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100 lbs Gone!!!
 

**100 lbs Gone**

I started this journey in October 2012 and now its June 2013 and I am down 100 lbs.... It wasn't easy either I have made a lot of mistakes somewhere daily but I kept my focus worked out, even when I made bad choices I didn't let them affect me the rest of the day like I have done in the past. I have done weight watchers, counting calories and nutri system and have never lost much or stuck to something so hard. At first I felt like this was wrong because I was dropping weight fast and that I couldn't do it on my own before. Well I couldn't do it on my own I needed help and I found it and I will never look back on those 100 lbs or bring them with me to future. This is the best choice that I have ever made and I would do again if I had too... This has changed my life and I can’t wait to lose the next 75 lbs! :wub:
Jen3

Jen3

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Being Thankful
 

3 Days Banded and in pain

Today is day 3 of being banded. I am eating jello, popsicles, broth, water, and I have some sugar free apple juice. Oh and ice, LOTS of ice.   I am so gassy its miserable, I bought the gas-x strips extra strength and they are doing no good. I dont know if its gas, or if its the band that is hurting but its a sharp stabbing pain right in the center of my back where my bra strap would sit. My incisions are itchy and sore but IDK what they look like, they are still bandaged up. If I lay down to take a nap and actually get some sleep when I wake up I feel awesome, then I move and that sharp pain comes right back. It's not there continuously it comes and goes. Hubby says its all the gas they filled me with. Ugh I cant stand it. I stayed over night in the hospital after my surgery, there was no way in hell I could have gotten in a car and drove home. NO WAY. I was in some serious pain!! But it seems to get a little better each day. I go outside and walk my back yard in laps. My back yard is about 1/10 of a mile all the way around. And I walk it at least 3 times. Someone else can do the math, I am not in the mood.. but I know its enough to make me have a small sweat (no, couldnt be the 100% humidity) and I come back in and I feel better. My daughter and I took my measurements today, and I need to take my ''fat'' picture. I'm not a religious person, and I am known to ramble but here is my prayer;   Lord, please help this gas pass out of my body, let this band be the tool that I need to get my life back, please help me when I am falling and help me find the strength to overcome this and get through to the other side. - Amen.
txflea

txflea

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Lauracat's Blog
 

I still a have a life

I do alot of work with weight loss surgery pepole. I teach a zumba class just for pre and post opt. But one of the things that make me the saddest to hear is that they stopped liveing. They will not go somewhere with food is invoked. This just make me so sad. So how do i handle this. I like to point out some different ways.   1, What is the point of the get together   So when i want to hang out with freinds i used to say hay lets go for ice cream or hay lets go for lunch. Now i might say want to join me for a walk. Or it a nice day lets go for a swim .   Sometime we forget what the point of the event is and we get so caught up in what were going to eat that we forget what the point is. So back yard barbeque. what is the point to have fun with friends. That the frist thing i do is make sure i know the point before i even start out . I alway offfer to bring something. Most of the time it something tha i know i can have and will be good for me. Also drink right before you go. this give you 30 mins to play with. In this 30 min you walk around and make your game plan. If there is one thing that i relly relly must have that i know i will be okay with . I will pick that thing and have a small amount. Also the size of your plate. I always try and take small plates .   Just because you have your band dose not mean you need to stop living. I call April 23 2012 the day i started living. But if i look back on it I did not start living untill i relly let go of all the food fears and started making it my life style and not just some crazy deit plan. We all know deit do not work. Deit all about not letting your self have something this needs to be a life style
Lauracat

Lauracat

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MandyRN15's Blog
 

4 days post Sleeve

Well I have a lot to tell all of you. Surgery happened on June 4th at 12:00. They took me early because of a cancellation. I was so nervous but by the time they gave me the happy juice I didn't seem to care. When I woke up from surgery I guess I had a lot of nausea(don't remember) and some pain, but bearable. When I got back to my room all I wanted to do was sleep. Over the next couple of hours I dosed off and on, then I remembered I needed to get up and move. I walked the whole first night it seemed. I think I got about a hour of sleep due to the gas pain. So I walked. The next day was followed by more gas pain and some stomach grumbling. It is weird putting anything into this new stomach. Feels grumbly and makes lots of noise. I stayed the 2 nights only because I felt very weak and my pulse was hanging in the 40's. I went home POD#2 and I felt alright. The only issues I still have is a very sore throat and gas pain every time I lay down. I started to use the Gas-x strips and it helps a little. I think I finally got 4 hours of sleep last night. I can already feel myself getting better day by day and am excited to eat real food again soon. I am kind of sick of soup and protein shakes and crave some sort of texture. Not too long to wait now. I think my face already looks thinner and am ready for this new life to begin. Good luck to everyone.
MandyRN15

