Jilly29
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So, just a quick update to remember. I have had my 4th fill. I am up to 6cc's now and I feel great. My weight is down to 192 and it keeps going down. Boot camp three mornings a week is making a huge difference and making me want to exercise more. The restriction is great. I will say i do have trouble almost daily with either sliming and/or PB'ing. Its almost like i have the first bite syndrome. Once i get over the 1st bite, i may have to run to the bathroom. Then after I am fine to finish my meal. I eat about a cup three times a day, i have 1 protein shake and 1 greek yogurt. Thats my days and I feel great! I am off to the beach for a week and I hope to continue to exercise on my own and eat good choices. We will see!! So, lets see: Started this journey at 224. Today I am at 192. Not too bad!!
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I think that its just amazing that having lost over 25 pounds since starting this whole journey, i still cringe at looking at pictures of me. I mean, 25 pounds is a lot of weight! Its my 2 year old to be exact. I had my big 30 birthday party last weekend and i thought i looked damn good. I had on a new dress (in a smaller size), new shoes, and all new jewelry. I felt good until I saw the pictures. Ughhh. Oh well. I have had 3 fills thus far making it 5.5 cc's. I go for my next this Tuesday. Hopefully I will be up to 6 CC's at that point. I haven't really experienced anything of restriction although I did PB for the first time last week on a piece of pita bread. Weirdest feeling ever. So glad I was home! Weight as of this morning: 196.5. Sllloooowly creeping downward. Its a lot slower than I thought but thats mainly my own fault for not following the rules to a tee. I started a boot camp class a couple of weeks ago. Its 3 mornings a week for about 45 minutes. Feels good! Hopefully it will help tone up my jiggly parts!!
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H All. I just received my 2nd fill yesterday. I have 6cc's in a 10cc band. Since then, liquids are going down slow and its a bit painful. I litterally have to take tiny sips. Also, a new development is when I started on yogurt today, i have this gurgling in my throat with every bite. I have also slimed a bit too. Is this what restriction is? When things are very slow to go down and the back of my throat is gurgling? Is it supposed to be uncomfortable when swallowing. Its the weirdest thing. I am terrified to eat anything solid right now. Oh, and taking my vitamins produced a ton of gurgling as well. I just dont want to go get an unfil. No pb'ing yet.
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HI Juicy!
I am doing okay. A little frustrated on the weightloss front. Its def partly my own fault. But, the band is letting me eat anything and everything. its horrible. I go for my 2nd fill today so hopefully things will change and the scale will get moving with some better food choices and exercise. This is hard! Good for you with your progress.
I just thought that the band would fix my head hunger because i would be so motivated to follow the rules with seeing results on the scale. WRONG! This is a lot harder and also, it doesnt help when my family are wondering why i am not losing anymore and how i can eat like i do. Frustrating.
We will see what happens after this fill.
Have a great day. its going to be in the 90's today here in Boston! Good luck and keep me posted!
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I am also waiting for that fullness. I had it a day after my fill and thats it. Food is also getting stuck with me too. Thats hurts and is so uncomfortable. Good luck and hang in there!! I will be doing the same!
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Its been quite a while since I last posted and thats partly because I didn't want to own up to my bad eating habits! Yikes! Accountability is huge and its time I start realizing it. Towards the end of my 2nd stage of pured foods, i graduated myself to solids. I discovered I could eat anything and everything and I did. I have been on such a strict diet to lose the pre-op weight and then having the surgery and doing liquids and then mush, i went crazy on solids. No more folks! I had my first fill yesterday. I stepped on the scale and saw 204. Now, i had no idea where i was weight-wise because i also avoided the scale. 204 is not acceptable. Weird thing is that I stepped on the scale today and saw 199. So, with the fills, i have to be on fluids for 24 hours and then can start slowly back into solids. I have to follow all the band rules to the T. Today i have had a protein shake and thats it. I am now just starting to get hungry. I can feel the liquid going down. A weird feeling. Back on track! I am going to start following the rules, taking smaller bites, choosing better foods and up my exercising. I need to get that scale moving.
