I just like to say AT&T will disconnect your internet if you owe them $25. Yeah I forgot to pay them last paycheck so they disconnect my service last Friday. Ooops!
I had a very interesting weekend. Saturday I went to a Fundraiser at one of the bars I used to go to before I was banded. I am not trying to sound conceded but these dudes was on me like white on rice or my pheromones were really high. Anyway my hand got kissed on more times than I received in a lifetime. It felt weird over overwhelming. I am not use to that. I still see myself as the 267 girl but more healthy. I had to text my best friend Lesley because I was overwhelmed! She told me to get over it and enjoy the new me!
I talk to my big sister about yesterday to and she told me to embrace all of this because more will be coming my way. My sister and Lesley are right because I look damn sexy!
I am so happy the football season has officially started and next Sunday starts the preseason of Hockey! This is why I work out more on Sundays but so far I am going well. How about those Rams!
Anyway tomorrow is my port replacement surgery and I have to be at the hospital at 530am! Ugh that is so early but I know I won’t be able to sleep a wink tonight. I think it’s going to be a candy crush of a night! I will do my best to keep everyone updated.
I still love my band and I am 65 pounds lighter! God is good
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The Beginning
Growing up I use to tell everyone I was born fat so I am going to die fat! My story starts on July 28th 1983 my wonderful mother gave birth to a beautiful 10 pound baby girl…. Me! My parents told me I was the biggest baby in the hospital and I was proud of that. Who ever thought that this was the beginning of my obesity life. I am not going to sit here and writing about how I was teased when I was growing up and how I eat everything is sight because I will be lying to you guys and I am many things but I lair I am not. I was never tease about my weight growing up.
So what cause me to become plus size diva? One word boredom. I was never athletic in school but I was involved in a lot of different activities like girls scouts, drama clubs and etc. Majority of the time all I did was eating junk food and when I was at home I was eating junk food either because I was bored. Fast forward to my high school life preferably my Senior year. Me and my best friend (Note: Just in case you are wondering we are still best friends!) were going to join the Air Force together but I had to lose 40 pounds in order to join. Guess what? I did as a matter of fact and I lost about 60 pounds. Impressive Right? Too bad I inherited my dad’s feet and could not join because I have no arch in my feet. True Story! I was devastated but life goes on and so did my weight.
Life in my 20’s the yo-yo dieting years!
Who wants to play I’ve been on that diet game? Since I couldn’t join the armed forces I decided to work for the government and started going to college. I always struggle with my weight and I spent most of my twenties trying out different diets. I gain back 50 pounds that I lost before with a new set of boobs. No I didn’t get a boob job I think 20% of my weight gain went to my boobs. For the longest time I have maintained my weight from 225 to 235. Then all of a sudden I was either losing a friend and a relative every year. I took my frustrations out by eating food. I am an emotional eater and I can admit that. My last diet that I was on was Weight Watchers I actually did pretty well on it until I hit a plateau then I never got back on track. I learned how to accept weighing at 250 or 255 and maintaining that. Until August of last year… For the past 4 years I’ve been maintaining my weight 250 to 255 but this time around my Wii fit (my scale) Said 267! I swear I thought my Wii fit was lying. Until I weighted myself on several scales at work and I found out the harsh reality.
Why I chose to have the lap band….. A Quarter life mid crisis!
After many bottles of beer and soul searching, I told myself “I gave obesity my 20’s I refuse to give obesity my 30’s!” I decided to start working on a better me. I watch a Weight Management seminar online to get a better understanding on my surgical weight lost options. I immediately knew if I was going to pick a WLS it was going to be the Lap band. Why, because I didn’t want my stomach to be cut in half, my inside to be rerouted and etc. Sorry but that does not sound healthy to me. I didn’t wake up and said I was going to get the lap band this was a 7 month process. I wanted to try to lose weight on my own first but at the same time I went to a local support group to help me with my final decision. I am glad I went to a local support group because some of the YouTube videos I found scared the crap out of me. October I made my decision to get the lap band. On February 9th I got my approval letter from my insurance company and 2 months later (April 9th) I got my surgery date May 1st 2013! I am looking for to my healthier lifestyle and a new me! My goal is to be 20 pounds lighter on my 30th birthday! Wish me luck!
