So this is the first time I have felt like using a blog....I have had other opportunities but didn't feel like using them. But, as I look ahead a month (band date 3/26), and reflect on my daughter's procedure (1/7), I know that it is crunch time, now or never, I don't want to die - face reality.....I am pretty nervous about the surgery although my daughter went thru hers fine and she will be with me (getting her first fill). Let's face it - no one likes surgery...I feel pretty positive about the
I have been too excited/nervous/scared to sleep and have been getting everything ready for tomorrow. I'm not sure what this means but I think I'm more scared about the liquid phase than the surgery. Probably just means that I love food far too much. Someone here mentioned their "love affair with food". That sums it up for me. Now I need to start a love affair with my health and the life being thinner will bring me. There are so many things I don't do because of my weight and I'm sick of it
This is my first time to make a blog. But I was wondering if anyone will be in Tijuana at OCC on that date? I am nervous and excited. Very scared. I want to be thin and free from this extra weight! I can't wait til I can feel like an airplane seat is big enough. I like to travel, but I HATE sitting next to people! And I want to put on a slinky black dress, and buy cute clothes and shoes! When I am overweight I wear dumpy clothes and shoes, because I just want to be invisible. I want to live my l
I hate writing but I hate dieting more!!! So I decided I need to get my unsuccessful approach to this band gig out in the open and beg for help!!! I was banded the end of Oct 09 in Tijuana. I was hopeful this would be a miracle to my addiction!!! BUT guess what..I have only lost about 20 lbs in almost 6 mo. I know most people would think that would be awesome BUT I expected more. Lately I have been thinking about my little weight loss and why I haven't succeeded as much as I should have. I have
Oh gosh, I am so anxious. I'm excited and scared. This is really a last resort for me and I want this to work. My husband says to focus on success not on failing, so I'm going to try that.
The pre-op diet is difficult for me because, face it, I like to eat. I'd lost 8 lbs as of yesterday. But, as I always do, when I felt successful I rewarded myself. I didn't eat anything "bad", but I just nibbled a little bit of this and a little bit of that and today I had gained a pound back since ye
I'm sorry I haven't kept up on my blog. Here's an update of what has happened since my LBL at Cosmed in October 2008 and my last entry in January 2009. I have pretty much stayed the same weight. I have my band adjusted for maintaining my weight. I haven't lost any weight since I had my LBL, but maybe I'm 10 pounds heavier. My weight goes with the season here in the Midwest. When I'm exercising, my weight goes down, when winter hits, I gain some. OK, now to the LBL. As I was saying in previous en
Ok, well I just discovered that I have a blog even though I set it up. This is really neat. Anyway I was banded on 1/18/10 everything went well. I took 2weeks off work because of the work I do. Boy am I glad, because when I went back the last 3 days of my 3rd week of liquids was a challenge. I was very tired and a bit drained. I pulled it off though. Anyway I lost 18lbs during the liquid phase and was at a standstill. After I started to eat I lost 3 more lbs. At first I was satisfied wi
Wow. I figured out this blog thing except that I accidentally made two blogs. Anway, I immediately started writing all about my weight and food issues. The reason I wrote, "Wow." is because I've been writing steadily for the last hour. What I ended up with is pretty intense and I'm not sure if I should publish it. It looks like I just vomited up 23 years of food and weight issues. It was good for me to get all that out but I'm not sure if I want to slime anyone else with it.
For now I'll
i am new to this site and trying to figure it all out.. but anyway for the past few months i have been preparing for my surgery.. and i am pretty much done with everything.. i go see my surgeon on the 16th of this month.. i am nervous as hell,yet excited cause i have wanted to do this for so long now and reality is setting in that im actually going through with it.. my family and friends are very supportive. even though my husband is a bit nervous about it.. not nervous of me having surgery but
i'm so happy i don't know why. i became a vegan just for the next two months or so. so far i lost 6lb so its working. did i mention mario is now living in macon georgia and he's a newscaster! amazing! so proud of him! me and giovanni are not on speaking terms. i forgive him all the time. every crappy thing he does i turn the other cheek and just forgive him. i tried to ignore it, forget it, move on, blah blah but he kept on doing the same crap over and over again! i just had it! so i gave him a
HI EVERYONE, I JUST REGISTERD SO I AM TRYING TO FIGURE THIS FORUM OUT!!!!!
I GOT BANDED JANUARY 29. I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE AT OCC, AND I AM DOING GREAT!!! I WILL GET MY FIRST FILL MARCH 8, AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF ANYONE WILL B THERE AT THAT TIME? LOOKING FORWARD TO MY FILL!!!
