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jessleeluvsjb's Blog
 

Surgery Date!

So I had my consultation appointment with my surgeon yesterday! I can honestly say I am soooo ready to get rid of this weight! I was told that I can set the date for my surgery and provide it to him at my next follow up appt! So my date is 16 SEPT 2013!! This is the first day to a new me!!
jessleeluvsjb

jessleeluvsjb

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JULESDARLN's Blog
 

People need to grow up!!!!!

Well, this past Saturday I ended up going to a Little Big Town concert. We had 4th row VIP seating and it was AWESOME! It was a 3hr trip down there, then a 1hr wait in line to get in, and then a 30min wait in line to get to seating. GRRR! Also, it was in the upper 90's and I was hot! We missed the opening act because of the long lines, and once we got to our seats, most of the people on the row were already seated and did not want to move to let us in. We were in seats 9 and 10, so right in the middle. So finally I just pushed my way in and did not care what anyone thought, the jerks. After the concert, it took forever to walk out of there because it was so full. A lot of people were drunk and acting stupid and I was lucky enough to have the biggest A**hole right behind me. He kept making moo'ing noises behind me. It took all I had not to turn around and punch him in the throat! Finally my friend turned around and said, "hey buddy, you know I grew up on a farm and it sure makes me homesick seeing a jackass like you" I laughed so hard, but I also just wanted to run and cry. I had started the day off so good and it only took that one guy to bring me down and feel ashamed of myself. I have always been overweight and have always had people make comments, but when does it end? When I lose the weight? Who do these people think they are? That they can say whatever they want. I know there will always be jerks in the world, but it does not make it any easier.
JULESDARLN

JULESDARLN

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beanie80's Blog
 

Tomorrow is the big day!

Tomorrow morning at 9:30am eastern time I will be being wheeled into the OR to have my band placed! I'm excited, nervous, and scared. So many jumbled emotions, it is hard to settle on just one. Am I doing the right thing? am I crazy? Is this going to negatively effect other aspects of my health? Is this somehow going to kill me? How am I going to get along without food as my emotional crutch!? My life is, hopefully, going to change a lot and for the better. If you are a praying person, please pray for my surgeons, PA, nurses, and techs to have steady hands and clear minds. Thank God for some Xanax for me!
beanie80

beanie80

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LOSINGLOOSEY's Blog
 

June 23, 2013.....week 6

"Big changes," she said, rubbing her belly and pointing her eyes towards my bulging belly. I was puzzled - I hadn't been in this store for over two years and was surprized that she was still working there. Nice lady, in her early 60s, and with a weight issue of her own. Then, it hit me....she thought I was pregnant!! I quickly corrected her assumption, telling her "no - I'm not pregnant....but, there are 'big changes' coming soon!!" After numerous apologies from her, I then explained what I was planning on doing and told her - "don't feel bad - there are 'big changes' - but not those!!"   The 'big changes' are definitely being digested....at the same time of being excited, I'm also a little scared and worried! This is a clear and definite change that is, simply put - irreversible. I can't exchange it or return it, or opt out later on - I'm in it for good!   My psych eval is done, as well as my nutritionists' appointments. I have my "Letter of Medical Necessity" completed by my doctor. Everything is in order....   And, the biggest feat of all - I got approved by the insurance company!!! YH!!!     June 23, 2012   Highest weight: 321 lbs (at yesterday's nutritionist's appt) Goal weight: 170 lbs Height: 5'10" Surgery date: 8/5/13   Things I'm doing this week...   The "last meal" phase is getting worn out - I mean, really, how many "last meals" can I have. In the last 6 weeks, I've gained about 9 lbs. This is ridiculous. I have to start slowing down - in only 3 weeks and 4 days, I start the pre-op diet. I have to stop going hog wild (no pun on words) with food! Like my friend told me (she had the bypass 3 years ago) - "every pound you put on now - has to come off at some point." Point well taken - I'll slow down.
LOSINGLOOSEY

