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:thumbup:My journey with the band - On my way to the 2nd part of my life!

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My 6 mo results

I weighed on 7/18 and weighed 174, then I bounced back up to 176 or 177, then down to 175 and today I was back down to 174. I want to keep track of my progress so here is what I've done so far. I'm happy that 74 lbs are LOST FOREVER!   My results below Beginning Weight = 248 1 mo post op - 206.8 2 mo post op - 198 3 mo post op - 193 4 mo post op - 184.2 5 mo post op - 178.0 6 mo post op - 174
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1/08/08

I did not get up this am, however, I do have plans to exercise. I just had a rough night last night and woke up with a headache. So, I've decided to exercise today during my lunch hour. I brought my stuff to work, so there will be no excuses. Tomorrow, I will resume my 5 am routine!   Todays menu   Bfast coffee with cream/ iced coffee   snack - M2 yogurt with a handful of granola   lunch salad with salmon   dinner chicken breast, green beans   water, water and more water.   Exercise - 20 min of HIIT on recumbant bike   Wt - 179.9- grrrrrr - but, I have no one to blame but myself! Cannot wait until my fill in 10 more days!
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3/24/07

My menu:   4 oz of yogurt with 2 tbls granola   lunch 4 oz of yogurt with granola   snack 1/2 green apple with 1 tbls penut butter   dinner 3 oz chicken breast rice - about 1/2 cup   Then 1 slice of plain cheesecake - no, it wasn't sugar free   Exercise - 20 min of HIIT on the elliptical machine, burned 200 calories, 1.7 miles   All in all, I did pretty good besides the cheesecake. What happened here, let me explain myself, I had a single friend of ours over for dinner because I made too much food. (I always think about the single men since they don't have a wife at home cooking for them), anyhow, he felt obligated to bring a dessert - even though I told him not to, he still brought a cheesecake factory cheesecake. So, I felt obligated to have a slice. I should have just eaten 1/2 slice - but no, I ate the whole darned slice.   Anyhow, after eating the cheesecake, I headed to the gym and worked off 200 calories.   Scale in the am stated I weighed 183 - arggg, sucks~   I will see the number go down, I will, I will. I'm determined! I'm not giving up, I must see the 160 again, soon! I have 100 days or so left until my cruise, I refuse to go weighing what I do now. I want to look halfway decent in my bathing suit you know.   Well, I will start checking in more on my journal and updating my menu. This seems to keep me on track better.
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3/26/10

I'm off HCG now, taking a week break or otherwise known as a "planned interruption".   I ate so much yesterday, stayed away from sugar and carbs, and I was worried stepping on the scale this morning, but I lost another .6 oz. Crazy, but I did. Down to 157.5 now. Yay!   I am just in shock at my thighs, I can't say enough about them. They are my biggest problem area, always have been and now they are shrinking!   I have not been this small in 21 years! Its amazing!   Life is going good these days. :blushing:   Menu today   Bfast Coffee with coconut milk creamer (yum) strawberry jam (crushed strawberries with stevia) with melba toast   Lunch Spinach/ricotta cheese stuffed chicken breast (yummy again)   dinner Steak, salad, blue cheese dressing   ***I'm eating lower carb this week while taking a break from HCG diet. Will continue HCG on 4/1 until 4/18
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3/25/08

Bfast - lc yogurt with a handful of granola   Lunch - string cheese with 6 slices of shaved turkey breast (45 calories total for all six slices)   Snack - Fresh strawberries, sliced up, about 1/2 cup or so. Maybe 4 or 5 huge strawberries - yum. love strawberries!   Dinner - chicken breast - spinach salad   1 piece of cheesecake - yes I still have some left at my house! I will be glad when it is out of the house   Exercise - No exercise today - but I WILL do at least 5 times this week no matter what!   Wt am in bday suit - 182.7 - grrrrrr. I hate those scales!:biggrin:
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9/15/08

Today I'm wearing a size 10 jean, my shirt is tucked in and people can't quit complimenting me. Its really almost embarrasing.   I'm so happy with my weightloss - I just cannot wait to get to 155 so I can be considered HEALTHY. Only 16 lbs to be healthy, wow, thats hard to believe.   Now, that my weightloss is back on track, its time to get to the gym!   Wt - didn't weigh this morning, running behind and forgot. But I doubt I am down any, had a lot of sodium yesterday so probably holding water.   Exercise - 15 min on elliptical machine (so far today) plan on doing more this evening
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Day 45 of my 84 day challenge

