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lins12's Journal
 

JULY 10

179.5 (considering the weekend and ALL of that eating I did...not too bad)   BREAKFAST 160C Protein Shake 130C Cottage Double TOTAL: 290C   LUNCH:ARG!!!!!!!!!!! 175C 1/2 a lunch lean cuisine @600C Almost the whole bag of "baked" cheetos TOTAL: 1100   SNACK: Several teenie weenie snickers C250 TOTAL: 1350   DINNER:
lins12

lins12

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Livs journal
 

nearly a week on!

Wow its already 5 days since my surgery.. It IS easier to move around.. the worst part are the stupid injections i have to give myself every day and the fact that i can only drink liquids at the moment and everyone around me is gorging on delicious looking food that smells amazing! Its hard but i think once i get onto even the blended/puree foods it will start to get easier.   Everyone has been very supportive of me and they have all said that it is a positive move and will have a great outcome! Lets hope they're right and its all worth it!
Magical_Me

Magical_Me

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jenMomTo3's Journal
 

Saying goodbye

14 days and counting..... The feelings I feel are so weird. I know this sounds stupid, but I almost feel like I'm in a prison and soon to be let free. Food rules my life right now, It is on my mind all the time. I am so scared for my DD, she is doing my old tricks. She says shes helping clean the kitchen by getting her brothers plates to the sink, and on the way she is eating the leftovers on their plate. She sneeks food, and is a true bordom eater. The difference between her and her brothers are night and day. The boys don't ack like they care about food at all. She thinks about food all day like I used to. I have noticed when The kids are playing outside all day she eats just a little, but when they are inside she ask for food alot more. We have to get out of this house and move our butts. Today we are going to ride bikes if it doesn't rain, if it does I am going to take them to mall so we can walk. I know they will beg for everything but at least its not food. I have high hopes for this surgery to makeover my entire family, including my dd. Maybe she will see the examples dh and I are setting and be able to follow them.   I am going to up my workout this week. Instead of one hour, I am shooting for 1 1/2 hours. 3 thirty min. intervals. This week I am doing a no fat diet to get my body and mind ready for this surgery. Even though I am not on a pre op diet I want my brain to begain the process of letting go of all this crap I put in my mouth. I have had so many last suppers, I think I am finally ready to say good bye to over eating and stuffing myself. I am ready to start loving my self again. :eek:       12:30- 30 mins on cross trainer.
JMO

JMO

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avilla's Journal
 

Its Official

Well its official, since last week I havent lost anything else...So I guess that what the dr said is true...I just dont like having to wait almost a month before I get a fill to start losing some more weight...I guess i am not understanding the entire process of whats going on with my body...If I am only eating 2 ounces of food after a while i would think that my body would pull itself out of the starvation period and move on to losing some pounds...After all, I will be moving up to regular food 4-5 ounces in a couple more weeks and if i am at a stand still now wont i just gain weight if i add more food? My mind has just been turned upside down trying to figure all of this stuff out...I am trying to be really good, but my stomache has started telling me that its hungry lately...I have been doing a double portion of the protien drink and making it last for breakfast and to have before lunch time...I had crab soup yesterday for lunch and shredded up grilled chicken and a salad last night for dinner...I guess that i dont really need to understand whats going on as long as my body and the scales come together on August 4th at my first fill...I am ready to see some changes after everything that i have been thru
avilla

avilla

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Teresita's Journal
 

New Day

I am happy with my exercise this weekend. Friday night we went downtown and walked but it was dark and did not stay long. LOL I don't know how the tourist do it. I walked bright and early Saturday morning at HP and came home picked up my child and went over to the track and did 1 mile there. Sunday I got up early again and was at the park by 6:15.....walking.....came home and did the laundry. I got my 10,000 steps both Sat and Sun.   I don't know what I am going to do this evening but the exercise thing is addictive.:eek: Ha Ha 20 miles so far this month and today is the 10th. yesssss I will pass that sad 25 miles for the month of June today.   I have Take The Challenge tonight and weigh in tomorrow. :clap2: :clap2:  
Teresita