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Happy Monday everyone!
I have been so busy I haven't had time to check in with everyone.
I wanted to share this story with everyone so I will try not to bore you!
When I started my lap band journey I only told my family and my best friends.
As I got more comfortable I started telling everyone!
Today a fellow co worker came up to me and told me that he is getting the lap band because I inspired him.
I was shocked but I was so happy for him.
We had this conversation before.
He asked me questions and I told about my journey. But I always told him "my journey will be different from yours."
I am proud to say that I am happy that I was able to inspire someone to live a healthier lifestyle.
I don't think I say this enough but I am thankful for this site and everyone on this site. You guys inspire me to do better and for that I thank you!
So take time to inspire someone today and maybe that person will pay it forward.
God is Good!
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Today is 3 day and Cabin fever is starting to kick in. I am moving around as much as I can’t but I can only move so far in my house. I can’t go outside because it is cold. Its 45 degrees today and I don’t want to risk me having in complications due to the weather.
I still have chest pain I am still waiting on that real good burp to come out. My left shoulder pain was coming and going but as of now it’s staying! It’s starting to get annoying! Hunger hasn’t kicked in yet but I did have a dream that I was eating a hamburger and drinking a soda. WTF? I blame the random food commercials I seen while watching the Cardinals and Brewers game last night (Go Cards) Have you ever noticed having many food commercials they show during games? No wonder I gotten fat! J/J
Today I started drinking my protein shake. I’ve been drinking about 4 oz. at a time. I need to get my strength back up. Especially if I am planning to leave the house today I need to be healthy. I see no visitors stopping by to see me except for my big sister. I forgot it is Cinco de Mayo weekend so none of my friends won’t be stopping by it’s nothing but text messages so far. Which is fine because it’s the thought that counts and besides I want them to kick it hard for me.
Other than that I am still in recovering mode and slowly getting back on track. And tomorrow I will do a little more.
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I am 6 days out and I am Starving! These protein shakes and clear liquids are not keeping me full like they were last week. Anyway I have cured my cabin fever I went to Target on Saturday I walked around the store for 30 minutes I came home that night and let out this amazing burp! (I know TMI) It feel so good and my shoulder pain and chest pain was gone instantly. I thought that was it until I woke up Sunday morning and everything came back. That afternoon I went to Sam’s with my mom and sister because I thought if I did the same amount of walking I did Saturday I would have the same results. Too bad that didn’t happened.
Yesterday my hunger kicked in. I was drinking protein shakes and broths to try to satisfied my hunger. It was helping at first but around 8pm the hunger came back. I had 2 popsicles while I was watching the St. Louis Blues and LA Kings hockey game last night. I had to stop watching it because I well yelling at the TV. I was yelling so much that I was afraid I was going to rip one of my incisions open! The Blues were playing terrible after the second period. But at least we are still in the playoffs!
I think I found a new hobby. I went to Lowes last night and brought an Herb garden for $10. I can grow this indoors and all I have to do is place my garden on my window seal. So I guess I have to wait to see how I do. Other than that I am doing fine just hungry I am thinking about calling my surgeon office and ask them if I can eat something like pudding until I see him on Thursday. It does hurt to ask right?
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I know my past couple of post I have been so sad but I promise this will be my last one for this month. Yesterday was another sad day for me. First let me say my co worker is fine and he moved into his apartment today. I was on my way to my support group and I stop by the day care to say Hi to the kids. When my sister pulled me to the side and told me one of our kids mother died will giving birth. This news hurt my heart so bad. All I could think about was those poor babies. I was upset I came home and put on my workout clothes and ran 3 miles. It was a great run but I didn't make it to group. It sucked tho because we were having a potluck called "Taste of Success!" Everyone was supposed to make bariatric friendly food then walk it off after the meeting. I hate that I missed it but I didn't want to be such a downer at our event.