For the next 3 weeks, I will be working out 7 days a week to make up for my missed exercise sessions. This way, I can say I haven't missed any again! That is my goal, to make it 12 weeks and not miss any exercises according to the BFL program.   Monday - I did my LBWO Tuesday - Did my UBWO Wednesday - do 20 min of HIIT Thursday - LBWO Friday - UBWO Saturday - 20 min of HIIT Sunday 20 min of HIIT   Eating has been good, eating healthy! Weightloss is slow, but I know I need another fill. The beuaty of it all, I am not gaining! For the first time in my life, I am not gaining!
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7/27/07

Woke up this moring full of energy, and loving life. Stepped on the scale and holy moly, down 2 more pounds, YES, I love life! Weighed in at 172!!!! Only 3 more pounds until I reach the 160's! I haven't been there in freaken YEARS!   Menu yesterday was pretty low, but doing a cleanse to help jump start the weightloss again before the cruise.   Todays menu a little more to eat than yesterday:   Bfast Bfast burrito from Taco Bueno, except hold the flour tortia, they just put the insides in a bowl for me of the borrito. So good. Only ate 1/2.   Lunch Cleanse drink   Dinner Not sure, its our night to go out to eat, will share something with my DH I'm sure.   Exercise Circuit training and working my Lower Body.   I am getting called skinny minny today. I'm in my size 12 shorts, that are a little baggy, and I have my shirt tucked in and no belly fat hanging over. lol. I can't believe I have my shirt tucked in!
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2/23/09

I go to the weight watchers meeting again tonight. I'm switching my meeting nights to Monday. I am going to kick the leader if she tells me I've gained! I swear, they might arrest me if she says I've gained!   By my sclaes, I've lost 3 lbs. So we'll see what they say tonight.   I always weight naked, and after I go pee i the mornings, so I'm at my very lowest weight.   I've stuck to the weight watchers plan pretty good. I've actually stuck to it perfectly, so we'll see how I do tonight.   I'm trying to get back into my morning workout routines this week. So far, I've failed. I set my alarm for 4:45 am, and then I turned it off. grrrr. I will keep trying. I plan on going to the gym tonight and doing 30 minutes on the treadmill. I've got to get back to exercise and I've got to get out of the 170's damn it. I've been in the 170's for a freaken year! I drop down to the 160's then creep right back up to the 170's and I'm sick of it! I don't ever ever ever want to see the 170's again.   Okay, I've had my Monday morning rant, so I will start thinking and typing more positive or it will just put me in a pissy mood the rest of the day.   I get 22 points a day with Weight Watchers and they say I must eat the 22 points. I think it might be too much, but I'm going to do it their way. Gawd only knows that my way hasn't worked. (okay, enougth with the negative talk)   My menu today   Weight wise oatmeal - makde with skim milk - 4 points   1 banana - 2 points   Lunch - ww meal 5 points (smart ones) 1 nectarine - 1 point   Dinner 2 0z of roast beef - 3 points 1/2 cup mashed potatoes w/1 tsp butter - 3 points 2 tsp EVO - 2 points baby carrots - 0 points   late nite snack ww ice cream bar - 2 points   TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 22   Wt - 171.4   Exercise plans - 30 min at gym on treadmill
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I am totally sucking the last few days!

Okay, I guess the carb demons are getting to me in the evening time. I do great all day long, then evening is here and I cheat!!!!   Yesterday we went to a going away party for one of our Elders at my church. I had a protein shake for breakfast, and then drank another one for lunch, just because I was on the run.   I did pretty good with dinner at the party, except the dessert table kept calling my name. I snuck over and had a brownie, then I had a 1/4 piece of peacan pie - yum, then ..............one more bownie. grrrr. I hate when I can't just say - NO THANK YOU.   Today, back on track,,,,,so far. Actually, I'm headed out to the gym to workout. So, hopefully I can work off the desserts from last night.   Tomorrow begins my 30 day countdown until surgery. I can't wait!
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9/8/09

uggggh, work today.....feeling a little sore from yesterdays workout. Actually feeling more than a little sore, hurting all over is more like it.   Planned my meal out today:   Bfast 1/2 cup ff plain yogurt handfull of frozen blueberries couple of tsp of granola   Meal 2 carrots dipped in spicey hummus (yum)   M3 Turkey and fruit salad   M4 Apple with almond butter (like peanut butter but made with almonds)   M5 3 oz chicken breast green beans   Exercise - 60 min at gym done in two 30 min increments (30 min done at work - 3:00 pm) - 30 min done in the evening at my gym. Elliptical machine only today.
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4/13/0

