ALuv82

June 28, 2009

Everyone's problem foods are different, although things like bread, Pasta, and rice are typical problem foods. No matter how much you chew those tings, once you swallow they tend to just congeal back together again and can get stuck. I presonally have not had any problems with anything I've tried yet but I don't have a tone of restriction. I've never heard about Peanut Butter and nuts before. Those are strange ones to me.

June 28, 2009

Right now I usually eat more than 3 times day, but I have only had 1 fill. I definitely can't eat as much as before but the restriction is not what it should be. However, in the beginning I was actually over filled and I was supposed to be eating 6 times a day and could barely eat 3-4 times a day (only a protien shake or a 6 oz yorgurt at a time) and even that I had to force myself to do. I hope never to be that tight again but it will be nice to ahve some restriction where I can comfortably eat 3 times ad ay and be satisfied.

June 28, 2009

Congrats. You had your surgery just before mine--I was April 27th. I've only had 1 fill so far, my second is a week from Tues. I'm still not feeling restriction, but I've managed to lose 45 lbs since my pre-op diet. I'm glad to hear it's going well for you.

June 28, 2009

I don't think you will have any problem being rejected for surgery because of your health problems. Birth control pills are known to increase your chances of clots as is lying around for a long time. Everyone who has surgery has a chance of throwing a clot for that last reason. The Dr.'s take precautions to prevent it as it is a potential complication for anyone undergoing the procedure. You will likely get shots of lovenox (an anti-coagulant) multiple times and be intrsucted to start walking right after surgery as soon as you are awake enough. I had my surgery at 3, was in recovery at 4:30 and was up walking around the recovery wing by 6:30.

Obviously you will need to discuss your health history with you doctor and they will ultimately decide what additional steps if any need to be taken to ensure your health.

June 27, 2009

The only fast food places I have tried so far are pizza, chinese and Subway. The 2 times I had pizza I limited myself to 1 slice even though I was still hungry. The couple times I've had Chinese, I've gotten them to make the General Tso's chicken sauteed so it wasn't so bad. I don't have any problem foods right now in terms of getting stuck so the bread at Subway isn't a problem, although I ask them to scoop out some of the insides anyway.

June 27, 2009

If I had any other options--which here at home I always would, I would never do it myself. I think it would piss off my surgeon. But say for example I got stuck at the coference I'm going to in November..in St. Kitts, where goats rome around the only open air hospital--and I could not get unstuck, I would do it to myself. I am a doctor after all--if I'm qualified to stick needles in every other member of the animal kingdom, I figure I'm qualfied to do it to myself. I've even cauterized off my own wart before.

June 27, 2009

Name********Starting weight*****Current*******Goal******To go

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1RockinMom.........254............220.........145.......75

Alleycia...........255............220.........152.......68

ALuv82.............280.5..........269.........200......69

AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0

Babe...............308............272.........199.......73

Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27

Bklyn1984..........317............235.........165.......70

Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53

Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15

Cappy..............240............223.5.......130.......93.5

Chocolate_Snaps....244............219.........175.......44

CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5

Clarebear08........192............166.........160.......6

Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5

dublingirl.........224............209.........145.......64

Ebonie.............307............298.8.......200.......98.8

EmmaWang...........241............203.........140.......63

FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112

FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54

FlordiaPete........413............364.........300.......64

GratefulHeart......226............187.........135.......52

GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76

health4life........279............239.........150.......89

inri09.............287............254.........185.......69

janesays...........225............189.........160.......29

kaninag............210............208.........170.......38

kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23

Lindar172..........246............218.6.......150.......68.4

Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89

LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91

Long2BThin.........216............178.........169........9

lotzasunshine......270............243.5.......180.......63.5

Loveislovely.......216............180.........175.......5

ltgordon...........284.8..........229.4.......185.......44.4

lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65

Mair...............231............222.........140.......83

Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60

mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55

MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48

nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30

Pink...............230............152.........145........7

Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58

Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55

Snow...............227............167.........141.......26

stacy73............285............214.........160.......54

Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40

Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5

Under200...........242............199.........155.......44

vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52

Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76

WOWOX7.............173............147.........125.......22

June 27, 2009

Interesting-- I do weigh multiple times a day but I haven't tried the before and after pee thing. I never get on before peeing--always after because I expect it to be lower post urination. I might have to check it out and see if the same thing happens to me.