LOSINGLOOSEY

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LadyDiva618's Blog
 

Back on track

How has everyone been? I've been so busy and lazy I forgot to check in. So what is new? I feel like I am getting back on track and things are back to normal. I don't feel like I have to be censored and everything seems to be natural now. So far I am keeping my food down and I am slowly added different fruit and veggies to my diet. I am just afraid to eat pasta, rice and bread. The other day I wanted some Raman noodles but I got scared and bake me some fries instead. Also I've been on a carb kick lately but at least I am choosing smart carbs. Wait smart carbs? Is that even possible? One thing I noticed about being back on track is my triggers days made an appearance and this past Sunday was it. AKA Sunday Funday. Why Sunday? Just in case you guys haven't noticed but I love sports and Sundays consist of sports. Also I love True Blood and Dexter. So did I handle my trigger day? Easy... I planned it. I know I will be drinking and there may be a possibility that I go off my healthy lifestyle because I will tell myself this is my "cheat day". So, I double my workouts on Sunday and preplan my dinner. Well I should say me and my friends plan the dinner. I love my friends by the way for two reason One the are on the mission to find lap band friendly recipes and two they found low calories drinks to make. How cool is that but I have a confession to make. Sunday I finished a whole bottle of Moscato at first my friends were like that wasn't too bad until one of them look up how many calories are in bottle. I am ashamed to say it but I will tell you this I see why alcohol is empty calories so I will need to be careful. Trust and believe I worked out another 30 mins when they left. I am still learning but I feel like everything is back to normal. Thanks for reading .
LadyDiva618

LadyDiva618

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judysbabies' Blog
 

Two weeks out and learning

I feel great physically. Emotionally, still struggling. I am definitely a food addict. I had no idea. In my mind, I catch myself thinking about food....like all the time. I miss cheese crackers, popcorn at the movies, toast and bacon. I miss sharing a cookie with the grand baby. I miss trips with the kids to Braums ice cream. I long for a Dairy Queen chocolate malt. Furthermore, i crave McDonald's french fries and homemade brownies. I cannot wait to eat a ribeye and baked potato (just a bite). You get the picture. I am in detox with a full, unlocked liquor cabinet in front of me. (Actually the food pantry...)   I took the kids to see Monster's University and knew it would be hard, but had no idea how hard. The smell of hot buttered popcorn assaulted me before I even entered the door. It threw me to the floor like a rag doll. I fought it, yelling and screaming. We drew quite a large crowd, that deadly aroma and me. The mouth watering scent drug me across the floor to the concession stand. I fought so hard I left claw marks in the tile. I gathered myself, stood up, smiled at the young woman with her mouth gaping and ordered a LARGE popcorn and 2 large cokes. As she placed the humongous container of butter dripping popcorn on the counter, I grabbed it and slung it at my children before I changed me mind. Whew! My stomach growled the entire movie like I hadn't eaten in weeks. Oh, maybe because I HAVEN'T! I quietly drank my water and watched the movie. I survived! I did it!   Last night, I found myself in the emergency room with a friend. I brought my water and some baby food but didn't plan on camping out for hours. I knew I had to have something. I sniffed out the vending machines hoping to find something edible for me. I dreaded the sight of Reese's peanut butter cups, snickers, cinnamon rolls and chips. My mind kept screaming that peanut butter is high in protein and soft, hence the peanut butter cups would be the best choice. It sounded reasonable to me. Once I located the vending machines, I stood frozen in shock. EVERYTHING in the machine was healthy or relatively healthy. Not even a hint of chocolate was to be found. I opted for a 100 calorie breakfast thin thing. I chewed it like it was leather so not to disturb my stomach. I survived.   I am still refusing to allow bacon to be cooked in my house. I think I would go into convulsions. There is a no baking anything sweet ban till further notice as well. My 12 year old asked me today, "How much longer are you on this diet?" I just smiled and hugged him.   Signing off till next time!   Judy
judysbabies

judysbabies

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annalobdell79's Blog
 

Regret

So, today I am a little over 6 1/2 months post op. On the day of my surgery I weighed 298 pounds, down from 343. Today I weighed in at 238.4. Maybe I am being unrealistic but I feel like 60 pounds in 6 1/2 months is ridiculous. I was told to expect rapid weight loss in the first 6 months and that has not happened. Since my 3 month check up in march I have lost 17 pounds. 17 freaking pounds! Are you kidding me. I feel like I am never going to get to my surgeons goal weight of 170 let alone my personal goal weight of 150. I do not know what to do. I regret getting this surgery. I lost 45 pounds in 2 1/2 months in order to get approved for the surgery. I feel like I had better results before the surgery and had to take less pills. Since the surgery I am iron deficient, b-12 deficient, vitamin d deficient. I take bariatric fusion multi vitamins. I just don't know what to do. My husband is angry that we shelled out over 4 grand for this surgery and I lost more weight before than I have after. I feel myself sinking into a terrible depression. I have no one to talk to. I don't really want anyone to know how disappointed I am.
annalobdell79

annalobdell79

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Being Thankful
 

Day 19 and too much excitement the past 2 days!