Breakfast -   Lunch -   Dinner -   Suppliments -
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3/26/08

Bfast - Dannon Light & Fit carb control yogurt mixed with Live Active lowfat cottage cheese - yum   Coffee with cream - no sugar   Lunch - shaved turkey breast, string part skim cheese   Dinner - tuna, light mayo, and spinach salad (very small)   Exercise - Elliptical Machine 20 min HIIT Arms with weights, sit ups   Wt - Didn't weight this morning. Good for me! I love it when I do not get on the scales!   I feel pretty good, I feel like I am getting my life back and that I am recommitted to my program. I know that I need a fill, and I can't wait to get it in less than 2 weeks now. This will be fill #10 for me. I sure hope its the one that takes me to my goal weight!
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1/9.08

Again, did not get up at 5 am, however, one of the reasons is I was at the gym so late last night.   I did not get home from the gym until after 11:00 pm, by the time I got tired, it was after midnight. So, needless to say, I did not get up at 5 am. I plan on going again tonight so I will not be getting up at 5 am tomorrow either. I am hoping to switch my schedule next week back to the am workouts. But my whole goal is to exercise, whether it is am or pm, I'm just going to get it done!   Menu -   Bfast 2 eggwhite omlett with turkey sausage   Lunch turkey breast/salad   Dinner rotissarie chicken/green beans
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2/5/09

Changing my post since my post posted twice. Weird.
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8 more days until Banding!

8 days and counting! One week and 1 day, or 192 hours to go. I feel like singing - 8 bottles of beer on the wall, 8 bottles of beer, you take one down, you pass it around, 7 more bottles of beer on the wall...come on, you know the song. lol.   Okay, I'm really goofy this morning, probably because I had my sleep study test last night, and I really don't think I ever went to sleep. My mind was going crazy most of the night.   I got to the sleep study center at 9:30pm, they hooked me up and I was in bed around 11:00 pm. I turned the tv off and decided I was going to get a good night sleep. Well, I remember the tech coming in at some point during the night, and readjusted my nose piece, seems it came off. Then the next thing I remember is he came in around 5:30 am, and told me I had 3 pages of paper work to complete. As he was unhooking me he asked if I felt I didn't get to sleep last night, and I said "kinda", he then said he couldn't discuss my test, but don't be surprised if they have me come back. As I was leaving, he again said be prepared to come back before the surgery. Not sure what all that means, and hopefully the doctor will call me today to go over my test results.   I have a headache this morning as usual, I usually wake up with one so its nothing new (that was something that they said is a sign of sleep apnea).   When I went in for the pre-test yesterday, I spoke to the doctor and I asked her if I would know the results of my test when I woke up. She said no, and the techs were not allowed to discuss them. She did tell me if they came in and placed a ccap machine on me, that was a sure sign that I had apnea and needed the machine. So, they never did that, so I might not have apnea, not sure. I just know that I snore, like a freaking lion. This morning when I got home, my DH asked how it went and I told him what they said, he said 9 times out of 10, I'm sleeping like a log. I told him just because I'm snoring doesn't mean I'm in a deep sleep.   Well - there you have it, my journal for the day.
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Starting my 8th week of BFL challenge

