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Kathy.thebestme.Journal
 

weight loss stats

Okay, I have begun my journal. It's been a heck of a year with my band, but I'll start with my weight as far back as I can reasonably remember and go from there. I love looking at the numbers. So this isn't about NSVs for me. It's stats. It's seeing where I've been, and remembering how far I've come. My One Year Bandiversary is approaching, and I have measurements, weights, dates, milestones for my Journal. They are currently on posts all over this board, or on little pieces of paper in the pencil drawer in the kitchen, or on big sheets of paper tucked away all over the office in my home. I will gather, sort, organize and post my little numbers game here. I can't wait to see it all done!
the best me

the best me

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kabeerah's Journal
 

Recovery

I use to have so a low tolerance for pain. I now think of it as a mind over matter thing. This was my 5th operation. I have had 3 c secs and my gallbladder removed. So far the band is similar but because I am ann old pro I can handle it better. The hardest part is nusring my baby. If I nurse him laying on my right side it is ok. However, lying on my left side puts pressure on my port. If I nurse him on my lap its not so bad either because I put a pillow there. I mean it's manageble...but what to do the boy has to eat.   The first night home I slep in my bed with him. Last night we slept on the floor of the play room because I was afraid he would wake up and fall out of the bed because I couldnt move fast enough to get him. Actually I nursed him on the floor then I slept in the recliner.   My dh asked me this morning, "when can we do it?". I said do what trying to play dumb cuz I truely thought it was insensitive and how could he be thinking about something like that while i'm in pain. I handle my pain well but maybe I should be more dramatic around him.
kabeerah

kabeerah

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kabeerah's Journal
 

A New Improved Me

I had basically given up hope of being able to lose weight until I found out about the Band. I have steadyly gained weight since marriage and having children and IO can't believe how big I am.   I am an American living in Saudi Arabia. The most jope I had for losing weight was to go back on Atkins after weaning my son. Problem is I usually nurse my kids for two years and he isn't even one yet. Then I discovered the band. Not only did I discover the band but I was informed the the surgeon who laproscropically removed my gallbladder was being trained to band and would soon be in charge of the WLC at his hospital. He is a family friend soI consulted with him in January about the band and he told me that as soon as the Mininistry of Health sent them all the equipment, he would band me. I was excited because this would be free at the Government hospital. I was so excited that I really didn't even care that he lacked experience. I figured he could put it in and I would do the rest.   Well the hospital was taking to long to set up the WLC and I was still gaining weight. Actually my eating had gone crazy after finding out about the band. It was as if I was trying to have everything just one more time before being banded. I started caling around to other local hospitals to price the band. They were more affordable than abroad ($6500) but I still could not afford it. So I tried to patiently wait.   In the mean time I had a nasty ineffection from an ingrown toenail. I got it around the same time I found out about the band. I basically went into depression and stayed home off my foot for 3 months. In a away I stayed home after finding out about the band avoiding people until after the band. I don't want to meet any new people until I loose weight and I do not want to see any old friends until I have lost too. Well my depression started getting bad once I found out my surgeon was on vacation for a month. At that point I said I couldn't wait any longer, called another local hospital and found out that their package was much more affordable because it was a semi-government hospital.   I made an appointment for a consultation a little over two weeks ago. Met with the doc. Did all my testing the same day and scheduled to be banded two weeks later. I am now 3 days post op and have no complaints.   The first night in the hospital I was only allowed to eat ice chips. They were great, I actually miss them. I have tried to blend up some ice cubes at home but it's not the same. I went to GNC and bought some Ready To Drink Myoplex Protein Drinks. Some are CarbSense some are regular. So far my favorite flavore is cookies and creame. I also have some Slim Fast Optimum and Carnation instant Breakfast. I am on a liquids only diet for 4 weeks. So far this is what I have eaten.   March 29th 2006 (weds day of Surgury) Ice Chips   March 30th 2006 (thurs) Ice chips bout 2 spoons of chicken broth from hospital 17oz myoplex 16 oz water   March 31st 2006 (fri) Breakfast- 8oz myoplex Lunch- 1 cup of vegatable stock Dinner- 8oz Myoplex Snack- 1 cup of Chicken broth Apple juice- 2 8oz cups water- 5 8oz cups
kabeerah