It's been 5 days since I have written and well as the top post implies, it has been an EXCITING 2 days. And not in a good way.   My daughter has a dog named Tank, beautiful white pit bull puppy, he is about 6 months old. Well he has been feeling punk the past few days, and my daughter was very worried. She doesn't have the money so I told her I would pay for him to go to the vet. We figured he just had garbage gut (he LOVES to knock over trash cans and see what booty they have in store)   Well a fecal exam later and he has parvo. Talk about freak out time, they wanted 500 dollars up front to keep him and shes in tears. I'm trying to call Bret to get the ok to use the funds, she gets a hold of her bff who works at another vet's office, and they said for 200 deposit they would keep him. Now the only problem with that is we are an hour away...and of course they close in 45 minutes.   I think I broke every speed barrier to get him to that vet's office.   Now what has me freaking out is she brought him over only 2 days before this, and he and my newest addition were playing, and they were in the same kennel. My baby Tildy is current on all her shots, but she only had 2 of the parvo shots, she was scheduled to get the third one next week. I called my vet and we went and got the shot today. Plus her rabies and bordetella. And we set up the appointment to come back in three weeks to get another booster to be on the safe side and to have her spayed.   She is 3 days from the day of exposure and I have to watch until Monday. If she shows no symptoms by Monday she should be good to go. She's being her usual active self, but I am soo paranoid I am afraid I am over watching her.   We just got a call from the vet, Tank is reacting well with the medications, he's alert, he's active, and he has not thrown up since yesterday. (He never had the diarrhea, thank God) and they are moving him from ISO to another area (its still isolation but a little more friendly) He has to be kept calm because he has tried to remove his IV now twice from being excited. So we are guardedly optimistic. If he keeps improving the way he's going, he will be able to come home by Thursday. But he cannot go ''visiting'' for a looong while.   Yesterday we bleached my entire house. Twice. We also bleached my front steps and back steps and porches. Today I did the back yard... and I have not finished it yet. But I got most of it. I have to go get another water hose and I also have to go get more bleach. I have a large back yard and so far I have used 1 and a half big bottles of bleach on the area's I can reach with the hose. I still have to do my front yard and the rest of the back. It's also 90+ degrees outside so I think I am going to wait a little longer to let it cool off. I let my dogs out (I have 5 total, but the others are all over a year old and up to date on all their shots) and I kept them in the area that I had already sprayed.   Now its time for lunch...haha the real reason for my blog.       That my dear friends is 8oz. of Chef Prepared Turkey salad with Cranberries (thats what the little dark things are, its not rabbit poo) I was very skeptical at first but omg it was really tasty, and only 215 calories according to MFP.   I am still boycotting the scales, I do have a NSV. I have a pair of capris I bought a while back. They are size 20W and they were suuuper tight. I have them on right now and they are LOOSE!   Anyways I will keep you updated TTFN
txflea

txflea

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LifetimeLoser's Blog
 

Water Park Day

I just wanted to post about my experience last week. We decided to take my 2 year old daughter to the water park that is near my house. I have never been there because I have been extremely overweight for the past 4 years of my life. I always worried about climbing and things falling out and just being totally uncomfortable.   Over the past 5 months I have lost 80 pounds and boy has it made a difference. I don't think it is just the weight loss, but my strength training as well. I lift weights 4x a week at a bare minimum and I really think that it has made a world of difference.   I had it planned in my head that I could only make it for 3 hours because I would be tired and I ended up staying there for 6 hours!!! I had no problem with stairs, slides, swimming, climbing, and I even carried this massive tube up the mountain!   All of this really hit me when I went down the lazy river. I hopped up on the tube and laid down in it and put my daughter on my belly. I didn't even give it a second thought...I just did it. As we started flowing down the river, I noticed this very large man behind me trying to climb in the tube like I did. Well, he tried over and over and over again. He didn't make it and eventually tried to stick his body in the donut hole part of the tube, but his body was too large. It made me sad that he was struggling. He eventually gave up and just walked the tube and himself down the river until the end. It was at that point that I realized that would have been me struggling, probably feeling embarrassed. I was very appreciative of my progress.   I am very proud of my 80 pound loss! I even more proud of myself that I go to the gym 6 days a week and can do 90 minutes of straight intense cardio. I used to think to myself, "why is everyone losing faster? Why are those people who don't exercise losing faster than me? or those who are older or weigh less than me losing faster?"   Now, I am truly at peace with my pace of loss. The scale does not reflect the muscle I have built. The scale does not show how much strength I have gained. The scale does not measure my progress.   The scale is an instrument affected by so many factors! It is affected by the slant of the floor, my sodium intake, my time of month, inflammation, water intake, water loss, female hormones. I think it is funny that I depend on an instrument that is so unreliable.
LifetimeLoser

