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Billie Elaine's Journal, a weight loss surgery blog by Billie Elaine on BariatricPal. 5 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about Tough Times....

Tough Times....

Well, I haven't been doing as well as I should. I was working too many hours.... got stressed and was craving something sweet. And to top that off, I'd ran out of my almonds and couldn't get to Conrad Farms to get more! :cry   I'm back in the saddle so to speak though, and I'm working hard again to get back on track. Dr. Oz's book has been so helpful in understanding how everything works. I started taking two baby aspirins a day along with 200 mcg of chromium picolate per his advice. I do

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• Billie Elaine
• June 3, 200719 yr

Read more about Ouch!

Ouch!

Well, I knew it would hit.... just didn't realize it would be such a hard whap! Craving for something sweet almost made me insane today. But, I held fast and instead had a bananna and some almonds. :faint::faint: :faint: :faint:   Glad I'm home so I have any temptations around.... those yuckie vending machines with all their alluring sweets... lol They call my name continously. How do they know my name? lol   I'm also reading "You: On a Diet" by Dr. Oz. It's a really inspira

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• Billie Elaine
• April 28, 200719 yr

Read more about Meeting Dr. Fisher!

Meeting Dr. Fisher!

:clap2: Well, finally got to meet with Dr. Fisher. It went rather well. He said I was an excellent candidate for the lap-band. Yeah!!! I'm still sticking to my healthy diet. When I get hungry, I now eat red grapes and/or almonds. Amazing how well those curb those craving times. Went to see Karen, my behavior modificationist. She was really nice. She felt like I was on the right track and would be very successful with the lap-band. She wants me to take ownership of my comments. I

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• Billie Elaine
• April 26, 200719 yr

Read more about April 15th

April 15th

Well, I have my first appointment with Dr. Fisher. I'm very excited and yet nervous. I went to my first nutrition appointment with H.E.L.P., which is the only place recognized by my medical insurance. I also went to the psychiatrist, and she feels I'm a perfect candidate with not too many mental issues.... lol. The physiologist wants me to start water aerobics since this would be the only type of exercise I can do. So, I'm going to do that on Mondays starting tomorrow! I found out my current wei

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• Billie Elaine
• April 15, 200719 yr

Read more about The beginning....

The beginning....

Well, I've made up my mind about the lapband surgery. I'm very excited. My biggest fear is that I won't do well on it and/or have complications. I'm so tired of hurting. I'm so tired of just being fat and having no will power. I wish I knew what I weigh. I'm too afraid to find out actually. My goal is to just get healthy and feel better. I quit smoking and that was tough! I can surely do the same mind set and work on losing weight.

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• Billie Elaine
• March 15, 200719 yr