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Today--my second fill...

Lee4love1

By Lee4love1, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Lee4love1
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:faint::(Today-(June 13-2007) was my second fill. Dr Weaver of St Francis Hospital or Memphis, TN--she did .6 cc's--for a total of 1.6 cc's...It seems to be ok...I feel sick to my stomach though. I took a bit of my son mac and cheese....I shouldn't have tasted it. I ate a piece of chicken and some veggies for lunch...I have not eaten again...I can't...It's only 6 -1/2 hours since...I want to see the morning and see how I feel.

I've only lost 27 pounds....I can't use my scale they say...Maybe mine was off...their scale says--I've lost only 1 pound each week--for a total of 4 pounds since the last fill...It's ok--but--I am dissappointed..

I am dreaming of the day when I wake up and get on my scale at 175 or 180 pounds. I am now 247--down from 273...But that day will come...Back to the drawing board and early morning biking...Sadly--I live in a small town--1 Gym--no day care--when I am a single Parent who is retired. Oh well...I can't wait til the kids go back to school in August.......:clap2:

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<p>Yes--that was me in the office...I got the second fill. I am doing ok. I know I will need a third. I notice--I am tight in the morning--loose during the evening...I am down from 273 to 247 now. My goal is 180 by December----if my weight averages 2.5 pounds loss each week.(27 weeks left in the year) The weather has messed me up. I have got to set my clock to get up each morning by 5-am. Normally I ride my bike through town--but since the heat has hit...oh no. I tried it one day--I was soooo spent--so tired after riding...I needed so much sleep</p> <p>Yes--I am a retired guy due to a back disability. Then also a single Father of the two boys you saw. I have been working hard for 7 years with them. From babies--to now thinking little guys. Did you notice--they were bored at waiting on me. (hahahahahahaha)...But it's a good thing they understand what I am doing. My goal is actually 163--or so they tell me. I just hope I can get that 85% to 90% lost (91-96 lbs)--which most Lap band patients achieve.My best time when they go back to school in August. Because--living in this tiny town of Hernando, MS--there is just one Gym and the owner don't have a day care, unless you go to Southaven. "The Oympic Fitness". It's ok..I will keep up my weight loss--no matter what transpires...I have number 50 coming on thursday--that will be my Birthday....

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Your sons were very cute. I was the woman in the red shirt and denim shorts (you may not remember me). I thought about saying something, but I wasn't sure if it was you or not.

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Happy (Belated) birthday, Lee! Sorry to hear you were feeling sickish after your fill. Don't know about your doctor, but my doctor puts me back on Clear Liquids the day of a fill and full liquids the next day, then back to food the 3rd day. I think it is so my stomach can adjust to the newly filled amount of restriction. I've only had one fill so far and I didn't have any problems with it. Keep up the good work--I know what you mean about the weather! This southern heat (and humidity) just sucks the life right out of you! Don't worry, August will be here before you know it!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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