Moving forward
I will spend this last 8 days doing things that makes me happy... So what makes me happy? Taking care of others. I am thinking about taking the day care kids out for ice cream next Friday (since that is pay day). And I am going to bake my co workers something because they supported me during my incident last week. Don't worry guys I won't over do it with the sweets and if I do I will run 3 more miles!
Anyway God is good and the Devil is a liar!
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Talk about irony! A toothache really!!! I have no idea how I got a toothache. Could it be the way I am sleeping? I know its not food? I wonder what happened? Anyway how is everyone day today?
Today I did not wake up hungry I took my multivitamin and grab my 16 oz. bottle water and I was on my way to work. I even luck out and found a close parking spot to my job. I know what you are thinking I should park far and I normally do but it looked like it was about to rain and we all know that sugar melts!
I grab my second bottle of water and went into my office and my coworkers congratulated me on my first day of week 4. I call it my treat is meat! LOL Anyway for breakfast I had 1 hardboiled eggs and the Buddig Chicken deli meat that was 150 calories and 15 grams of protein. I was actually full until 130pm I was really not hungry but I thought I needed to eat something so I had a tuna salad with 5 saltine crackers. That was 200 calories and 20 grams of protein. I had a hard time eating lunch because of my toothache so I took my time.
It’s 8:05pm and I am not hungry. I put on orajel on the pain and its not working. Maybe the pain is keeping me full or maybe I am just not hungry. I am still trying to get familiar with my Band. This is the first relationship I had when I taking things slow! Anyway I am going to try to get a quick workout in.
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Dare I say that I had a pancake this morning? What! Really? Yep I sho did. It's funny because I really don't eat pancakes and I really don't eat breakfast either. But this morning I woke up hungry. So I ate. So how are me and my band doing? 15 mins has passed and we are doing great. I just chew chew chew chew and chew! Did I mention that I chewed? But just in case my band changes it mind later. Please feel free to add tips for me if I get a stuck episode I also have my papaya extract on standby.
Dare I say that I did not go to church this morning because it’s raining outside. So I watched church online.
Dare I say that I am planning on going over my calorie intake today by 500 calories. Why because I am going to a concert tonight to see my friends band play.
Dare I say that I am going to Hooters with my friends before the concert and I am planning on having some fried pickles and buffalo shrimp.
Dare I say that I am going to have me another beer tonight. What! Yep I am going to enjoy me a beer I am going to let it sit for a couple of mins and enjoy it.
Dare I say that within the next hour I will burn off additional 600 calories. Why? Please see above
Dare I say that I am going to have a great time tonight because this is my last week in my twenties and I have to end it right!
Dare I say that I am happy with my decisions that I have made above and I am glad that I am prepared!
Happy Sunday Funday everyone!
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Happy Wednesday everyone!
I just like to say that consider myself a good and peaceful but when it come to me wanting to work out I become a BEAST!
So why am I wrong? Let me explain. I recently moved into a nice size office and my boss told me that she will be putting a float desk in there with me as a back up. It really didn't bother me because we have 10 other computers in the bulding the my co workers can used no one would used that extra desk.
I recently discovered that I can access YouTube at work and my office has enough space for me to work out. I usually walk around the buliding but since it is getting cold I decided to try working out in my office. I found Walk away the pounds One Mile walk on youtube it a 12 min video and it was perfect. I did it and felt amazing afterwards.
Okay I get straight to the point. For the last 2 day I have a co workers that been working at the spare desk in my office and I've been purposely to sweat him out. I like to be nice and warm so my office is Hot as Hell like a Sauna.
Did my plan work.....