LifetimeLoser

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desertmom's Blog
 

Medical issues

hi   I am not on the site a lot anymore as I am sooo busy.   But I said I would update anything that has to do with the VSG and here I am.   So,the burning and tingling sensation in my hands and feet seems to be peripheral neuropathy,ideopathic bu definetely caused by the surgery.We are doing extensive bloods at the moment to try and find some sort of deficiency.   This is nerve damage but the cause is still unknown.If it wasnt for the pain in my hands and feet at night I would not have been so franctic to find the cause but I qm suffering quite a bit.I am smoke free and my weight is between 158 and 163 but I am not really gaining or losing anymore.I would like to weight 154 but I am quite thin even at 160 so I am happy.   Well,I will post test results next week.Please pray for me as this is so scary.I feel if I have tight gloves on my hands and arms and my legs up to my knees as well.I know it is not life threatening but boy it drives you crazy as your arms and legs feel like they are asleep,just waking up.....lol.   Anyhoo,I am doing ok.Had a crazy crazy year and thank goodness I am thin.This made it possible for me to really cope with all that has happened and all the travelling I have had to do this year.   God is good,all the time!   xxo    
desertmom

desertmom

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Appearence - Inner Beauty
 

Mirror Mirror

I have looked at tons of pictures that folks have shared and I can see the amazing results and I am greatly encouraged.   The other day I saw another woman that I know had a WLS and noticed how old she looks now. I am currently concerned that I too will experience the look of aging once I drop in weight. I don't want to cake on make-up to look younger.   i have one big mirror in my place and I always joke that my mirror does not lie. But I want to ensure I look like "me" not a rapidly aging me. I'm not vain or hung up on looks but I want to looking like I do in my mind I guess, fun and carefree. And I know once my body begins to transform I will see a body that is smaller and will allow me to be physically able to be free and have fun.   I'm far from being a spring chicken but my heart is young, just want the outside to reflect the same. Has anyone else experiencing concerns of looking aged post surgery?
kw2walker

kw2walker

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On the Path to Enlightenment
 

My 1st Entry

June 25th 2013 Surgery Date: Not Set Surgery Type: VSG   Ok, I have decided to do this to keep track or to keep a time line of what is going on in my mind. I dont know if anyone will read this or not but if you do hopefully it will help you along the way.   Today has been a littlebit of a different one, im not in the same boat as a lot of people on here are, or at least i dont think i am. I have picked my surgeon, there were only two to choose from in my approved hospital, I have completed my Psch Eval 6/19 and completed my seminar 6/20. I have a telelphone appointment with the surgeons office on 7/3 at 1pm, that i am kind of nervous about becuase i dont know what to expect. they said it can take anywhere between an 45 minutes and a hour. I am the kind of person who wants to get this done now, I kinda wish they would tell me ahead of time what kinda test i need to get done so i can be setting them up and knocking them down rather than sitting here waiting. But i guess i just have to wait.   I just read another blog and all the person talked about is how they could wait until the no solid food period was over because they just wanted a taco, or they just want this or that. I couldnt help but think to myself, here is someone that most likely will fail. Now, dont get me wrong im not wishing failure on anyone, but once you make up your mind and follow through with something as serious as weight loss surgery i think a taco should be the farthest thing from your mind.   Anyway that is the kind of thing that scares me, am i going to be that kind of person, that only thinks about the stuff that i can't or shouldn't eat versus, taking this oppertunity, taking this chance to make a whole new life for myself and run with it.   I'm already making palns, for example, i want to get involved in adult sports, ie the coed basketball team, at glory days sports, volleyball doesnt sound to bad either. there is just so much that i want to do that i cant because of how i allowed myself to get.   Another thing that is on my mind, i heard a doctor say when giving a seminar that it was not the patients fault that they were overweight, that bothers me, it bothers me because it is taking the response ability of someone actions off of them. Now dont get me wrong i know that there are true medically nessary reasons where a person cant lose weight, however (and i'm including myself in this catagory) some of us where just making bad choices with our life, and that choice got us where we are, now we need help to get back where we want and need to be to live healthy.   I dont know what is all going on with me mentally right now but i do know that i am ready to get this show moving. i am ready to be thinner, smaller, healthier, and all in all ready to be around a lot longer. If you found this to be the slightest bit interesting, feel free to follow my blog, there will be more to come.   Have a great day and God Bless!
SigmaChefSpe

SigmaChefSpe

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Crystal VSG Journey!!
 