Teresita

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Blog 8403
 

Day 8 - Liquid Diet

Two days ago Mom the kids and I went to Grandma's house. Ty locked the keys in the van. Bruce didn't come till close to 8 to get the keys out. Mom and I spent 4 hours working on Grandma's room which was a good thing but I was soooooooo hungry and so was everyone else.   We went to JB and I got everyone food and sat there w/my diet soda. I turend my head but the food smelt so good. I was really hoping that one of the kids wouldn't finish their food. While waiting I had 4 fries. Kira was the one who didn't finish her burger. I hate half a burger w/lettuce and pickle and then mom gave me some of hers. I tell you that was the best dam burger I ever had! And I had the runs for the next two days.   Yesterday I only had two spoonfulls of tuna salad and a slice of chedder chz at Steph's. Not bad. I had to leave the house last night cause we had Pizzu Hut and I really wanted some. So I went to Steph's.   Today I haven't had a thing. Step and I went to the movies and I didn't eat anything---WAY TO GO MELIA! The popcorn sure did smell good though.   The kids will be dropped off at the appropriate houses tomorrow night and then I'll be in the hospital by 10:30 on Tuesday.   I've had a pain in my throat since yesterday and today it's hard to swallow. I've taken Tylenol so we'll see if it goes away.   When I got home the family was out. It's 8:55 and they are still not home. Must be out eating.
SanDiegoUbermom

SanDiegoUbermom

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wiggygiggy's Journal
 

in limbo aka plateau?

I feel no restriction at all - I can eat every thing and anything I put in my mouth. I do feel full eventually, but not until I've eaten about as much as I use to. Fortunetly I haven't gained any weight - just maintaining at -38 pds. I'm going to try and do the 3 day diet starting tomorrow to hopefully kick things into action PLUS I'm going to go and work out at the gym starting this week. MWF this week, TTH next week, etc. I have to get things moving again. I want to lose another 12 pds here so I can say I've lost 50 pds! Come on Deb, get your fat ass in gear!!
wiggygiggy

wiggygiggy

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mychevygirl's Journal
 

a bad day

Well I just need to share a bit! I was having a real struggle yesterday. It was the first day that it has happened since March 4th when I made the choice to go forward with my surgery! ( which was May 4th ) I had a really hard time staying on the right foods! for instants I ate 1/4 of a toasted cheese sandwich! yep bread! I know better than that. But before I realized what I did it was down! and then I make the little ones popcorn for there snack... and here I was popping it into my mouth! I could not believe it! then I started the head games of will you blew it! you can go ahead and continue. Last night my family went out to dinner to celebrate my parents 49 th wedding Anniversary! ( if you read past post you knew what we have through the past year, And know why it was so important!) Any way when I walked in ( late because my close were to big!!!!:omg: ) and I had to find something smaller to wear! :clap2: my family all gave me such compliments that I was embarrassed. Any way back to the bad day... I ordered a shrimp cocktail ummmmmm! and that was all I was going to eat.. well my niece who sat next to me ordered a chocolate chip mint mud pie!!! yep three small bites later with everyone watching... Did I let them down? I was so upset! the support they have giving me has been wonderful! I went for a long walk with my dear hubby along the water front and I told him how I was feeling, I was letting my self down plus him and my family... he said take each day as it comes!... don't look back! step forward! take yesterday and find out what you learned from it. I soul searched and found that I am still dealing with old habits that are hard to break. I need to take owner ship of what I did and start a new! I DID!!!! today I got up at 5 AM cleaned the house, did all the laundry, weeded the gardens, watered the lawns, and went to the gym I worked out for two hrs. one on my own! one with the trainer. I feel so much better today! I guess yesterday was just a learning day! Sorry if I went on and on..... just needed to share! I posted this on gone for good thread but really needed it in my journal! Friday was a much better day! I am doing and feeling so much better about my self... We even went to dinner with Becky & Doug (friends) at a bar and I wore shorts!!!
mychevygirl

