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Tina-295

A blog by tizen33 in General

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July 27, 2008

Well my appt last Thurs with my surgeon was good. I keep losing every week. I am down to 227 from 295. My surgery date was Oct 18,2007. My home scale must be brocken. It has said 230 lbs (give or take a pound or two) for over 3 months. Yet everytime I go to the doc. I've gone down. I usually am only losing a pound a week. The least I've lost in a month is three. The most is eight. I can't complain I guess. If I didn't have the band I know that I would be as big as I was if not bigg

5-27-2008

starting weight: 295 today: 231 Well, I'm going down again albeit slowly. I knew the day would come to were I would actually have to use the band as the tool it was meant to be. Up until 6 weeks or so ago I didn't really have to even try to lose weight. Now I'm having to track my diet and actually concider exercise. Thank goodness the good weather is here and I garden a lot. I also found my favorite palates tape that I need to start doing again. Anyway, just a quick check up. Take care

5/12/2008

starting weight: 295 current weight: 234 surgery date was 10/18/2007 So my doctor appointment was okay. The one thing that drives me really nuts is the fact that my port sight always hurts. It's a pulling type pain. It's kind of hard to explain. but it hurt like this before it flipped and now it hurts a lot again since the surgery where they redid it. I just worry it will be a life long issue. I guess I'm gonna have to use this to track what I eat. I usually use slimfast.com but

5/4/2008

April was a very slow month for weight loss. I only lost three lbs. I have so much restriction. I just don't always eat that great. I don't eat real bad though either. I'm just wondering if my body is slowing down for a little while. I know my new job doesn't help. I now have an office job and just sit on my butt for 8 hours a day. Having the scale not reward me weekly is getting me motivated to take some serious action. I need to get moving again. The weather has finally started to g

3-31-2008

I am over the half way point to my weight loss goal. I've lost 58lb and have 57 more to go. I've been hovering right at 240 for a couple of weeks. I started drinking my protien again last week. I dropped three pounds... yippee! I still have a long way to go. My doctor is happy with my progress. He thinks I'll be under 200 by July. I haven't weighed under 200lbs since 1993. It's crazy to think about. My port area has that "pulling/sore" sensation that I had befor my port flipped. I'm

3-16-2008

wt: 240   Since my surgery and last fill I have definitely experienced a lot of restriction. Salmon the other night I thought was going to kill me. Today almost everything I ate bothered me. I'm pretty sure I'm a little too tight. I'm hoping though that my stomach is just irritated and from the salmon and more sensitive. I'm going to do just liquids and soft foods tomorrow. I have a post-op appt. on the 25th. If things aren't better by then I'll have him take some fluid out. I started

3-7-2008 Port flipped

So I went in for my check-up on the 4th. My doctor wanted to give me a fill. But after poking and digging around forever he sent me to get x-rays taken. And yes, my port had flipped. I went into surgery yesterday for the revision. He cut along the same scar as before. Of course the pain isn't nearly as bad as after getting the band "installed". It is frustrating because I have to pay for all of this. My insurance doesn't cover any complications from getting the band. I'm not sure the ho

2-27-2008

Just a quick little update. All is going well. I have my monthly appointment next week with the doctor to see how my weight loss is going. I've lost 7 lbs since I saw him three weeks ago. I don't think I need another fill. I can overeat if I want to (not like before but more than I should). I just try to stop when I am full. I seem to eat small snacks throughout the day mostly. I usually try to consume less than 2000 calories a day- but it's normally between 1200-1500 a day. I still

2-18-2008

Start weight: 295 Surgery weight: 275 Current weight: 245 Monthly measurements Start/Now Bust: 53 1/2in. / 47in. Waist: 55 1/2in. / 40 1/2in. Hips: 57in. / 50 1/2in, Thigh: 35in. / 31in, Calves: 21in. / 20in, Arms: 17in. / 15in. I am so happy. I have reached the 50lb mark.:thumbup: And have lost a total of 35 inches. It just amazes me everyday how well this works. As I said before I am not following any sort of real diet. I just eat when I'm hungry. I don't eat near as

2-01-2008

I haven't written since the 12th of January. I haven't been the best at following all of the rules my doctor wants me to. I do not eat a lot during the day. I haven't been exercising since I started working full time three weeks ago. But the weight keeps slowly coming off. I cannot complain. I actually couldn't believe I was still going down when I got on the scales today. I started this journey at 295 in Sept. of last year. I had a month long pre-op diet that was doable but very unple

1-11-2008

Wow, it's been over a week since I've gotten a chance to even log on. I had started a new job and ended replacing someone and have worked the past nine days straight. Tonight was my Friday- Thank God!!! I am so tired. Things are good. I have been exercising. And being that I work so much (even though I'm a cook) I don't have the appetite to eat. I am to busy. Leads me to realize that I eat out of boredom. I don't even have to be hungery. Now that I am working, I've only been eating between 800

1-3-2007

Three days and no smoking. Yeah! I have been being a good bandee. I still eat between 1200-1300 calories a day. I will see on the eighth if the doc wants to fill me up some more. I had a hard time with some turkey today. It was kinda stringy and I thought that I chewed it enough but apparently not. I think I experience a small amount of slimming although and didn't (and have never) PB'ed. It hurt hella bad and took a good 10-15 minutes to pass. I've been riding my bike and have also i

