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Today I drank my Protein shake for Breakfast. I didn't get hungry and it was going on noon and I had an emergency come up that I had to deal with before I could eat. Next thing I know it's 12:15 and I am dizzy and shaking. I knew I was hungry. I sipped my Water until I could eat my lunch. Have any of you had the issue of hitting over hungry before you realize you are hungry at all?
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New from/in Louisiana, banding this wed! 2days! so excited!!!
Kime-lou replied to UntamedR's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I can only imagine how difficult weight loss is in the Big Easy. My cousin lives near New Orleans and in Belle River, my hubs grew up in Denium Springs and still has family there as well in Deridder. Every time we come down the food is amazing, I can never get enough. I know I will have to be really careful when we head back down next year!! Love Lousiana. -
I created a new treat for us!!
Kime-lou replied to BeeKipp's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I make the SF Cheesecake jello and put fresh fruit on it- like blueberries/ strawberries or even pineapple- yum oh!!!!! -
2 Great NSVs, new image of ourselves
Kime-lou replied to Banterwonder's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I agree. I look in the mirror everyday, but it's like I don't see myself. My BFF took a pic of my husband and I the other day and looking at the pic I can see the weight I have lost. -
Calories count more than protein for weight loss
Kime-lou replied to DELETE THIS ACCOUNT!'s topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
This is something that my nutritionist and my personal traniner cousin had explained to me. They were trying to make me understand a calorie is a calorie and it counts, but it's better to get that calorie from Protein in order to protect my muscles, which in time will burn more calories. My baby cousin (not a baby 22 now) is trying his best to teach me a thing or two- love it!! He is all over me about making sure I am getting in my protein. -
Another pound down this am- 198.8. I love seeing that number go down, just wish it wasn't so terribly slow.
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This was a scary experience. I work in a school and with what I was dealing with I literaly couldn't get to something to eat for a little bit. Thankfully before leaving my office I had picked up my Water bottle. I so felt like I would pass out I was shaking so bad. Thankfully, as soon as I wraped things up I was able to get my lunch and that help, just had a bad head ache later. Gotta get better about eating a snack at 4-5 hours if I want it or not.
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If you are anything like me your weight has held you back from enjoying many things. Since childhood I avoided crowds, parties, public to hopefully avoid being picked on. The first time I ever traveled was when I was 22 years old. I went to New Orleans to see my cousin, my first time out of NC/VA and my first time on a plane. Since I have traveled to Vegas, Nashville, and California's Sierras. I love to travel, but some places I still wouldn't go due to my weight- beaches, warm places, where a bathing suit would be expected. I also didn't go into fancy clothing stores, I just got my clothes at walmart. I was afraid of what the sales ladies would think of me walking in a upscale store. Now, I have lost 45 lbs, I am 32 years old and I am sick and tired of not living due to my weight. So even though I have not reached my goal, I am going to LIVE!!! I have always wanted to go to Disney and Seaworld, but never did due to the walking discomfort fear and all the people. Well, I booked the hubs and I a week trip to Disney for April. Mickey here we come!! I plan to do the things I have always wanted to do, not more holding back. It's my time! I don't want to look back 40 years from now with regrets. I considered lapband 10 years ago, but didn't do it because my family wasn't supportive, I wish I would have told them on board or not I am doing it. Next fall we are going back to Louisana (his family is there), maybe New York in the next year. No more holding back and waiting for xyz to take place. I am alive and here now, so I am going to LIVE!
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Feeling really sick could it be band related????