Well, today marks the beginning of my 8th week of the BFL challenge. I can't believe that I am starting my 8th week! I have never made it this far in the challenge, I always quit around the 3rd week, one time I made it close to the 6th week (but missed workouts here and there).   I have made up the workouts that I missed while we went out of town, I only have 1 more cardio to make up - I am starting to see some improvements in my cellulite area on the back of my thighs - I still have plenty of it, but I can see a difference.   I weighed this morning 178.2 - I am down 70 lbs now! I'm sure the weight loss will slow down. Whats weird is, it goes so slow for a few weeks, then all of a sudden, I drop 5 lbs. So, it lifts my spirits. I cannot believe it when I step on the scales and see 170's. I have to step on the scales 5 or 6 times, I leave come back to the scales and step on them again. It's just amazing how good I feel.   Okay - eating has not been that great, so that could be the reason I'm losing fast the last week too. I have been a little stressed over my 16 year old son, he has gotten himself in a little trouble, he is a good kid, makes straight A's, wins all kinds of awards at school. However, he went out and got drunk with some of his friends for the first time, we found out about it so we have taken all his priveledges away from him. No cell phone, no car, no movies, no nothing. Its scary to think he was driving! It stresses me out to think "what if", he could have killed himself or someone else. I am totally against drinking and driving and it is not worth it. Plus, he is only 16! I told him no matter how drunk he is, he needs to call me, we will pick him up and discuss it the next day. He swears he just wanted to try it, and won't do it again, but my DH & I are worried because alchoholism runs in my DH family. June 6th was 27 years that my DH has been sober - his dad was sober for 25 years before he died, his grandmother died of alchoholism, so its nothing we take lightly. So, my eating has been minimal lately. I am going to focus this week on eating better, getting more protein in.   Okay, off to work I go..........busy week!
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Tuesday, 11/20/07

I will be glad when these holidays are over! Everyone keeps bringing all kinds of goodies to work. grrrrrrr.   I am scheduled for a fill tomorrow, and I was going to cancel it, but I think I am going to go ahead and get a very small fill. I think I only need a half of cc or .1 cc, very small amount. I have restriction, and I don't have any problems right now, but I think I might need just a tad little bit more.   My Menu today:   Bfast - Coffee, oatmeal   Lunch Turkey salad   Dinner Baked fish green beans   Supplements - 1 Quickslim30, 2 flinstones   Exercise - 20 min recumbant bike
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3/18/07

Breakfast -   Lunch -   Dinner -   Exercise - 30 min Total body cross trainer, 230 calories. 15 min in hot tub and 10 min in steam room - felt good!   Notes - Feeling bloated, crampy and yuk! band feels tighter, not hungry, not eating much.
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3/27/08

Menu   Bfast - 2 slices of bacon, 1 boiled egg   Lunch - 1/2 of multi grain tortia wrap, filled it with baked chicken, mustard and fresh spinach leaves. very filling.   Snack - Fresh strawberries   Dinner - Spinach salad with strawberries, grilled chicken, sunflower seeds, and balsmic dressing (just a little)   Exercise - am Elliptical 20 min HIIT 3:00 pm - elliptical machine 15 min 9:00 pm - Gym, did 45 min of circuit training, worked entire body out Wt - This morning 181.4 - it is moving down, but soooo slow.
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June 12 -

Okay - time to get focussed and get this challenge finished. I've been over at the BFL tracker website, looking all the before and after pics of the 12 week progress photos, WOW is all I can say.   Its got me pumped to finish the 12 week challenge and start another one! I finish in July, and I leave for vacation August 4th, so I probably won't start the next challenge until I get back. I will just continue to exercise in between the challenges.
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13 mos post op today

Today marks 13 months post op. I feel like I'm sinking these days.   My fill has losened up, which I was hoping it wouldn't. I have my next fill on 4/7 - so long to wait, but I am trying so hard and just feel like I'm failing.   I should be happy, and for the most part I am, I just am ready to lose my final weight!   Will post more later.
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9/17/08

Well, just got back from FILL #12. I know I said I wasn't going to go, but I lost that restriction. I finally figured out, (DUMB ME) WHY all of a sudden I got good restriction after 1 month of my last fill.   I PB'd, and that made me swollen, therefore giving me good restriction. duh. That lasted 1 week, then it went away. I freaked! I started thinking back and realized it was the PB that gave me restriction. What an idiot I am.   So, I go in for fill #12, I know that just a little might do the trick, so he gave me 1/10th of a cc. I had to eat some peaches before I left, and I think this might be the fill. (I know - i've said that with every fill - lol) I guess its my hope!   I believe I'm at right around 3.9cc's. Not sure because he didn't take any out of me this time, just gave me a little and that was it.   Well, I'm off to Nashville tonight -   Wt - 175.6 - yuck - I'm up again after losing that good restriction!
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My fill history - updated

