Quilttina
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Slowly but surely the weight is falling off. Lost 30 lbs at this point. I stilll have bad days where I have to push myself to exercise. I find that if I get at least 8 hours of sleep I do much better and feel much better. Sleep is a large key to success that I have overlooked. I have had 3 fills and currently have 7 cc in band.
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Slowly but surely the weight is falling off. Lost 30 lbs at this point. I stilll have bad days where I have to push myself to exercise. I find that if I get at least 8 hours of sleep I do much better and feel much better. Sleep is a large key to success that I have overlooked. I have had 3 fills and currently have 7 cc in band.
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What a beautiful peom. I will hug my children as soon they get home from school.
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Well I have lost 24 pounds. averages to 2 pounds a week. It is really about 1 pound a week now and I struggle. I do exercise 6 days a week. Done something stupid couple of weeks ago. I swallowed a decongestion pill whole and it got stuck. Could not keep food down. I drank 1/4 cup of diet coke to dissolve the pill and it worked. so only liquid meds for now. Can't believe i forgot my best news. I am completely off my diabetic meds and cholesterol meds after 11 weeks post op. Yeah. No more glucophage...:thumbdown:
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Well I have lost 24 pounds. averages to 2 pounds a week. It is really about 1 pound a week now and I struggle. I do exercise 6 days a week. Done something stupid couple of weeks ago. I swallowed a decongestion pill whole and it got stuck. Could not keep food down. I drank 1/4 cup of diet coke to dissolve the pill and it worked. so only liquid meds for now. Can't believe i forgot my best news. I am completely off my diabetic meds and cholesterol meds after 11 weeks post op. Yeah. No more glucophage...:redface:
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Hey fellow quilter, quilting kept me sane during the surgical pain. I was out of work for 4 weeks because of some lifting i do at work. I completed 2 quilt tops and designed 2 quilt top for my guild. Just finished the quilting on my long arm machine. You can see some of my work at Allatoona Quilters' Guild | . I'm web mistress of the guild web site and Block of the month chair. I have not thought about doing a block for every pound.
I'm struggling daily with my weight. I have lost about 24 lbs. whick averages to 2 pounds a week since the surgery but my weight loss is slowing down. I push to exercise everyday. I walk 2 miles every morning except sundays. Keep in touch, Tina
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Hi Quilttina I did a search on the lapband site for soemone who might have some of the same interests as me.
Well I found you.
First of all my birthday is October 5th 1967 will be turning 42.
I hand my lapband done on september 3rd 2009
And I am a QUILTER.
I hope things are going good for you. It is so so for me right now cant wait for surgery pain to be over and thenI can move on.
I think I decided to make a quilt block for every pound loss. Not sure what yet. But will see.
Hope to hear from you
Barbara Chandler, AZ
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Stage 2 part of diet. blended meat looks good when you have only had liquids. I have had salmon and lots of mashed potatoes. I'm afraid to eat red meat yet. I eat about every 3 hours while awake.It's tough to wait one hour after eating but i make mayself busy and before I realize it is time to drink. Learning the difference between head hunger. If I need food my tummy feels empty and growls. Surgical sites are healing. Doc has released me for the swimming. yeah. :redface: Got to much sun sunday. Bought new sunscreen. Still walking in am. Find it tough to get up but once i get there i'm fired up. I have so much more energy after the walk. Just added some great songs on my ipod. Music helps with motivation.
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Stage 2 part of diet. blended meat looks good when you have only had liquids. I have had salmon and lots of mashed potatoes. I'm afraid to eat red meat yet. I eat about every 3 hours while awake.It's tough to wait one hour after eating but i make mayself busy and before I realize it is time to drink. Learning the difference between head hunger. If I need food my tummy feels empty and growls. Surgical sites are healing. Doc has released me for the swimming. yeah. :thumbup: Got to much sun sunday. Bought new sunscreen. Still walking in am. Find it tough to get up but once i get there i'm fired up. I have so much more energy after the walk. Just added some great songs on my ipod. Music helps with motivation.