YEP!!!! I came in this morning and he was not in my office. So now I can workout today. BAHAHA!
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Really? So what happened? One word life. For the last 4 days I’ve been temporary depressed. Why because I am missing my best friend Lesley like crazy . She is my support system and I am so mad at myself because I missed her phone call last night! I really wanted to talk to her.
Anyway this past weekend I did some grazing but I did choose healthier alternatives tho seriously I did! For example I love flaming hot Cheetos so I brought me flaming hot puff corn instead 42 pieces is 150 calories not bad right.
Then Sunday came a.k.a my trigger day I did better preparing this time I walked 4 miles Sunday morning and I worked out gain on my Wii fit I burn 565 calories total. Just in case I decided to drink a whole bottle of wine again. (Which I didn’t) However I did do a lot of grazing.
So why did I graze? I am an emotional eater and I deal with things differently than other people. Yesterday was a close friend birthday he would have been 25. He died 3 years ago due to an overdose. Sunday and Monday was really hard for me but I handle it okay. I didn’t go overbroad but I did let my guard down.
Okay I got that out of my system and I refuse to end this post on a negative note!
On the bright side yesterday was on 2 month bandiversary! So how do I feel amazing! I text my accountability buddy and I told him that I was upset that I gain 4 ounces since my last weigh in. He started laughing at me and told me it’s better than gaining 40 ounces. He is right tho and I know what I need to do differently but I am going to wait until next Thursday and discuss it with my nutritionist and my surgeon.
I got my guard back up and I am moving forward. I am have play date with my 17 month old nephew tonight. Hopefully it will stop raining so we can go play outside.
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Happy Wednesday everyone. I know I haven't been active on here lately but I am back now. So how is everyone? I hope everyone is well.
Where should I begin?
This month has been a good month for me despite of me being a plateau... life has been good. I had a couple of moments this month. The one that hurt the most is when I didn't get my dream job. What is my dream job? To work in Human Resources I have a degree and experience in that field and I had my 10th interview and I still didn't get the job. I felt defeated but I got back on track. I decided to continue practicing my interview skills and keep moving forward. "Every NO! is one step closer to my YES!"
Yesterday I had my port placement surgery. This time Dr. Richardson didn't have me come in at 430AM it was 830AM this time! Once again my amazing daddy took me to the hospital. He was off at work at 630am that morning and was still able to stay with me the whole time! I have to admit I was really nervous this time around I don't know why but I was.
However I did get the biggest surprised yesterday....... I AM IN ONEDER LAND!!! (is that the right term?) I was shock was I seen the number 193.4! I was so nervous I couldn't cry. I have seen those numbers since I was 19. Wow I am still in shock!
Today I am resting I haven't got my appetite back but I am slowly drinking water. I want to do some type of exercise today but I just do want to over do it. I am so close to my high school weight!
It's nice to know that my Wii Fit was not lying to me. I am going to reward myself by going shopping for some new clothes and get me a pedi on Saturday. Besides I am on leave until Dec 2nd.
God is good and I am loving my band!
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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 .
Well I did it! I am now banded! Yesterday I had the lap band surgery and I don’t know how to feel and I am not going to stress over it. I had to be at the hospital at 530am and I guess my surgery was around 7 then only thing I remember was me being cold. The nursing staff was amazing and they took really took good care of me. There was a lot lap band surgeries going on yesterday. I had a walking buddy name Melissa and we walked around now the hospital floor at least 12 times. My dad is amazing he was off at 8am the morning and was with me the whole time. I was more concerned for him then myself but he was able to catch a few ZZZ while he was there. My best friend Mandy came up to see me and was there until I was discharge at 730pm. My dad stayed with me until Mandy came to my house. Mandy was my unofficial nurse last night. Oh I forgot to mention that my dad went to work last night! I was shock but that is my dad and that is why I love him!