kabeerah

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drj's Journal
 

The weekend is here again

The weekend is here again. This is a particularly difficult time for me. My husband is home and we have errands to run. We eat out, usually when we are past the hungry stage. That means I might eat or try to eat foods that aren't good for me, usually carbohydrates or foods that don't go down very easily. This weekend I will be at a conference in Chicago. I don't know what food choices I will have. But I do have a plan. I will make meat or protein choices. My food choices from today: Breakfast: bacon, 3 slices, cup hot chocolate Lunch: beans, ground beef and peas, can soda Snack: decaf coffee (Frap) Dinner: can Campbell's chicken and rice soup (I don't feel good tonight) I have noticed that I don't drink nearly enough water or any real water at all. Second, I drink way too much coffee, especially those types WITH calories. I think if I cut those out again, I'll lose weight right away. I think they have a lot of liquid calories, though I never asked the company for the nutrition information. I should ask one day. Plans for Saturday at the conference: breakfast: vitamins, water lunch: McDonald's cheeseburger, no bread; diet drink or water dinner: some kind of meat: Mexican steak or arrachera, drink I plan to drink more water. I'll update on how much I actually drank all day. :girl_hug:
drj

drj

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ReneBean's Journal
 

3/31/06 - The Fill and the Fury

OK - so no fury - but the fill is a good thing...   I went in on the 21st and filled out the paperwork. I asked that I not have to see the needles - so the lovely gals at SCOR covered the tray for me before I went into the room.   I hopped up onto the table under the Flouro machine and they located the band with it. I studiously looked away as they gave me the numbing shot, which I could barely feel at all. I kept studiously looking away as they put the fill needle in - first try, no problem. No pain at all.   I felt an odd sensation as they put the fill in. Almost impossible to describe - but just a tightening sensation in my chest.   They had me drink some lovely barium through a straw from the lying down position and they took a picture of it flowing through the band.   Then, they pulled out the needle and sent me out to the waiting room to drink water.   I sat out there for a couple of minutes and then I went back to Chat with Mary Ann - the Patient Coordinator. We talked about what I was eating and whether I was exercising while I continued to sip my water.   Then I went back out front and finished my drink. Since I had no problems with the water or anything, I went off to work.   Restriction is going to be AWESOME. For the first couple of days, I could really feel restriction - and after that, I had a great effect from the fill. I could still eat anything that I wanted to - but the compulsion to eat was gone. For the first several days after I stopped the liquids, I could really tell I had the band. I actually got FULL and had to stop after only a small plate of food!   Of course, now, I have just the tiniest amount of restriction. I can eat anything - but if I avoid dining out at restaurants and eat what my DH cooks for me, then I still don't have TOO much trouble stopping. I think the 2nd fill I have scheduled when I come back from my April trip is going to be even better. The scale has stabilized at about 321 - which is great.   Now, if I could just get back on board with the exercise, it would all come together. With the new month and the Time Change - I am going to TRY the getting up early thing. Maybe I can just go in the morning... or at least get home early enough to go with DH at night. *sigh* I was doing it before! I should be able to do it now!   Well, no time like the present. I am going to go home and drag DH to the gym!
ReneBean

ReneBean

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wyldvelia's Journal
 

9 days post op

its friday. thank God it truely is friday. monday i worked one hour, tuesday i worked 6, wednesday 5, thursday about the same. today??? im not even showered and its almost nine. should be at work right about now. oh, well. yesterday morning i got on the scale... 12lbs down. wow. i look at myself in the mirror. hm. inflated (full) belly is sorta gone. flat limp empty belly in its place. lol. now my boobs look separated from my stomach. if you know what i mean? that was yesterday morning. but a workday happened. heartburn happened. severe heartburn. i think thats what it was. and that damn referred should pain. its sharp. it hurts. it makes life so not fun. on my way home i picked up some rolaids soft chews, saw a chinese restaurant and remembered someones post and something about egg flower soup. i bought a bowl to go; got myself home, turned the heat pad on, got my cup of soup and enjoyed. then i enjoyed it again. ok, one more time. did you know a 'bowl of soup" was a quart. i slowly drank/slurped it all. now i tell myself. well, at least it was't a whole pizza. a whole hamburger. a whole... anything. it was slippery soup with some mushrooms, very soft celery, extremly soft peapods. thats what i kept telling myself. until i got on the scale this morning. 3lbs up. hmm? sodium? geez. today i will get my water down. i hate playing the 'at least' game. i have been making a soft scrambled egg for breakfast. stays with me for the whole morning. at least i did not have a sausage egg mcmuffin. at least. mind games. i talk to myself. argue with myself. try to best myself. ha. bbq tomorrow. we'll see how i do.
wyldvelia