MandyRN15

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LadyDiva618's Blog
 

I broke my sobriety last night

Yes I had me two glasses of wine last night. Ugh! I sorta feel bad about it. This week has been a little bit stressful for me at work and my monthly friend is still here. Today will be day 12 but at least my chocolate and greasy food craving are gone. So why did I decided to drink? My original plan was to wait until my 30th birthday but I started 50 days too early. I noticed I was getting irritable at both of my jobs and it is okay at job one but at job two my being irritable is unacceptable! I work at day care and I can’t be like that because kids sense these things. My kids need to be surrounded in a happy go lucky environment. So I ended it by unwinding the best way I know how… drinking.     My tolerance of drinking has changed a lot! Before I was banded I can finish 2 bottles last night I had two glasses and I was done. I woke up this morning had my protein drink and workout for 40 minutes. Also according to my Wii fit I lost 1.6 pounds! Woo hoo! This weekend I will be taking care of me. I have a busy day plan for myself. Thanks for reading
LadyDiva618

LadyDiva618

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MeMeMEEE's Blog
 

22 months out today! LOVE my sleeve!

I forgot to do a blog last month. Oops. I find I frequent the WLS and Sleeve groups on facebook much more frequently than here. And of course MFP. Libb3C there if you would like to add me! I have logged for like 745 days?     SW 242 Height 4'11'' 6 month Pre-op loss (-28.6) Surgery date 8/8/11 213.4   1 month - 194.2 (- 19.2) 2 months - 180 (- 14.2) 3 months - 170.2 (- 9.8) 4 months - 164.4 (- 5.8) 5 months - 167.2 (+ 2.8) 6 months - 162.4 (-4.8) 7 months - 155.4 (-7) 8 months - 149.6 (-5.8) 9 months - 143.4 (-6.2) 10 months - 139 (-4.4) 11 months - 132.6 (-6.4) 12 months - 126.8 (-5.8) 13 months - 121.4 (-5.4) Made goal! Normal BMI! 14 months - 118 (-3.4) 15 months - 116.2 (-1.8) 16 months - 114.8 (-1.4) 17 months - 112.6 (-2.2) 18 months - 114.6 (+2) 19 months - 109 (-5.6) 20 months - 108 (-1) 21 months - 107.2 (-.8) 22 months - 107.4 (+.2) **Please note: my normal BMI range is 99-124 at 4'11''**
MeMeMEEE

MeMeMEEE

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Lauracat's Blog
 

head hunger vers real hunger

I am in the green now. I know it because i telly do not get gummy hungery. I do get physical hunger when i do not feell well and my body is telling me look you used your fuel now you need to fuel me so we can keep going. This happens alot in the gym i try and make sure i have something every 3 hours if it even just a protine shake with water. I always keep 2 or 3 packs of necter protein in my puurs then all i need is my blender cup i always keep one in my puruse and water and i am good to go.   but just because i do not get growl hunger dose not mean i do not have head hunger. So how do i deal with it and how do i tell the diference. Well am i hungery enough to eat a plate of steamed veggies. For me thats not something to i would never eat but it not something that would be a first choice . If the answer is yes then it okay for me to eat again If now I then go though my cheek list   Laura mental cheek list for head hunger   1. cheek make sure it head hunger   2. Once we made sure it head huger ask why do i want to eat what is the trigger.   - am i sad -- how can i make my self happy with out food   - am i bord - what can i do to make my self less bord   `` am i upset - how else can i blow off steam that dose not enovlove   3. It a relly bad bad craving i must have it   I use the tick on a scale of 1 to 10 were is it. If it under a seven i go back to my cheek list and try to find the trigger and the non food answer. Some time i have to do this 3 or 4 times till i get my aswer this is enough time to drink water so i have 30 min to figger it out     The craving is over 7 well then I say okay You know what it okay it not an every day Evey moment thing. what do i rely want. I take my faviort sin cup cake. Do i relly want a whole cup cake or do i just want part ie frosting or cake. Can i get the same thing for smaller amounts If i eat a minnie cupcake vris a large cupcake. I want a sunday okay that fine how can i get my Sunday for less can i use suger free ice cream 1//2 fuirt fat free cool wip 2 table spon of sugar free syrup. I still have my Sunday i still have my tast   I also write down the question and aswer make sure to goo back and look at them when your not craving so you can at the moment help your self know what to do.   It took me a long time to get these tool so i thought i share
Lauracat

