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Geez - Never dreamed it would be so hard

OK - start my liquids tomorrow -and I am already craving stuff I can't have :cool2:.... I just have to remember that in 10 days - I am banded and it will be worth it... I keep weighing myself everyday and get more down every day - it is such a bummer... I feel like a failure to go to this extreme - but I also feel like I am taking back control of my life - how can I feel SO different with the same procedure??:crying:.. I am trying to stay positive, but what if I fail??????? What does that say about me???:biggrin:
rafterj

rafterj

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24 hours post band

Well, I was banded yesterday and got more than I bargained for.... I had a hiatal hernia and scar tissue around my stomach and boy do I hurt!! I think my pain is from the scar tissue removal due to where it is located. The lortab elixir is great though..it helps wonders and I have no doubt in my mind that this was the best decision of my life ...
rafterj

rafterj

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Hunger? No - Yes? Protein shake? Milk Shake? UGH!!!!

Day 5 post op and I am doing well - kind of. I am on full liquids and am SO confused. I can have protein shakes, milk shakes, and liquids that I can pour the consistency of pancake batter. However, everyone talks about being too full or not being able to drink. I have the opposite - I have no issues with drinking liquids - and am never full. What is going on?? I am down to 185 pounds - losing around 1/2 a pound a day which is great - but am I ever going to feel full? :thumbup:
rafterj

rafterj

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Tick, Tick, Tick - counting down!!

I can't believe May 21 is coming so fast!! I am getting excited. The liquid diet is getting easier - straining chicken soup is SO much better than chicken broth!! My fears are being swept under the carpet and anticipation of having the tool to begin my awesome journey of being healthy is creeping in!! :thumbup: Go ME!!
rafterj

rafterj

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Who knew chicken broth was so good?

Well, Thursday is the day! :smile2: Wow - I can't believe it is almost here - chicken broth tastes really good after two days of protein shakes and forgetting about the broth in the cabinet.. I have lost 11 pounds - 2 more to go for my goal surgery weight - yay.. I know i can do it - just have to stick with it and remember that this time next week it will be all over and I will be on my way to my new self...
rafterj

rafterj

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13 Days and counting

:sad: OMGG - my date is now May 18th - moved up by a month. SO excited and nervous - not sure what to think, really. Finally got all my ducks in a row with $$$$... That was a huge relief. Hubby is so supportive - makes me worried - what if I fail? What if I am the one person who this doesn't work for even following everything to the letter???? :thumbup: That is my biggest worry - I am so OCD. Being a nurse isn't helping, either. I know WAY too much. I think that is one of the other things, too. Knowledge is not always your friend.
rafterj

rafterj

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Keeping to Myself

I find myself wanting to shout at everyone "I am finally doing something with my weight" And then - I stop. No one knows what I am doing except by hubby, my mom and my bestfriends (2). Why???? Personal decision? Yeah - but why not let others know what I am doing - almost everyone I work with is overweight - and we're not talking a few pounds on the lovehandles here - we're talking we all qualify with high BMI's. so why don't I want to tell anyone? Shame? Fear of reprisal? Mockery? Hmmmm.. still working on that one - Now that the day is getting closer - my emotions are one big jumbled mess...:thumbup:
rafterj

rafterj

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Easier than yesterday

Today is easier than yesterday - not worried right now about food - just a little hungry - but keeping my eyes on the prize! My hubby is SO supportive and I meet with my nutritionist tomorrow -last official weigh-in before surgery.... :ohmy:
rafterj

rafterj

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48 hours post band

0200 this morning my hubby and I went for a walk...my gas pains were just too much. We walked a 1/2 a mile and it actually felt really good. I love my family - they are being SO supportive. We are having a neighborhood block party tonight, but it's going to be all good - I am going to sip on my protein drink and watch everyone else get schnockered...lol...should be interesting.
rafterj

rafterj

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Final Pre-op - no weight loss from pre-op diet

Had my final pre-op today - and NO weight loss from my pre-op diet....ugh....I am SO hungry - I keep telling myself just a few more days and it's all over. Work is a pain right now - everyone is eating hamburgers and pizza - and tempting me beyond belief. I just tell them no and want to scream that one of the reasons I am the way I am now is b/c I couldn't say no before and can't they see what eating all night for 12 hours is doing to us? I am so frustrated with my co-workers. Now that I can't have solids - I look and realize what I was eating before and i want to vomit just watching them....:ohmy:
rafterj

rafterj

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