Username: juelesisfree
Member Since: 5/5/2007
Surgery date scheduled
Surgery Type: Lap Band (05/07/07)
Surgeon: Timothy Ehrlich, M.D.

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My first real goal is to get below 200lbs.

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(Norwalk, CT) - Norwalk Hospital (COE)

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Comment by calgal on 5/6/07 7:45 am

hi, best wishes for a smooth surgery and a good recovery. see you soon on the losing side of life.... hugs, sally

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juelesisfree's Blog

Back at work...
on June 2, 2007 4:18 pm

I started back at work last Sunday and WOW everyone was paying me a compliment everyday!!! It was great I felt wonderful.. everyone is so supportive that knows and it really helps make this journey more of a success! I started soft solids this week as well Yum O! On Sunday I couldnt understand why every three hours I was hungry.. I thought it was my job.. lol Then on Tuesday it happened again. That night I talked to a co worker who has also been banded (there is 8 of us in total) and she said that I need to add in more protein so that night I got home and had a mini binge it was like a fourth meal so feeling guilty I went on to sparkpeopke.com and started to track before my binge I had only consumed 479 calories... hello no wonder I was hungry after I counter the binge I was at 879! So I planned out my next days meal plan and violla! I was satisfied longer and I am back on the losing side again. WOO HOO!!! I feel great! My biggest weakness since memorial day is having a handful of tortilla chips.. what am I doing this is not a good idea, I do not want to sabotage myself! I had to get them out of the house today because I do not trust myself yet! The new rule in the house is no chips allowed (they are my favorite) just because I could get them down does not justify the continuation of eating them daily! It is the week before TOM and I do get like this! NOw I have to think H2O and protein! I am gonna be a success! I will not let myself fail, I slipped! I got up, brushed myself off and leaned back! If I am not able to make a smart decision yet then I need to make sure that I only have ingredients for good things on hand!! Tomorrow is a new day!

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Uh Oh
on May 23, 2007 8:56 pm

So the nurse called today and suggested I get magnesium citrate... I started drinking it and realized it was carbonated so stirred the fiz out of it.. this was about 7pm. I went a little but not much at all. The nurse said if this does not work then I will have to go to the ER and get disimpacted... ewww... wish me luck!

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What to say...
on May 21, 2007 11:03 am

5/21 I can't believe I am going to write this but... this weekend was a rough one. I have not had a bm since Monday of last week so I took a suppository yesterday.. first time, and I got some out but still feel full of... I am waiting for my doctor to call me so I can find out what I can take. I got some relief but I am in need of getting it out of my system.
I am also feeling emotionally clogged as well. I hate my boyfriend, my house and the fact that I just don't have the energy to do anything yet! I feel like getting up and cleaning my apt from top to bottom and then when I get up I am a little dizzy and get started and burn out very quickly. Leaving everything to be done. When will I gather back my energy???

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Pre-op appt
on May 17, 2007 8:31 pm

5/17 I had my pre-op appt yesterday and it went extremely well! My Doc said that I will be in a bikini next summer I laughed and said I don't know about that and he replied Trust me, you will... !!!" I felt so excited and energized! I am glad that I finally made this decision! I am woth it... Today, I was at the diner w/ my niece who came out to visit from NJ for a few days was starving and wanted to go for breakfast. She wanted waffles the one breakfast item that I didn't have in the house! Well, it was a rough experience so I ordered one scrambled egg w/ cheese even though I am on full liquids till Monday. I mushed it up w/ hotsauce, salt n pepper and had small bites. It was delicious and guess? what I can eat food.. lol I was kind of nervous to see what it felt like but it wasn't really that different. I don't even think I ate 1/2 of it and I was full. I felt it in my stomach. It was wierd. I gotta say it was sooo ridiculously tasty though and I can't wait till Monday! I have not had food since 5/5 I have been on clear liquids and getting tired of it!

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UUUGGHHH!!! I got it Ya Hooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on May 15, 2007 2:09 pm

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My Story

Wow.. Whats my story? Well I am sitting here at 3:30am the day before I am banded for life feeling nascious to start. My journey has beeen a semi-long one and I am ready to have a new lease on life! My self esteem faded some 8 years ago when it hit me how much bigger I was then all of my friends. Weight has been an issue most of my life but I never really looked at myself as much different from my friends utill I had a breakdown. I came to the realization that I was uncertain who I was, as if I lost me some how. I have spent the last 8 years trying to build myself back up but I am missing an essiential part of what used to make me... ME, my selfesteem. I am now moving in the right direction to take my life back! I want to take control again and this is my first step! As I loose weight I will make sure to keep a log of all things that I like about myself or start to notice about me. Currently it is very hard to find physical attributes but thats not what makes a whole package anyways so I will start small. I like the fact that I have made a commitment to see a therapist on a weekly basis she is awesome and helps me take steps to better myself. I look forward to continuing our sessions as I embark on this new journey!

I recently lost my sister and mother to Melanoma (Cancer). It was a very difficult time but it opened my eyes to the importance of my life to my son, who is 6, and helped me realize that I needed to get healthy. One of my mothers last conversations with me before she passed was to promise that I would loose the weight. I agreed, she has been gone since August and in the beginning I used food as a comfort but at the end of the year I decided to pursue WLS! I felt so excited since I made my decision and have been working on losing weight since.. I am currently down 20lbs! I love the fact that they are pounds that I will never gain again! I can't wait to continue this journey after banding. I feel positive and am thankful that there are support groups such as this one that I can share with! I look forward to updating my profile with all of my results!