mychevygirl

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nevada's Journal
 

countdown to surgery

:omg: OMG June 13, 2006 got paperwork from doc. Two days later applied for loan. One week later Surgrey scheduled. Dr. Ortiz in TJ, MX. Read good things about him.   Told nurse on phone 350 pounds. Went home weighed myself :faint: 360 pounds. How did those get there???????   Wanted to die. Corrected the paperwork. Need to lose 5% by Surgery date. July 14, 2006. I believe that is 18 pounds. daunting but not impossible right??????   So it's July 7, 2006 and I weigh 350 pounds.....yes math wizzes that is 10 whole pounds. So only eight more. Started my "liquid only" diet. :hungry:   Atkins Strawberry shakes sare no that bad! Slim Fast are better tasting but you can't have everything.
nevada

nevada

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avilla's Journal
 

Ouch

Well, I dont know what got into me today...I woke up and took my son to Mcdonalds for breakfast...I did really good by picking the real small breakfast burrito for myself...When we got home I ate the insides, egg, sausage and cheese...If I had stopped here everything would have been fine...I thought the tortilla looked pretty good with all the melted cheese still on it so I ate that too...By the time I finished I was hurting so bad up in my chest...I thought by getting a drink of water I could make it go away cuz it even hurt to breath and to move...But I ended up infront of the toilet getting rid of the top layer of whatever was in my pouch which ended up being the water i had drank afterwards and a vitamin...It wasnt like throwing up at all, I cant really describe it. My pouch and chest just felt very very painful until everything finally filtered thru...I dont know what in the heck this was but i know that i never in my life want to go thru this again cuz it was miserable...I should have stuck with the inards!!! Could this have been some type of PB, I just dont know..
avilla

avilla

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Meow=^..^='s Journal
 

Is it already the 7th????? OMG!!!!

So I havent been here in a few.... The History 101 is kickin my bootay!!! LOL I have to read a chapter a night AUGGGGG..... This last week I read 5 chapters, I had to spring clean my house...ewwww, and I need to get my drugs....WTH, $135.00 hopefully.... I need a real job to get insurance, I need an externship for 166 hours to fufill my school requirement...Yeah feeling a little stressed at this point, OOOOO and I have 3, 5 hour classes next week for nutrition, overwhelmed is the word... but I have broken my addiction to soda...wooot wooot and i must say i have every flavor of crystal light and they all suck...LOL but I am drinking them, along with water. But I did break down and got an apple fritter the other day, it was good....LOL I get like this when I quit smoking too... I dont understand it.... I never crave sugar unless I am trying to get off soda and cigs... I just find that really odd. But I am cooking more at home, and I am still drinking shakes for breakfast. I havent had all my diabetes meds so I am tired too. Definitly have to get those today, just waiting for hubby to get up. But my sugars have been in the 130 - 170 range... Tried running around, but now I know I definitly need the drugs... OK I will be back later.   8:30 150 B:shake L: D:
Meow=^..^=

Meow=^..^=

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lins12's Journal
 

July 7th -- Back on the saddle again

179! Considering yesterday when I was 173 and I had not gotten anything down (including water for two days) I am feeling GREAT! I proud to be at 179. I feel, even without a fill, that I have a new lease on life and I am really ready to lose!!   BREAKFAST 130C oatmeal 125C banana TOTAL 255   LUNCH 197C Cream of Cauliflower soup (1 cup) 200C Salad 200C Dressing TOTAL 900   SNACK 100C Popcorn TOTAL 1,000   DINNER C510 Chicken sandwich TOTAL 1,510
lins12

lins12

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vericks's Journal/Vickie
 

Vacationed!

