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After a 7 month hiatus, I'm scheduled for a fill. I can not wait for restriction. I will commit to the following. - no fried foods - no chips - no potatoes - no bread - Get plenty of protein in my body before any other food. - drink atleast 64 oz. of water daily. - workout 5-6 days a week (4 of which is bootcamp. Whoo Hoo)

After a 7 month hiatus, I'm scheduled for a fill. I can not wait for restriction. I will commit to the following. - no fried foods - no chips - no potatoes - no bread - Get plenty of protein in my body before any other food. - drink atleast 64 oz. of water daily. - workout 5-6 days a week (4 of which is bootcamp. Whoo Hoo)

Thank you for the encouragement. I truly hope to complete this weight battle once and for all. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I repeat this as I'm gasping for air while running. Only thing that keeps me pressing forward. :scared2:

Fill day is 2 days away. Whoot Whoot, can't wait. I'm a little scared. I had a nightmare last night that I went for my fill and they told me I couldn't have one because my pouch is stretched. I woke up crying. Heavenly father, please guide me on this journey and give me the strength to succeed. No workout today. It was a rainy day so I decided to stay in. However, I will do 30 minutes of cardio tomorrow. I can't imagine what's in store at bootcamp on Monday.

Fill day is 2 days away. Whoot Whoot, can't wait. I'm a little scared. I had a nightmare last night that I went for my fill and they told me I couldn't have one because my pouch is stretched. I woke up crying. Heavenly father, please guide me on this journey and give me the strength to succeed. No workout today. It was a rainy day so I decided to stay in. However, I will do 30 minutes of cardio tomorrow. I can't imagine what's in store at bootcamp on Monday.

Went to bootcamp this evening and she made us run AGAIN. Was looking at me gasp for air yesterday not enough for her or what???? I had a cramp below my shins so I stopped and she rode my butt and made me complete the run. I was like, "are you kidding me"? but she was not. Drill sargeant I tell ya. To top things off we had to do suicides for 5 minutes, run for 8 minutes, weight training for 5 minutes, run for 8 minutes, etc. I'm heading to the Y tomorrow to start jogging on the treadmill. I'm determined to work my way up to a good run. I WILL finish a RUN in bootcamp even if it kills me!

Went to bootcamp this evening and she made us run AGAIN. Was looking at me gasp for air yesterday not enough for her or what???? I had a cramp below my shins so I stopped and she rode my butt and made me complete the run. I was like, "are you kidding me"? but she was not. Drill sargeant I tell ya. To top things off we had to do suicides for 5 minutes, run for 8 minutes, weight training for 5 minutes, run for 8 minutes, etc. I'm heading to the Y tomorrow to start jogging on the treadmill. I'm determined to work my way up to a good run. I WILL finish a RUN in bootcamp even if it kills me!

I hear that phrase, "you have a pretty face" all the darn time from my mom. Uh, just annoys me.

Glad to hear your fill went well. So glad that I ran across your blog. I'm scheduled to have my first fill after a 7 month hiatus on Monday, April 20th. Even though I've been filled before, I'm a little scared about my upcoming fill. I suppose my weight gain that the nurse will most definitely address will overshadow my apprehension for the fill. Congrats on your first fill! :scared2:

Keep up the great work. Sounds like you have the determination to conquer this weight battle. :scared2:

Wow, what a day bootcamp was today. We did intervals of cardio and weight training. Didn't do too bad with the weight training BUT the cardio OMG, I about passed out. The goal of today was to run for 5 minutes, do weight training for 10 minutes, run 5 minutes, etc.. I don't know what in the world I was thinking. Here I am 190 lbs, carry my weight in the middle and have small legs and she expected me to RUN......... C'MON. I could not wait for her to blow that darn whistle so we could move onto something else. Apparently I was not breathing correctly because my side and back started to cramp up. Bright side of today is that it's proof that I need to drop weight and do more cardio aside from bootcamp. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR MONDAY. FILL DAY! Go back for yet more exercise tomorrow. Oh joy! :smile2:

Wow, what a day bootcamp was today. We did intervals of cardio and weight training. Didn't do too bad with the weight training BUT the cardio OMG, I about passed out. The goal of today was to run for 5 minutes, do weight training for 10 minutes, run 5 minutes, etc.. I don't know what in the world I was thinking. Here I am 190 lbs, carry my weight in the middle and have small legs and she expected me to RUN......... C'MON. I could not wait for her to blow that darn whistle so we could move onto something else. Apparently I was not breathing correctly because my side and back started to cramp up. Bright side of today is that it's proof that I need to drop weight and do more cardio aside from bootcamp. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR MONDAY. FILL DAY! Go back for yet more exercise tomorrow. Oh joy! :scared2:

Love the positive attitude. Keep us updated on your progress.

I did it. Starting on May 4th, I will attend bootcamp 4x a week. Oh joy! My body is starting to adjust to the workouts. It took me atleast 3 days to recover from my initial session with the trainer. I get filled in 5 days, Whoot Whoot. I can't wait. Wish me luck, I'm skeered.