wyldvelia

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Jerseytammy's Journal
 

Night From HELL

I know I have never pushed out a baby, although I have 3 girls (all c-sections) but last night I dont think it could have been any worse. I knew all day that I had that constipation feeling but when I got home I got that URGENT Constipation call. I called my husband at work and ask him to stop off at the drug store and pick up some milk of magnese (sp). I had taken 5 colaces with no effect. I did a deposatory (again speling ughhh) with no effect. I was miserable. So when hubby came in I did 4 table spoons of the M.O.M. Ok the bottle said 30 minutes to 6 hours, so now I am in a holding pattern. Well around midnight I woke my husband to go back to the drug store for a fleet. So last night at around 1am I am giving myself a fleet enema. :faint: I think I am going on 2 1/2 hours sleep. I know without a doubt I am going to have to do Benefiber every day. I cant have many more nights like that. My recum bleed and I am sore this morning. Today is going to be a long day for me. I sat on the toilet praying and wondering if this was because of the band. I had a horrible night but I am not giving up. There are going to be many speed bumps in my journey to better health and they might slow me down but there not going to stop me. I may post more later, I am soooo sleepy:notagree
Jerseytammy

Jerseytammy

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Fleur's Journal
 

I'm Banded!!!!

Well, I got home from hospital a few hours ago and while I feel pretty good now I was a total mess last night. Pain, Migrain, vomiting the works. My tummy is tender and quite swollen. I'm glad it's over. I'm on fluids for 2 weeks, then I see Dr Bowden and then puree for two weeks.
Fleur

Fleur

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lianna's Journal
 

March 30

Thursday   Havent been tracking food. It really seems like no matter how good or bad I eat I consistently lose about 6 lbs a month. I skipped breakfast and was starving at lunch. I was really bad at lunch....I had a Subway wrap and was only able to eat half. About 30 minutes later I was still freaking hungry and drank some water. Of course the water didnt help, so I ate the other half of the wrap. I need to keep some damn protein drinks in my mini fridge in my classroom. I had a light supper though. Some grilled zuchinni and about 4 bites of a pork chop.
lianna

lianna

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jvsmile01's Journal
 

Day one diet!

Ok so last night went to breakfast/dinner with aliese... I think I had my last soda :omg: but i am ok with it... i need this done right!!! So i have done good so far today on my first day of 'pre op' dieting. I had a carnation instant no carb breakfast drink this morning... i am slowly eating a sugar free jello and had some water... on lunch i am going to try one of the meal replacement smoothies... i am trying to find the nutritinal info on it...but no luck so far... one day at a time! :mod:
jvsmile01

jvsmile01

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shauntil6266's Journal
 

Im Finally Banded

I finally got banded yesterday, got up around 4:30am, left around 5am, with my dad. Arrived at the hospital, wnet striaght to my room, had to change in the hospital gown. The worst part of the whole thing for me was getting an IV, since I never had an IV, it was kinda hard for me, but this lady named Crissy tried to help me by distracting me and talking about her lapband she had lost 100 pds with in a year and she looks great. But soon after the IV was not as bad as I was making it. So then going on to the room where they get me ready to go in to surgery, I was number 2 on Dr. Speigel lists, so i was happy to get in and get out of there. It was cold in this room so they gave me another blanket, then the anesthia lady gave me some drugs then they rolled me in the surgery room, i had to move over to the other bed and all of a sudden i don't remeber anything else. I woke up in the recovery room, they called my name and i woke up, then they asked me from 1-10, 10 being the worst how was the pain i said about a 3-4, the guy gave me some pain medicine. Then i was rolled in to another room, then my dad came and got me, i had wonderful doctors, they said i recovered rather quickly, i had to walk around a couple times, it really hurted getting up the first time but my nurse james helped me, i also had to take a breathing machine home, i till have not made it to the mark but i will get there.     Right now i am in mild pain, yesterday evening i got out with my step mom and sister at the store and bought so soups that were clear liquids so i can sip on them today, i have so much to tell but i am tired so i will return a little later.
shauntil6266

shauntil6266

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Puddinpie's Journal
 

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Meals:   B: Metagenics chocolate shake with 1/2 scoop choco unjury L: Cranberry chicken & 1/2 sweet potato S: Strawberry Activa yogurt D: 1.5 chicken enchiladas (with FF creme cheese and low carb tortillas)   About 8.5 cups water ================================================== =   Workout:   Podfitness.com weight training workout for 50 minutes & stretching (kicked my butt, again!). Wasn't able to do the one-legged pilates ball roll, but I did the two-legged one.   ================================================== =   Energy:   Stomach ache from chili rellano is gone. Feeling pretty good, actually, because I got a raise today!   ================================================== =   Weight: Scale at gym said 258 (which means 255 and the doctor's office)
puddin

puddin

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drj's Journal
 

Did I follow my plan?