Kime-lou replied to hopingtobebandedsoon's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Those symptoms could be caused by a lot of things. It's always best to consulte your doctor. But, question I would ask in the mean time is: are you getting enough protein? are you drinking enough (dehydration can cause those symptoms)? Does an antiacid help? Your doctor will likely ask these question, so be prepared. -
When we are little we believe that anything is possible-- santa can visit every house in one night, the tooth fairy brings us money for our teeth, the Easter bunny, ect. As little kids we see the world full of wonderful possibilities just waiting for us. However, as we grow we begin to loose the rose colored glasses and become jaded by the reality of the world we live in. Happily ever after doesn't exist and things aren't always perfect- now I am not say things can't be good because they can be, but not every moment of every day and not every relationship is perfect all the time. As a kid I never imagined I would become so large. I was so small until I turned 5. As I began to gain weight I would ask my mom sometimes why I was fat. She would just say I would grow out of it, after all my cousin did. I accepted that and went on. Well puberty came and went as did the teen years and I was still fat. I never grew out of it. What I didn't know is that my cousin put forth a great deal of effort in her preteens to shed the weight- all I knew was that she went from fat to skinny in what seemed like a summer and became a beautiful girl. That wasn't to be my story. Now that I have admitted that I have a food problem and needed help, got banded and begun my journey- it is hard to belive I will ever reach my goal. The first 5 months the weight seemed to fly off 45 lbs- awesome, but now the loss has slowed almost plateaued and I find myself begining to worry that I may never reach my elusive dream weight (140). I know that I should believe in myself, my band, my doctor and nutritionist, but it's hard when every other attempt I have made to loose weight has failed. Realistically I know it is different this time, I am not on a diet with a fixed end date, I am changing my life style one day at a time. I am making new habits, healthy ones that in time I hope will stick. Some things have been easy like giving up pop (soda), not drinking with meals, drinking water, even eating less at a meal. Some things though haven't been as easy, letting go of my salty snack of party mix (that stuff is addictive and it is my major weakness), not baking so I won't eat the sweets, not eating steak (just doesn't work well with my band). Slowly, but surely I am making a change to a better way of life that in time hopefully will become habit. However, there is still that little voice of insecurity in the back of my head saying you won't do it, you will gain all that weight back, you are destine to be a fat girl forever (insert menacing laugh here)!! I fight every day to squash that voice and to believe that I will make it. After all I have lost 45 lbs and I am moving more and eating less. So for now I am going to keep saying I believe in me, until I do!!
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Boy, I know what you are feeling like. I had one day that I thought I would die if I didn't EAT!! My poor husband I know he thought I was going crazy. Honestly, when I got the most frustrated I took some sleep meds and went to bed. Try to drink lots of water. Greek yogurt is awesome and help with getting the protein in. Thicken protein shakes with yogurt or a blended banana. Just having something with a little substance can make you feel bunches better. Honestly what really kept me from going nuts and eating everything and anything was fear- fear that I would hurt my band and I would have to go back into surgery.
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My mother says I have never been very patient, I was even born a month early. I believe the reason I have never been successful at weight loss was my lack of patience. Most of you can likely sympathize with working really hard to lose weight and after a couple weeks only a pound or half pound and finally you say forget it where is the pizza. This has been the case with me each time. With the band it has been different. My bandversary is Dec. 22 and will be 6 months. As of right now I am 45 lbs down and feeling good. Of course I wish I was down more. I have tried to be realistic in these months and eat healthy, but not totally limit myself from things I love, because I know that isn't possible to do forever. Therefore, I will highly restrict myself with things that I know aren't the best for me. For the last two months though my weight loss has slowed. Last month I only lost 2 lbs and so far this month only 2. I have started back working out and counting my calories to make sure I am using more calories than I am taking in. At one point I had a goal of getting to the 160's by April 1st. My husband and I are taking a trip to Disney, I've never been and my husband hasn't since he was a kid, so we are excited to get away. However, it's Dec. 13th and I am sitting at 199, which is great - finally below 200- but I do not thing it is possible loose 40 lbs in 4 months or rather possible for me. My first month I lost 20 lbs, after that it slowed and my best month since was 8 lbs lost, which was Oct. I do not want to discourage myself my setting a goal that is likely unattainable. So, I have decided that I am going to stay on the lapband path taking one step at the time and I will reach my final goal of 140's when I do- it may be a year from now, but I will get there. I must keep my motivation up and stay strong. During the holidays I must admit I am finding it harder that before. Last night I made 4 batches of snickerdoodle party mix- my hubby had a work Christmas party today and wanted me to make it. So, I made it. I sent him to work with half of it and I bagged up the remainder and gave it to coworkers as gifts - after all if they gain a weight it will just make me look smaller (evil I know- jk). I do not want to tempt myself with treats that are not healthy. For once in my life I want to give my body what it needs rather than what it wants!!
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You can do it and I am sure you will!!! Awesome job!!
