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Yesterday I bought a big bag of dog food, and a bag of bird seed. I had trouble lifting the 44 pound bag of dog food into the cart, and the bird seed was even heavier and denser. But, I managed. Then, as I was unloading from the van, I looked at the bird seed bag - 50 pounds! I could hardly lift that thing (I'm supposed to be taking it easy 10 days post op), and I realized, I've lost THIS MUCH weight!

I can't imagine walking around with this bag strapped to me. It was SO heavy. And yet, that's exactly what I did!

No wonder I have so much energy now -- and I can only imagine how great I will feel with the other two are gone too!:tongue_smilie:

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Hi Liza, I'm only 4 1/2 weeks out post op and I was told no heavy lifting over 10 lbs for the first 6 weeks, please be careful I'd hate to see your band slip or your port flip, don't forget this is the healing period.

Congrats on your weight loss, that's fantastic!!

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Yesterday I bought a big bag of dog food, and a bag of bird seed. I had trouble lifting the 44 pound bag of dog food into the cart, and the bird seed was even heavier and denser. But, I managed. Then, as I was unloading from the van, I looked at the bird seed bag - 50 pounds! I could hardly lift that thing (I'm supposed to be taking it easy 10 days post op), and I realized, I've lost THIS MUCH weight!

I can't imagine walking around with this bag strapped to me. It was SO heavy. And yet, that's exactly what I did!

No wonder I have so much energy now -- and I can only imagine how great I will feel with the other two are gone too!:tongue_smilie:

That is wonderfun....That's the exact thing i tell people... i'm like when i have more energy i will be able to do more things... it is amazing how loosing the weight makes u move faster...

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My surgeon didn't permit me to lift more than 10# for five weeks--which is when I went back to Curves. I couldn't go back to the YMCA for seven weeks and even then I was very careful for a month.

I get what you're saying: you've lost the entire bag of bird seed and I know you're getting to feel terrific--but while your outside looks healed, there is a ton of healing going on INSIDE that you must take care of. Whether your surgeon told you or not, please be very careful. It's only for a short time but can save you a lot of trouble down the road. :thumbup:

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My surgeon didn't permit me to lift more than 10# for five weeks--which is when I went back to Curves. I couldn't go back to the YMCA for seven weeks and even then I was very careful for a month.

I get what you're saying: you've lost the entire bag of bird seed and I know you're getting to feel terrific--but while your outside looks healed, there is a ton of healing going on INSIDE that you must take care of. Whether your surgeon told you or not, please be very careful. It's only for a short time but can save you a lot of trouble down the road. :thumbup:

I think what she is saying is that she was 50lbs heavier so picking up the seeds and the pet food wasen't really a prob. when she looked at it in retrospect...

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Hi

You're right...lifting it probably was too much, but actually, as far as I know, I am not on any restrictions now - only 5# restriction the first week, now I can do what I feel up to. However, thanks for the concern - and I don't plan on doing that much lifting again soon. I actually only lifted it into the cart & car, and when I saw how heavy it was at home, had my daughter carrry it into the garage!

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