I did it. Starting on May 4th, I will attend bootcamp 4x a week. Oh joy! My body is starting to adjust to the workouts. It took me atleast 3 days to recover from my initial session with the trainer. I get filled in 5 days, Whoot Whoot. I can't wait. Wish me luck, I'm skeered.

After my first day back at bootcamp, I woke up SO sore. Everything from the neck down feels every ache. WOW, this is yet another reminder why I should always strive to stay on task with my workouts. Good thing it's only twice a week. I need to get more cardio in at the gym before I attend the next camp. It's not fun being out of breath. 2nd day is always worse so I can just imagine what tomorrow holds in store for me. I'll let y'all know manana.

After my first day back at bootcamp, I woke up SO sore. Everything from the neck down feels every ache. WOW, this is yet another reminder why I should always strive to stay on task with my workouts. Good thing it's only twice a week. I need to get more cardio in at the gym before I attend the next camp. It's not fun being out of breath. 2nd day is always worse so I can just imagine what tomorrow holds in store for me. I'll let y'all know manana.

Well I bit the bullet today and went to my fitness bootcamp class. I have not attended in almost 2 weeks due to family issues. I'm so glad that I got my fat rear up off the couch and worked out. I received 2 compliments about my legs and how toned they are. I loathe my body so much that I couldn't even say a simply thank you. Uh, I felt so aweful. Here they were trying to pay me a compliment which I'm not used to so I turn away. All I could think was, "yeah, that's the only part of my body that looks remotely normal". One day I will stop beating myself up about my body. After all, I'm a creation of our Lord and he doesn't make junk. I'm determined to take care of the temple he has blessed me with. On a happier note, I'll be going to my daughters track meet later today. Whoot Whoot!

Well I bit the bullet today and went to my fitness bootcamp class. I have not attended in almost 2 weeks due to family issues. I'm so glad that I got my fat rear up off the couch and worked out. I received 2 compliments about my legs and how toned they are. I loathe my body so much that I couldn't even say a simply thank you. Uh, I felt so aweful. Here they were trying to pay me a compliment which I'm not used to so I turn away. All I could think was, "yeah, that's the only part of my body that looks remotely normal". One day I will stop beating myself up about my body. After all, I'm a creation of our Lord and he doesn't make junk. I'm determined to take care of the temple he has blessed me with. On a happier note, I'll be going to my daughters track meet later today. Whoot Whoot!

Thanks, it was definitely tough. When do you get banded?

I'm on my 3rd day of cleansing and I almost slipped up today. I'm trying to lose atleast 5 lbs. before my fill on April 20th but today was VERY trying. My mom cooked cheese enchiladas, rice, and refried beans for dinner tonight. I about came through my skin to get a taste of an enchilada. Thankfully, I brought my ipod and booked it to the track. What did I think about while walking.....them darn enchiladas. If I continue going to mom's house, I may give into temptation. Looks like I might have to stop making trips to visit them for a while. The 20th can't get here fast enough.

I'm on my 3rd day of cleansing and I almost slipped up today. I'm trying to lose atleast 5 lbs. before my fill on April 20th but today was VERY trying. My mom cooked cheese enchiladas, rice, and refried beans for dinner tonight. I about came through my skin to get a taste of an enchilada. Thankfully, I brought my ipod and booked it to the track. What did I think about while walking.....them darn enchiladas. If I continue going to mom's house, I may give into temptation. Looks like I might have to stop making trips to visit them for a while. The 20th can't get here fast enough.

HA, you're too funny. Let me know if you get a scheduled date on Thursday. I'm rootin for ya. I'm counting down the days for my fill. Latest funeral was yesterday and it was really difficult to stay on my eating plan. Easter is coming up so that will be another mental check tha I will need to overcome. Keep in touch.

Hi xavier: I don't mind at all that you ask that question. I was unfilled back in September '08 due to a stretching of my pouch. While vacationing in Hawaii back in July '08, I vomitted for 6 hours straight while on a Catamaran. It was the WORST 6 hours of my life. Before going on vacation, I had great restriction but the puke session did not help my band. After returning from vacation, I noticed that I could eat more than normal so I went in for a fill 1st week of Sept. and I was told my pouch had stretched. After that, a worldwind of events took place in my life. I've had 5 deaths in the family all within the matter of 6 months. I was on an emotional roller coaster. When my clothes started to fit tight, I was like whoa the weight is creeping back on. That's when it clicked and I said to myself, "I need to regain control of my life!" How long have you been banded?

I bit the bullet and reschuled my fill for April 20th instead of May 4th. Out of curiosity, I decided to ask what my weight was the last time I went in for an unfill. Wow, that was a loaded question. She said 178, I was like WHOA I'd love nothing more than to see that number again. Today marked day 1 of 11 for cleansing my body.