So far the pre-op diet phasing into total liquids seems to be working. I'm having an easier time making the switch to liquids. This weekend I'll be running over to my local Sams Club and picking up a couple cases of protien shakes for the big push before my surgery.
I can't believe its almost been a year its crazy that last year i was thinking about this surgery now i've had it and i lost over a 100 pounds past my goal weight wanted me at 165 and i'm down to 157 and i'm so much more happier i love shopping now i went shopping for summer clothes and didn't have to get a double x instead i got a medium. I'm so glad i went through with the surgery i've inspired another people to get this surgery i'm so happy i can help people better their life i never thought
Well,
I am coming up on my one year plic-anniversary. It has been an amazing year. All told so far I have lost 56 lbs. I keep hovering around 165. I am still 16 lbs away from the ideal set for me at the clinic of 149. I had planned to begin zumba fitness and have yet to start!
It has been a C H A O T I C time since I wrote in March. My family has gone through some huge crisis and that has enveloped much of my 'should have been productive' time. I am left feeling sort of physically dr
Even though I'm scheduled at the end of the month, I'm opting to start phasing into the full liquid diet. Since the Fourth of July has past, I figured it wouldn't hurt to start now. Yesterday I did liquid soup and some yogurt. Stayed away from any solids and anything with fat in it. So far,, its going OK. As you know, two weeks before your surgery is when you really toe the line. I'll keep you posted. I'm also making sure I get my daily bicycle ride in. One, this make your lungs stronger. Two, b
Times have changed since I had my lap band surgery in 2007. The OCC has refined their system and added numerous patient questionaires, pre-op diets, post-op diets and etc. Back in the old days, you called the OCC and set your surgery date, sent them some down payment money and brought the rest on your surgery date. You then showed up on your scheduled surgery date,, answered a few questions, did some lab work, talk to the heart doc, talk to the dietician doc and you were lap banded.
Now, having
I was lap banded in March 2007. This was a major life changing decision and I had anxiety like I've never had before. The lap band surgery was a breeze and the anxiety disappeared, as did my weight. I never anticipated how much success I would have with the band. I ended up losing close to 100 pounds in the first year. As time went by, I ended up leveling out on my weight loss and my body adjusted, my metabolism changed and slowly I was gaining weight. My band has been a great tool, like a frien
i had the band put in 2 years ago and at first i lost weight and now i am back to were i started.... what should i do? no one around here does fills and once i tell them were i had it they wont let me come there any ways so i dont know what to do ? please help!!!!
At my goal weight so proud of myself my life has changed drastically!!! I feel like a different person I
Can wear so much cuter stuff took my senior pictures and I can't believe how much I've changed!!! now iam getting ready for prom now so excited to try on all the dresses!!! Then comes my graduation from high school I get to see family I haven't seen in over a year!!! I'm so glad I've made this decision now I've inspired other people to have this surgery!! They've seen my progress and can't b
Well, my surgery has been delayed. I had to have my gallbladder removed on March 1st and had to wait a full 8 weeks to recover with no complications before VSG could be performed and my son will be graduating bootcamp on May the 16th. My new surgery date is May the 21st. Who'd've thought your gallbladder could cause so much back pain! I've been seeing a chiropractor for a couple of months now and he finally said he thought it may be something else...He was right! I've been having gallbladde
Hello Fellow OCC'ers,
Here I am 3 days into week 36 which for me ends this Friday 3/29.
My last entry was at the end of my 6 month anniversary on week 26 January 18, 2013. After that, I decided to go off of my regimental OCC blogging, personal journaling, calorie tracking, way of being and merge myself back into a 'new regular' routine. I wanted to see what that would be like.
What I found is much like what I saw posted in the forum. After 6 months I find myself losing and gaining the s
Hello OCC Friends! 10 days post op with a Band to Bypass Procedure and 25lbs down since the pre-op diet! I have to start off by saying that Dr. Ortiz, his associates and his staff are top notch! As a licensed Health Care Administrator in the United States....I am quite impressed with the quality of care and services I received from the OCC. Since the inquiry, to the consultation with Dr. Ortiz, the seamless process of getting to the OCC, the surgery and the follow-up.... everything was perfe
So I'm new here but I want to totally put myself "out there"...I want to be here to support others in their journeys and hopefully have support for mine
My surgery date for the sleeve is March 12, 2013
My stats:
38 yrs old
female
5'3"
heaviest weight 262.4 lbs
size 22/24
deciding weight 255 lbs
currently on the pre-op diet
today at 250.8 lbs
I will take my measurements and post them as well
So, good luck to everyone!