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Oooh! 9 days. Thats right around the corner. Very exciting. The liquid diet is a killer! I was so emotional on it and I missed food. Take it day by day. What helpedme get through it was drinking crystal light and thinking about what I am going to look/feel like this summer and if I cheat, I am going to slow everything down. Seemed to work for me, again keeping the positive attitude. Its hard though!! Being down over 11 pounds feels sooo great!! Good luck and keep me posted!
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Hey! Aren't you so glad the surgery is over?? I am! I am not feeling any tightness. Never did in fact... I wonder what thats about. Your port is connected to muscle so I bet thats why you still feel pain there. That was the last spot to heal for me. I can't do a sit-up quite yet but walking and doing everyday activities is fine and I feel nothing. Good job on the 11 pounds!! Doesnt it feel great? I went shopping last night and was suprised I am not in a smaller size yet. I have lost 24 pounds in all and my current size is too big but the smaller size is to small. Isnt that always the way.
My weightloss has slowed down tremendously since starting the pured stage. has yours?
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So, just a quick post on how I am doing with the 2nd stage of this journey. This is my 6th day on pured/mushy foods. So far I have been satisfied. I feel good, have energy and no emotional breakdowns like I had on liquids. This is what I am eating: 1/4 cup of pured foods 3 times a day. I eat it VERY slowly over a 20-30 minute time frame. No drinking 15 minutes before and I wait 1-1.5 hours after I finish eating to drink again. I also have 3 protein shakes a day with Calorie Countdown Fat Free milk. So far my go to foods are oatmeal, refried beans with cheese and salsa and canned chicken. Thats seriously all I have been eating. I need to change it up a bit! Very boring, i know. I have also stepped up my exercising as I am feeling back to normal. I seriously don't feel like I have had surgery. Everything has healed nicely and I have been using vitamin E on my incisions, which seems to be working. As of this morning, i am down to 199.5 pounds! Thats a total of 11.5 pounds lost since surgery on March 29th. I am fitting into my older clothes and feeling a lot better about myself. Now, i have 50 pounds to go!
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So, just a quick post on how I am doing with the 2nd stage of this journey. This is my 6th day on pured/mushy foods. So far I have been satisfied. I feel good, have energy and no emotional breakdowns like I had on liquids. This is what I am eating: 1/4 cup of pured foods 3 times a day. I eat it VERY slowly over a 20-30 minute time frame. No drinking 15 minutes before and I wait 1-1.5 hours after I finish eating to drink again. I also have 3 protein shakes a day with Calorie Countdown Fat Free milk. So far my go to foods are oatmeal, refried beans with cheese and salsa and canned chicken. Thats seriously all I have been eating. I need to change it up a bit! Very boring, i know. I have also stepped up my exercising as I am feeling back to normal. I seriously don't feel like I have had surgery. Everything has healed nicely and I have been using vitamin E on my incisions, which seems to be working. As of this morning, i am down to 199.5 pounds! Thats a total of 11.5 pounds lost since surgery on March 29th. I am fitting into my older clothes and feeling a lot better about myself. Now, i have 50 pounds to go!
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So, I had the long awaited dietitian appointment today to learn about the 2nd stage foods of this process. We also talked about head hunger verses real hunger and dealing with appetite (mind) and hunger (stomach). Really interesting and informative. We as lap band people have a lot to deal with, realize and change. I mean, with this 2nd stage, they want me to start off by eating 1/4 cup of pured food 3 times a day. My head is telling me that that is not enough food!! But in fact, it should be for the new stomach size. We will see how it goes. Also, this stage starts the no drinking 15 minutes before I start eating and wait 1 hour after I finish eating to drink again. Plus, they want me to take 20-30 minutes to finish my mini-meal. So, I came home and made oatmeal. Easiest and fastest thing I had on hand. I dutifully measured out the 1/4 cup of oatmeal, looked at the clock and began taking tiny bites. I took the full 30 minutes to finish and was actually thinking by the last 10 minutes that I wasn't even that hungry and questioning whether or not to finish. Well, I finished all but 2 bites of the 1/4 cup and waited my 1 hour to have a drink. It felt goooood to get something of a solidish consistency in my mouth! I really enjoyed the oatmeal. Its been 2 hours and I am still satisfied. Not so bad.Now, I have 20 days of this stage before I move on to solids!! A couple of things that might make things easier that I learned through this site and blogs is to have little bowls and baby/kid utensils. It looks like a lot more food when placed in a smaller container and the bites have to be small when eating off a small spoon! Oh...and i am now down 10.5 pounds since surgery (March 29). Still losing but just a lot slower. I am going to have to pick up the exercising now that more calories are going in.