Last night was hard because I had a hard time sleeping I thought if I sleep on my couch it would be easier for me. I was so wrong! However I was comfortable in my bed and I slept on my side and had some pillows on my stomach. I just had hard time getting out of bed. I have this fear of if I do too much I will burst my incisions. I am moving around my house hopefully some on of this gas pressure will get release. I feel like I have 5 burps stuck inside me so I am going to keep moving until something comes out. I have a water bottle besides me at all times. Sipping is hard but I think I got the hang of it. This is a slow process. I am not really hungry but I know I need to eat something more like drink something. I meet my surgeon and my primary doctor next week.
Today I will take it move around as much as I can and keep my momentum going!
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Sighs… I am not going too lied to you guys I was drinking like I lost my damn mind yesterday. My birthday started great. I woke up and workout for 30 minutes. Then Mandy surprised me with breakfast. She made me a spinach and mushroom quiche and coffee. Then Mandy left so I work out for another 10 minutes. Then my Besties Jon and Jessica come over to take me to the winery.
Once we got to the winery it went downhill. It was like I forgot that I was even banded. I was able to order from the kids menu. I order the Italian Beef (no bread) and I ate 1 serving of potatoes chips. I barely ate the Italian beef because I guess I was still full off the 2 glass of wine I had while waiting for our food.
Okay I know you guys are probably thinking 2 glasses is not too bad but I am not done yet!
After the winery we went to a nearby bar there I had a shot and another drink! Oye! I didn’t throw up or anything but still this was my first time drinking like this on the band.
On our way back to my house we stop at my favorite Irish restaurant to pick up some wings for my parents. So did I have some to drink there? NOPE! I had me some water. But when we got home it was a whole different story.
The original plan was for Jon to BBQ for me but I told him I was still full off of the wine and lunch so I really wasn’t hungry. We had the water balloon fight and we got Jon good. After that we went to another bar! I know but this time I only had one drink. I didn’t getting wasted last night but I did drink my calories yesterday.
How much? I tried to keep track of my alcohol intake on my fitness pal but I failed miserably. I know it was over 500 calories. However I did have fun on my Birthday
Today I woke not hungry (I wonder why) I had to make myself eat breakfast this morning. I normally don’t do this but I was planning on working out for 2 hours today and I didn’t want to work out on an empty stomach. I think I burn half of my alcohol intake from yesterday. I didn’t wake up hung over or anything I woke up wanting to work out.
I am still learning this banded lifestyle but I am happy that I am getting healthy now.
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BAHAHAHA! I am so silly! How is everyone? I know I've been quiet on here lately but I've been so busy at both jobs. When I get home I just want to work out and sleep!
Confession time..... I don't like needles and yet I pick the surgery that requires needles. LOL
Anyway yesterday I had my first fill and it was not bad at all. I didn't look just relaxed.
I forgot there isn't alot of protein in full liquids.... So I brought some tomato soup and added a 1/2 of serving of plain greek yorgurt.
For dinner me and Fun Boy had a greek yogurt. Beleive or not this keep fill until 830 this morning.
Anyway I finally found my port on my own! It is funny how the little things bring me enjoy!
God is good
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Today I woke up kinda sad every work day at 630am my best friend Lesley calls me and we talk until I get to work. Every 2nd and 4th Thursday she calls me and asks me how was my support group. I got none of those calls last night because Lesley is deployed for 3 months. You would of thought that I would be used to this by now but she is my accountability buddy. So instead of me overeating at work, on my lunch break I went shopping any brought me some shoes as a treat to myself. I just love my new shoes.
It’s graduation party weekend for me. I am trying to figure out how I am going to handle it. I was thinking about at one party just have a bottle water in my hands at all times and socialize. Then eat at the last party. Sunday I only have to go to one party and I will eat there depending on what they are having. I am only on week 4 post op so my options are slim but I doubt they will be serving seafood at a High School graduation party. I might bring my mini cooler and put it a couple of protein shakes in my car.