Lauracat

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Chimera's Blog
 

Feeling Great After One Year Post Op Appointment

I've just had my one year post op check up appointment this morning and I feel very positive after receiving wonderful feedback from my provider. Although my losses have slowed dramatically these last two months, Adam told me that I am 100% successful and ahead of the curve in terms of my success with the surgery. My husband and I have really been focusing on getting more activity and my daily calories are in the range of 800-1200 a day - with protein first as always. I met with a trainer last week who has set up a program of simple strength training and cardio to help me get to my goal, which is a healthy BMI <25 - at 5'3" that is 140.   Hubby, who also had a VSG two weeks prior to my own, is essentially at goal and is focused on building muscle. I am statistically right where Adam projected me to be (175) though the number has been back and forth between 175- 178 these past weeks. Just about all of my co-morbidities are resolved - though osteo-arthritis does not have a resolution but rather is managed, my pain and mobility is astronomically better than it used to be.   Adam said that even if I do not lose another pound I am absolutely healthy - and that I have completely turned my health around from what it was 3 years ago. It feels great to know that I have made such great strides - finally, I am getting this monster under control. I showed him the alternate height/weight chart that factors in age and he said that absolutely as we get older it is fine if those numbers are a bit higher - it is still considered healthy.   I have a tendency to rip myself to shreds and to look upon myself as a failure, a history of depression, anxiety, and disordered thinking can tend to do that and I had started to do the same thing with my weight loss progress, beating myself up mentally because I had not yet achieved my ultimate goal - feeling like a failure and forgetting to celebrate the magnificent successes I have achieved. Feeling down because of all of the excess skin, the terrible toll so many years of carrying so many excess lbs. does to one's body - feeling guilt that I had done this to myself, defeated. Feeling that I would never have ultimate success - it was a bit of a reboot to know that I am already a success in the eyes of this medical practitioner who was with me every step of the way with my surgery, the hematocrit levels that dropped to 19, the internal bleeding that followed, the multiple blood transfusions, the incisions that opened up at home when they finally let me return home from the hospital after a week - and sent me back to the ER. I was miserable for about 8 weeks after my surgery - it certainly took me a bit to recover.   I feel wonderful now, and am close to goal. I need to cherish the journey and recognize the incredible positive changes that my family and I have made over the past few years. It certainly takes a bit of practice to treat oneself well - just like this ongoing physical metamorphosis, it is a process, and there is no finish line. I will get to that goal eventually
Chimera

Chimera

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PinkL8tyLori's Blog
 

Babies after weightloss surgery (no! I'm not pregnant!)

I'm so sorry I haven't posted in awhile. We have been really busy at OCC and I've been really busy at home. Graduations, end of school, water polo season starting. Crazy train - woot woot!   I recently read this article about weight loss surgery and pregnancy and long term health of the child, and breaking the cycle of obesity in a family.   I had my weight loss surgery after I was done having kids, so I can't say I have first hand knowledge of this subject BUT... (and that's a big but) I will tell you that I have 3 kids. Two of my kids battle with their weight, the 3rd one, my last, hasn't ever had that battle. With my 3rd child, I was diagnosed with Gestational diabetes. I believe I had it with all 3, but it was only diagnosed in my 3rd pregnancy (after much urging on my part for more testing - all my babies weighed over 9 pounds, the 3rd weighed 10!) Since I was properly diagnosed with my 3rd, I cut out all sugar and most of my carbs during this pregnancy. Didn't gain much weight (yes, I was overweight already, but stayed pretty much the same weight throughout my pregnancy unlike the first 2) anyway, my eating habits were much different with my 3rd child. I do wonder if there is any correlation with my eating habits and my older 2 kids difficulty with their weight. So this article made a lot of sense to me. I don't think its just the weight loss surgery they talk about in this article, but the different eating habits that generally go along with a weight loss surgery.   So.... I wanted to share this. I get a lot of questions from younger women coming in for surgery about how weight loss surgery will affect a future pregnancy... as always, Dr. Ortiz would recommend you wait 1 - 2 years after having surgery to get pregnant, at least 12 months as that is when most of your weight loss will occur and you want to keep that momentum.   Here is the article: http://news.yahoo.com/moms-obesity-surgery-may-help-break-cycle-kids-192322482.html   As always, if you have any questions about weight loss surgery, or revision surgery you can always reach me at 1-866-376-7849 ext. 81 or lori@obesitycontrolcenter.com   Enjoy your weekend!
PinkL8tyLori

PinkL8tyLori

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Crystal VSG Journey!!
 