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So, I had the long awaited dietitian appointment today to learn about the 2nd stage foods of this process. We also talked about head hunger verses real hunger and dealing with appetite (mind) and hunger (stomach). Really interesting and informative. We as lap band people have a lot to deal with, realize and change. I mean, with this 2nd stage, they want me to start off by eating 1/4 cup of pured food 3 times a day. My head is telling me that that is not enough food!! But in fact, it should be for the new stomach size. We will see how it goes. Also, this stage starts the no drinking 15 minutes before I start eating and wait 1 hour after I finish eating to drink again. Plus, they want me to take 20-30 minutes to finish my mini-meal. So, I came home and made oatmeal. Easiest and fastest thing I had on hand. I dutifully measured out the 1/4 cup of oatmeal, looked at the clock and began taking tiny bites. I took the full 30 minutes to finish and was actually thinking by the last 10 minutes that I wasn't even that hungry and questioning whether or not to finish. Well, I finished all but 2 bites of the 1/4 cup and waited my 1 hour to have a drink. It felt goooood to get something of a solidish consistency in my mouth! I really enjoyed the oatmeal. Its been 2 hours and I am still satisfied. Not so bad.Now, I have 20 days of this stage before I move on to solids!! A couple of things that might make things easier that I learned through this site and blogs is to have little bowls and baby/kid utensils. It looks like a lot more food when placed in a smaller container and the bites have to be small when eating off a small spoon! Oh...and i am now down 10.5 pounds since surgery (March 29). Still losing but just a lot slower. I am going to have to pick up the exercising now that more calories are going in.
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So, after my miserable HUNGRY blog i am feeling better!! Monday afternoon the hunger pains started to go away and my mood lifted a little. I am not sure why. I didn't do anything different. I haven't been that hungry since. I have been trying to stay more positive and thinking about the future and how great I am going to feel. Its starting to get warm here in New England and I tried on a few Capri's that were too tight last year and they fit! That has made a big difference in my mood. So, being 8 days post op, this is what I am eating: Water, diluted juice, jello, SF Popsicles, chicken broth, and 3 protein shakes with Calorie Countdown fat free milk. I did get a really good tip from Janet to add saltine crackers in the broth for a little something extra. I haven't done it yet but if the hungry horrors return, i will! Weight wise, I am down 10 pounds since surgery date (March 29). I am very pleased with this and I just hope it continues. I started this journey at 224. I did the Atkins diet to lose the required weight for surgery. Pre-Op I weighed in at 211. Today the scale said 201. Doing pretty well. Pain wise, i have next to none. I am a little sore where the port is and thats about it. I have no complaints. My surgeon did tell me to put Vitamin E on my scars to help fade them. I haven't heard of that one yet but I started it this morning. I have my dietitian meeting on Friday where I learn about the 2nd stage of this process and graduate to pured/mushies. Can't wait! I am craving refried beans, chili, applesauce, yogurt, etc. Only 2 more days. I can make it. So far so good. I haven't regretted my decision and I can't wait to see where this band takes me!! Hope all is well with the rest of you all out there!!
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Hi Shellie! Glad to hear someone is getting something out of reading about my journey!! It is such a process but worth it so far! Hang in there. I love your blog entries as well! Keep posting!