:omg: I went to California for a week to vacation with family. Hmmm, I'm afraid to step on the scales although I earnestly tried to limit my intake of food. I am still eating portions I probably shouldn't. Can't seem to get that under control yet. Now I can eat regular type food again, so it's like an open door. I must get help, must get fill! :omg: I am anxious to get my fill. I get my first fill next week in hopes I will see some real progress. I am feeling well after the surgery with two months out. It appears all the healing is completed. Once in a while I will get kind of a odd pain on my left side but nothing that seems of real concern. It's hard being patient while the healing process is going on. You just want to see pounds start shedding. I felt fairly miserable around my thinner family members, but I am trying to remember this weight gain didn't just happen over night. I sure have blown my exercise routine, I just can't seem to get into the groove. Maybe due to a few factors like; I had the surgery, looking for a new home, vacations, my husbands illness, etc. Can we say stress! However, no excuses, just want to see what a filled band will do for me. I am in great need of limiting portions and getting some exercise. My knees and joints hurt so bad that exercise is no my strength. Hmmm, maybe this site will give me some much needed suggestions. :tired
vericks

vericks

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Teresita's Journal
 

PMS kiss my tukus

I am in such a good mood today, right now. LOL I got excited in the MD Forum writing about my walking and that the weekend is here and that I WILL BE WALKING THIS WEEKEND.....!!!!!   My daughter put in the WAP tape and I put on the radio and we walked and danced for 45 minutes. We did almost 3 miles according to the tape but 3 according to my pedometer. LOL I was having a ball and my daughter was laughing at me while she was walking. I was wet and my hair was soaked when I got through. It felt so good just to be working out. It was gorgeous outside yesterday and I should have gone to the park but I did not so this was better then nothing.   Fri (I don't know yet, walk somewhere) Sat Walk - C&L- RT Sun Walk Mon TTC Tues Weigh in (I'm excited, I need to know, I can't wait to get my scale)
Teresita

Teresita

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NurseWiggins's Journal
 

So im getting Anxious...

Oh boy! :phanvan All of my information is in to my surgeon. I have 2 letters of medical necessity, psych eval, lab work, MRI (newly dx herniated disc), my letter to the insurance company along with pictures x3. My surgeon is now going to write a letter of medical necessity--THEN they will be sending it off to the insurance to either approve, or deny. ACK! Im so frickin nervous. The wait is TERRIBLE. I want to know there will be an end to this feeling I have had my entire life. I just want to feel good about myself again. I want to be able to look nice in clothes, and do everyday things many take for granted. I only hope, and pray Im approved. Until I get the word....
NurseWiggins

NurseWiggins

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avilla's Journal
 

First Post Op Visit

Well, I had my first post op visit yesterday...They weighed me in and were very happy with my results, even tho I have been unhappy that it has been stuck...They told me that I should be just consentrating on healing right now cuz my body is in a "starvation period" where it thinks that its starving and storing extra fat cells...The nurse said to be happy and consider anything that I had lost as a bonus, but I am thinking what choice does my body have but to lose weight with me only eating 2 ounces of food a meal...Oh well, atleast they were happy...My appt was actually with the drs helper and I told her what had happened after my surgery and that it was still freaking me out and giving me nightmares...So she left the room and talked to the dr and she came back in saying that the dr wanted to see me and for me to wait for him...So I wait about 30 minutes for him to get finished with his regular paitence so that he can come see me...He reassured me that everything was normal and for me to make sure to tell the anethesiologist (if i ever have surgery again) that I have problems staying knocked out long enough...And that was basiclly it..He seemed genuinly concerned that I was upset about it tho and was really nice...So, I am scheduled for my first fill on August 4th...Then they said I could consentrate on me losing weight...They made sure to also tell me that I probably wont lose anything else until then and to take it easy...Im going to see what I can do between now and then to prove them wrong tho of course, cuz Im not happy just not losing after going thru what I had to to get to where I am...So, I will work work work on it, no promises tho
avilla

avilla

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brennab69's Journal
 

July 6, 2006

I am torn between my emotions today. I found out on July 5, that I was approved for this surgery, I was so excited and couldnt wait to have it scheduled. I have been anxiously awaiting the phone call from the surgeons office, and when they did call they told me I would need to bring $250.00 for one appointment, (Ok, can probably squeeze that out).. then I need to bring $3900.00 for the next appointment...:omg: YIKES!!! I dont have that kind of money just sitting around.. though she did say that they do have a payment plan, but I have to call the other office and talk to someone else. I did call and leave a voicemail, but the greeting said that she is only in the office Mon. - Thurs . 8:30-4:00 .. so it may be Monday before I hear anything. So I am upset and worried that I have went through this whole ordeal of getting ready and now possibly not be able to go through with it. So hopefully it'll all work out. I had no idea, they did not say a thing about these fees at that first appointment. I will try to stay busy this weekend, and maybe that'll take my mind off of it.... doubt it. Or maybe someone else in that office will check the message and call me back.
brennab69

brennab69

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Ali's Musings and Meanderings...
 

