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mscarly

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  1. mscarly

    Getting My Beauty Back

    After a life-long downward spiral, especially the past 10 years, am going to erase the pain that's etched all over my face by losing the weight that is contributing to tremendous hip and back pain. (Born with congenital hip disorder.)
  2. Happy New Year, Band Groupie! I've been off the grid for a while. Have been stuck - need to figure out how to blast out. Nice to hear you're still our "Rock Star" here at LBT!

  3. Lindsay - check your email. - MsCarly

  4. mscarly

    Heck of a Month -

    Two things have about trashed my month of July - as well as my fragile lap-band routine. At the risk of sounding like making excuses, we've hosted three teenage grandsons for the last three weeks - nice kids, but very hard to manage everything with house guests. Eating out a lot, no down time, no organization time. This was not a good event, starting just days after my first fill. Also, have been working early and late on a big project (many 12-14 hour days). In combination with above, did not do a good job of bringing healthy lunches / dinners. That being said, have managed to manage my weight - about 235 (down 32 total since starting program in Nov 08). But so disappointed, wanted to have made more progress by now, almost 2 months post-surgery. Also, am just plain overwhelmed. Made a list of all the things I'm stress over, and it is very long. DH isn't a worrier, and can't figure out why I worry about things I can't control. We have a strict policy: I worry about everything, he worries about nothing. No wonder I tend to overeat. Visited the "Struggling" section tonight. I'm not feeling like a failure, but I can see one could fall off the grid very quickly - especially after the tremendously long build-up to surgery. I think my other problem is I need a fill. I have 3 ccs in a 10 cc band. Virtually no restriction. Was going to wait until Sep, but will call and go asap in Aug - why wait. Got to jump restart. Hope FitDay is fixed by now on this site, need to drink the water religiously, get back to walking more. Well, signing off for now. Be back tomorrow, I know that helps a lot, too.
  5. mscarly

    Heck of a Month -

    Two things have about trashed my month of July - as well as my fragile lap-band routine. At the risk of sounding like making excuses, we've hosted three teenage grandsons for the last three weeks - nice kids, but very hard to manage everything with house guests. Eating out a lot, no down time, no organization time. This was not a good event, starting just days after my first fill. Also, have been working early and late on a big project (many 12-14 hour days). In combination with above, did not do a good job of bringing healthy lunches / dinners. That being said, have managed to manage my weight - about 235 (down 32 total since starting program in Nov 08). But so disappointed, wanted to have made more progress by now, almost 2 months post-surgery. Also, am just plain overwhelmed. Made a list of all the things I'm stress over, and it is very long. DH isn't a worrier, and can't figure out why I worry about things I can't control. We have a strict policy: I worry about everything, he worries about nothing. No wonder I tend to overeat. Visited the "Struggling" section tonight. I'm not feeling like a failure, but I can see one could fall off the grid very quickly - especially after the tremendously long build-up to surgery. I think my other problem is I need a fill. I have 3 ccs in a 10 cc band. Virtually no restriction. Was going to wait until Sep, but will call and go asap in Aug - why wait. Got to jump restart. Hope FitDay is fixed by now on this site, need to drink the water religiously, get back to walking more. Well, signing off for now. Be back tomorrow, I know that helps a lot, too.
  6. mscarly

    First fill -

    Got my first fill on Jul-1. No problem, didn't hurt a bit. Dr. Galvani uses some sort of pneumatic anesthetic pen, then inserts the needle. 3ccs in a 10cc band. Down 31 lbs since the beginning of my journey. Started size 24 jackets and pants - now 20. I still have a lot of aches and pains with the hip and arthritis, but people are telling me that I'm getting around better - so that's good.
  7. mscarly

    First fill -

    Got my first fill on Jul-1. No problem, didn't hurt a bit. Dr. Galvani uses some sort of pneumatic anesthetic pen, then inserts the needle. 3ccs in a 10cc band. Down 31 lbs since the beginning of my journey. Started size 24 jackets and pants - now 20. I still have a lot of aches and pains with the hip and arthritis, but people are telling me that I'm getting around better - so that's good.
  8. mscarly