June 27, 2009

The first time I had wine was abot 3 weeks post op--I was on mushies at the time and only had 1 small glass which I realy nursed. No problems with it at all. I would be wary about drinking 1 week out though because you aren't eating anything remotely solid yet. and drinking on an empty stomach is a no-no.

June 27, 2009

I've gone out once since the band and had 3 drinks. My only problem was deciding what to drink. I couldn't have deit coke because of the carbs and I didn't want to have all the calories of most other mixers. I wound up having vodka and cranberries despite the cals, but I would love some suggestions on less calroie dense, band friendly options.

June 27, 2009

12 total for me...34 to go. I'm keeping up with my 3 lb a week goal so far.

June 27, 2009

Egads, that's a hard one. I went with rich and fat because like people said, I could afford to take care of myself. Besides, other than the weight itself, some very mikld sleep apnea, and some occasional back spasms, I don't suffer from any other health problems at the moment and yesterday was the first time I weighed in not morbidly obese since college.

Although, I think it's easier for me to imagine being rich than skinny. If I ever knew what skinny felt like, I might decide differently.

June 27, 2009

I'm scareed of a lot of the things that the rest of you have already pointed out--I'm afraid of all the loose skin after I lose the weight, I'm afraid of =complications down the line, I'm afraid of failure--but I'm also afraid of success. I just actually wrote a long blog about it. See, I didn't get to be this big for no reason. Being fat is a saftey net for me. I'm afraid of losing all the weight and being skinny and realizing that nothing has changed. I'm afraid of learning that the fat was just the symptom and not the problem. Because if that's the case, then what?

June 27, 2009

I've still got 6.5# to goal. I think I was too ambitious. I started with a goal of 30# but I upped it to 35. I'll probably make the first goal but not the revised one. Not that 30# is anything to scoff at. I'm pretty happy.

Bunny's name ------ Bunny's target loss --- Bunny's start weight --- Current date --- Bunny's Current weight --- Bunny's target July 4 weight

PharmaGirl -------------- 20lb --------------------- 276lb ---------------- 20 June --------------------- 276lb -------------------- 256lb

NY Lady ----------------- 20lb --------------------- 253lb ---------------- 20 June --------------------- 249lb -------------------- 233lb

lingling ------------------ 20lb --------------------- 279.6lb --------------- 1 May --------------------- 279.6lb ----------------- 259.6lb

JayTee562 --------------- 20lb --------------------- 272lb ----------------- 26 June --------------------- 259lb -------------------- 252lb

MrsMitch ---------------- 25lb --------------------- 242lb ------------------ 1 May --------------------- 242lb -------------------- 217lb

ALuv82------------------ 35lb ---------------------- 297.5lb --------------- 26 June --------------------- 269lbs ------------------- 262.5lb

Band_Groupie ----------- 15lb ---------------------- 218 lbs -------------- 5 June --------------------- 207lbs -------------------- 203lbs

kaner ------------------- 20lb ----------------------- 275lb --------------- 19 June --------------------- 261lb ---------------------- 255lb

scoobydoo -------------- 25lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

TerriLynne -------------- 15lb ----------------------- 296lb --------------- 5 June --------------------- 285.8lb ---------------------- 281lb

hopeful41411 ----------- 18lb ----------------------- 260.8lb -------------- 1 May -------------------- 260.8lb -------------------- 242.8lb

IsabellaP84 ------------- 20lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

hannahj914 ------------- 20lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

JWL08 ------------------ 18lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

Abbie-pie --------------- 30lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

poconomom -------------20lb ----------------------- 212lb --------------- 8 May --------------------- 204lb --------------------- 192lb

myturn2bhappy --------- 30lb ---------------------- 288lb ---------------- 1 May --------------------- 286lb --------------------- 258lb

DM Chef ---------------- 20lb ---------------------- ? -------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

FutureSize10 ------------ 25lb ---------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

doodlebug11 ------------ 20lb ---------------------- 207lb --------------- 1 May ---------------------- 196.5lb-------------------- 187lb

tcbgirl ------------------- 15lb ---------------------- 202.8lb ------------- 1 May --------------------- 202.8lb --------------------187.8lb

twinmamma1130 -------- 20lb ---------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

mi_illusion_st ----------- 15lb --------------------- 211.6lb ---------------- 1 May --------------------- 211.6lb----------------- 196.6lb