Under 300 yahoo! I did it!

Well I have broken the seal and am now down to 297. Never to see 300 again!! Thank you everyone who motivated me and commented. It helps a lot to keep me on track. I have continued walking and am working on 3 miles 5 days a week this week. I almost had it yesterday but I got down poured on and had to get a ride home. Boo!!! I am going to attempt it again today. I am having some doubts today about having surgery. I found myself thinking I can do this w/out surgery I am doing it now. But then I remember that I will do this for a few months drop weight and then BAM fall off . This is why I need this surgery!!! I need the sleeve to get over that hump and not fall. I am guessing that a lot of people have doubts before surgery. I am 27 days away from surgery and still can't believe how fast the time is going by.
Cmt7831

Cmt7831

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Wedding Weight Loss Challenge
 

New Goal - July 6

My fiance' and I are attending 2 parties on July 6. One of which is a WHITE PARTY .... uggggg the most unflattering color to someone trying to lose weight and watch their figure. So I'm setting a small goal for myself ... I want to lose 5 lbs in the next 10 days ... let's see if i can make this happen.
Sunshyne068

Sunshyne068

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Deacon Blues' Missives from the Fringe
 

(Approaching) Four Days Post-op

There is little new to discuss, really, in my brave new world this morning.   I made a bold (read: idiotic) decision to mash up a hard boiled egg last evening and eat it. This misguided effort came after watching three hours of Extra Virgin on The Cooking Channel - a behavior that will have to stop, no doubt. I'm not sure if Dr. Gary squoze me up a little or not during surgery, but he may as well have. I felt every bit of said egg extrude through every millimeter of my innards. Not painful, but not pleasant. Lesson learned: stick to the plan.   Kristina went back to work this morning leaving me at the mercy of my two youngest (8 and 6). So far, so good, but don't be surprised if you never hear from me again. I'll begin to pivot toward my July 29 return to work in a couple of weeks.   Me and the boys will leave tomorrow morning for my home town. We'll be hanging out with my mom for the balance of the week. Although the task list following my dad's dying on the 7th isn't as intimidating, it is still large. Mom has to transition to a bit more self-sufficiency as well as deal with a 54-year void that opened the first week of June. I have to take on a role as the head of two households. Stay tuned. I still think there's some grieving to be done for both of us. I fear the meltdown that is probably coming when I run out of the stuff that has to be done (estate AND post-op).   Pain meds are history, and it's back to the conservative diet.   355.2 this morning.   Time to get the boys' lunch.
Deacon Blues

Deacon Blues

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Wedding Weight Loss Challenge
 

Unconscious liquid Diet

Well ... I weighed in at 242 this week ... down from 247 from the week before .... the reason was simple ... I took in less calories than I expended .... not because I watched what I ate or because I went to the gym a lot ... but because I fell into a DEEP DEPRESSION because my fiance' and I had had one of the WORST arguments/fights/spats/issues in the entire course of our 4 year relationship. I couldn't eat, could barely sleep, I didnt get out of bed for like 36 hrs unless it was to go to the bathroom or to get something to drink. It was horrible, and even though I tried to force myself to eat I still didn't get more than 500 calories a day for about 4-5 days.   It was a nightmare mentally and emotionally, but the smallest tiny part of me was happy that the scale was moving. It let me know that my scale isnt broken. My ability to eat less food isnt totally gone.   Now my fiance' and I are making up and working things out and back on track and my appetite is back. I haven't looked at the scale but I'll fill you guys in when I do.
Sunshyne068

Sunshyne068

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bayougirlmrsc's Blog
 

I guess the .4cc is there

Was up till 2:30am .... I eat this all the time and never any problems.... Now im sad. Stuck and it still feels like it around this morning... And NO i won't go in for an unfil... I will wait it out like any other time. My plan is to take it easy today, just have a smoothie for lunch and see how it goes.   http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/chicken-satay-with-peanut-sauce-recipe/index.html http://noemptychairs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/071810-148-1.jpg   but it sure taste good at the time.... lol
BayougirlMrsS

