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Three Months Post Op - 2 Fills - 79.6 lbs lost!

Today marks three months since banding.   What a difference!   * I can cut my toenails without passing out. * I am wearing a dress shirt with a 17.5" collar. * I have a belt that I last wore two years ago and I am in the fifth notch. * Six trousers are in for alteration --taking them in rather than letting them out! *I can put my socks on without help and no longer am confined to loafers and slip ons -- laced shoes again. * My wife is smiling when she sees me and my daughters tell me how proud they are of me.:cool2: * The dog that used to hide whenever I picked up the leash now cries, barks, and jumps at the front door at the mere mention of "going for a walk." * I wore the heels off a pair of sneakers and wear a pedometer with a goal of 10,000 steps per day. * My tidy-whities are drooping and I fit into chairs that used to require a shoe horn.:thumbup: * To date I am down 79.6 pounds and now am logging my measurements to track the losses in inches, too. * I have not had any insulin since two days after banding, cut my oral meds to 1/4 of my pre-op doses, weaning off one drug at a time under the supervision of my family doctor. Blood sugar is gradually declining and well within the recommended borders.:smile: * In short, I am truly living life again, thanking the Lord for leading me to this path, allowing me to serve others in a multitude of ways. I continue to be blessed through His grace.   I had my second fill last week and felt the restriction right away but have adjusted well without ever revisiting what I consumed. Met with my nutritionist earlier this week and I am making smart choices and learning to adjust my food selections to achieve my daily and long term goals.   Although I haven't attended the support group meetings and want to, the best I can do is meeting with them once a month (they meet twice each month). I have a time conflict: I feed the hungry with my Mission Committee volunteers the same night the support group meets.   Enough about me though. This blog is a wonderful resource and an easy means to share and exchange ideas. Please actively participate.   As always,   WB
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Two Months Post-OP

Although I am a hopeless romantic:redface:, I usually don't put much stock in faux-anniversaries since the root of "anniversary" refers to a year. Two months is just that: two months. A two-month anniversary sounds stupid to me or at the very least oxymoronic. But I digress.   Just over two months ago I was anxious, fearful, self-loathing, discouraged, and fat to name a few. I am still fearful but I have learned to like/love myself a lot more now since I showed both courage and fortitude in banding and sticking to a rigid food regime. As that ugly goo slips away and the scale shows a downward plunge, I am encouraged. People are noticing the change in me -- both physically and in my overall attitude, I am fitting in clothes that have hung unworn for months, my energy level is noticeably higher, exercise is not a "have to do" but a "want to do", planning meals is actually fun, reading labels, understanding the difference in a good choice vs. a bad one, becoming nutrition knowledgeable is very cool, and all in all, I'm convinced banding was the smartest choice I have made since marrying my wife.   I love visiting this site and enjoy posting, too but I feel like I may be overstating the case. I know I am still very much a newbie -- two months is nothing compared to some of the others here. What I can speak to with authority is how this new adventure is helping me right now. I hope to be encouraging to others in what I say or write but I still have difficulty responding to the negative posts or comments. I suppose that is to be expected given what I know about human nature.   Anyhow, if anyone wants to respond or just engage in a dialogue, especially anyone that has some creative breakfast suggestions, please do.   Until we meet again, I hope to see less and less of all of you (LOL):thumbup:   WB
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Day 64 Post Op - 67.2 Pounds - 1 Fill

When is it time to get a fill?   My surgeon told me something like when you are able to eat without any problem, stop losing weight, and feel hungry a lot, then schedule another fill.   Did I hear that right?   How about two out of three? I am blessed so far: no puking! I mean I must be part goat because I can eat most anything: bread, eggs, fruit with skin, spicy food . . .:cursing: Stuff I know has caused grief for others. And I am still losing weight -- although not like the pre-op and initial post-op when I was on the POW diet (protein shakes, broth, and Jell-o X 3 meals). I am still losing about 3 to 4 pounds a week.   BTW: I hope I am not pissing you off. I know or have heard plenty of horror stories about upchucking, blowing chow, hurling, driving the porcelain princess after sucking down something you thought you could eat only to review the evidence as you spew!   I am the exception. The poster old fart. And it isn't because I am chewing every bite fifty times before swallowing. Hell, I would have even fewer teeth than now if that were the case. (Last count I think I have about eight of my own with another 16 or so in various bridges, crowns, etc.)   Seriously. When do you know it is time to call for another fill?   Help!!:thumbup:   WB
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50 days post-op - 63 lbs - one fill

Weekends seem to be the most challenging to stay within the goal specs:cursing:; staying busy seems to be my best cure but no guarantee. One thing I keep putting off is I need to get cleared to return to the gym. I know I need strength training (excluding abs for another six weeks) as I can see the first signs of the flabby wiggles on my triceps.   Sure nice to put on clothes that I haven't worn in ages -- well at least a year or more. I got rid of about twenty suits eight months ago knowing someone would get some use out of them; leaving them hanging in my closet was simply selfish of me. I felt good donating them but now I am thinking maybe I should have held on to a few of them.:biggrin:   My fatself suits, especially the pants, need tailoring but I am wondering how long that will last before I am taking them in again. Those are the kind of problems I enjoy having:smile:!   I am on "real" food now but find myself relying upon some of the transitional choices. My protein food choices now include mostly fish, chicken, and turkey with an occasional piece of pork loin or lamb loin chop. We had steak chunks last Sunday at my SIL's for Mother's Day but it was no big thing: 2 oz translated to two average size chunks. I used a dessert plate so it didn't look so puny! Veggies are better than ever before and planning my meals for the week is a great investment of time.   The crazy thing is watching others push the crap I used to shovel down my pie hole into theirs now. I just smile and think: it is always a matter of choice. I don't think I am any better than they are just better informed and motivated differently now. Add to the list of people to avoid: new converts, new non-smokers, and new weight surgery patients! I find myself in discussions with others who want to know more about banding, and I sense I am getting far too detailed. I need to find a simple elevator pitch and let it go. Most don't give a tinker's damn anyhow.   Best wishes to all you other banders and pre-banders. This was the best selfish decision in my life.   I am too tired to try to write much more tonight.:smile:   Anybody have any good breakfast recipes, I would love to try them out. Some variety would help.:drool:   WB
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Getting Closer To 1st Milestone

I haven't weighed myself in a couple days so I don't know how close I am currently but I am just over six pounds away and I am averaging just over three pounds lost/week. So by mid July I will be there.   There doesn't seem to be much of a restriction; had my second fill over two weeks ago and I am back to my goat status: I can eat anything but I choose what goes in.:smile:   I spent some time reading a topic on the day of surgery; that brought back the angels and demons of that experience. Considering how drugged I was, I don't think I could offer a decent account without some creative license. Anyhow there is something very old about people going off on the details of surgery like everyone is waiting on baited breath to hear how small your turds got or what medication was rubbed on your dorsal fin:laugh::laugh:   I will have to share my personal nightmare of that special day: I awoke in the recovery room getting entertained by the antics of Nurse Mildred Ratchet. She seemed to really get off yanking the catheter out of my flacid Oscar Myer. Even though I was heavily medicated I saw the face of Satan in that nano-second. A few days later I found out that thorny cactus was supposed to have be removed while I was still under. :eek:It was my version of drawing the short straw:biggrin:   But that is the past and I will let that demon go.   Be good to one another. Count your blessings and be gracious with everyone less fortunate.   As always,   WB
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