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lamamama's Journal
 

September 14, 2006

Well I've gone a walk around the block twice today. Feeling a little better today. Still sore and bloated. When I was out walking someone was cooking something and boy did it smell good. Getting my appetite back now. Can start full liquids Sat. Looking forward to that after being on clear. Hope everything goes down okay. I think I may try to drive today. Need to do a few errands. Might go to the library too. Everyone here has a cold, I hope they feel better and don't give it to me.
lamamama

lamamama

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Lou's Journal
 

My first step: August 2006

Last month i met dr. Beausoleil. Very nice and non judgemental. i am anxious and scared. Cannot decide on band or gastric bypass. More looking towards band. Less complicated. Will have to pay for band, over 4 000$. When i was visiting with Dr. B. heard the word 'disease' for the first time. I think, i know, i have a disease now. All my life this disease has been growing and feeding itself on all my emotions.... Cannot believe i let myself go like this. I have tried all the diets available. Latest one is the L.A. diet. Don't think i will try that one. I must have paid thousands of dollars on my fast weight loss fad diets, but they seem to have all failed. :cry I failed.
Lou

Lou

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Teresita's Journal
 

Hello

Got a fill, eating less today. Eating liquids..... LOL sf 9am potato soup 11:20 mcd sundae/sugar cookie 12:15 ice tea 1:30 no water,hello ok a sip....gotta go get water I'm gonna pee all night now
Teresita

Teresita

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drcollier's Journal
 

Banded on 9-11-06

I got the lap band surgery on Monday 9-11-06 and it went well. So far I am sore at one of the incisions (the port?) and I do have trouble rolling over in bed without any pain. Just took a stroll around my house and yard for about 20 minutes. I feel better as a result. This is my 4th day on liquids. 10 more days to go. So far, so good.
drcollier

drcollier

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ShayDee's Journal
 

sick :(

Well, figured out why I had the blahs... apperantly, I'm either coming down with a really bad cold or the flu.. I spent atleast 15 hours in bed yesterday with cold chills that hurt so bad.. it was like someone poking me with nails all over my body and then the fever kicked in and felt like i had 3rd degree sunburn. I haven't felt that sick since before Jared was born when I had the flu.. lol But, I feel better today but I can feel my chest starting to tighten and I know I'm gonna start coughing my head off any time now.
ShayDee

ShayDee

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shell04937's Journal
 

almost there!!!!!

I am now allowing myself to get excited. I got a call 2 days ago that my surgery is going to be next week Sept 22, 2006. I just decided on my personal goals.   Sept 22, 2006 267 lbs band date Oct 22, 2006 247lbs Jan 1, 2007 217lbs Jun 1, 2007 180 lbs Sept 22, 2007 167lbs.   Maybe it is too much to dream of loosing 100lbs since I havent seen that weight since JR High. But this is a new advanture so dreaming high is what I plan to do.... :cheer2: :confused: :Banane31: :Banane52: :Banane41: :Banane19: :Banane09: :not_ripe: :Banane29: :Banane39: :Banane49: :Banane27: :Banane16: :Banane05: :nanahump: :Banane47: :Banane25: :Banane14: :Banane02: :Banane24: :Banane13: :Banane03: :Banane12: :Banane33: :Banane43: :Banane21: :Banane10:   All of this is what it might take to get me to goal!!!!!
shell04937

shell04937

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edieparks's Journal
 

feeling so good

I feel so in control. I feel like I am beating my food addiction. I feel full so I dont have my craving to eat junk food. Its kind of neat because my intake is so small I want to have good healthy choices. A friend didnt understand why I hadnt gone out to eat since banding. She is skinny . So I feel she is sort of right. When we go on vacation I am going to make a point to enjoy the doing the restaurant thing. I have enjoyed having a big dinner twice with family. I ate a small amount. I still enjoyed the family . Its not about food. I admit I have eaten chips a few times but I was happy with just a few. Before.... I was such a 272 lb glutton. The chips,crackers,ice cream and candy is humilating to think about now. I saw my MD today and he was so proud of me. The benefits for my diabetes is blowing my mind. I was day dreaming about a doughnut hole today. lol. A hole! Not a dozen!!!! I feel like I am on this wonderful adventure and am enjoying it. Im not missing all the crud I used to put in my body. I am 8lbs from the half way mark . I bought some 20 jeans today and a pair of 18 because I know I will be there. :biggrin1:
edieparks

edieparks

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KariK's Journal
 

Strep Throat

Ended up going to the ER tonight. I just couldn't take it anymore. Bad case of strep throat. They gave me a hefty dose of antibiotic via a shot. Ughhh I cant wait until it starts working. This is worse pain than my c-section or my lap band surgery, I swear to god. I can't handle it!!! The doc was going to give me some strong pain meds but im nursing so I had to pass. I wish I woulda just taken the stuff. If someone was standing next to me and offered me morphine or heroine lol Id be sooo tempted.
KariK

