ctsmith3
YES!!!!!
May 31, 2010
I can now fit into a size 14! From a 22 to a 14! YES! Today was a good day :D
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Relief!!!
Mar 29, 2010
Went back today, and had 2 ml removed from the bad, so I can finally rehydrate and eat! I just now have to monitor what I eat so I dont gain weight back :( Hopefully it wasn't a slip, so we'll see in a few weeks!
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Misery: You are a Lap Band Patient
Mar 27, 2010
I have not eaten in WEEKS. I feel so dehydrated and I can barely keep liquids down. I went in to see my surgeon 2 weeks ago because I was having this problem, and he told me it was too tight, so he took some liquid out. Well that was great, I could drink and eat and everything was ok, for a DAY. Then I got a cold, my head swelled up, I could barely breathe and the same thing came back. After I thought I was getting over this I went to see him again, he told me to wait it out, that it should be no problem soon. So I did, I could sorta eat some that night. HOWEVER, I then the next day began my ever loved TOM, and now I can't eat again. I'm sorta keeping liquids down but I don't get enough food or water, so I'm lightheaded and I've been losing over a pound a day. I also have heartburn now, which I read you get when its too tight. I "stopped" my TOM 2 days ago, and its maybe loosening a little? I'm still not able to eat solid food and I just really want to be able to drink a bottle of water without having to run to the bathroom. I'm going to have to wait this out until Monday when I can go in to see him to see if he can take more fluid out. I hope that my bloating goes down and I can get back to normal soon. I just really hope I have to deal with this once a month! That will make my TOM SO much more UNBEARABLE.
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An Update
Mar 01, 2010
So I felt like I should update this on my progress, even though no one looks at my posts and its just for my sanity. haha I'm down to 211.4 lbs this morning. I really want to get to 205 soon. I was 205 for a long time and I think getting to that point that I was at (2 years ago) and losing from there will be an amazing feeling.
I am also engaged now, to the man of my dreams! He is so supportive of the surgery also. I was dating a guy (I named him JA, if you can get my slur of initials), while having the surgery and it was miserable, he thought I was "throwing money" at the problem, and that it was an "easy way out", he didn't even want to take me home from the surgery! Oh it was horrible. I kicked him out of the house. The first parts of my surgery were not easy, emotionally and physically. Luck would have it that I had friends that came over and packed up his things and put them outside for me since I couldn't lift anything. haha And I just felt so down, I didn't think I'd find anyone for me that understood. But Wil came along a month later, and turned my world upside down! He's smart, passionate, caring, considerate, he's the man of my dreams! And he understands the surgery and is so supportive to me going through it. We're planning to celebrate somehow when I reach the 100s! I feel so lucky to have found him.
I'm actually going to buy my wedding dress Saturday. I never thought this day would come so soon! Its absolutely gorgeous! My grandmother has told me she will pay for it, which adds extra sentimental meaning on top of the gown itself. It takes one person 6 months to hand sew it. Since the wedding will be a while away, they are going to hold off sending out the order to get my latest measurements so it will look perfect for the big day. I'm so excited! It looks beautiful on now, and it will just get more and more so as I continue to lose. I look forward to the day that I walk down the aisle to meet Wil in it!
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I am also engaged now, to the man of my dreams! He is so supportive of the surgery also. I was dating a guy (I named him JA, if you can get my slur of initials), while having the surgery and it was miserable, he thought I was "throwing money" at the problem, and that it was an "easy way out", he didn't even want to take me home from the surgery! Oh it was horrible. I kicked him out of the house. The first parts of my surgery were not easy, emotionally and physically. Luck would have it that I had friends that came over and packed up his things and put them outside for me since I couldn't lift anything. haha And I just felt so down, I didn't think I'd find anyone for me that understood. But Wil came along a month later, and turned my world upside down! He's smart, passionate, caring, considerate, he's the man of my dreams! And he understands the surgery and is so supportive to me going through it. We're planning to celebrate somehow when I reach the 100s! I feel so lucky to have found him.
I'm actually going to buy my wedding dress Saturday. I never thought this day would come so soon! Its absolutely gorgeous! My grandmother has told me she will pay for it, which adds extra sentimental meaning on top of the gown itself. It takes one person 6 months to hand sew it. Since the wedding will be a while away, they are going to hold off sending out the order to get my latest measurements so it will look perfect for the big day. I'm so excited! It looks beautiful on now, and it will just get more and more so as I continue to lose. I look forward to the day that I walk down the aisle to meet Wil in it!