Fill #1 - 3/6/07 - 2.2cc's Fill #2 - 4/17/07 - 3.0cc's Fill #3 - 7/6/07 - 3.5 cc's (I think it was only 2.5cc's because when I went back for fill #4, he could only w/draw 1.8 cc's) Fill #4 - 7/20/07 - filled me back to 3.0 ccs - He should have filled me more! Fill #5 - 8/17/07 - 3.4cc's Fill #6 - 10/08/07 - filled me to 3.8cc's - the restriction I've ever had,but still could eat big bites of food, so I figured I needed to be tighter. Fill #7 - 11/21/07 filled to 4.0 cc's. By the evening could not hold anything down, not even my saliva. PBing all night - horrilble experieince 11/23/07 - Unfill - Got unfill and because of the swelling and all the PBing, doc took my fill down to 3.0cc's. NO RESTRICTION AGAIN Fill #8 - 1/18/08 Went in and the doc filled me back up to just right under 4.0, according to Flouro, it was perfect. Well, by next morning, could not hold down saliva again, ended up back in hospital and the Doc had to take me back down to 3.0. grrrr. Now I'm back where I was in November, barely restriction again. Fill #9 - 3.5 cc's - was tight for about a week, now feel lose again. grrrr, still have "some" restriction, just not quite enough! Next fill scheduled for 4/7/08 - I hate that it takes sooooooo long to get in to see the fill doc.:thumbup:
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Fill History

Fill #1 - 3/6/07 - 2.2cc's   Fill #2 - 4/17/07 - 3.0cc's   Fill #3 - 7/6/07 - 3.5 cc's (I think it was only 2.5cc's because when I went back for fill #4, he could only w/draw 1.8 cc's)   Fill #4 - 7/20/07 - filled me back to 3.0 ccs - He should have filled me more!   Fill #5 - 8/17/07 - 3.4cc's   Fill #6 - 10/08/07 - filled me to 3.8cc's - the best restriction I've ever had,but still could eat big bites of food, so I figured I needed to be tighter.   Fill #7 - 11/21/07 filled to 4.0 cc's. By the evening could not hold anything down, not even my saliva. PBing all night - horrilble experieince   UNFILL #1 - 11/23/07 - unfilled to somewhere between 2.5 to 3.0 cc's - NO RESTRICTIONS AGAIN :cursing:   Fill #8 - 1/18/08 Went in and the doc filled me back up to just right under 4.0, according to Flouro, it was perfect. Well, by next morning, could not hold down saliva again, ended up back in hospital   UNFILL #2 - 1/19/08 - Doctor had to unfill me to 3.0 again because of the swelling from all the PBing for being too tight. Again, NO RESTRICTION - :frown:   Fill #9 - 2/12/08 - 3.5 cc's - was tight for about a week, now feel lose again. grrrr, still have "some" restriction, just not quite enough! Next fill scheduled for 4/7/08 - I hate that it takes sooooooo long to get in to see the fill doc.   FILL #10 - 4/7/08 The doc just added .4cc's, making me at 3.9cc's. I think this might be the one!   FILL #11 - Was scheduled on 6/25/08 - but the doc did not fill me up, I was leaving for a cruise on 6/27 so he didn't want to risk me being too tight, so did not get a fill.   FILL #11 - 8/5/08 Went for a fill, this time the doc took all my fill out and all he could get out was 2.4 cc's. Filled me up to 4.0 cc's, I left, had to go right back because I could not drink, he took out a little over .2 cc's, he said I'm somewhere between 3.5 to 3.7 cc's. - I had great restriction for 2 weeks, but It has now loosened some. I feel I might need a tad more. I'm worried I have a very slow leak.   UNFILL #3 - 8/5/08 - Took a little over .2 cc's out, had pretty good restriction, but still a tad too lose.   FILL #12 - 9/17/08 - Added just 1/10th of a cc - I think I'm somewhere between 3.8 to 3.9 cc in a 4cc band. I am hoping and praying this is the fill that I stop with! I do not have another appointment for another fill, will wait this one out and see.
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