Hey lap band buddies, I just wanted to do an update cuz I haven't done one I'm a while. I had my second fill about four weeks ago. So far I have little or no ristriction, I feel like I had more ristriction with my last fill. The only time that I feel like I have a band at all is when I eat bread or eggwhites that are cooked hard (how I like them) I feel extreme pain when I eat these foods, like the food is having a hard time getting through the band, then the pain goes away and everything goes d
I have set my surgery date at OCC for 3/15/10. I'm just wondering if there will be anyone else going down around that same time?
I'm nervous, excited, and anxious all at the same time. I'm not telling anyone except my fiance. He is very supportive of my decision because he knows how much my self esteem has been crippled by my constant battle with my weight.
I know if I told anyone else in my family they would think I was crazy - so i'll wait to tell them until they see me losing weight and a
my mom is getting married in august. i'm so happy for her! fred is perfect for her. all they do is laugh and have fun together. i love seeing them together. my mom is so happy. so it looks like i must lose this weight in 6 months to fit into yet another bridesmaid dress. she wants to get married in hawaii in August! so summertime on a beach. i need to get with it seriously. no more slacking off or i'm going to start tomorrow crap. it starts NOW! i've been on vacation mode or something, eating wh
I have been walking for 2 years now and have always wanted to step it up and jog a little. So for the last few weeks I have been walking.... then jog (light pole to light pole) well........... I ended up going to the doctors on Wednesday because of pain in all over the right (boob). I was told to get another support bra and a size smaller then I normally wear. She said that a lot of women come in after the step their exercise. Mostly on your dominate size. I haven't been able to move/sleep beca
Hello all,
This is my first blog. I was banded on 1/11/2010. I am so excited to be at this point in my life. I have mixed emotions sometimes. I read information and I think oh my gosh. I am trying to do what I was told and I don't know if I will ever get all the protein that is required. Some days are better than others. I have just started to eat some soft foods. I still have pain in my port area and sometimes I think that this will never go away. I am in no way up to speed as to where I was b
I got my 4th fill today. I dont feel real tight, in fact I dont really feel anything abnormal. I thought I would feel tighter than this. I am able to drink normally. I am kinda hungry. I hope that doesnt mean I am not tight enough. I dont want to be real tight anyway. I am on liquids tonight and soft food tomorrow so I will see how that feels, maybe I will notice that I am tighter tomorrow. She took it all out just to make sure everything was ok. That was a weird feeling. I could feel my stomach
I've spent the first day preparing for my journey. I've checked that I have all the equipment I'll need, said my farewells and loaded the spaceship. Yes, I'm going where this woman has never gone before... I'm taking 'Gizmo' who will fend off attacks from aliens and their evil influences. Hubby is coming too as my navigator who will ensure I steer and stay on the correct course. Well I don't think I can take the metaphore any further than that today.
But tune in regularly for episodes of Val vs
Hi there. This is my first blog ever--of any kind. Let's begin.
Today was a day from Hell! I was gone Thurs and Fri of last week getting banded with Dr. Hollywood. So there was a ton of work for me to catch up on. Phone was nuts, patients were nuts, office mates were nuts. It was a NUT of a DAY! Plus the storms! Here's what I ate today.
3 cups chicken broth 45 cal
1.5 cup miso soup broth 45 cal
32oz crystal lite water 20 cal
16oz apple juice/water mix ?
16oz cranberry/water m
Um...so I have been reluctant to write this for some reason, maybe because I am so disappointed at myself. Well here goes, So if you have been reading my blog the two of you would have realized that I was supposed to get a fill on December 30th and was super excited about it. I haven’t been so excited about anything in a long time; it was like my Christmas present to myself. Well in an effort to make a long story short, I overslept and missed my appointment. I was soooo disappointed at myself, h
A few word before I get started ranting about what's new. I want to say thank you to each of you who reads my randomness. I love getting your messages, questions and thoughts. It feels good to get to know you and I really appeciate you taking the time to comment.
To any guy who reads this, you may as well stop now if women speak bugs you. I will be sharing about being tight with a fill; but the reason why it's a women thing! You have been forewarned.
So, I am having my monthly cycl
*This is an email reply from me to a friend. We are talking fills. I have edited out the more personal information.*
I am pretty happy with my fill level. My portions are now down to a smaller portion. One that I am letting myself adjust too. In the mornings, like today, I am eating 3/4 of a banana. For lunch I am having shrimp with cocktail sauce. I am going to see how many # I can eat. Right now I stay satisfied longer. To be honest, I could skip breakfast and
