Jan 2008 - Pre-op

Jan 2008 - Pre-op
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This is me January 2008 (pre-op)

Update

So, I haven't blogged in a while... Here is what has been happening lately...I have had a total of 4 fills now and am currently at 6.8 cc's. I have good restriction now and have been trying to adjust to it - because of this I have gotten sick at least once a week and no more than 2 times a week. I hate when I get sick because I always worry about band slippage and that makes me worry about emergency surgery...SIGH! Then when I am stressing about my band that makes it even tighter! Vicious circle...I don't always eat things I shouldn't when I get stuck and then sick - sometimes I don't eat the way I should. Meaning too much, too fast, to big of bites. It is funny because my nutritionist said "it sucks eating when you are hungry", you forget your rules and sort of rush.

Other than that - everything is going GREAT! I am down 55 pounds in just under 5 months - WOW! I still have a ways to go (77 pounds until goal), but it is one step at a time.

Well, that is all I got so far, I will try to write a lot more. Later!

Front View - 257 Pounds

Good Times 062
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Taken 2/23/09, and down 55 pounds!

Nicole 312 Pre-Op

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This was taken 3 days before my Lapband surgery...VERY unhappy!

Me Down 55 Pounds

Me! 008
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I have lost 55 pounds as of 2/27/09. YEAH!

Updates and More...

Hello! Long time no type...Sorry, sometimes life happens and you mean to get on here and blog but then you don't and then you haven't blogged in over a month... That is what has happened here obviously. :)

Updates - So I had my first fill of 4 CC's on 11-11-2008 and everything has gone fine with it. I have only gotten "stuck" once and it was my own fault (I wanted BK soooo bad!). It was horrible and needless to say I will NEVER eat BK again!!! I have been losing a good amount of weight, but don't always feel restriction so I have another fill scheduled for this coming Tuesday (12-9-08). I am sure I will only get 1 more CC for now, but that would put me at 5 CC's total in a 9 CC band. I just hope that I will be able to tell some sort of difference and feel fuller faster. That is the only thing that sucks about getting the band - you kind of have to guess how many CC's you need for restriction and also don't know how much is too much until you have it in your band.

Anyway - I am down a total of 40.5 pounds as of a week and a half ago (8 weeks out from surgery). Thanksgiving was good because I ate what I wanted and didn't feel bad about it, but I only ate small amounts of food. It was the best Thanksgiving I have had in a while...

Well, I will let you know more after I get my fill...

Later!

4 Weeks Post-Op

Hey, just checking in to give a short update. So I am 4 weeks post-op and to date have lost a total of 25 pounds and 9 inches. I can't even believe it because I haven't had any sort of a fill yet. I am scheduled for my first fill November 11th and am pretty excited for that. I am handling solid foods well and haven't had any problems.

Well, I know this is short and sweet, but I am tired. I worked my butt off today on the Wii Fit and need to go to bed now!!

Happy Halloween!!! :-)

TTYL