Don't read today's it's boring....

Ok, not so many icons today LOL...maybe one or two though cos they are soo cute! I had another late start today:notagree ...what it is with me this week? I got in my two walks and am happy to say that I had a little more energy today...was trying to dance on the treadmill at one point (thank God I'm alone in there). Apart from that it was a very quiet day and I didn't see anyone. hubby was at work til late tonight and so it was TV and PC most of the day. I need to get out more! Food was Ok today. I had one of my not very hungry days and didn't eat a thing til 2pm. I finally had a baked potato with one teaspoon butter...then threw the butter away cos hubby bought it and it shouldnt be in house anyway and later I ate a salad with a slice of ham. drank lots and that's about it for today! Oh yeah...one good thing that happened-After a year of not being able to, I finally can wear my wedding and engagement rings again without worrying they'll get stuck. :biggrin1: Means a lot!
A1ikou

A1ikou

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Kathi's Journal
 

girl gone mad

I had been doing so good with having a positive outlook over the past several weeks, but it went away. The reason it went away is: I had been weighing every morning. I got on the scale one morning and it said 247. WhooHooo! But the next day, 249 and the day after that 251. I was shocked and horrified. I have done NOT ONE THING WRONG. I have been VERY good about eating correctly, drinking correctly and I exercised every day for the last 3 weeks. AND I AM GAINING!.... There is no way that is humanly possible. I do not understand this one bit. I have never had a problem losing weight in the past... only problems keeping it off. I am starting to think that I have a medical condition that I am not aware of. Anyways... I am still VERY committed to myself. I have stayed on the straight and narrow with eating properly, journaling, exercising and drinking water. I am not going to weigh myself more than once a week if possible, because this upset me so much. I am also getting really frustrated seeing everyone's losses add up and I am still doing so poorly. And I know that I am not cheating with junk food or overeating. I am journaling every bite I take. EVERYTHING! It's enough to make a girl go mad!!!
Kathi

Kathi

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Teresita's Journal
 

Scale

I can't wait to get my own scale. I'm going to get on it in the morning before I pee then after I pee, after I get dressed, when I get home before I pee and after I pee, after I drink some water, after I eat something, whenever I go to the bathroom, with diffrent clothes on, shoes on and off. he he he he he   Thursday I really need a weigh in....:faint:   later that day..shake 180.PP160 almonds170 cheesestick80 590 so far today   459-393-----375     JUNE 6 -3 388   JUNE 13 no weigh in tonight(not happy about this) I WILL exercise instead   JUNE 20 (-6) +5 393   JUNE 27 (-4) -.2 392   JULY 4 (-3) no weigh in   July 11       388 6.6.05 375 71 pounds gone* 13 pounds to go for July4/July8   459 began 391 now 68 pounds gone   391 now 375 birthday/bandiversary 16 pounds to go for July4/July8 I need to start looking at new goals.   July 375 August 365 September 350
Teresita

Teresita

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sbaker's Journal
 

14 days post op

I have now made it 14 days after my surgerey and I am having no problems. I am starting to feel a little hungry. Tomorrow I go to the doctor and I think I get to start on creamed liquids. 25 days of clear liquids is over and I made it 100% with no cheating! I am very tired and need more protein in my diet.
sbaker

sbaker

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luvlif's Journal
 

7/5

I can feel my hip bones on my sides! It's great to catch myself in the mirror and see a thinner me constantly & know that I'm finally liberated from morbid obesity...what a lovely feeling it is to be able to give away my size 16 clothes & to now put on bras that once did'nt fit...now they are loose. It's great to have the problem of what great outfit am I going to wear to-day! The band works if you work w it! And if you don't you will see your reflection in the toilet bowl! now that's a given!
luvlif

luvlif

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