Babygirl_68 -------------- 20lb ---------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

kittygirl ------------------ 22lb -------------------2031b -----------------21 June ------------------191lb---------------------- 181lb

jukeBox81782 ----------- 40lb ---------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May ---------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

Losing for me ----------- 20lb ---------------------- 189lb ---------------21 Jun ---------------------- 173lb --------------------169lb

early -------------------- 15lb ---------------------- 202lb ------------------- 1 May --------------------- 202lb -------------------- 187lb

lapband-AP-redo -------- 20lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May ---------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

pottergirl----------------- 20lb----------------------- 280lb ---------------- 1 May---------------------- 280lb -------------------- 260lb

shakia90 ---------------- 20lb ----------------------- 285lb ---------------- 1 May --------------------- 285lb -------------------- 265lb

txdj --------------------- 20lb------------------------ 205lb ---------------- 11 June --------------------- 186lb --------------------175lb

ThinWithin -------------- 27.4lb --------------------- 297.4lb -------------- 8 May --------------------- 297.4lb ------------------ 270lb

help1977 ----------------20lb----------------------- 251.8lb ---------------- 14 June -------------------- 245.0lb ------------------- 231.8lb

vcatalina1 -------------- 20lb------------------------ 255lb ------------------1 May -------------------- 240lb --------------------- 220lb

Auddie ----------------- 20lb------------------------ ? -----------------------1 May ------------------- ? --------------------------?

lapbandgirl2009 -------- 25lb ---------------------- 259lb -------------------25 May ------------------- 256lb --------------------- 234lb

swkrp ------------------ 20lb ---------------------- 219lb ------------------- 1 May ------------------- 199lb --------------------- 234lb

Shellynnrn --------------20lb ---------------------- 260lb--------------------1 May ------------------- 260lb-----------------------240lb

kath17268 -------------15lb ----------------------- 236lb--------------------1 May ------------------- 224lb ------------------------ 221lb

knighmo -------------- 25lb --------------------- 298lb -------------------- 4 May-------------------- 298lb ------------------- 273lb

jannyboo -------------- 29lb -------------------- 219lb ---------------------1 May ------------------- 219lb ------------------- 190lb

lilith ------------------ 20lb -------------------- 249lb---------------------6 May ------------------- 244.7lb ------------------- 229lb

June 27, 2009

269 this week. That's 3.5 # lost.

And if you look at my weight tracker you will notice that I officially have double digits to goal and my BMI is under 40. Woohoo for not being morbidly obese anymore.

June 22, 2009

I bought new bras today. I had the salesgirl measure me and I was a 44DD! Yay. So much better then the 46DDD that I used to squish my boobs into because it was the biggest size I could find. If I go down 4 more inches on the band I'll be able to shop at Victoria's Secret.

I also comfortably wore a pair of jeans today that I haven't been able to wear since I started vet school. I couldn't even pull them up a few months ago. They're 24s, down from the 28s I was wearing. Although I did get some other pants in 24s a few weeks ago so that's not so much of a surprise. Next stop--22s.

June 20, 2009

Bunny's name ------ Bunny's target loss --- Bunny's start weight --- Current date --- Bunny's Current weight --- Bunny's target July 4 weight
PharmaGirl -------------- 20lb --------------------- 276lb ---------------- 11 May --------------------- 278lb -------------------- 256lb

NY Lady ----------------- 20lb --------------------- 253lb ---------------- 11 May --------------------- 250lb -------------------- 233lb

lingling ------------------ 20lb --------------------- 279.6lb --------------- 1 May --------------------- 279.6lb ----------------- 259.6lb

JayTee562 --------------- 20lb --------------------- 272lb ----------------- 19 June --------------------- 259lb -------------------- 252lb

MrsMitch ---------------- 25lb --------------------- 242lb ------------------ 1 May --------------------- 242lb -------------------- 217lb

ALuv82------------------ 35lb ---------------------- 297.5lb --------------- 19 June --------------------- 272.5lbs ------------------- 262.5lb

