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sissy12's Blog

A blog by sissy12 in General

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sissy12's Blog, a weight loss surgery blog by sissy12 on BariatricPal. 14 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Give Me A Three!!

In two days I will have been banded four months, and I really really really want to be at a 40lb. loss then. I'm putting this out there into the Universe, so you know...it will come true   I would need to lose 2.5 lbs. in the next two days...man, that would be so sweet!

The Lesser Of Two Evils?

This week has been tough, lots of bad news, sickness and it just has been non stop! Frankly I'm almost afraid to think about the next day *sigh*   The thing is that I was an emotional eater, and still may be since that may be something we don't get rid of, we may just learn to make better choices. Instead of eating too much I'm barely eating at all, a couple of days I've ad just a handful of Almonds, or a Protein shake...yeah, all day. I know it's bad for me, but with everything I have goin

I'm A Member Of That Club...

I made it somewhere I thought I would never be again, and saw a number I thought I'd never see at the beginning of my weight. ONE!!! I made it to ONEderland this morning, and even though I expected it to be there since I was 201 yesterday it still shocked me...I carefully stepped off the scale, grabbed my phone, stepped back on and snapped a picture. I am so proud of this picture, it's like a badge of honor. I did it, and I am so thankful!

Been Missing In Action

I thought I'd update, work and life have been busy, I think the last time I blogged here was right after my first fill, and I have my 2nd one in five more days.   I've lost 34 lbs. since my surgery at the end of June. My struggle with exercise is an on-going thing, I just can't get myself to just do it.   Eating is easier as in I don't do a lot of it, I don't think about it much and when I do it's because I have to go out to eat. That has always been the hardest for me, making good choice

First Fill

I'm 11 weeks post-op and had my first fill today. I think the timimg was perfect as I was getting a little grumpy about having lost ONLY 26lbs. Hearing my Doctor tell me that I am on target with the loss and even past his expectations so far, really helped me.   I think we all play the comparison game, we know or read about someone who has lost more weight in the same amount of time and it bothers us, at least that's how I feel some days.   26 lbs. lost in 11 weeks, no fill at surgery and n

First Month...nailed It!

It's been a month today since my surgery, so I thought I'd add a quick update. The first week was HARD, lots of pain and discomfort Week two was a bit better, but still painful and had major gas pain on my shoulders Third week, the gas pain started to taper off, had very little energy Week four, less pain but have started having the "pulling" feeling around the band area, still tire easily and have little energy Total Lbs. gone for ever=18   Would I do it again? yes! What I would d

One Week Post-Op

I have not gotten around to posting about my surgery day, so I'll do a quickie.   We got to the surgery center at 6a.m. and I was in surgery by 7:30, I was nervous and very emotional, thankfully time went by very quickly and before I knew it I was waking up in the recovery room.   So, that's when reality set in. I was in a LOT of pain and freezing cold, I was shaking and shivering so much that my body was aching, they put two warm blankets on me and it still did nothing for me, my shoulders

Two Days Away...

I go in for surgery Wednesday morning, I've had a few OMG!! moments, but that's to be expected.   I think I'm ready, I got the call from the nurse this morning, I gave her the list of medicine I take, she told me what I should bring, so I'm set. This is REALLY happening.

One More Week

Eight days to be exact, yikes!   I went to a support group meeting last night. I really enjoyed it, not only was everyone there very welcoming and friendly, but I learned a lot.   My take-away from the meeting " Everyone struggles" Ha! Seriously, it was great to hear everyone's story and see how far they've come, and hearing about their struggles, what they've learned the hard way...those are the things that I need to keep in mind.   I will go back next month, never thought I'd go more t

Ouch!

I went in for lab work this morning, I am SO not a morning person and I am SO not a needle in the arm person, so this morning? not so much fun for me. I'm a big baby about having blood drawn, I would rather have been in surgery this morning instead. The guy had no sense of humor, and he was not impressed with mine either...he's probably not a morning person.   Surgery still seems so far away, and I feel like I have nothing to do until then, no Doctor visits, nothing. I do think I'm going to

Two Weeks Away

In two weeks I will have my band. I have a list of things to do before, a list of things to take to the surgery center, but it just doesn't seem real at all yet, it hasn't hit me or something.   I will hear from the nurse next Friday, other than that I am on my own...meaning I won't see the Doctor until I get prepped, and he's ready to play ball!   I don't know how I feel, maybe I don't feel much of anything right now. I'm excited yes, but other than that I am kind of numb.   I'm sure n

To Tell Or Not...

I decided to not tell everyone I know about my surgery. I know people mean well, but I know negative comments will bother me and I need to stay positive.   I told my closest friend, she was supportive and very happy for me, her input is one I respect so it was a good feeling to be able to talk about my decision.   My family has been great, but my MIL is wanting me to re-schedule surgery because a big family affair is going to be 2 days later. I do understand, she said she will be worried a

Day One-Meeting The Surgeon Today

I meet with the surgeon today, 2 1/2 hours from now to be exact, not that I'm anxious or anything .   How do I feel? mostly excited, with a bit of "am I really doing this???" here and there.   I feel as if I have been researching for years, but I've only been serious about it since a month ago. At first I thought I would have the Gastric Sleeve, very drastic yes, but I felt like I had to have something drastic to get and keep control. The more I read about the band, the more I saw it as th

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