1-1-2008

Since my second fill I have noticed that I get full a lot quicker. I also have to really make sure to chew chew chew or else OUCH! I haven't though lost any weight since my second fill. This is due to the fact that I have been nothing but naughty. I have been drinking a lot the past two weeks (empty calories and lots of them). I have battled depression on and off in my life. I hate the idea of being on anykind of medication. It's just not my thing. Anyway, I knew the depression was comin

12-20-2007

So today I went for my second fill. It was quite the experience. The doctor reviewed my diet. He told me (of course) that I was eating things that I shouldn't. He wants me on basically the Atkins diet until I get smaller then I can start having carbs again. He also said that by looking at my diet journal that I obviously was not experiencing restriction. So he put 2 more cc's in my band for a total of 4 cc's. After the fill I sat up took a drink of water and everything seemed fine for abo

12-19-2007

Tomorrow is my second fill. I haven't been following the diet I am supposed to. I have been quite naughty. All the baking I do for my gift baskets is breaking my will power. I make a mean cookie. I have also eaten around 3 cookies a day since starting this baking adventure. I've gotten rid of most of the goodies already by delivering the gift baskets. Next year I will have to not do the baking thing and find other gifts to give. I should have thought about that this year. Unfortunately

11-17-2007

Monthly measurements start/now Bust: 53 1/2 in/48 3/4in Waist: 55in/ 43 1/2in Hips: 57in/53 1/2in Thighs: 35in/ 32 1/2in Calves: 21in/ 20in Arms: 17in/ 15 3/4in Total loss of 24 1/2 inches 39lbs lost so far! Bandday 10-18-2007

12-14-2007

start weight: 295 surgery weight: 270 8 weeks post op: 256 12-08-2007: first fill 2cc's I look forward to getting my second fill next week. I want to stay full for longer. Not that I'm hungry all the time. I'm not. I still eat six times a day small meals. Some days I splurge a bit but an still losing, albeit slowly. I guess I just want to lose more quickly. We'll have to see how things go. I am just so thankful to not be gaining all the time. Until next time....

12-12-2007

I called and scheduled an appt. for next week to get a second fill. Although I have been losing weight I am still eating about 6 times a day. Consuming between 1500-2000 calories. I would like that number to be between 1200-1500. So next Thursday I go in and get poked again. I have been doing a lot of baking for the holidays. I love to bake. I have had a couple of cookies but have not had 4 or 5 like I used to. My little platters I make for friends and family are really pretty this year.

12-10-2007

It is nice to be losing again. I am down 4lbs since last Tuesday. I'm still not sure if I have a lot of restriction. It is better than it was before. I get full a bit faster and stay full longer. I still can eat whatever I want. Although I haven't been eating carbs except sometimes with breakfast. My doctor draws a diagram of a small plate. Then he draws a line down the center of the plate to cut it in half. On one side he draws a triangle the size of a deck of cards- this is the amount

12-04-2007 / first fill

So I went ahead and weighed myself this morning for the first time since last Thursday. As I suspected I was up 2lbs. I went to the doctors and the scale was the same as it was 3 1/2 weeks ago. As I stated I was nervous about getting a fill. But it didn't even hurt. It's more sensitive now then it was with the needle in me. Right now if I bend over and my pants push on the area it hurts. Kind of a quick stabbing type pain. Hope it goes away quickly. Back to the fill part, I didn't feel

12-03-2007

start weight: 295 surgery weight: 270 6 weeks post op: 258 Well, there is still slow weight loss. I actually haven't gotten on the scales since last weeks weigh in. I'm scared it's gone up because I haven't been very good about what's been going in my mouth. Tomorrow is my first fill. Thank God!!! I haven't felt like I have a band for the past few weeks. I want so bad to feel the restriction I felt right after surgery. I feel guilty about going to the doctor and not having lost bu

11-26-2007

start weight: 295 surgery weight: 270 5 weeks post op: 259 I still didn't lose any weight last week. Today I got on the scale and was finally down a pound. I went two weeks with no weight loss. That's enough to drive me nuts. But hopefully my body has adjusted and is ready to start dropping weight again. My doctor appt. is next Tuesday. I should get my first fill then. I don't know how much or what. I'll have to ask so I can include that in my journal. I am hoping that by getting a fill

11-21-2007

I haven't been very good about writing as often as I used to. I have been (I think I'm coming out of it) a "funk" (as I call it) for over a week now. The scale just seems to be lingering on the same damn number. I was and am impressed with the amount of inches I lost when I measured last week. It can get discouraging when I read about other people who were banded right around when I was and they have lost 20+ lbs since being banded. My doctor said that since some people don't have a 30 day pre-o

11-15-2007

Start weight: 295 surgery day weight: 270 4 weeks post-op: 259 measurments: start/now bust: 53 1/2in /49 1/2in waist:55in/45 1/4in Hips:57in/54in thigh:35in/32in calf:21in/20 1/2im arm:17in/16in Okay I am having a difficult time the past couple of days. I just can't seem to get and stay full. I am to the point that I've read so many other people talk about where I think I need a fill. It will most likely happen on my Dec. 4th appointment. My weight loss has dropped off quite a bit.

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