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I think we all either have or will run into bumps in the lapband journey and we will all handle them in our own way. I was banded June 22- the first week of Dec. I hit 199- Onederland- after starting at 244. The month of Nov. I only lost 2 lbs. and I fear Dec will be the same. My doctor says that isn't really a plateau and to not stress about it, easy for his 130 lbs runners body to say. Granted, I haven't worked out must this last month. I have been busy with work (new system), getting ready for Christmas, Christmas parties and get togethers, and general household duties. I know there should be no excuses. However, when I get up at 5 am and and I don't stop going until 8:30 pm, that is all my body can give. As soon as my butt hits the chair I am asleep. Yesterday, it all caught up to me. Saturday night after our dinner party my head started hurting. I went to bed about 10 with it killing me. Woke of at midnight thinking I was going to have to go to the ER. I got some advil and took some. Woke up at 2 still killing me, but no worse. Again same thing at 5 and 6. I ended up not getting out of bed till noon. After that I felt groggy and like I'd been hit by a freight train. My hubs pointed out that maybe I needed the rest after running at such a rate for the last month and a half. Today I am better, but frustrated. My weight is stalled in the 199-200 zone. I do weight daily, which I know many say don't do, but I track my trends. Since Dec. 2 my weight has been bouncing between 199.2 and 200.8. I have started back counting calories in the last week and my calorie counts daily stay between 1150 and 1300, most days closer to the 1200 mark. My fit bit says I am buring some where around 2000 calories a day so I should be losing around 1 lb a week at the least. But, I'm not. I am staying still. I went to the doctor last week and it appears my thyroid is slightly off. I am going back this week to discuss meds. WTH- my thyroid wasn't off before surgery how the heck is it off now. No more than my thyroid is off my doctor says that shouldn't be causing a weight issue. All this has gotten me down and frustrated and made all my fears resurface. Have I lost all I will loose? Am I destined to always be the fat chick? Can I do this? Am I failing my band? What am I doing wrong? Am I going to gain all my weight back? I am freaking out right now. I want this so bad, but when I am doing what I suppose to (eating less moving more) and not losing I get so discouraged.
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Kime-lou replied to LittleGirlBlue's topic in Website Assistance & Suggestions
I can't pm any more either- just thought it was me doing something wrong. -
So I changed my profile pic- Actually don't hate this one. It's nice to see that I am getting smaller.
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For those of you who have hit plateaus how have you dealt with it? My stats: Banded June 22, 2012 - have lost 45 lbs Hit Onederland the 2nd of Dec. I weigh daily (I know many won't agree with that, but I do) my weight bounces back and forth between 199.2 and 200.8 since Dec. 2nd. I am counting calories and stay between 1150 and 1300 daily (closer to the 1200 mark). My fitbit says I am burning around 2000 calories or more a day. So I should be losing, but I am not. I am getting 70 + oz of Water in a day and 65+ g of Protein a day. I am eating some carbs, but only complex and not many of those, since my last fill I have had a lot of trouble with breads and Pasta so I don't go there. I am getting frustrated with this and don't want to fall back into bad habits out of frustration. I have spoken to the doctor and nurtrtionist and both say this is normal and not to worry, it will start going down again soon. But, neither of them have had the band and both are skinny as rales.
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Each doctor does fills differently. My doctor does it with floro, so he adds saline based on how fast the contrast move through my band. I think my first fill was around 1.5cc and I have ranged from .5 to 2 cc each time and I have had 5 fills. I was like you to start with I still felt hungry alot, but with each fill the hunger subsided more and more- at least that is how my experience has been.
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Refried beans were on my list of things to eat post op and my nutritionist encouraged it. I would specifially ask the nutritionist. It may be whole beans because if an enter bean went down with the tough outside may be difficult to get down, but refried beans are mushy so I wouldn't think they would be a problem. I never like refried beans until lapband I learned to like them just for this.
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My doctor has always said it get looser with weight loss and that is why we need fills. But, I do know anything that agrivates your stomach area can cause swelling and therefore tightness. I have asthma and if I have an attack that will make my band tighter - odd, but I guess it is because my diaphram is agrivating the band and the coughing.
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Is there such a thing of to much exersice?
Kime-lou replied to mag1402's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
With that amount of exercise you must make sure you are getting a lot of Protein to keep your muscles healthy. You may want to check out livestrong website, lots of info about things like this. Also, remember that muscle weight more than fat, so if your leg muscles are in awesome shape which likely they are with the cycling, you should look more at your body fat %. Chances are you have low body fat and high muscle. To me it sounds like you are in awesome shape and should just enjoy a size 6!!! You go girl! -
Yes, but I do not over induludge. It's a fine line to walk. Just be careful, you are still very early on. Just make sure you are following doctors orders and not over eating.
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This is normal, at least it was for me. Your muscles tense when you sneeze and after just going through a trauma they twitch.
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I am 6 months out and I am still gassy! At night my belly feels tight and hurts after a few gas releases I am fine. I guess it is from the change in foods.
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Either paranoid or something isn?t right
Kime-lou commented on ♕ajtexas♕'s blog entry in ajtexas's Blog
Just a question, but do you still have your gallbladder? The lump in the throat thing I had all the time for 3 months. After running a ton of test they figured out I had gallstones and my gallbladder was majorly inflamed. I was admitted to the hospital for surgery and put on antibiotics. After that I never had trouble again.