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Appointments....

I have to be at the hospital on the 20th at 2:00 to meet with the doctor. So I guess I will just stay for the workout class at 3:00 if I am done with the doctors appt. so I guess I will be going to the 4:00 class instead of the 5:00 class so I don't have to go home and come back.   March 20th 2:00pm Doctor's Appt. 3:00pm Exercise Class 4:00pm Lap Band Meeting   March 21st 1:00pm Dr. Gilliam Appt.   Dr. Gilliam called he's the Pysch. Doc. we made my appt. for 1:00 to see if I qualify for the band. I guess to see if I am not crazy or some shit. Anyway, he seems very nice he is usually in the band meetings so I already know who he is. It just seems a little creepy that his office is in the basement. What the hell is that all about!!???!!! The shrink is kept in the basement lol Anyway, I am still a little nervous about the meeting. My weight so far has stayed the same, I did slip a little bit my daughter's b-day I had cake and ice cream but it was the memories of the day not the calories...:rolleyes
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ANOTHER TEST...

Well went to my meeting on Tuesday and of course there was another test they forgot to have me get! I had to get 2 chest x-rays. Not a big deal but when you have other things to do, I had a meeting at 7:00pm and I didn't get out of the hospital until 6:30. I made the meeting 5 minutes late!! Oh well, I guess you take the good with the bad!!   I seen the cardiologist the next day on the 4th of April, the nurse wanted to do an ekg, I told her I just had one done the week before. So, she had to check and that took about 30 minutes then finally I got my exam and the Doctor cleared me for surgery. She said the ekg came back great and her exam everything was normal, so as long as my echocardiogram comes back clean I am ready for surgery!!!! She said she doesn't think there should be anything wrong with the echo so she is sending her approval letter to Dr. Bonomo and will call me if anything comes up. She congratulated me and that was it.   Only 28 days to go!!! Still down only the 8 pounds, but haven't started the liquid diet yet!!! enough venting!!lol
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6th Meeting...

We had a crash course in healthy cooking! We made some tofu vegetable stir fry! It was alright except for the tofu LOL! I think that tofu is not an option for me, I just can't stand it, I will stick with chicken, turkey, and lean beef! I would have much rather had chicken and vegetable stir fry so I think I will substitute poultry for the tofu!!   The nutritionist is great, she is really trying to help us. I think that some of us just don't get it. Many of us, are going to have a very hard time sticking to the liquid diet and some of them ask these questions like she's gonna say go ahead and eat ice cream and pizza you've got the band you'll be ok. Please!!!   I just hope that everyone is really listening and not just thinking the band is a cure all for their overeating!!! I know that I am still nervous about going on the 2 week liquid diet and then 2 week liquid post-op diet. I think I will be alright following a low fat diet protein - vegetable - fruit but I am still a little nervous!!   Still down 8 pounds!!!
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4 weeks and 3 days to go...

I have 4 weeks and 3 days until my surgery!!!! I have 1 week before I start my practice post-op diet! I have 2 weeks and 3 days before I start my liquid diet!!!! VERY VERY NERVOUS!!!!
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3 more lbs...

I HAVE LOST 3 MORE LBS!!! I start my liquid diet in 2 days and I hope I will lose at least another 4lbs by my surgery. A nice round number to start from! Went to class today and we learned about lapses and relapses with the lapband, I guess it makes sense just because you put this restraint on doesn't mean that you have dealt with the issues that have made you fat to begin with! I am starting a food journal so that after the banding I can write down everything I put in mouth and make it a little easier to see when I have certain cravings or what is happening in my life that makes me want to eat!
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2nd Meeting...

I went to my second meeting it was all about label reading and watching what you buy. I rarely look at these things, I mean I know what to look for and what not to buy but I never really cared. I do realize that by reading the labels I will have a better chance of really losing the weight and keeping it off. I know that I have to change the way I think about food and how I eat it before this surgery!!! Just so I don't have a nervous break down when I can't eat all of those yummy things anymore!!!   Lost 2 more pounds since last week!!! I am finally on my way!!!
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12 days post op

Well, the liquid diet was going fine for the first week. I went out and actually ate dinner and had a few drinks, and all went well. I am not pigging out or anything but I have been eating normal foods with no problems. I am still eating my jello, pudding, and applesauce, but I am having a normal meal a day. I know I was suppose to be on the liquid diet for 2 weeks but I was extremely hungry and I am not in any pain so all must be well. My port site still hurts and wearing a bra is unbearrable!!! I have my first meeting for my post op class tomorrow. I will write more then.
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