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Banded 3-24-08 23 pounds gone!

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sonyasix    0

sonyasix
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Of course, the 23 pounds didn't come off since 3-24! I started my liquid stage on 3-10-08 and since then I have lost 23 pounds and only 57 to go! It hasn't been nearly as difficult as I had anticipated. My doctor should clear me tomorrow to start excercising again (besides just walking). I've had my moments, but when I know I can't physically ingest something, it isn't that hard to stay away from it. I haven't been participating on the board since the surgery. I've actually been trying to get my head around this entire thing. To top it off, while I was in recovery, I got a call from my department and found out I had landed my dream job! I had been trying to get into this unit for years! And there it was! Wow! What a day. I did have to stay in the hospital for the night because I couldn't pee (sorry) on my own, but other than that everything was fine. Thank God for SF/FF jello! I do miss sodas, but it's worth the pay off. I go for my follow up tomorrow! Hope all is well with everyone!:) I can't figure out how to work my ticker! I don't know what my PIN is!

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mstrina27    0

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Congratulations.... That is fantastic.. if u forget yr pin. it should be able to click on forgot and they should e-mail it to u... i think... but your lost is fantastic...

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Wow we are very close! I hand my band on 3/25. Couldn't pee after surgery (Had a catheter for two days) have lost a total of 35 pds. 20 pre op and 15 post op. Already have my dream job! Glad things are going so well for you. My first fill will be a week from Friday.

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I was banded on 3/28/08, and my doctor didn't require any pre-op dieting. I have now lost 12 pounds since 3/28 (12 days). I have 48 pounds to go to reach my goal of a 60 pound weight loss. Is this quick initial weight loss expected? I have not eaten much--some days no more that 300 or 400 calories. I know that I can't maintain that.

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I was banded on 3/28/08, and my doctor didn't require any pre-op dieting. I have now lost 12 pounds since 3/28 (12 days). I have 48 pounds to go to reach my goal of a 60 pound weight loss. Is this quick initial weight loss expected? I have not eaten much--some days no more that 300 or 400 calories. I know that I can't maintain that.

Will get easier and easier with fills.

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nice. I did the same thing after i was banded- but after the healing - I regained some of the weight back... what a loss... I said to myself that I will loose once I get my band tightened. I have so far had two band fills --- and NO RESTRICTION .... I am loosing a pound a week or even half which is rather slow.

So UNTIL the restriction thing get to me, I will up my exercise and diet like hell - which in a way defeats the whole thing around getting banded. I cant get full on half a cup --- so I am eating more that a cup of food at a time, but I am doing a variation of the South Beach diet............ UNTIL I UNDERSTANDS WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAYS ABOUT RESTRICTION --- I continue feeling like the whole surgery was a waste of time.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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