shues138

In December of 2011 a bunch of my friends and I went to NYC to go to Rockefeller Center and do the whole touristy NYC thing (I've lived literally an hour away from NYC my whole life and have never done anything touristy there! So if anyone wants to visit and needs a tour guide don't ask me, I have no clue!). So anyway, we took a picture of the four of us. That was when I was at the weight that I realized I gained 30 lbs since having my gall bladder taken out (314 lbs). The picture sits in my office. Every time I think about eating crap I look at my bloated face and think "nah, I don't need it, I worked too hard at this" also in my office is another picture of me taken 1 week before my surgery when I was at my highest weight (322 lbs) and another picture next to it when I was my lowest weight post op (250 ish?) these are just reminders for me not to put food in my mouth and to keep up with the fills, the workouts, eating right etc....because if I looked decent at 250 ish or so, imagine how I'll look when I'm at my goal weight (180 lbs). I'm also a little worried because right now I have 2.75 ccs in a 4 cc band, and this is the most that has ever been in the band, and I can eat things and not feel true "restriction" granted I'm not hungry between meals but it's still scary. For example last night for dinner I had 1/2 c of general tso's tofu (homemade!!! Never made Chinese food before!) 1/2 cup of steamed broccoli and 1/4 c of brown rice. I ate everything except for a couple of bites of the brown rice. Something I'll have to bring up at my next mds appt. On a personal note I have my 90 day review for my new position at my job, I hope I don't get demoted lol. Week two of c25k is hard, I don't think I'm running fast enough. I think the next workout I'm going to try to amp up the treadmill to 5mph in the beginning until I can't stand it anymore. Going to the gym tonight to do some weights. Have a good day!

I don't have any junk food in the house, but I could probably eat my weight in m&ms depending on the time of month lol. It was just that going out to dinner sucks, but the next day is a new day, and so far I've been doing really well!

This weekend was horrible as always food wise for me. But someone who I cannot stand put something into perspective, I have to thank her for that (the witch lol). Friday was my usual day of egg white omlette, tuna sammy on multigrain, and then for dinner my dbf and I went out for Mexican. Hindsight is 50/50 after we went out to dinner on Friday I felt like crap but to think about it, it wasn't that bad. I had two margaritas chips and salsa, then shrimp enchiladas with no sauce it was basically shrimp wrapped up in corn tortilla (which I didn't eat) with some pico de gallo on it. I think the worse thing I ate was the chips and the margaritas lol. Saturday sucked food wise. Sucked real bad. Not going to even go into it. But I have to say that I'm not eating as much as I did before. Especially when I'm drinking (margaritas again on Saturday night lol) Sunday I was back to normal (yay!) I made my 3 meals for the next four days and I'm usually so busy with that and laundry that I forget to eat. All I had was a lean cuisine for dinner. So anyway back to someone I don't like putting things in perspective. After dinner Saturday night we were all hanging out (me, my dbf, and his roommates, including the one I don't like) and I felt so bad about how I ate for dinner and she said to me "You eat so well during the week, that one day is not going to kill you. Also, you went to the gym today and ran that burns calories for hours!" So, it made me feel better not by much, but it did a little bit. Also I learned to stay away from fried foods for now on, I think I went on a little overkill Saturday night and I felt like crap all day Sunday up until I went to bed. So, lesson learned friend pickles = the devil! This is week 2 of c25k let's see if I survive tonight! I hope everyone who reads this had a good weekend and remember one day off the wagon is not going to kill you. I think for me, if one day turned into two then into a week I would have to put things in perspective but I guess the witch was right one day isn't going to kill me.

I eat them in a pinch usually on Sunday when I'm doing my chores. I think it depends on the person some can tolerate them, some cannot. They are really high in salt so I tend to drink a ton of water before and after I eat them (more than I usually do) but they are something quick and easy and are always in my freezer and are always on sale at my supermarket either lean cusines or weight watcher meals or healthy choice.

Well I finally made it to Friday! Nothing much to report. Back on solid foods today. Had my usual egg white omlette and it was soooo good and I actually feel quite satisfied with it. We'll see how long that lasts lol. Plans for the weekend: Friday night dbf and I are getting together probably order take out watch a movie. Saturday morning going grocery shopping, doing laundry. Then I have my friend's son's birthday party at 5pm, then I have to go to dbf house again and go to his roommate's birthday dinner (I really can't stand her, and can I just say he spent WAY more on her birthday gift then he did on mine last year smh). Sunday I'll probably get my meals squared away for the next week. Breakfast is crustless quiche lorraine, lunch is baked falafels with tzaki sauce, dinner is lightened up general tso's tofu. If I don't pop in on these boards this weekend have a great weekend everyone!

Glad to hear you're doing alright, you're going to be sore for a while, hang in there!

I was self pay in 2007

Lellow I was thinking about you in regards to your surgery good luck tomorrow and I hope you have a speedy recovery! Nothing much here to report I'm glad we have this thread and this forum it keeps me accountable. Since I had my fill on Monday I'm on my last day of mushies and will be back on solid food tomorrow. We will see how that goes. Just got back from the gym did some light weights for my upper body I'm a little sore which is good. More c25k tomorrow then I rest for the weekend. Hope everyone here has a great day and weekend! Thank you for keeping me motivated!

I have a hard time not snacking, so I don't keep any snack food in the house. I also plan my meals out for two weeks. For example, I'll cook something Sunday night and portion it out for X amount of meals then freeze half. It keeps my portions in check and it's easy to just grab and go to bring to work or just eat at home.