Love and Hugs!
So, I'm one week post surgery and feeling pretty good. Still bruised and a bit stiff but other than that, doing a-okay. I'm moving to the full liquid diet portion of the post op and am not sure of how to schedule "meals". Do I schedule the protein shakes/cream soups as meals and then supplement with two "snacks" one between morning and lunch and then one between lunch and dinner? I'm assuming that the meals are to be no more than 1/2 cups of fluid eaten (drink) over the course of 20 minutes
Surgery was easy breezy! I never had a surgery that went so well. I had one pain pill only because my Mom wanted to go walking and I was feeling a little uncomfortable so I took a pill to get me through the walk. I LOVE my nurse Patti; she is such a jewel. I wished I could have brought her home with me.
Ok, here is the problem; Mom and I both caught a cold on the plane coming home on Thursday night which has not been fun. I had 3 terrible days of carbonated drink withdrawal (terrible head
WOW. What a month it's been! *6 Month Anniversary*
I really got out of hand. My holiday eating threatened to undue me. It's really quite deceptive. When I look at my weight during this time, I see that i spent 3 weeks having gone up in ounces with the rest of the time not losing more than 1 lb. That's very different from other weeks. But what really did me in was convenience foods. I began to have GF pizza 3 times a week. I think somewhere in my mind I thought, since it's gluten free pizza it's
The post I did for week 24 was just one day before the end of this week 25 post and the change was a negative. I am up 2 ounces at the end of week 25, so that 8 ounces that I lost at the end of week 24 turned out to only be 6 ounces. I feel really bothered by my weight gains. I have now spent 8 whole weeks in the 6's! That is longer than I have spent at any other 10 lb. period. I looked back on my food journal. While I was staying within my caloric intake, holiday alcohol and the lack of quality
It's been 5 months since I've had my surgery I'm doing really good I've lost 82 pounds so far I'm wearing clothes in larges now not anymore of xxl anymore my friends and family have noticed my weight loss I'm so happy of how I look now I just have loose skin that I don't like but if I keeping working out I know I can get it to tighten up I'm a senior in high school right now I'm enjoying my year my grades are very good u recently just got student of the month for December from the social studies
I'm getting a bit sloppy about posting.. and not just that.. Well at the end of week 24, on Jan. 4 I weighed in at 161.2 lbs. I lost 8 ounces from the week before but it's my sloppy holiday 'nasties' that's bothering me. I'm afraid i'm facing my first weight loss challenge. I let some bad habits creep in during the holiday season and my eating has become mental.
My means of combating this is to write it here. I hold myself accountable through my blogging. It's the thing that keeps me on track a
I'm getting so excited about my sleeve procedure which is scheduled on Jan. 14. I've been taking the Espira vitamins and fat burner from the OCC starting on Dec. 14, one month prior to surgery as instructed. It states to take the fat burner 3 a day, which I have been doing, but noticed today that I didn't get 30 in my bottle. I'm 6 tablets short. Has anyone else experienced this same situation? Just wondered. Have a great and safe weekend.
I had my surgery on Jan 2. I was so excited and nervous. The staff at OCC were wonderful everything went very fast. From the time I got there from going into surgery. They were great. I can say I was in little to no pain while I was in at the surgery center. Once I left I was a little uncomfortable but that didn't last very long. We got back to the hotel the following morning and rested. Today we returned home and other than feeling a little gassy I feel great. I am able to eat or I should
Ok, this is my last blog entry of 2012! As such I think it merits positive reflection.
Last year, I brought in the 2012 New Year weighing 221 lbs. I was wearing size 18/20 clothes. I was fat, the vein in my right thigh was throbbing and numbing up, and I felt sluggish, all around awful and was steadily heading to Diabetes in a pre-diabetic state. My health was bad, my spirits were low, I looked blah.
This year, I am grateful for the changes that have occurred in my life since my plication at t
My Christmas present this year from my Mom will be received January 14, 2013, sleeve surgery. As soon as she said she wanted to do this for me I was so excited. I know someone who had her lap band surgery with Dr. Ortiz, then her Mom, her Dad, her sister and then an in-law all went at seperate times to the OCC for either the lap band or sleeve surgery and all were very pleased with the facilities, doctors and their surgery.
I have had no apprehension at all about the surgery. I even watch a