My Story

I have struggled all my life with my weight. I was the chubby kid, the porkly pre-teen, the fat teenager and now I am a morbidly obese adult. Yikes that was a very strong sentence. Yes I had 3 yrs of my early adult life that I was just chubby which is only because I am short (5'3) and was actually happy with my weight and would enjoy shopping and looking nice but it was a short lived 3 yrs. I fell down a hill one evening and tore my ACL in my knee and had to have surgery. I ended up being in a cast from my hip to my ankle for 9 weeks. I wasn't able to do anything and started gaining weight. I went from 140 to 180 by the time the 9 weeks ended and felt sick. I had bills that had piled up due to not being able to work and got extremely stressed out with that. And by the time it was over I had to quit my current job because I couldn't stand for more then 30 mins at a time and get a desk job. You can only imagine what occured after that. My butt widened and my jean size kept going up. During this time I also met the man of my dreams and was happy, he moved in with me after 6months and we got engaged after 9months. I was too embarassed to work out in front of him and started going out all the time eating at fancy restaurants and seeing movies. He wasn't an active person never worked out and ate what ever he wanted, he was also 6'3 so he hid his weight well. Unfortunately his mother was a great baker too and made awesome desserts that melted in my mouth way too easily. By the time we got married 3 yrs later I was up to 230 and getting married in a size 22 dress. In the years following we started a family and had two beautiful girls. Of course through each pregnancy I held onto at least 20 lbs of my pregnancy weight. I had bad post-pardon depression after my second daughter and started eating late at night eating my way to 320 lbs ! I have attempted pretty much every diet known to man and some I succeeded with and some I didn't. I have spent tons of money on food delivery services and programs. Now age 34 I have decided to take the plunge and have Weight Loss Surgery- Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. I have been working really hard the past 6 months to re-program my thoughts and feel I am prepared for this. I started the actual journey on 12/10/2012 at 318 pounds. I have lost 18 as of today. I have been taking it slowly only because I have arthritis in my feet and my knee can't handle this weight and now my hip pops in and out of place at least once a week now. My surgery is on July 22nd and I am beyond excited , nervous and anxious. I am ready to become that healthy and happy woman, mother and wife that my family and I deserve to experience. I want to be a good role model to my kids and reverse the damage I have already caused with them. I want to teach them good food choices and be active with them so we can enjoy our lives!!!
Cmt7831

Cmt7831

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dylanmiles23's Blog
 

surgeries going bad

Surgeries going wrong/bad has been a topic lately. This can happen with any kind of procedures done by the top doctors and hospitals. About 3-4 years ago my dermatologist didn't like a small mole I had. I went to a top Boston hospital to have it removed. Because it was under the belly fat they had to tape my fat belly. I don't do well with tape and got tape burns, aloe took care of that. The mole was removed and I got an infection from the incision. The infection turned into MRSA (I hope I spelled it right). It took 3-4 different antibiotics until the right one was found to get me healed. I was at the hospital every 2-3 days to have them look at it. My husband had to clean it for me 2-3 times a day with saline and medicines. That was suppose to be a no brainer removal. So you just never know. I have had zero problems with the BAND!! Everyone is different. Please stop knocking the Band, I love it, it helps me be under control of my intakes etc. Yesterday I had a stuck moment, it sucks when that happens. I walked and then burped and was fine. My fault, not the band, it just reminds me to be more perfect. No one is perfect. Enjoy your weekend everyone. Stay dry-Boston is heavy rain for the next 24 hours. Arlene aka Eye Candy
dylanmiles23

dylanmiles23

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momofjal's Blog
 

6/7/2013

Feeling much better today! I took my pain pump out last night and finally had a BM this morning. My vision is getting better since the pump is gone. Go Monday for post-op. Can't wait to see how good my sleeve is working!
momofjal