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 I said yesterday that I would enter my plan and see if I stuck with that plan, thereby eating less junk and more healthy foods. Let's compare: yesterday's plan for today's food: Breakfast: nothing, cup juice Lunch: 2-3 bites meat, 2 portions vegetables, can soda Dinner: meat, vegetables actual: cup hot chocolate, glass juice snack: slice coffee cake lunch very small salad, 6 oz. Gatorade dinner: liver & onions, beans, decaf coffee So let's see. breakfast-I drank, no food, often I can't eat in the a.m. lunch-no meat was served, so I had salad, only Gatorade was in the soda machine, chose fruit punch dinner-as planned, I had liver and onions and beans What I do notice is that I drink a lot of coffee. I should investigate how many calories these coffees have. I think I'll be surprised. Maybe this will convince me to change my drink coices. So not too bad in planning. Let's try again for tomorrow. Breakfast: bacon, 3 slices Lunch: ground beef taco meat with peas (I already planned and cooked this) Dinner: same as lunch-I'll probably eat leftovers snack: coffee-decaf (I'll check the calorie count)
drj

drj

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Bostongurl's Lap-Band Journal
 

Approved!!!!??????!!!

So, Tony called me this morning with a couple of questions and then he said that everything was in order and that he was going to submit the paperwork to Harvard Pilgrim today. So I called just now (6pm) to see if I could get my user ID for online, as I read on LBT today that you can check your approval status online!! Anyway when I called, I asked them to check to see if they got all application, figuring they couldnt possibly have recieved it already... and not only had they recieved it, she said I was approved... i'm approved.... I"M APPROVED   I'm a bit in disbalief to be honest, could it be a mistake? How could it have all happend so quickly?   i'm in aww
Bostongurl

Bostongurl

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Tamiko's Journal
 

new day

Well I did start the prescription pills that my doctor gave me and I feel better I noticed it a week or so after taking the pills I guess I really do need them but know I have to get back into the habit of exercise. Once you stop for a long time it is so hard to start back I am trying to trick myself and make my self go at least once this week. Hopefully in the morning. I have ended a bad relationship which caused me to want to eat to battle the feelings that he was putting me threw but I did address it and I feel better getting the break up accomplished although it hurts like hell. I am so glad that I have had this surgery because it has also helped me address so many other issues in my life that I was hiding behind with food know that I don't have food to cover up my pain anymore I have to deal with everything and I thank god for that.
Tamiko

Tamiko

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chabutter's Journal
 

not all together yet...

So I called the endocrinologist and someone with their brain on finally told me my request had gotten fowarded to the warehouse where they keep all of 5 yuear + records -- so I called the warehouse and they processed my request and mailed my documents out on the twenty seventh (two days ago, or monday).   so I expect to get all of that information TOMORROW or at the latest by friday.. I also had to go to my doctors office and have them fax my information myself.. Gosh. Its so crazy working with all these people who just dont give a rats ass about what your trying to do!! And to think all of this process and Im not even guarenteed to be approved my insurance company. Oh they will be getting an Iron fist if they deny my claim.   when I have all these records on hand, then I will tell them to go ahead and fax my information to med mutual. DAMN!!!   so Labs - Check Endocrinologist - check rheumatologist - check weight history -- still waiting weight watchers six months - check   my original PCP is the most snoody of all, they are mailing me a release request as of today and that could take another two weeks. and this is just the PRE'D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   btw the PRE'D organizer didnt even call as she had promised.
chabutter

chabutter

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Jerseytammy's Journal
 

You always hear the bad things....

