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Melissadrw's Journal

A blog by Melissadrw in General

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Well it has been a long time. I had all but forgot how wonderful this site is. I was doing great, the weight was staying off, I was smaller than I had been in a long time....I guess I got comfortable and then the slip. Yes, my band slipped. The t

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keep on moving

I am so happy to have had a second chance with the band. I am really feeling good, better than I have in a LONG time.   I am also happy to have rediscovered this site. I used some of the recipies. It is so nice to be able to find people who are going through this journey too.   There may be a few bumps in the road, but I will keep on moving. I will keep on trying.

Back in the saddle

2 weeks post revision surgery! I am feeling like I know what I am doing. I know I have been here before, but I felt like I had forgotten everything. Muscle milk has been my savior. It has all I need for nutrition, I started on mushies today, Wow, I have a newly discovered appreciation for mashed potatoes.   I saw my nutritionist, the weight is coming off well. I got some ideas from her to try some recipies.   Even though I wouldn't choosed to slip and have a revision, I am finding a

Back to work...

I tried to go back to work today. I felt great when I woke up this morning. I made it a few hours and then I started to have pain and feel weak. I work as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist at the local hospital. It is a physically and mentally challenging job and I love it. I am lucky to have such a great boss. She saw that I was struggling and made arrangements for me to take more time off.   When I got my fist band in 06 I took 2 weeks off. I am only 6 days out now and I should have kno

5 days post revison surgery

Well here I am. 5 days post revision surgery. I feel kinda like I don't know what I am doing. I have been banded for nearly three years. I have had moderate sucess and then the slip. I had months to prepare for my first surgery and felt mentally and physically prepared. Now I am starting over. It is like I had pushed all the memories of having the band out of my head. I am wondering what to expect. I have already lost a few pounds. I just need to get back in the swing of things.

Frustrated.

I have had my band for 3 months. I love it and I am seeing progress. I am down 35 pounds since I started my journey. I can see it in my clothes and I can feel the difference BUT....   It is harder than I thought. Sometimes I feel my restriction and I know when to say when. Other times I feel like I over do it. When I compare what I ate 4 months ago to what I eat now, it is a huge difference. I have had 3 fills and am up to about 6 cc in my 10cc band.   I am happy to say that I am wo

Little milestones...

Today I found a watch that I bought myself over a year ago. It was on sale and so cute I couldn't wait to wear it. When I got it out and tried it on it was too small. My husband was going to get another band for it, but it was put away and it was overlooked until today. I can get that watch on now. It made me think of a few necklaces that were too tight. I can accessorize now! It is nice to see some small changes to keep me on track.   I am 3.5 weeks post panding. I have lost 18 lbs

3 weeks post surgery

Hi I am so glad that I found this web site. It is nice to be able to communicate with others who are going through the same thing as me!   I am doing well. I lost 16 pounds the first 2 weeks. I have lost 2 more in the 3rd week. 25 pounds down from when I started looking into lap banding. I am trying to talk myself into geting back to the gym. I know, I know I have no excuse. I will do better this week.   As far as food goes, I am getting the hang of everything. I had a few days where

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