BayougirlMrsS

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Babydoll's Blog
 

New member

I'm new to this so I hope that I'm doing this right. I was sleeved just a week ago on June 18, 2013 and I am sure that I have a lot to learn. It is almost 4am & I'm up drinking cream soup!! I'm currently on summer vacay from work so my entire schedule is messed up. I can't believe I'm this hungry!! Nights are when I'm most active & awake so I figure I have the entire summer to get this right and I'm sure when i start excercising, my sleep patterns will get better.   I gained about 10lbs while in the hospital and it has me so worried. I feels like i'll never get this weight off! I'm struggling with gettting enough fluids in during the day....I haven't experienced any nausea or vomitting just major stomach cramps or hunger pangs...I can't even tell the difference. My dietician says this is normal so we'll se how this all pans out on my next Dr. visit.
Babydoll

Babydoll

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LaBelle509's Blog
 

13 MONTHS! NO LOSS TO REPORT BUT LOTS OF PICS;)

I have not loss not ONE pound since the last time I was here :ph34r: Last week I actually GAINED A POUND How?!? I don't even know lol!! Yet, I look slimmer....how weird is that?!   Now in the past, I would've gone off track and use this stall as an excuse to eat my face off. Thanks to my sleeve( praise the Lord), I am able to stay in the game and not over do it!!!   STAY STRONG FRIENDS :wub:
LaBelle509

LaBelle509

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photojdoc's Blog
 

Day 11 - hunger is gone

Day 11 was another good day. I'm feeling good and very satisfied with my weight loss. Since surgery, I've lost 17.2 pounds and 65 pounds since May 1. The most interesting aspect so far in my journey is the lack of hunger since surgery. I really don't have any hunger and have to think about eating on schedule. I've heard some people comment about the lack of hunger, but I never expected this.   This past weekend I took three guys (including my 18 year-old son) to Wilfire Weekend in Greenville, SC. It was a great Christian experience and afforded me the opportunity to walk. I felt better walking than I have in a long time and didn't find myself short of breath. Then to top it off, my son commented that on Saturday he saw me from the side and could see a real difference. Made my day!
photojdoc

photojdoc

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InaraKatra's Blog
 

And the Nutritionist Said...

Consume Adequate Protein (Minimum: Women 80 to 100 grams / Men 100 to 120 grams)
Eat and Don’t Drink your calories (Except Protein Shakes)
Stay Hydrated (Minimum of 64 oz of Water)
Cut out Sugar, Sweet N’ Low, Aspartame, and Splenda (Stevia is good or
Eat Your Fruit and Veggies
Consume Small Amounts of Good Fats Frequently
Choose the Right Carbohydrates and Always Eat them Last (Protein then Veggies then Good Carbs if you aren’t 80% Full)
Eat 3 Small High Protein Meals and 2 High Protein Snacks Daily (2 to 4 oz. per meal every 3 to 4 hours)
Eat Slowly, Chew Food Thoroughly and Stop Eating at 80% Full
Take all your Required Bariatric Advantage Vitamins/Minerals Daily
  Bariatric Advantage Multivitamin (Either 3 Capsules twice daily or 2 Chewable per day)
Bariatric Advantage Calcium Citrates Chewy Bites (1000 mg per day – Take 2 hours before or after any iron containing supplements. Can be divided into 500 mg doses)
Bariatric Advantage Iron (Females 29 mg, Males 18 mg – take 2 hours before or after calcium supplements.
Bariatric Advantage Sublingual B12 (Dissolve 1 tablet under the tongue daily) OR have Bariatric Dr write a prescription that you take once a week.
Bariatric Advantage Vitamin D3 – 5000 units (Take 1 capsule daily)
SPECIAL NOTE: They highly suggest Bariatric Advantage because they not only meet the requirements, but are one of the few companies to test that the product work correctly in your body).   He also suggested that I take Krill Oil 1000 mg a day and Juice Plus if I can afford it.   1. Bariatric Advantage Vitamins/Minerals & Meal Replacements, KetogenX protein supplements (bars and crisps) and Nectar Protein Powder 2. Quest Protein Bars available at www.questnutrition.com/bariatricrd 3. Juice Plus® available at http://www.kylefjuiceplus.com/ 4. Vital Choice Krill Oil available at www.vitalchoice.com 5. Just Like Sugar™ (healthy sugar substitute) available at http://www.justlikesugarinc.com/
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inarakatra

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