When I talked to my doctor the other day he recommended I try the web site obesityhelp.com. So I had a free minute at work and I did. Ok let me go back for a minute. Several years ago I was told I was having panic attacks, ok we all know what that is now but when I first started having them at age 17, I am not almost 40, they were talked about much. My attacks got so bad that they were disabling. I could drive by myself and the fear of dying was overwhelming to say the least. I tried every drug out there only to become addicted to xanax. Ok lets make along story short, it took years and years of help, drug and praying to get me where I am today. I drove with my three kids from north carolina to new jersey with just some yahoo driving directions. Now for someone who could take a bath without someone being at home cause I was scared I would have a heart attack in the bath tub and no one would be there to get me out, driving up the east coast was a major victory. Now I wont lie and say never have set backs because I do. Now here is where we pick up at the beginning. So I go onto the web site and the first thing I notice is a story in OH magazine. I click on the link and start reading. Here is a man 44 years old, just 4 years older than I, who died 2 days after having WLS. My heart broke and I was flooded with fear. I started to think what have I done, I started to smother. I smother when I get very neverous. I cant seem to get his picture or his story out of my mind. I know I have to be thankful, I am one of the lucky ones, I made it through my suregery. But to be honest I am still scared now. I sit and read all the things that people are going through and wonder am I next? I have never thought I think like a normal person. I have had so much tradegy in my life. I wonder if I will ever be normal, and what is normal? I started my journal asking myself who I really am and my quest to find out continues. I must learn to be thankful and give thanks to God. I know I have it better than most and worse than others but I am blessed a wonderful hubsand and three healthy beautiful girls. No there is never enough money and I miss my Momma back in the Carolinas but I woke up this morning, had a roof over my head, food in the Frig, a job to go to, and freedom to worship my GOD. For that I am thankful Lord! I fight my panic and fear back, I will not allow it to control me again. God give me the strengh I need!
Jerseytammy

Jerseytammy

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anna's Journal
 

10th day

Today I will get the stiched out of my small incisions. I am really getting hungry. Today I had a protein shake and few bites of yogurt which is more than I have been having.
anna

anna

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wiggygiggy's Journal
 

Bummed!

:cry And angry too! I had a pre-op meeting scheduled this morning at 10 a.m. with Schosser - had everything done prior to meeting with her, on my way to the cities, 20 miles away from the hospital when they called and cancelled - she was sick with the flu. So I turned around and drove back home and called to re-schedule and can't get in now until the 12th of April!!! FUCK! I had hoped to be banded on the 14th but thats impossible because they want you on a 2 week diet before that - I suggested that I would go on it and be ready to go, but the person I talked to just laughed that idea off. FUCK FUCK FUCK! Now we have to take a day off and have it done. I didn't want to do that, didn't want people to ask questions about why were taking off, etc. Maybe I'll just make something up. Guess things were just going too smoothly. :think I wanted to stop and pig out at McDonalds on the way home, but didn't. Why hurt myself?   OK - more waiting....thats all for now.
wiggygiggy

wiggygiggy

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jvsmile01's Journal
 

First step

Wow, I am soooo excited, nervous, scared, anxious!!! Well lets recap, February 10th, Aliese and I went to see Dr Jawad in Ocala for my consultation... by March 24th I had all my 5 pre tests completed and found out I was approved, on March 27th Dr Jawads office called and set ok, your surgery date is Aprill 11th, pre op April 6th!! OH MY GOSH IN TWO WEEKS!!! :faint: I about passed out, got excited though!! Tuesday 28th went to outback with my friends and had a good time! Now I am waiting for my itenary to see what i should be doing now that its less than two weeks away and my doctors note to get off of work! wow...exciting stuff to come ahead... i am scared though... we will see!!:paranoid
jvsmile01

jvsmile01

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Fleur's Journal
 

Banding Eve

Oh my God, I never expected to be this nervous. I gave myself the mother of all migranes last night worrying about it.   I feel quite teary. I just want it to be over so I can get on with it. The anticipation is killing me.   I'm also still lacking confidence - what if I turn into a milkshake drinking, icecream monster!!!! What then!!! What if I becoem one of these crazy people who for whatever, deep rooted, reason want to stay fat and cheat the band. This is my last and best hope of living without a weight problem. God even writing that down....'life without a weight problem'..... seems so overwealming & exciting & scary & the impossible dream.   Soooo... here I go. What started out as a lightening bolt wake up call a couple of months ago is now a reality. Wish me luck....... F
Fleur

Fleur

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wyldvelia's Journal
 

5 days banded

im down 10 lbs. i was told that the first 6 weeks were all about healing and letting the band settle; and also not being able to eat. thats not all bad considering that i have absolutely no appetite. in the last week, i've had one butternut squash campbells soup (two sittings) with no problem. a day later i tried the roasted pepper soup (yuk). a day later i tried some grits. yup grits. i was craving them. i had 1/4 cup and made them really runny. cream of wheat consistency. tonight... a soft scrambled egg. heaven!!! i ate it soooo slowly. savored every bite. AND IT STAYED DOWN. yeha. inbetween all of that food, i've kept myself well hydrated. reading many of the posts, queries, replys, cries, and goals, i have gleaned lots of tips from bandsters and future bandsters. yesterday i was able to work for one hour before i went home and slept, today i put in 6 hours... tomorrow i must begin working full days. we'll see what tomorrow will brings.
wyldvelia

wyldvelia

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