    Road trip victory -

    I was on a road trip from Tue-Sat. Before I left, I was struggling - weight loss was flat for many days. So naturally I was concerned about taking a road trip - where would I eat? when? what could I eat? dinner at conference? etc To my surprise and delight - I came back and had lost 4 pounds! I found that Cracker Barrel was actually a pretty good place to eat for someone 3-4 weeks out. I could choose the vegetable platter and had some good choices: applesauce, cottage cheese, green beans, mashed potatoes. Also, Ruby Tuesday's salad bar had good choices - cottage cheese, edamame, garbanzo beans, parmesan cheese, diced ham, beets, etc. Kept the water consumption up - and avoided all the bad stuff - worked out pretty good! My big emotional victory - went from 267 (highest weight) - thru the 260s, 250s, 240s, and now am in the 230s ... finally. The farther I get from that top weight the happier I am. Also, have gone from size 24 jackets and slacks to 18-20 jackets and 22 slacks. It makes a big difference already.:cool:
  9. Dear Band Groupie - I was on a road trip from Tue-Sat. Before I left, I was struggling - weight loss was flat for many days. ((This is basically what I just blogged - it is my big update!!))

     

    So naturally I was concerned about taking a road trip - where would I eat? when? what could I eat? dinner at conference? etc

     

    I came back and had lost 4 pounds!

     

    Cracker Barrel was actually a pretty good place to eat for someone 3-4 weeks out. I could choose the vegetable platter and had some good choices: applesauce, cottage cheese, green beans, mashed potatoes.

     

    Also, Ruby Tuesday's salad bar had good choices-cottage cheese, edamame, garbanzo beans, parmesan cheese, diced ham, beets, etc.

     

    My big emotional victory-went from 267 (highest weight) - thru the 260s, 250s, 240s, and now am in the 230s ... finally. The farther I get from that top weight the happier I am.

     

    Have gone from size 24 jackets and slacks to 18-20 jackets and 22 slacks. It makes a big difference already.

  10. mscarly

    Road trip victory -

    I was on a road trip from Tue-Sat. Before I left, I was struggling - weight loss was flat for many days. So naturally I was concerned about taking a road trip - where would I eat? when? what could I eat? dinner at conference? etc To my surprise and delight - I came back and had lost 4 pounds! I found that Cracker Barrel was actually a pretty good place to eat for someone 3-4 weeks out. I could choose the vegetable platter and had some good choices: applesauce, cottage cheese, green beans, mashed potatoes. Also, Ruby Tuesday's salad bar had good choices - cottage cheese, edamame, garbanzo beans, parmesan cheese, diced ham, beets, etc. Kept the water consumption up - and avoided all the bad stuff - worked out pretty good! My big emotional victory - went from 267 (highest weight) - thru the 260s, 250s, 240s, and now am in the 230s ... finally. The farther I get from that top weight the happier I am. Also, have gone from size 24 jackets and slacks to 18-20 jackets and 22 slacks. It makes a big difference already.:thumbup:
  11. mscarly

    Got the blues -

    I'm a little down in the dumps ... Haven't lost much post Jun-3 surgery. Logged into my lap-band (Allergen) site today and realize I'm only consuming about 900 calories a day. I am following my program quite well - mostly protein shakes, soft foods - think I'm in plateau of sorts - have lost 23 lbs since pre-surgery diet. Kind of hungry, but not bad. Gotta do better with the water, though. Am hanging in there - I'm sure the scale is going to change in a couple of days. :confused:
  12. mscarly

    Got the blues -

    I'm a little down in the dumps ... Haven't lost much post Jun-3 surgery. Logged into my lap-band (Allergen) site today and realize I'm only consuming about 900 calories a day. I am following my program quite well - mostly protein shakes, soft foods - think I'm in plateau of sorts - have lost 23 lbs since pre-surgery diet. Kind of hungry, but not bad. Gotta do better with the water, though. Am hanging in there - I'm sure the scale is going to change in a couple of days.
  13. mscarly

    Post-op visit -

    Went back for my 1-week post-op visit today. Dr. Galvani says I'm doing great. Just have one little incision that's healing up nicely. First fill will be Jul-1. He estimates I'll be down 50-60 lbs by the time the weather turns cold again, if I stick to it, so that'll be good for my bad old hip. It's hard to imagine being that much lighter - but I know it'll happen! Went back to work today to lots of hugs and nice comments. Had my first mushy food today, a scrambled egg with a little shredded parmesan and a little cottage cheese - about 1/2 cup in total. Tasted good :crying:
  14. mscarly

    5 Days after LB

    It is a blessing, indeed! I'm 7 days out. Keep up the good work
  15. mscarly

    Post-op visit -

    Went back for my 1-week post-op visit today. Dr. Galvani says I'm doing great. Just have one little incision that's healing up nicely. First fill will be Jul-1. He estimates I'll be down 50-60 lbs by the time the weather turns cold again, if I stick to it, so that'll be good for my bad old hip. It's hard to imagine being that much lighter - but I know it'll happen! Went back to work today to lots of hugs and nice comments. Had my first mushy food today, a scrambled egg with a little shredded parmesan and a little cottage cheese - about 1/2 cup in total. Tasted good
  16. mscarly