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I use distraction when I smell food the kids are cooking.The smell makes my tummy roll. Sometimes I have to leave the room, I go to my sewing room, Getting caught up on alot of projects. I start reading, or searching for things on computer. Very distracting for me. My weakest times are at evening hours and night. I'm used to watching tv and eating. One bad haibit that has to change. I'm in process of learning so much about myself. Still losing a pound a day on the liquid diet. I know this will not continue but what fun to watch to watch the scale. I have the realize band. They give you a personalized number for your special computer access to your own everything. Still trying to work with program. Trying to fiqure out how to calucate the food section. I'm only taking 3 of my eight pills.
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I use distraction when I smell food the kids are cooking.The smell makes my tummy roll. Sometimes I have to leave the room, I go to my sewing room, Getting caught up on alot of projects. I start reading, or searching for things on computer. Very distracting for me. My weakest times are at evening hours and night. I'm used to watching tv and eating. One bad haibit that has to change. I'm in process of learning so much about myself. Still losing a pound a day on the liquid diet. I know this will not continue but what fun to watch to watch the scale. I have the realize band. They give you a personalized number for your special computer access to your own everything. Still trying to work with program. Trying to fiqure out how to calucate the food section. I'm only taking 3 of my eight pills.
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Have you cheated Post op???
Quilttina replied to suzetteherrera's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have been so tempted. I licked barbque sauce. I stoppped after the lick I was so afraid it would make me sick. My first 3 days post op were miserable. I know the pain your talking about. I thought my tummy was eating its self.I stopped all the Sugar free stuff. I felt like it was just bloating me more. I was only able to get in 20 grams of protein. Drank to keep myself hydrated. By the 5 or 6 day It was like magic the gnawing pain stopped, and i was able to tell hungry pains from just pain. I would feed my body and I would feel better. My energy was returning and I was able to walk abit around the track at the park. Switched back to the SF stuff. Now I'm 10 days post op and my intake of 60 or more protein and about 820 calories per day. Just 7 short days ago, I remember post op day 3 was the day I ask my husband to Shot me and put me out of my misery. Thank god He loves me. -
Day 10 post op. Lost 2 pounds from pre-op weight. Wounds are closing a little slow. He left stitches intact. Have to stay out of work for a couple more weeks due to the lifting part of my job.Some how I'm not sad about that. :thumbup: Doc wants me to stay on liquid diet til friday. He says once I add more carbs into my diet weight loss with slow down. Walking two miles a day now. Have to get up early because its too hot and humid by 9 am. I have a bit of a routine now. AM meal: Carnation instant breakfst drink 13 grams of protein.Sugar free (SF) Hour later: Cream of wheat with butter and salt/pepper Lunch: Soup favorite right now is Tomato bisque by campbell's only able to eat 1/2 can Snack in early afternoon; SF pudding or sf popscicle Dinner: rest of the tomato soup. 1/2 scoop of low fat SF ice cream In between meals all day I drink 1.5 bottles isopure in order to get in protein. 40 grams per bottle I get 2 snacks a day. My caloric intake is about 820 per day. I can hardly wrap my mind around that low number because I'm not hungry between meals.
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Day 10 post op. Lost 2 pounds from pre-op weight. Wounds are closing a little slow. He left stitches intact. Have to stay out of work for a couple more weeks due to the lifting part of my job.Some how I'm not sad about that. :crying: Doc wants me to stay on liquid diet til friday. He says once I add more carbs into my diet weight loss with slow down. Walking two miles a day now. Have to get up early because its too hot and humid by 9 am. I have a bit of a routine now. AM meal: Carnation instant breakfst drink 13 grams of protein.Sugar free (SF) Hour later: Cream of wheat with butter and salt/pepper Lunch: Soup favorite right now is Tomato bisque by campbell's only able to eat 1/2 can Snack in early afternoon; SF pudding or sf popscicle Dinner: rest of the tomato soup. 1/2 scoop of low fat SF ice cream In between meals all day I drink 1.5 bottles isopure in order to get in protein. 40 grams per bottle I get 2 snacks a day. My caloric intake is about 820 per day. I can hardly wrap my mind around that low number because I'm not hungry between meals.
