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Cherrygre's Blog

A blog by cherrygre in General

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Unlocking my new life

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New year, my new life definitely underway

I started this journey last year and one of the greatest motivators was " I want to be living a different life when I turn 30".   Well here I am a week into my 30s :-) and that is exactly what I have done. I've attached a picture. I am now 80 lbs down (7 months post op today). Wearing a size 12 and I've had to change everything in my wardrobe even my shoes!   I hope I can reach 100 lbs by my one year as I know that the last will be the hardest to loose and want to let my body adjust to this

6 months post op

There are no words to describe how much my life has changed in 6 months. All I know that even with the pain and complications I would do this again in a hearbeat. My mind is finally catching up to my physical reality and I'm loving this.   I've dropped 72 lbs since starting this journey, I went from wearing size 18/20 jeans to now fitting in 12/14s. (which I haven't seen since high school...if then).   I constantly thought that I would be so happy if reached this point, and don't get me wron

Oh anxiety...

Hi everyone,   Wanted to get people's thoughts or see if they have gone through any similar expiriences, because I am a bit baffled from what is going on inside my head.   My journey is going great, found my green zone and have learned (through better or worse) how to eat slowly and properly. Sometimes it seems that I am eating way to little, but my body is reacting amazingly well and I've personally never felt better.   I got surgery Sept. 2012, a bit over 4 months out and my weight loss

Hair Loss

I haven't written in such a long time, it's been such a crazy few months. Work/life has been super hectic and more and more I've gotten used to my new life with the band.   Quick facts: Surgery was Sept. 14, 2012 (almost 4 months post op) and I've dropped 58 lbs. :-) I'm at 7.5ccs but I know theres room for more but I think I'm happy with the level of restriction I have at the moment.   I've been doing overall great, still making the right decisions and trying be as active as possible. I kno

Trying To Keep Focused!

So much time and energy is spent on getting to and through surgery, but I wonder how many of us really align expectations with what the reality actually is.   There are so many terms that I had read before, and all of a sudden I understand so well. You really don't know them until you live through it (no matter how many blogs/forums one reads).   I feel blessed and extremely successful up to this point, 35 lbs so far (20 as a result of the preop diet) with just being 4 weeks post op. But wow

Countdown To 1St Fill

Hi everyone!   I survived my Hematoma complication. It meant 10 days of bleeding through my incision, but luckily it ended up being more of an annoyance than anything else. I'm back on track :-) and counting down to my first fill.   I've been on mushies for 7 days now, and even though the weight is still coming off, (down 29lbs total, 9lbs post op) aonce some real food was introduced it has been slower, as expected. I've been able to eat eggs and even a couple of bites of rice with no issue.

Here's To A Complication

I'm 10 days post op, and up until Friday I was doing amazingly well.   Esophagram and post op visit was on Thursday (6 days post op) and was told everything looks great, scar and all. So I was upgraded to mushy foods early and was ecstatic.   I get home Friday and noticed that I had some dried blood in my navel. Then I pay more attention and blood, very slowly was coming out of a corner of my incision. The nurse on call told me that it can happen and so to apply pressure and keep it bandage

I Made It - Post Op Day 5

I made it through my first full anesthesia surgery and everything went well. the doctor performed a Single Incision placement of my band so I only really have one scar (currently healing very nicely) in my belly button.   For some reason I was more worried about the anesthesia than the actual surgery, and boy did it seem like one second. The surgery lasted around 1 1/2 hours and my first recollection happened in recovery staring up at my mom in pain. Geez, did I not expect the gas pain. I felt

Let's Start At The Beginning

How truly excited am I to begin this new chapter of my life? There are no true words to describe it.   I find myself standing in a visible cross roads, tomorrow I cross to the right path. I decided for once that I was going to take a stand and truly take control of my life and health, and that no longer will I make or allow excuses for myself. I never remember myself being thin, since I was a small child I was nagged about my weight. When have I worn a single digit dress size? well that's eas

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