My tooth doesn’t hurt as much as it did on Wednesday but I am just taking it slow and making sure I chew my food thoroughly. The pain is tolerable and I think I will be alright.
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Wow I overcame my plateau sooner that I thought! So how did I do it? Easy I changed my exercise routine and I started jogging. I tried my Zumba DVD my coworker brought me but I don't like it. Maybe I will try Zumba on the Wii or something else.
Last Thursday I met with my Dr. and I found out two things. One I beat my plateau and two I didn't need a fill. He told me I was going a great job and keep it up. So I felt pretty good when I left the office.
However I thought I was going to gain some weight back because this past weekend I went to Chicago! I pack my blender bottle, put my protein powders in my snack size Ziploc bags and I portion sized all my snacks just in case. I did pretty good but I didn't have time to research any restaurants because My mom decided to take me, my sister and my nephew to Chicago at the last minute! Too funny but we needed it.
So how did I do?
Every morning I was in the hotel fitness room working out for 30 minutes. I had my protein shake for breakfast, Chia seeds for a snack and salad for lunch. But dinner was a whole another story! Saturday night we went to Medieval Times! Oye! Thank goodness for my 18 month old nephew and to go boxes. So what did I eat? I had the soup the quarter of the chicken and ate the one rib they gave me. I gave my nephew my potatoes, bread, other half of my chicken and my apple turn over. My sister said I did a good job so I was happy with that. As a precaution I worked out for another 10 minutes when we got back to the hotel.
Sunday was scary because I was eating food I haven't tried on the band. My Mom wanted a Chicago style hot dog so we ate at Portillo's. I was never a hot dog eater before the band but since I was afraid to have a Chi town style pizza so I had a hot dog with no bun. Did my band like it? Yeah I did pretty good I just chew chew chew chew and chew!
Chicago was amazing and I lost 2 oz during my time there!
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Wow one week has passed since I got banded. So how do I feel?
I feel…….
The same. Weird huh? My incisions are a constant reminder that I have something inside me that is waiting to work. Why did I say that? Because my support system (i.e. my family and friends) are asking me food related questions that I can’t answer. For example my 30th birthday is less than 2 months away and I know they want to throw me a lap band friendly party. I just love that their hearts are in the right place but it’s hard to explain to them that I do not know what me and the band can tolerate. Based on my research I found some people can eat everything they want including breads and pastas. Then I found people who cannot eat breads, pastas, and certain fruits. I would like to be one of those people that can eat whatever I want just in moderations. But time would tell.
I am no longer starving like Marvin. I called my surgeon office and they told me to try to add more fluids in and I did. But I had the weirdest dream last night and I would like to share with you.
I have a confession to make. I have a crush on Bobby Deen I don’t care he is engaged I still have crush on him. Anyway I had a dream that I was did a cooking show with him and his mama Paula Deen. I guess me dreaming about food comes in different ways… LOL
Oh I almost forgot to mention my total weight loss. Last year in August I weigh 267 with me preparing and doing the 2 week liquid diet as of today I weigh 235! That 32 pounds…. Gone! I am feeling amazing right now!
For those who are concerned about me watching the Blues Games tonight…. I will have my pillow close at hand.
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Banded Diva Day... LOL I crack myself up sometimes!
First I want to thank everyone for the advice and word of encouragement. It is nice to know that I am not alone. I am truly blessed. Thank you so much.
Today, I decided to take action and do something fun. So I went to the nail shop and got my toes and eyebrows done. Then I went shopping for week 3 of my post op diet. I felt pretty good and wanted to do more but I need to slow down.
Today is my friend Mandy’s Birthday she is having her birthday party at a local club this weekend. I told her I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it or not. I explain to her I may be around to many triggers. Here is a brief history lesson.