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HI Teach! You will be in the 100's before you know it! Might even be before surgery if you have to do that dreaded liquid diet! Good luck to you and remember to try and have a positive attitude. I think it really does help. Keep me posted! It will be here before you know it!
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So, after my miserable HUNGRY blog i am feeling better!! Monday afternoon the hunger pains started to go away and my mood lifted a little. I am not sure why. I didn't do anything different. I haven't been that hungry since. I have been trying to stay more positive and thinking about the future and how great I am going to feel. Its starting to get warm here in New England and I tried on a few Capri's that were too tight last year and they fit! That has made a big difference in my mood. So, being 8 days post op, this is what I am eating: Water, diluted juice, jello, SF Popsicles, chicken broth, and 3 protein shakes with Calorie Countdown fat free milk. I did get a really good tip from Janet to add saltine crackers in the broth for a little something extra. I haven't done it yet but if the hungry horrors return, i will! Weight wise, I am down 10 pounds since surgery date (March 29). I am very pleased with this and I just hope it continues. I started this journey at 224. I did the Atkins diet to lose the required weight for surgery. Pre-Op I weighed in at 211. Today the scale said 201. Doing pretty well. Pain wise, i have next to none. I am a little sore where the port is and thats about it. I have no complaints. My surgeon did tell me to put Vitamin E on my scars to help fade them. I haven't heard of that one yet but I started it this morning. I have my dietitian meeting on Friday where I learn about the 2nd stage of this process and graduate to pured/mushies. Can't wait! I am craving refried beans, chili, applesauce, yogurt, etc. Only 2 more days. I can make it. So far so good. I haven't regretted my decision and I can't wait to see where this band takes me!! Hope all is well with the rest of you all out there!!
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Hey Janet! Thanks for the comment. Saltine crackers are a great idea! I am definitley going to try that. I actually met with the surgeon and she said I could move on to the next stage but she preferred if I didnt. I dont know!! Thanks!!
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Hey! Believe me.... cheating is on the brain!! I actually met with the surgeon today and she said i could move on if I am really that hungry but she preferred if I waited and went with the program guidelines. I actually feel better today. Not so hungry. Plus, i went to work to try and get my mind of food! Its helping. Well, hang in there!! ttyl!
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.....this is what they call "Bandster Hell". I have officially entered and it is definitely hell. The hunger pains are here in full force. It took about 6 days. I was good on Saturday until it hit evening. The fluids are just not enough. You don't really understand what this is like until it hits you and when it hits, its all at once and doesn't go away until the next phase!! I just want to scream and cry....actually, I have done both. So, I am hungry. I am trying to figure out if its head hunger and I really don't think it is. Easter was HARD yesterday (BTW: Hope all had a good holiday!). I had to drink my chicken broth and watch everyone else chow down. Hard when I am very hungry. Very emotional day. So, i called my doctors office today to moan about my hunger pains, my emotional pains and my head pains. The woman I talked to was sooo nice and very supportive and told me all kinds of nice things to do to help keep my mind off of food. Told me to look at the big picture, about how great I am going to look and feel, etc. But, no eating until my next appointment (April 9). 4 more days. I can do it. I know she has heard it all before but i really appreciate how nice and supportive she was. This is really taking everything out of me. I have never been told not to eat! I am actually scared to cheat. I can't cheat. I have gone this far. I will only be disappointed in myself. Plus, if I cheat and everything goes down nicely, whats the reason i won't cheat again? So, in good news, i have lost 9 pounds since surgery bringing my weight to 202. It doesn't feel like i have lost all this weight though. It could be because i am still swollen where the incisions are and my stomach is bloated. I have an appointment with the surgeon tomorrow to check them out so hopefully she can tell me when to expect to feel normal again! I am off to eat some more jello.
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Thanks WB for your great comment!!! Your right, it will all be worth it. Its just really hard right now. Didn't know i would be so emotional! Thanks again and good luck to you too!!
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I am right there with you! I was banded on March 29th. I am hungry, depressed, emotional. I was instructed to do strictly fluids and protein shakes until this friday (4/09). I am starving and taking it out on everyone. Its really hard but i know it will get easier!! Hang in there and I will do the same. Just think of all the weight we are going to lose!!
