" now. I had my first instance of something getting temporarily stuck the other day. The good news is that, due once again to the excellent infortmation I have been given,
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22 July 2011 - Update

Hi All,   It has been a really interesting couple of weeks. Things were tracking really well until the last week of my post op when I had healed and I could eat pretty much what I liked. It is amazing how those old habits come back to haunt you! I had a great week and sure enough a slight gain in weight was a result!   I had my first fill last week and have pretty much been able to still eat anything I like although now I can feel some restriction and although I haven't got anything stuck I
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6 July 2011 - Post Surgery Comments

Hi All,   My surgery day has been and gone. I must admit I was quite tense and nervous for the 48 hours before the op. To add to my stress I travelled to Auckland for a meeting on the Wednesday and stayed the night there. I was booked on a flight back to Wellington Thursday morning in time for my surgery Friday. Only problem was that an ash cloud was hanging around. I woke up at 4:30am wondering if my flight was going to go or not! 2 things saved me. I was booked on Air NZ and only flights to
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13 June 2011 - 4 Days To Go!

Hi All,   Just 4 days to go until my op!   I am getting rarther nervous about it but there is always the over-riding feeling that I am doing the right thing. It is a bit scary signing all the consent and hospital admission forms, But my pre-admission meeitng at the hospital went very well and ECG was A-OK.   It is funny though checking in to a hospital for an operation when you feel that at present (apart from the weight you are carrying) you actually feel quite healthy! Anyway I am determ
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28 May 2011 - On My Way - Pre Op Diet

I am on my way I guess! 1st week of pre-op 5.8kg lost. A pretty good result I think considering I probably didn't quite drink enough water (that is the aspect I am struggling with the most) and I cant excercise at present due to a toe injury (I think I might join the gym and do some weights). I have been pretty strict on the diet. I went to the meat and fish shop and bought some electronic scales and weighed all portions exactly and individually bagged them to stop me eating too much protein. I
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6 May 2011 - Which Surgery????

So - to continue the story.   So before Xmas I went to a seminar in Wellington on the surgery options. The seminar was pretty focussed on the lap band but definitely mentioned gatric bypass and (less so) the gastric sleeve.   I also really liked the way they were talking at the seminar where ths surgeon said that the difference between me and him (healthy weight) was that food "does it" for me. I thought that statement really rang true in my case.   I was defintlely liking the sound of th
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5 May 2011 - The Kiwi's Journey Begins! How it Started.

Hi there. I thought I would transfer my blog here from another section of the site. I am a 45 year old Kiwi from Wellington, New Zealand.   Posted 5 May 2011 - 149Kg   I have to say there is some inspirational stuff on this site and I have been very interested to read some of the stories. I thought I would start by commenting on why I made the decision to get the lap band procedure done (in mid June). Then a separate post on how I decided.   My whole story starts some 20 years ago when i s
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