momofjal

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Kime-lou's Blog
 

Alternatives

I having been looking for alternatives for things I love that will be healthier and here are somethings I have found:   Spagetti Squash instead of pasta. You can cook it in the mircowave and then stread with a fork and you have pasta, with LESS carbs. Plus it's really tasty.   Couscous instead of rice. I do eat brown rice sometimes, but I get tired of it. Some times I want something that taste good and decatant, but won't kill the "diet". If you use a little olive oil in a sauce pan, heat it up add a chopped onion and 3-4 garlic cloves. Cook until the onions are done, add 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Once it is boling take it off the heat add one cup of coucous and let it sit. Once it as sat about 4 min, take a fork and fluff- add a little parm cheese for a little extra something. While couscous does have carbs it also had more protein and fiber. If you get stuck on rice, you likely won't get stuck on this because the grains are so fine.   Veggie chip instead of potato chips. I make my own chips. I purchased a Pampered Chef chip maker. I use zucchini, yellow squash, sweet potato, apples to make my own chips. Plus I can season like I want using less salt. You can make a bunch and put in plastic bags and save for later.   Greek yogurt instead of sour cream in recipes. There is a slight difference, but you like will not notice. I use the 0% Fage.   Bullion instead of oil in veggies. If you are from the south, your mama likely put a little grease in her veggies (like steamed cabbage or string beans). To perk of the flavor just add a teaspoon of beef bullion to veggies. This will give you flavor and all the salt you'll want.   Fruit parfait rather than a sundae. When I want a dessert type food this is my go to. Cut up one large strawberry in the bottom of a bowl top with a Table spoon of Fage 0% greek yogurt, put a few blue berries on top. Sprinkle a teaspoon or organic granola or flax seed on top. Another good treat is to cut a fresh peach in half, place on a hot grill and flip about 2 min later cook 2 more min, remove top with a small spoon of greek yogurt- this is really yummy.   These are just a few I have found- what healthy swaps have you found?
Kime-lou

Kime-lou

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sandiclaws4's Blog
 

getting my ducks in a row.

Hi, my name is Sandra and I am totally new at this. I am in the process of starting the Journey. I haven't even had my surgeon meeting yet. I have BCBS federal standard insurance and my bmi is 47-48 so I am sure they will cover the surgery. just waiting on their conditions.
sandiclaws4

sandiclaws4

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jaxmommy2012's Blog
 

I dont even know what a blog is!

From what I understand, a blog is basically just a journal that you put out in the world for the whole world to read. If I'm wrong, I apologize. I have no idea what I'm doing, at this point I'm just winging it. So if you don't want to read ramblings exit now. OK so here goes. Im TERRIFIED of all of this. NOT because of the surgery or the life changes, but because Im afraid I will get my hopes up and prepare myself, and someone will tell me I cant do it, I don't qualify, or my insurance doesn't cover it. I feel like Im sick and tired of worrying every single second of every single day about whether I should go out because my ONLY pair of jeans don't fit, or because its a little hot out and I might sweat like an animal if I leave the house. Wondering if my husband saw me naked today and if it disgusted him. I may be being dramatic but that's how I feel. every day. all the time. it hurts. its exhausting worrying so much. its tiring holding in my stomach for so long, trying to look normal. its sad not wanting to be in any pictures with my son because I don't want him to look back and be embarrassed that his mother looked like this. And for someone to say, "well just work out. go to the gym"...100 lbs doesn't just melt off ya know. I guess people don't realize the physical strain that accompanies strenuous exercise with this much weight on your bones and joints. SO when someone tells me to go to the gym I wanna slap them with a twinkie and tell them to go take a nap and shut it!! lol. ugh. anyway so this is my ranting craziness at midnight. im beginning my journey with research, waiting to hear back from insurance. and hopefully seeing a surgeon soon. whoever is reading this, ill keep you updated. if no one reads it, well whatever. ill read it. haha. have a lovely night. and remember, take a deep breath and love yourself. <3
jaxmommy2012

jaxmommy2012

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momofjal's Blog
 

Day two at home 6/6/2013

I have been very nauseous today and have not got my 40ozs in today. I also have problems with seeing things. Things that are up close are very blurry, but I can see thing far away a little bit better. I have never had eye problem. I have slowed up on pain meds and hoped it would help with the eye problems, but it has not worked so far. Also hoping that I can finally go to the bathroom and bloating will go away.
momofjal

momofjal

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Thickhawk's Blog
 

Does anyone feel like they have lost too much weight?