    Things I won't miss -

    Thanks Band-Buddies - I feel much better Love the "Julia Roberts / Pretty Woman" idea!
  17. mscarly

    Things I won't miss -

    One of my big treats was to get a new hair cut and color this past Mon, to get ready to go back to work on Wed. Went to the beauty parlor, and sure enough a skinny minnie hair dresser worked on me. (Like a dummy) I blabbed about my surgery. She regarded me with a thin veil of contempt. When I got out to the car, to my horror, my hair was a completely different color than I had requested (it must be most dimly lit beauty salon in Chicagoland), and I had a blotch of mismatched color by my left temple. I went back in to complain, the manager was in a meeting offsite, so the receptionist begrudgingly took a message Hours and several phone calls later, the manager *still* hadn't gotten back to me, so I went back to the salon in person. I raised particular hell about the lousy hair color, and the poor customer service on top of it. I demanded my money back, and got it - but the rub was the snotty receptionist acting contemptuous of me, too. At the risk of sounding paranoid, I can't help but think if I was a skinny minnie like them, they would have been a lot more apologetic about my hair. When you're overweight, you're a throw-away person in society. You can just read their thoughts. Chalk up another reason to do the Lap-Band. Still smarting, gotta get over it ... :crying:
  18. mscarly

    Back to work tomorrow -

    Tomorrow will be 1 week since my surgery. I'm glad I didn't push it. The extra two days this week really helped. Really got spoiled on taking it easy, tough - no more naps!
  19. mscarly

    Things I won't miss -

    One of my big treats was to get a new hair cut and color this past Mon, to get ready to go back to work on Wed. Went to the beauty parlor, and sure enough a skinny minnie hair dresser worked on me. (Like a dummy) I blabbed about my surgery. She regarded me with a thin veil of contempt. When I got out to the car, to my horror, my hair was a completely different color than I had requested (it must be most dimly lit beauty salon in Chicagoland), and I had a blotch of mismatched color by my left temple. I went back in to complain, the manager was in a meeting offsite, so the receptionist begrudgingly took a message Hours and several phone calls later, the manager *still* hadn't gotten back to me, so I went back to the salon in person. I raised particular hell about the lousy hair color, and the poor customer service on top of it. I demanded my money back, and got it - but the rub was the snotty receptionist acting contemptuous of me, too. At the risk of sounding paranoid, I can't help but think if I was a skinny minnie like them, they would have been a lot more apologetic about my hair. When you're overweight, you're a throw-away person in society. You can just read their thoughts. Chalk up another reason to do the Lap-Band. Still smarting, gotta get over it ...
  20. mscarly

    Back to work tomorrow -

    Tomorrow will be 1 week since my surgery. I'm glad I didn't push it. The extra two days this week really helped. Really got spoiled on taking it easy, tough - no more naps!
  21. mscarly

    Hint re shoulder pain post surgery -

    Just like others have said, I got a case of left shoulder and neck pain with post surgery gas. My wonderful husband went out and bought me a "husk bag" - one of those buckwheat / lavender bags you warm in the microwave for a couple minutes - shaped like a neck pillow you'd have on an airplane. The warm, moist heat chased the pain away in minutes - amazing! Thanks, DH!
  22. mscarly

    Hint re shoulder pain post surgery -

    Just like others have said, I got a case of left shoulder and neck pain with post surgery gas. My wonderful husband went out and bought me a "husk bag" - one of those buckwheat / lavender bags you warm in the microwave for a couple minutes - shaped like a neck pillow you'd have on an airplane. The warm, moist heat chased the pain away in minutes - amazing! Thanks, DH!
  23. mscarly

    Hint re shoulder pain post surgery -

    Just like others have said, I got a case of left shoulder and neck pain with post surgery gas. My wonderful husband went out and bought me a "husk bag" - one of those buckwheat / lavender bags you warm in the microwave for a couple minutes - shaped like a neck pillow you'd have on an airplane. The warm, moist heat chased the pain away in minutes - amazing! Thanks, DH!
  24. mscarly

    Hint re shoulder pain post surgery -

    Just like others have said, I got a case of left shoulder and neck pain with post surgery gas. My wonderful husband went out and bought me a "husk bag" - one of those buckwheat / lavender bags you warm in the microwave for a couple minutes - shaped like a neck pillow you'd have on an airplane. The warm, moist heat chased the pain away in minutes - amazing! Thanks, DH!

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