KariK

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Denise2's Journal
 

The Second Half Of My Life

I am now 40 years old and have had a weight problem all my life. Now I want to make sure I am healthy for the next 40 years. I am scared if I don't do something about my weight issue now I will end up in a hospital bed, ill, on tons of medication and saying to myself "What did you do to yourself all these years!" I am ready !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:confused: I am in the pre-op stages of just testing. I already had an upper GI series, blood work, ekg, and stress test. On Friday I go for an ECHO. My nutrtional and physch. are set up for Monday the 18th. The dr. that will be performing my surgery will be DR. ALAN GEISS in SYOSSET.
Denise2

Denise2

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Malice X Girl's Journal
 

Almost Blue

Today sucks. I am really down. I have gone off the deepend with my eating. Since my stomach thing started i have lost restriction and have gone overboard eating unhealthy stuff and not really enjoying it. I am over eating to see if I can make myself feel anything, and alas I can't. I don't know what's going on. I'm scared, and kinda down...really down. I wish I knew what was going on, wish things were back to normal. I guess this is just a wave i'm going to have to ride out.
Malice X Girl

Malice X Girl

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KariK's Journal
 

Still sick.. whens it going to end??

:sick Ughhh im so sick this sux. Im worried im going to get dehydrated, I can't even drink water my throat hurts so bad. My stomach is growling and Im so hungry but I can't swallow. Ugh I want to lose weight but not this way.:sick
KariK

KariK

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NW Island Girl's Journal
 

Preparation

Sept. 13, 2006 I ordered the wire transfer today for the deposit that effectively sets in motion my preparation for lap band surgery on Dec. 27, 2006. I have 105 days to prepare, and I am going to start by incorporating some of the dietary changes that I'll need to make post-op, such as eating your protein first, eating with intention (chewing, appreciating) and drinking often but slowly. Over the next three months, maybe I'll also learn to eat less, and get away from grazing. Right now I'm about 240 pounds, and my intention is to achieve a healthy body weight of somewhere between 135-145 pounds. I have no target date, although it would be nice at least to be close by the time of my oldest niece's (my god-daughter's) wedding ... currently anticipated to be early 2008. I would really like to look good in those family photos ... like I did at my parents' 50th anniversary in 1993, or better. I feel fully prepared to make these changes. I've always been something of a culinary maverick, choosing foods that most people (at least most people in my family) don't ordinarily choose ... e.g. being vegan for two years. I can do this. I'm a little concerned about how this might impact my social life, such as it is. I'm not much of a party girl, and I don't eat out all that often on my current budget, but I am concerned about how this will affect my ability to "come over for dinner" without making others uncomfortable. I'm willing to BE different. I guess I just don't want to be PERCEIVED as different. :paranoid I hope that what the band will do for me is to give me a sense of normalcy about my physical place in the world. I'd like to walk past a mirror and think, "I know her. That's who I am." At the moment, I don't recognize the woman who looks back at me. I don't feel that fat, but when I saw the pictures from "La Vie Ennui," I knew I looked as bad as I felt in those costumes.:confused: I'm looking forward to a simpler life, a life in which my body makes me proud, and is a place I like to be (as opposed to my imagination, which is where I spend much of my time now). 105 days until I receive the tool that I then can WORK to find the normal girl within.
NW Island Girl

NW Island Girl

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Neverland's Journey
 

...

I've been feeling kind of sad today. Especially becuz I am going to Istanbul, since school starts monday. I really didn't have that good a summer since I had my surgery in june, and since my parents were ashamed my me (they did use that word) they didn't want me going around in our hometown. :tired So we kind of traveled, to London, to Paris, Austria and etc. I guess it turned out well, but still.. :confused:   I really don't want to start school. Though I'm thinner than I was, and I'm almost positive people will notice and comment on this positive change (:nervous ) I still don't feel ready. My mother is coming with me, and I don't know how I feel about that. I'm just nervous, I guess...
neverland

neverland

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avilla's Journal
 

Little by Little

Finally the scale has moved an inch...Not much but every little bit counts...And thats really strange cuz I had the bottom half of a cheeseburger last night but I did mow the front and back yard so I guess it evened out a little...My eyes got big this morning when I stepped up on that scale and it had moved...Next Friday is my second fill and I am more than ready
avilla

avilla

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ShayDee's Journal
 

got the blahs

Some days, I have tons of energy, some days I'm lucky if I get out of bed before 10.   I wish I could find another job that works so well around my school schedule but oh well..   on a brighter side.. My son ( he's just turned 2 in July ) peed in the potty all by himself today! I was so proud AND he insists on drinking out of a regular cup with no lid. God, they grow up so fast. I love him so much.. he makes me smile when everything else is going wrong. He's so sweet ( when he wants to be ) and he's friggin hiliarious too lol       ( Jared and I when he was around 6 months )   Oh..and I lost one pound.. lol
ShayDee

