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Toby&theBanded

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  1. One Week Post Op

    · Toby&theBanded · 07/04/2012 19:26

    So today is officially 7 days since my surgery. One week. Every day seemed to pass by slowly, but I can't believe it's already a week. I thought I would never get here! The good part: yes I have already started loosing weight! yay! weigh in at the doc's office manana. Also, no pain when I am just relaxing. I have been off pain meds for several days The bad: I knew what the diet would be like before I went under the knife, but it is so much harder than I thought it would be. I never imagined wishing for crackers and cereal as much as I do now. As you all know, the first week is jello, popsicles, and broth. I cannot wait for the end of week 2! Also, sneezing sucks, lol!
     
    As a promise to myself and who ever is reading, I will share all the good and bad about living with the band and how it has changed my life.
     
    BTW, who am I? 25 yo 5'1" F med student (1 year left!!!) who weighed 227.5 (BMI 43) as of 6/21/12. I have fought with my weight for all of my life just like many here. I feel like I've tried it all. Fad diets. Weight Watchers (which did work while I was honestly doing it). Calorie Counting. It's just when I am not honestly putting all my energy into dieting, I gain it all back. I don't have any medical problems. I have seen what obesity can do to a person from the medical, familial, and personal stand point and I didn't want to find myself 15 years from now in a hole I can't get myself out of medically. I want to enjoy being young. Wear a swimsuit on the beach without being embarrassed. When I have kids, I want to be able to run around with them and not be worn out. When I see my patients and tell them about healthy eating and lifestyles, I don't want them to think, "yeah, like she knows!" I know I will always have a battle with my weight, but won't it be nice to fight while I'm a healthy weight because I took a leap of faith that this surgery would be the right choice for me? Yup, it will be nice.
  2. 3 weeks down and I've only lost 12 lbs. I'm honestly disappointed but all the kind words out on the forums have helped. I finally know that I'm lucky to drop 1-2 lbs a week from here until I get to my green zone. All I can say is I can't wait. My first fill is on Monday. I am super excited!
     
    Starting out I was doing great exercising, but this week I skipped the exercising unfortunately. Tomorrow I take my STEP 2 National Board Exam and I've been cramming like crazy. I can't wait to get it over with so that I can finally focus on my health and trying to get into residency. I don't know if I made the right decision to have the surgery and study for this exam in the same month, but it's the time I had and I couldn't let either opportunity go by. Hopefully I've studied enough. I'm sure once I find out if I passed or not, I will announce it on here.
     
    Once I get back to working out, I'll restart couch to 5k. I've never been a runner, never liked running, never really could run. So I made it a goal to run a 5k within the next year. I know it will be hard, but it's only 3 miles! I know I can do it. It's not like I'm training for a marathon!
     
    My diet has been progressing well, except I want to snack all the time! Moving on to more solid food has helped me feel fuller at meals, but if I really don't focus on big protein items, I get hungry quick. Obviously tomorrow I will have to break the rules and snack so I can make it through my 9 hour test.
     
    BTW can't wait to see Dark Knight Rises! I have to have a marathon first before heading to see it, but can't wait!

  3. First Weigh In

    · Toby&theBanded · 07/06/2012 02:48

    Today was my first weigh in at the doctor's office and I lost 10 lbs! Yay! Super stoked that the hard part of the past week has paid off. Everything else is looking great and should be progressing nicely.
     
    As shy as I am to tell those not overweight that I have had the surgery, I have found comfort in meeting all the patients that had surgery in the past week at our nutrition meeting today and all the friendly, kind, motivational people I have met here online. I feel a sense of freedom I don't have around "normal" people. It's like you all get it. You know what it's like. And I'm not a failure or giving up by having the surgery. I'm making a commitment to changing my life for the better. Thanks everyone for being so awesome. It's amazing what support can do for us all! We're all in this together!
     
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