My First Fill

So today was my first. It came by very quickly considering I just had my surgery on July 7th. He had to remove two staples that were sticking out of my incisions. Doc seemed to be a bit embarrassed by them, I was just glad that they were taken out. No one enjoys getting that caught on their shirt. The whole process was quite painless and I didn’t have any problems drinking the water they gave me. The only downside is that I’m on water the rest of the day, tomorrow I can my protein shakes. I can’t wait for Wednesday when I’m back to soft foods. My poor belly has been growling all day, but it’s just part of the process.

So I’ve lost a bit of weight. I’m really getting along nicely and I’m thankful that this has been a pretty smooth process thus far. No more emotional eating, I can hear my belly growl when it wants food, I don’t feel like a stuffed sausage in all my clothes. I’m down to 223 lbs. That means I’m down 27 lbs since my heaviest and down 14 since my surgery. Not bad numbers, but more than that I feel so much better. I feel pretty good and I can’t wait to see how’ll I’ll feel with another 20 lbs lost. It’s such an exciting process.

OK!!! I'm so glad to hear that all is going well for you! I'm about a month away from my lapband date and I've really been worried about it. I'm getting a lot of friends not wanting me to go through with it and then a lot that say go for it,,, I have been so excited about the process till lately when it seems everyone seems to be worried about me getting it done. I read a lot where people are having a lot of trouble, whether it be the surgery itself or afterwards of being so hungry and not loosing weight. Anyway,,, I am glad to hear that all is going good for you. Makes me think I should just go with my gut and try not to listen to my friends,,, I know they are just looking out for me,,, but I've battled this weight for the past 19 years and I want the next 19+ years to be filled with no weight worry. Ok,,, so thanks for all that you had to say,,, I look forward to hearing all the other blogs about your success!

Good luck! I know that most of your friends have your best interests at heart, but you're the one that needs to be the expert. Learn all you can about this procedure. Ask yourself why you think this procedure will help you in long term weight loss? Are you committed to doing this? List your strengths and weaknesses, and identify why you are at the weight that you're at now.

I knew this procedure was going to work for me because gastric bypass had too many risks involved, because I knew that I didn't become 250 pounds overnight and even if I lost just one pound a week I was going to change my life. You can do this. I repeat you can do this!!! I'm already learning so much about my body, and my mind. I am so much stronger than I ever thought I could be, and this experience will be great (success or failure) I'm one step ahead than I was before this surgery.

You will be hungry, but you'll become satisifed with so much less. There will be times when you will not lose weight, because our bodies at some point are going to put a (hopefully short term) road block. You may have complications, but there is so much you can do now to prepare yourself for this surgery. Start running towards it like this is a marathon. Stop eating less now, start exercising, and start preparing your mind for one great adventure. You can do it!