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.....this is what they call "Bandster Hell". I have officially entered and it is definitely hell. The hunger pains are here in full force. It took about 6 days. I was good on Saturday until it hit evening. The fluids are just not enough. You don't really understand what this is like until it hits you and when it hits, its all at once and doesn't go away until the next phase!! I just want to scream and cry....actually, I have done both. So, I am hungry. I am trying to figure out if its head hunger and I really don't think it is. Easter was HARD yesterday (BTW: Hope all had a good holiday!). I had to drink my chicken broth and watch everyone else chow down. Hard when I am very hungry. Very emotional day. So, i called my doctors office today to moan about my hunger pains, my emotional pains and my head pains. The woman I talked to was sooo nice and very supportive and told me all kinds of nice things to do to help keep my mind off of food. Told me to look at the big picture, about how great I am going to look and feel, etc. But, no eating until my next appointment (April 9). 4 more days. I can do it. I know she has heard it all before but i really appreciate how nice and supportive she was. This is really taking everything out of me. I have never been told not to eat! I am actually scared to cheat. I can't cheat. I have gone this far. I will only be disappointed in myself. Plus, if I cheat and everything goes down nicely, whats the reason i won't cheat again? So, in good news, i have lost 9 pounds since surgery bringing my weight to 202. It doesn't feel like i have lost all this weight though. It could be because i am still swollen where the incisions are and my stomach is bloated. I have an appointment with the surgeon tomorrow to check them out so hopefully she can tell me when to expect to feel normal again! I am off to eat some more jello.
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Just checking in. Today marks day 6 with being banded and i have lost a total of 7.5 pounds since Monday! My weight this morning is 203.5. I cannot believe it! I am strictly on fluids and got the okay to start protein shakes yesterday. I was told to drink 1 ounce every 15 minutes of the shake. I thought this was a minimum because i was able to drink the whole 4 ounces pretty much at once. BIG mistake. I suddenly got all bloated and gassy for the first time. I was extremely uncomfortable. I still am actually. So today, i have been doing what is instructed. One thing I have noticed.... I can't burp. I have the urge to but it never comes all the way up and out. Anyone else experience this?? It weird. I am still pretty sore in the port area. I am actually taking a bit of pain medicine for it. Having 2 little toddlers is definitley a challenge after surgery. I have a hard time bending over to pick stuff up. I was fixing them lunch and popped a piece of pasta in my mouth without even thinking about it! I quickly spit it out after I realized what I just did! I will have to say I am not hungry yet. The liquids are still satisfying and they will have to be until April 9th. Thats when I have my appointment to start pured foods. I hope i can last till then! I am just surprised on the amount of energy I have on really no calories. Its weird. So far so good though!
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Just checking in. Today marks day 6 with being banded and i have lost a total of 7.5 pounds since Monday! My weight this morning is 203.5. I cannot believe it! I am strictly on fluids and got the okay to start protein shakes yesterday. I was told to drink 1 ounce every 15 minutes of the shake. I thought this was a minimum because i was able to drink the whole 4 ounces pretty much at once. BIG mistake. I suddenly got all bloated and gassy for the first time. I was extremely uncomfortable. I still am actually. So today, i have been doing what is instructed. One thing I have noticed.... I can't burp. I have the urge to but it never comes all the way up and out. Anyone else experience this?? It weird. I am still pretty sore in the port area. I am actually taking a bit of pain medicine for it. Having 2 little toddlers is definitley a challenge after surgery. I have a hard time bending over to pick stuff up. I was fixing them lunch and popped a piece of pasta in my mouth without even thinking about it! I quickly spit it out after I realized what I just did! I will have to say I am not hungry yet. The liquids are still satisfying and they will have to be until April 9th. Thats when I have my appointment to start pured foods. I hope i can last till then! I am just surprised on the amount of energy I have on really no calories. Its weird. So far so good though!