ShayDee

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sueol's Journal
 

September 12, 2006

Had a very busy day today. Met with Natalie, the Nutritionist. She was great. Very easy to talk to and she explained everything. After that me and Garrett grabbed a salad and water and then of to the info meeting. That was very informative also. Seems like I had been there already, with meeting the surgeon already and knowing so much about the procedure. Will call tomarrow to make sure they have all my paperwork in order to send to the insurance co. :confused:
sueol

sueol

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Joy Joy's Journal
 

diet doc

I went in today to meet with Shaina the nutrionist @ Mercy, she went over all the pre/post op instructions. It was a little much but I think I got it.gotta practice chewing---ugh.
Joy Joy

Joy Joy

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LittleBird's Journal
 

Everything is relative isn't it?

Here is a thought - last time I weighed 233 I was on the way UP and I felt horrible about my body - this time I'm on the way DOWN and that SAME body feels great to me, my attitude is wonderful, I walk with more confidence, style my hair in the morning instead of putting it in a clip...   It helps me understand and really SEE that its all about perspective.   Same body - entirely different attitude.
LittleBird

LittleBird

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lamamama's Journal
 

September 12

Well today I came home from the hospital. Surgery went well yesterday. I haven't had anything to eat since Saturday evening. Have been on liquids since then. Just water and ice since surgery. Some pain, I think mostly from the gas. Incisions are fairly sore, not too bad I guess. The one by the port hurts the most. My daughter accidently plopped down on my stomach, that didn't feel so hot... Hopefully I feel back to normal soon.   Ht. 5'4 Wt. at S. 243.5
lamamama

lamamama

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luvlif's Journal
 

I WANT A HONEY! 9/12/06

I WANT SOMEONE TO SHARE MY LIFE WITH SOMEONE TO DOTE ON, SOMEONE TO CUDDLE WITH SOMEONE TO HOLD HANDS WITH, SOMEONE TO KISS & SNUGGLE UP TO AT NIGHT SOMEONE TO HOLD ME SOMEONETO BE POSSESSIVE & PROTECTIVE OF ME SOMEONE TO COOK FOR SOMEONE TO KISS, CARESS & HUG SOMEONE TO SHARE MY DEEPEST THOUGHTS WITH, SOMEONE TO ADMIRE,& ENCOURAGE SOMEONE TO BE TENDER WITH SOME ONE TO LAUGH WITH SOMEONE TO WATCH TV & GO TO THE MOVIES WITH SOMEONE WHOSE LAP I CAN GO SIT ON WHEN I WANT TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ME SOMEONE TO DISCUSS THINGS WITH SOMEONE TO CHERISH SOMEONE TO LOVE SOMEONE TO BE #1 IN MY LIFE, TO BE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE SOMEONE WHO OPENS DOORS FOR ME, SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH IN A HOT TUB SOMEONE TO COOK FOR ME SOMEONE TO MAKE PASSIONATE LOVE WITH
luvlif

luvlif

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faybie's Journal
 

hmmmm.....I need to come up with more interesting titles - Day 13

Wow, so its day 13. I can walk at my normal pace now. I can also wear a bra with no problem, yesterday it still hurt. I still cannot eat over 4oz. at a time. The pressure in my chest definitely tells me that it will send it right back up if I dare. I am still staying full for hours and hours. I wasn't even hungry at lunch today, so I only ate about 2oz. I was at lunch with my SIL. She knows but I would have felt bad not eating anything at all. She ate a whole filafl (sp?), fries and pita bread.   My favorite dress is missing and I am majorly bummed. It was a basic black dress that I could throw all kinds of shirts over to give it different looks. I am lost without it. I have easily lost 5 or more outfits from my wardrobe. The last time I had it was on vacation in Maine. I checked the suitcase, not there. So, do I go find another one that fits now or wait until I fit into the smaller identical one that I have? hmmmm. I may not even be able to find such a dress, it was so awesome. =(     Morning Scale: 210   Food today: coffee w/ 1 equal Breakfast - 1 scrammbled egg with cheese and 1/2 slice of bacon. Lunch - 1/3 of a spanikopita snack - protein cappacino drink Dinner - snack -   Excersize:
faybie

faybie

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