Yey!
Sep 14, 2009
So I'm back losing again! I don't know if I was just retaining water or what, but now I'm losing a little weight. I definitely still need a fill, because it's not going fast, but the DIRECTION excites me! I'm almost down to 20 lbs lost. I can't wait to jump over that hurdle!.
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I am FREAKING out
Aug 28, 2009
So I gained a pound today. GAINED. GAINED. GAINED. This is really freaking me out. What if the surgery didn't work and I'm going to be like this forever? I cooked a dinner out of eating for life and could eat all of it....I feel like I don't have any restriction. After surgery I didn't eat much, which is why I guess I lost weight but doesn't everyone lose their appetite after a surgery? My surgeon has told me to go to solid food when I feel ready, and so I have. I had been getting hungry between meals but now I feel like if the scars weren't there I wouldn't even known I had had the surgery....UGH. I'm not snacking between meals, so I guess thats a major difference between pre and post-op, but I'm still able to eat a normal amount (fairly). I haven't even gotten a "man I'm stuffed" feeling. I don't know what to do, and I'm just really disheartened. I feel like I'm going to have to really "diet" to get this to work, meaning I'll have to cut myself off when I'm eating in order to lose weight. I just don't know how much I should normally be eating? I know on liquids it was 4-6 oz, does that continue forever or is it more? I don't have an appointment for 3 weeks, so I guess I need a fill but won't get it till then. Should I go back to liquids to continue losing weight? I was so happy and proud of myself and now I just feel like a total wreck. I'm hoping this is just going to solids and it being in my system. I remember during my freshman year of college I got really sick and ended up losing 3 lbs while I was on saltines and ginger-ale but when I got better and started eating normally some of it came back. I'm still freaked out, I'm going to calorie count like a madwomen tomorrow. This has to STOP.
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First Day!
Aug 20, 2009
Today is my first day after surgery! My biggest challenge today was just getting out of bed. It's amazing how you use your stomach muscles to do something so simple! My stomach feels tight from putting in the port, but hopefully that will go away soon. I just bought a lower bed (because I'm short I had problems getting off and on my old one!) but now I regret it because I couldn't just slide off! But after taking some of my pain medicine I was ok.
It's weird because I'm not hungry for anything right now. Typically by 10 am I'm thinking about what I'm going to have for lunch, and vice versa. But now I'm just saying, "oh! I have to eat something now". I'm living off of Natural Mott's Applesauce packs and Campbells condensed tomato soup. Which I think this is such a HUGE improvement over what I was eating pre-surgery. I was on Optifast for 2 weeks, which is mostly vanilla, chocolate and strawberry shakes. You can also mix tomato soup once a day. So in total you get 5 meals a day, 4 shakes, 1 soup. The soup was ok, but I ended up using an ENTIRE pepper grinder over 2 weeks to flavor it. If the shakes are mixed with cinnamon and a sugar substitute (I used truvia), they taste very good. My biggest peeve over it was that I can't eat that many shakes in 2 weeks. I just don't like sweets that much! Bread is probably my biggest vice, so I'm hoping that I can try to break myself of that in the upcoming weeks I have to be on liquids.
I can't wait to reach one of my goals!
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It's weird because I'm not hungry for anything right now. Typically by 10 am I'm thinking about what I'm going to have for lunch, and vice versa. But now I'm just saying, "oh! I have to eat something now". I'm living off of Natural Mott's Applesauce packs and Campbells condensed tomato soup. Which I think this is such a HUGE improvement over what I was eating pre-surgery. I was on Optifast for 2 weeks, which is mostly vanilla, chocolate and strawberry shakes. You can also mix tomato soup once a day. So in total you get 5 meals a day, 4 shakes, 1 soup. The soup was ok, but I ended up using an ENTIRE pepper grinder over 2 weeks to flavor it. If the shakes are mixed with cinnamon and a sugar substitute (I used truvia), they taste very good. My biggest peeve over it was that I can't eat that many shakes in 2 weeks. I just don't like sweets that much! Bread is probably my biggest vice, so I'm hoping that I can try to break myself of that in the upcoming weeks I have to be on liquids.
I can't wait to reach one of my goals!
About Me
Raleigh, NC
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28.2
BMI
Surgery
08/19/2009
Surgery Date
Jun 27, 2009
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