Band_Groupie ----------- 15lb ---------------------- 218 lbs -------------- 5 June --------------------- 207lbs -------------------- 203lbs

kaner ------------------- 20lb ----------------------- 275lb --------------- 19 June --------------------- 261lb ---------------------- 255lb

scoobydoo -------------- 25lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

TerriLynne -------------- 15lb ----------------------- 296lb --------------- 5 June --------------------- 285.8lb ---------------------- 281lb

hopeful41411 ----------- 18lb ----------------------- 260.8lb -------------- 1 May -------------------- 260.8lb -------------------- 242.8lb

IsabellaP84 ------------- 20lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

hannahj914 ------------- 20lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

JWL08 ------------------ 18lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

Abbie-pie --------------- 30lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? -------------------------- ?

poconomom -------------20lb ----------------------- 212lb --------------- 8 May --------------------- 204lb --------------------- 192lb

myturn2bhappy --------- 30lb ---------------------- 288lb ---------------- 1 May --------------------- 286lb --------------------- 258lb

DM Chef ---------------- 20lb ---------------------- ? -------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

FutureSize10 ------------ 25lb ---------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

doodlebug11 ------------ 20lb ---------------------- 207lb --------------- 1 May ---------------------- 199.5lb-------------------- 187lb

tcbgirl ------------------- 15lb ---------------------- 202.8lb ------------- 1 May --------------------- 202.8lb --------------------187.8lb

twinmamma1130 -------- 20lb ---------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

mi_illusion_st ----------- 15lb --------------------- 211.6lb ---------------- 1 May --------------------- 211.6lb----------------- 196.6lb

Babygirl_68 -------------- 20lb ---------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May --------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

kittygirl ------------------ 22lb ----------------------2031b ------------------ 31 May ---------------195lb---------------------- 181lb

jukeBox81782 ----------- 40lb ---------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May ---------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

Losing for me ----------- 20lb ---------------------- 189lb ---------------13 Jun ---------------------- 176lb --------------------169lb

early -------------------- 15lb ---------------------- 202lb ------------------- 1 May --------------------- 202lb -------------------- 187lb

lapband-AP-redo -------- 20lb ----------------------- ? ------------------- 1 May ---------------------- ? ------------------------- ?

pottergirl----------------- 20lb----------------------- 280lb ---------------- 1 May---------------------- 280lb -------------------- 260lb

shakia90 ---------------- 20lb ----------------------- 285lb ---------------- 1 May --------------------- 285lb -------------------- 265lb

txdj --------------------- 20lb------------------------ 205lb ---------------- 11 June --------------------- 186lb --------------------175lb

ThinWithin -------------- 27.4lb --------------------- 297.4lb -------------- 8 May --------------------- 297.4lb ------------------ 270lb

help1977 ----------------20lb----------------------- 251.8lb ---------------- 14 June -------------------- 245.0lb ------------------- 231.8lb

vcatalina1 -------------- 20lb------------------------ 255lb ------------------1 May -------------------- 240lb --------------------- 220lb

Auddie ----------------- 20lb------------------------ ? -----------------------1 May ------------------- ? --------------------------?

lapbandgirl2009 -------- 25lb ---------------------- 259lb -------------------25 May ------------------- 256lb --------------------- 234lb

swkrp ------------------ 20lb ---------------------- 219lb ------------------- 1 May ------------------- 199lb --------------------- 234lb

Shellynnrn --------------20lb ---------------------- 260lb--------------------1 May ------------------- 260lb-----------------------240lb

kath17268 -------------15lb ----------------------- 236lb--------------------1 May ------------------- 224lb ------------------------ 221lb

knighmo -------------- 25lb --------------------- 298lb -------------------- 4 May-------------------- 298lb ------------------- 273lb

jannyboo -------------- 29lb -------------------- 219lb ---------------------1 May ------------------- 219lb ------------------- 190lb

lilith ------------------ 20lb -------------------- 249lb---------------------6 May ------------------- 244.7lb ------------------- 229lb

June 19, 2009

272.5 this week. That's 1.5 down. Not what I was hoping for since it's 10 lbs away from my Independence Day Challenge goal and I don't think I can lose 10 lbs in 2 weeks. Oh well--a loss is a loss and I should be happy.

