Tabithan

11-26-08 - Today is my first day blogging. Today is one day in the week that is the beginning of a journey towards success for me. I know it will be marked by many failures, which I will describe openly and honestly. When I go through LBT, I see the stories of many who were banded after me, that have lost a significant amount of weight. I cannot help but be proud of them, and to be honest, a little jealous. I was banded on 3/13/2007. I have had mild success - banded at 299lbs and currently at 254lbs (as of last saturday when i weighed myself.) The reason? I have learned to eat around my band. My goal for this week: Eat within 1500 calories Write down everything I eat. Today I went to PF Changs - YUMM!! and I stayed within the 1500 calories because I limited my calorie intake earlier in the day, and I went online to pull their nutritional content...wuhuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Tomorrow is the next day, Excercise - I am thinking about Tae Kwon Do - Does anyone do this???

Today, I met my goal. I wrote everything down, drank my Water, and saved calories for the indulgent dinner I wouild have at PF Changs. I managed to stay at 1277 calories total by checking the caloric cotent before dinner. What a relief!! Tomorrow, thanksgiving, is the new challenge. My goal for thanksgiving is to write everything down and stay within 1500 calories. happy thanksgiving to all. Is anyone reading this struggling as well?? Please write, and let's supprt each other - to the sweet end! :grouphug::grouphug:

I want to lose all the weight because I want to stop having to wear corsets that look and fit like swimsuits every day in order to have some idea of a shape To be hit on by good looking men So that I can have liposuction when I hit my goal for waist definition So i can shop in regular stores So i can stop looking so much older than my age And honestly, so I can look how I feel:thumbup:

Hi Tonya, You have no idea HOW MUCH I relate with you. Please join me on my thread and let's go through this journey together - vent to each other, create success strategies together, and see successes together long term. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f255/i-have-failed-my-band-support-group-81953/ I hope to see you soon....

This feels like therapy so I will keep writing. I hope my fellow strugglers join me.... Today, I had to buy pie for my team - we had a pie party. And I knew if I had one slice, the entire thanksgiving weekend would do me in - one bite and I would go crazy all weekend. So I bought the pie, put it in the conference room, sent out an email to all about the pie, gathered the folk...then went and hid in my office. it worked!! I didnt eat a slice of pie and the temptation went away.....well somewhat... I came home and had two slices of bacon (100 calories) and one egg - 70 calories - but at least it was controlled consumption. This is the beginning of success. How was your day, fellow struggler???

Today we have a pie party at work and I am responsible for buying the pies. Oh lawdy!!! Hopefully I will keep away from temptation. My goal is not to eat even a piece because once I start, things go downhill especially with the holiday just around the corner. Yesterday I ate $1700 calories.

Yesterday I met one of my goals - I wrote down everything I ate. But I ate around 1710 calories. Today, I have the same goals. To write down everything I eat and eat only 1500 calories. I have to go and buy pies for a pie party here at work. I have to somehow find the strength not to indulge. Wish me luck!!!

Hi MizPeppy!!! Good luck with your fill today - Tell me - when did you get your lap band and what do you think has caused your lack of success to date? My lack of success has primarily been caused by a lack of committment to this - not viewing this as a tool and definitely my addiction to food. I do well sometimes for a short period of time, work out, eat right, count my calories, then fall right back off the bandwagon!!!!

Hi everyone, I really need help getting back on track. I was banded on 3/13. My dr's orders were to take full liquids (anything that can go through a straw) for two weeks and after that, go to soft foods. Well, my two week mark is tomorrow. However, I am eating myself up because I have not been following his orders. I have already progressed to soft foods and some not so soft foods. In fact, most of what i am eating is solids and not liquids. I have tried chewing everything thoroughly, but now I am in panicking. I have not had side effects but I am scared that my bad may have slipped (no reason, just the numerous posts I have read about this have me in panic mode.) The good news is that I do feel restriction even if i have not had a fill yet, so I am not eating much and losing weight. I am really really scared and need some tough love as well as reassurance that others have battled them same challenge I have. Everytime I read threads here, it seems like people are sticking to their dr's orders except me. Please help me and give me reassurance. I am panicking. Thanks, Tabitha

Hey Everyone~ Just wanted to give an update that so far, I am on track, since yesterday afternoon. Everytime my mind wanders to solids, I remember the tough love and words of encouragement. :-) So thanks, all!!

Thanks everybody. I am very encouraged. Today has not been a good day either but after reading the posts, I am committed to making the rest of today a good day and making the right decisions moving forward. Spyder said that he has paid too much money for this, has a scar forever etc, that it would be a waste not to try. You are right. Thanks for helping me get back on track. Tabitha

Hi All, I am in Colorado as well! In Denver. Just got banded on March 13th and doing well so far!! :-) Dr Brown at Presbyterian/St Lukes.

Hi All, I had my surgery on Tuesday, and I am still in pain. I was hospitalized on Tuesday night for observation and yesterday night as well. I came home today. I am not in as much pain as I was the past few days, and thankfully, I am now passing "gas." Sorry, I know it is TMI but the nurses told me that I need to, to release the pressure caused by the CO2 during surgery. I am home now, armed and dangerous with vicodine and anti-nausea medication. The past two days I was wondering what I did to myself, but now as the pain slowly decreases, I believe i made a good decision. I cannot wait to live the rest of my life. Thank you everyone for sharing on this thread as it has been amazing moral support. Reading about what everyone is going through gives me the courage and confidence to keep moving forward. Good luck to those being banded today and shortly. Keep us updated/ Tabitha

Hi Everyone, I have been following this thread and have decided to post. Everyone here seems amazing with great moral support. I am excited. I am getting banded tomorrow and can hardly believe it!!!:heh: It really is coming true. I have been heavy all my life and remember beginning my first diet at 10 years old. Pretty sad, but this is a whole new beginning. Been on a clear liquid diet for three days and have to continue with it post op, but everytime I want to "cheat," I remind myself that I am cheating myself and stick with it. Wish me LUCK!!