Before me being banded almost every other weekend I was drinking… a lot. Those nights consisted of shots, shots, and bud lights. Then after club hours a trip to Jack in the Box I usually ordered 2 tacos and Jumbo Jack on sourdough. I know I can’t do that now or anytime soon but Mandy understand my situation.
Eventually I will have to learn how to deal with social situation but I do not want to be staying again this weekend. I was thinking about going to the movies this weekend. I never was those types of people who had to buy popcorn or nachos. I usually buy their version of a $6 dollars Icee and maybe a pretzel. Since I can have low fat cheese and crackers I thought about putting them in my purse just in case. I am so glad I have a big purse.
Anyway life is good and I have no regrets!
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Yep tomorrow I will be the big 3-0! And I feel amazing! Instead starting my 30’s weighing 267 I will begin my 30’s at 214! I love it 214 the last time I weigh 214 I was 19! So what is my plan for tomorrow?
I am going to the Winery! But first I will go to church then work out for one hour try to burn at least 600 calories. After the Winery I am going back to my House and going to have water balloon fight with my friends. My friend Mandy went to the Dollar General and brought $46 worth of party supplies. (I am such a big kid)
Anyway I need to get my work out in before my friends kidnap me tonight.
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Food glorious food! What can I say I have a sense of humor!
Today I had my one week post op. Dr. Richardson said I was doing fine and my incisions looked well. I left the Dr. Office feeling good and I still do. I will see Dr. Richardson again on June 6th. Tomorrow I meet with my primary doctor I can’t wait for her to see me now.
So I was going to go to my support group meeting tonight but my bestie surprised me and made homemade low fat soups for me! She went on Shape.com and found 2 pureed soups that she wanted to make. We could decide so she made Red pepper soup and tomato soup. Both was amazing but I have to be honest, I was afraid because this was the first time eating with the band. Even though soups are considered to be “slider foods” I was still afraid. Crazy huh? But everything stayed down and I am happy.
Tomorrow I will start working out again. Don’t get me wrong I’ve been working out since the surgery I just want to build up to 30 minutes again then 45 min. Since I won’t be back to work until May 15th (that’s for both jobs) I should try breaking my workouts in 10 minutes increments.
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I just want to warn you that I will be venting this time.
I am normally a happy go lucky person and it’s takes a lot to piss me off but this hoe has out stayed her welcome! I used to say “I got my period and I am prego free” This month I am saying this hoe got to go. (I think I need to clean up my language just a bit)
Anyway today is day 10 and I am not happy. My unhappiness begin last night when I had to go to Dollar General to pick up so more “items” I really need to start going to another Dollar General (DG) because the one by my house is next door to a restaurant that I used to eat at quite frequently. Unfortunately they do not sale any week 6 post op foods as matter they don’t sale anything healthy. Anyway I started smelling the greasy fried chicken on my way into DG. Then my craving for fried chicken and hot sauce started to kick in. So I told my craving to go away and leave me the F alone.
When I got home I remember that I had some can chicken so I invented 6 week op post buffalo chicken dip.
My recipe
1 can (2.5 oz.) of can chicken
1 cup of Greek yogurt
1 stick of Colby cheese
1/3 cup of hot sauce
12 multi grain Special K crackers
This is my recipes satisfied one of my cravings… Later on that night I started craving chocolate. This surprises me because on my second day for dinner I had 3 sugar free fudgesicles and 1 chocolate pudding. I am so serious and I was satisfied with that but last night I had 2 fudgesicles to satisfy my chocolate craving on top of my dip. This band is something else I tell ya. Later on today I meet with my nurtionist and my surgeon. Don’t worry I am going to tell them everything the good and the bad.
Thanks you for listen to me b***h.
Yesterday morning Mandy met me at my house and she brought me over my shirt. I thought she ordered a XL but she got me a large. At first I was like I can’t wear large but she encouraged me to try it on. To my surprise the large was a perfect fit and I was shocked!