June 17, 2009

I was banded 4/27/09 I had my first "fill" Tuesday. I got 2.5ccs. Of course, I had to go in early for an unfill 4 weeks out and they took 3.2ccs out of the band. So I don't know if they usually do more at the first fill but didn't because I was already overfull with that.

June 16, 2009

1. WEIGHT-I'm down 41.4 lbs since the beginning of the pre-op diet. I stalled for a while after going to solids even though I was keeping my calories to around 1200-1300 a day. I knew this was because I was in starvation mode from over a month of 600 calorie days. I tried not to get discouraged, exercise, make good choices to rev up my metabolism and the scale is starting to move again.

2. FILLS- I've had 1 unfill and 1 fill. I was hasving troble just tolerating mushies so they did an unfill. Took out about 3.2ccs leaving about 0.5ccs in. I was very hungry after that and so I went back in for a fill and they put 2.5ccs back. last week. I'm now at 3.0ccs in a 10cc band.

3. RESTRICTION-Well I'm still giving it some time since they said it could take 1-2 weeks for a fill to kick in and it's only been a week. I have some restriction but not enough. I'm still doing OK though. Going back on liquids after the fill got my head back into it.

4. RULES-I try not to think of things in terms of "rules" because that feels too much like a diet. I knw there are things I'm supposed to do and I'm better at some of them then others. I'm getting better at not drinking until an hour after my meal. I make allowences for this rule if I'm going to the gym in the morning right after breakfastso I don't get dehydrated. I still give in and have a little sip if I need one but I'm getting better. I have trouble with the protien first thing since I hate eating one thing on my plate completely before moving on to something else. I enjoy mixing my foods. Like when i have a chicken salad I don't want to eat all the chicken out first. I like the mix of flavors. Other than that I think I'm doing OK.

5. ANYTHING ELSE-I'm usually a big exerciser--I go to the gym at least 3 times a week and run on the treadmill and work out with a trainer 2 times a week. Sadly I hurt my back last weekend though so I have to take some time off. I had the first person who didn't know about my surgery comment on my weight loss last week. Yay for NSVs.

June 16, 2009

People should really not talk about things they don't understand. If they think that lap-band is "lazy" and that it's an "alternative to diet and exercise" and that it means "giving up on the healthier way to lose weight" then they're completely ignorant about not only surgery but obesity and weight loss in general. Obviously if you're still following a weight loss plan like WW then you still need to follow a healthy diet and exercise polan just like them. The only difference is that you will have an extra tool at your disposal to make it a little bit easier and you have a much greater chance of successfully losing and keeping off the weight. A year from now when you're at goal and he's 10 lbs heavier then when he started we'll see who chose the healthier option.

June 15, 2009

Hi Jersey
What's your preband weight so I can add you to the spreadsheet? Just so you know if you post your weekly weight rather than your weekly loss its much easier for me to update the sheet! otherwise I have to use my brain and a calculator. hahaha:scared2: (also if you give me height & goal weight I can add you to the BMI part!)

There's a spread sheet? Where?

June 14, 2009

Bunny's name ------ Bunny's target loss --- Bunny's start weight --- Current date --- Bunny's Current weight --- Bunny's target July 4 weight

PharmaGirl -------------- 20lb --------------------- 276lb ---------------- 11 May --------------------- 278lb -------------------- 256lb

NY Lady ----------------- 20lb --------------------- 253lb ---------------- 11 May --------------------- 250lb -------------------- 233lb

lingling ------------------ 20lb --------------------- 279.6lb --------------- 1 May --------------------- 279.6lb ----------------- 259.6lb

JayTee562 --------------- 20lb --------------------- 272lb ----------------- 12 June --------------------- 261lb -------------------- 252lb

MrsMitch ---------------- 25lb --------------------- 242lb ------------------ 1 May --------------------- 242lb -------------------- 217lb

ALuv82------------------ 35lb ---------------------- 297.5lb --------------- 14 June --------------------- 273lbs ------------------- 262.5lb

Band_Groupie ----------- 15lb ---------------------- 218 lbs -------------- 5 June --------------------- 207lbs -------------------- 203lbs

kaner ------------------- 20lb ----------------------- 275lb --------------- 29 May --------------------- 267lb ---------------------- 255lb