When I was banded in 2007 I told EVERYONE about it. The longer I had it (and the more I was NOT losing weight) I didn't tell a lot of people bc I was ashamed and I didn't want people to think I was a failure. My dbf and I have been dating for a year and he doesn't know I have the band. He even brought me for an endoscopy for a possible erosion and still has no clue. It's so funny too because on our first date we went for sushi, and when I get nervous or stressed my band tightens up so I could barely eat one piece of sushi it was horrible, he probably thought I was crazy (well he does that's why he loves me lol) It's funny because when I was prepping for my endoscopy I told the nurse to not say anything in front of my boyfriend about me having the lap-band and I have to say she was really good about it because as I was coming out of that crazy anesthesia that they give you (MAC I think?) I was saying crazy things, and almost told him I had it the nurse came over and was like "OKAY! I'm going to check your blood pressure!" LMAO I'm so afraid if I tell him now, he'll question what else I've been holding back, and honestly it's nothing. I tell him everything. He's really supportive of me going to the gym and doesn't really notice how little I eat. He's also a bigger guy and I don't want him to think if when I lose all the weight that I'm going to leave him for someone hotter or whatever. I wouldn't do that, I've invested too much into this relationship. Anyway, I'm rambling but I had to put my two cents in. PS I LOVE Amy's blog too! She is amazing!

Yesterday was pretty uneventful. I did day two of c25k I really hate it, but I have to do it, I'm not giving up! I'm going to run around that darn airport next Easter (2013) if it literally kills me! Still on mushies. Yesterday I had 1/2 cup of egg beaters and a 1/2 cup of corned beef hash for breakfast. For lunch I had two packs of the tuna salad to go (starkist? They're only like a 100 cals each) for dinner I had canned crabmeat with a little mayo and some cheese on top put it in the micro for like a crabmeat melt. I also had the same thing with tuna instead but I was still starving after my workout and my total caloric intake yesterday was low (844 with the tuna "melt" included). But after that I was feeling pretty full so that's a good sign (that I know isn't going to stay oh well lol) My poor dbf got passed over for a promotion I feel so bad for him, because I've been there plenty of times. I just hope he pulls himself out of this funk Nothing much new today, going to the gym tonight to do some more weights, fold some laundry. I know sooo exciting lol. Have a good day and stay motivated!

Just wanted to update dbf is def out of funk, just told me he has a pimple on his nose (I know totally random) I told him the next time I have a hemmeroid he'll be the first to know and will have to go buy the preperation h lol. I can't wait to look back at these one day and laugh!

OMG I can't wait to get that that part of my weight loss! I think I would max out a credit card on new clothes so I have to be real careful. I can't wait to start shopping for matching bras and panties at Victoria Secret or Fredericks!

Call Husky and see what their requirements would be for this procedure (ie certain BMI certain number of co-morbidities) then question what % of cases get denied. From what I see 80% of bariatric surgery patients are on Husky. IDK how long it took them to get an approval but it seems like for where I work they let them all in lol.

Marlene, I live in CT, I think I answered a prior post about self pay too, but let me tell you, if you have to do the 6 month pre nutrition requirements, do it, even with the high blood pressure because guess what? High blood pressure is just another co-morbidity, and if it's documented in your medical record WITH a prescription as well, Husky is going to take that into consideration. You have to look at it from their point of view--they would rather pay a provider/md/anesthesia a total of $2000 for the procedure than to pay a provider/md/etc a lifetime of claims due to co morbidities (high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems) that can cost an insurance company thousands of dollars to a provider and doctor. Also during that 6 month period, write down ANYTHING abnormal and bring it to your doc for your medical records. Migraines, dizziness, irregular/heavy periods the more "issues" you have, the faster the approval is going to be from Husky.

Oh yeah, I use fitness pal for that, but I'm not going to lie I'm just lazy in regards to finding out nutritional info, just put it in the darn recipe! LOL

Today I'm back on mushies yuck tomorrow mushies too lol. Yesterday went to the gym did some weight training nothing crazy just 5lb free weights see if I notice a difference in weight loss. Nothing else really to report, suppossed to snow this afternoon into tomorrow a whole inch ohhhh so scary What really annoys me lately is recipes with no nutritional info lol. But I just have to figure it out myself got to make a grocery list for next week. No more Chobani I'm sick of it! Maybe something with eggs like a crustless quiche IDK food is not that interesting to me any more. Have a good day!

What a great inspriation thank you so much for sharing! PS that convertable in the first video is awesome!

I did in 2007 it was $15,500 my advice would be call around to different bariatric doctors in the state and see what their fees are. The facility I work at works with a bariatric group for a pretty good rate, I'd rather not say which facility on a public forum, PM me and I'll give you all the details. Good luck!

I tricked myself into liking the gym, but honestly I hate it, but I have to do it! The weight isn't going to come off itself!

You're going to get a ton of different responses in regards to this. When I went through my pre-op my dr told me that it would be okay to drink, but I would be a cheap date because my tolerance is going to drop. He said to try my first drink at home or at a safe place in case I have any adverse reactions. I'll tell you what though, last Friday, I went out with some friends to our local casino for a birthday. I ate dinner around 7 ish I would say, and it was a total a cup of food. By the time we got to the casino it was like 11pm or so. I didn't start drinking until 1am, had three drinks and was black out drunk. Mind you I'm 6 feet tall and 288 lbs, that should be nothing. But since I didn't eat much that day it affected it. So please please please be careful with drinking! And it is empty calories but everything in moderation!

I so don't want to hear that! JK I have to say this winter hasn't been to bad here in New England, last year it was HORRIBLE! Literally waist deep in snow it sucked. This will be the third snow fall of the winter. I'm going to Key West the end of March, with my luck we'll get the blizzard of the century the day my flight leaves lol.