One thing about me and Mandy we are always late. So how late were we? One hour but better late than never right? Anyway yesterday it finally hit me that I have the lap band. I know you would have thought the weight loss and my change of eating habits would turn on the light upstairs but it didn’t. So what happened to me that finally clicked? I had my first frothing but I know what happened. Me and Mandy were rushing and while we were getting ready. I was drinking on my protein shake and when I was done with the shake I started drinking on my coffee. While waiting on the metro link (the train) I started to get nauseous and on my way to the race I started frothing. Mandy asked me if I was okay I told her if she ever seen me drinking a protein shake and coffee back to back stop me. I believe that was the cause of my frothing. I was afraid that I couldn’t do the race but the frothing came and went.
Me and Mandy walked 3.34 miles and had fun. I was dancing and didn’t feel like stopping. We finished the race and gave each other a big hug and it was amazing. Afterwards we went to subway I ordered a chopped turkey salad and Mandy was teasing me because it took me 45 mins to finish. Yesterday was a great day.
My plan for the rest of today is to go spent time with my daddy. He work overtime this morning so I am want him to rest up before I go see him. My daddy is amazing and I love him so much. Happy Father’s Day to all my readers and thank you for reading
My brain is my worse enemy! My brain loves to play the second guessing game. I am still trying to understand my band. I am eating every 3 and half hours sometimes 4 hours. How do I know if I am full or satisfied? And why do I have a have a snack around 430pm? Craziness. I know I will get better with time
I went to bed early last night for two reasons: one I was tired because it was my first day back at work and two either my furnace or air conditioning went out. It’s a good thing I have home warranty insurance because I can’t afford anything new right now. I think I was tired yesterday because I did a lot of walking around yesterday at work. My coworker welcomed me back with flowers and I was getting much praise on my weight lost from everyone! I have to say my ego gotten a little big yesterday. I also learn that one of my coworkers got the Lap band 5 years ago yesterday! When she told me I told her I would never guess that. She told me that she had great success with the Lap Band and has been maintaining her weight for years. She shared with me some recipes that she uses and things that she keeps at her desk like back up lunches and snacks.
Now she emails me to check in on me. How amazing is that! I am so glad that I told everyone that I have gotten the Lap Band. Apparently I have opened some doors for people I work with that that were considering getting the Lap Band to go ahead and do it. I feel good about that and I’ve been completely honest with them too. I told them this was a 7 months process for me because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do this or not. It wasn’t like I woke up and decided to get the Lap Band this was some serious soul searching. But that is all I can tell him I am only 2 weeks out. I can’t answer their questions about what food I can eat and what can I tolerate. The only thing I can tell them is everyone is different but I know I will have more stories to tell them.
Oh for those who are wondering if I took my day care kids on a Nature Walk yesterday….. I did and we walked for 15 minutes. They like it and they want to do this every day when they get out of school. How cool is that!
Thanks for reading!
I don’t wanna go to work tomorrow! Only because I know I have 2 week’s worth of work I need to do. Job 2 I get to see my day care kids and I will get 2 weeks of hugs from the kids. Since the Midwest is starting to have a spring I think I will take the day care kids on a Nature Walk tomorrow.
Tomorrow I start week 3 post op and I start adding soft foods. I already packed my breakfast and lunch for work tomorrow. Also, I added a snack just in case I get hungry. So what is on tomorrow menu?
Breakfast
2 hardboiled eggs (seasoned with garlic powder)
½ serving of cottage cheese
Lunch
Mashed Potatoes
430pm Snack
12 Special K Crackers and a low fat cheese stick. (24 crackers is 120 so I decided to do a half portion)
Dinner
Soup
What do you think? I know I will have to add some more protein but I will get better with time. I noticed lately I’ve been getting hungry either around 4pm or 8pm. I don’t know why. I read that having snacks on the band is not good. I hope I am doing this right.
Anyway my momentum is still strong and I am starting to look good in the mirror now. :wub:
Thanks for reading.