I know this may sound crazy but I am struggling right now and have asked this question before. Does anyone feel like they have lost too much weight? I am having body image issues/concerns. every time I look in the mirror I see a sickly skinny figure. I am now trying to figure out how I can gain back about 15 lbs to feel comfortable in my own skin and fill out my clothes better. I started out at 219 1 yr ago. I am now 136 and looking too thin. any suggestions on how to gain with the sleeve? it's hard for me to get in decent size portions. Hope this doesnt offend anyone.     Thx
Thickhawk

Thickhawk

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Wedding Weight Loss Challenge
 

Ugggggg

I started the week at 243 .... yesterday the scale said 247 - what the HECK?!?!?!?!   This past weekend I was on liquids because of my recent fill, now Im back on solids and that 4 lbs just jumped on???? SIGH   AT least I'm getting my protein in.   And I went to the gym twice already this week and I'm going again today for more cardio.   Maybe I'll try to do a liquid breakfast and a liquid dinner for the next couple of days and see if that makes a difference. (I can't eat liquid lunch on weekdays every day, I would be too jealous of my work friends eating real food).   Wish me luck!
Sunshyne068

Sunshyne068

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LadyDiva618's Blog
 

Mother Nature is a B and she can kick rocks!

I just want to warn you that I will be venting this time. I am normally a happy go lucky person and it’s takes a lot to piss me off but this hoe has out stayed her welcome! I used to say “I got my period and I am prego free” This month I am saying this hoe got to go. (I think I need to clean up my language just a bit) Anyway today is day 10 and I am not happy. My unhappiness begin last night when I had to go to Dollar General to pick up so more “items” I really need to start going to another Dollar General (DG) because the one by my house is next door to a restaurant that I used to eat at quite frequently. Unfortunately they do not sale any week 6 post op foods as matter they don’t sale anything healthy. Anyway I started smelling the greasy fried chicken on my way into DG. Then my craving for fried chicken and hot sauce started to kick in. So I told my craving to go away and leave me the F alone. When I got home I remember that I had some can chicken so I invented 6 week op post buffalo chicken dip. My recipe 1 can (2.5 oz.) of can chicken 1 cup of Greek yogurt 1 stick of Colby cheese 1/3 cup of hot sauce 12 multi grain Special K crackers This is my recipes satisfied one of my cravings… Later on that night I started craving chocolate. This surprises me because on my second day for dinner I had 3 sugar free fudgesicles and 1 chocolate pudding. I am so serious and I was satisfied with that but last night I had 2 fudgesicles to satisfy my chocolate craving on top of my dip. This band is something else I tell ya. Later on today I meet with my nurtionist and my surgeon. Don’t worry I am going to tell them everything the good and the bad. Thanks you for listen to me b***h.
LadyDiva618

LadyDiva618

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Kime-lou's Blog
 

Picture Painted

Ok, I just went in for my 1 year post-op. June 22 will be my one year, but due to scheduling I went early.   Good news- I have lost 60 lbs since pre-op. I was down 7 lbs from my last fill in Feb (even though it doesn't feel like it). Every thing looks great- had floro fill done.   I would like to share a few things my doc stressed to me while I was there that painted a good picture of how life should be now....   1- I MUST see him at least once a year for a floro check of my band, to make sure I am not having any problems.   2- Eat 5 meals a day. This will keep my metabolism going and give me enough calories.   3- Eat only a cup at a time. His picture was: you use to have a 4 lane highway, now you have a one lane pig path- no more tractor trailers.   4- Small bites. A bite is the size of a peanut M&M and only 3 per min.   5- Sips of water. A sip is half a cough syrup cup - again only 3 per min.   6- Protein first then fiber.   Going in today I kinda felt like I did at the start of the journey, excited and waiting to get going. Not sure why I lost that fire before, but glad I found it again.
Kime-lou

Kime-lou

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regner's Blog
 

15 days pre- op

Am I doing the right thing? Lots of thoughts going through my head! Am I ready for this huge change? What are the long- term effects? Will I gain weight again after 5 years? I hoping to find friends, answers and support on www.verticalsleevetalk.com! I am from Scandinavia by the way . I am married, 3 small kids and work more than 100% .... And I don't want to be FAT anymore!!!!
regner

regner

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