http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/Kim S.'s Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,81193/Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:10:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,81193/Wow - Can't believe it has been so long since my last update.  I'm still here and still losing weight - slowly but surely.  I had a long stretch (Jan to June) with only a pound or two of weight loss but I lost two clothing sizes and think my ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,17109/Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:04:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,17109/Well, after cancelling my fill on Friday on Monday I was hungry enough to eat paint off the walls!  I called my surgeon's office back and got a fill appt for Nov. 6th.  I struggled all week with being hungry even an hour after eating a good meal.  According to ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,11643/Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:02:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,11643/I weighed myself today and I'm officially down 50 pounds!!!! Woo Hoo.  I really wanted to hit a pound a week for the whole year and with 2 months until my bandiversary I've made it.  My next big goal is about 10-12 pounds away, which is when I'll be at ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9507/Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9507/Ok, I think I am finally getting somewhere. I have started going to the gym 3x a week and am trying to get a walk or two into the week as well. I've signed on with a personal trainer and can definitely feel the difference as she gets me to ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9817/Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9817/Haven't updated in awhile but things have been going along good. I still see my Dr. for a fill once a month. At the beginning of June I really wasn't feeling restricted and we were eating take-out a lot as we were flat-out trying to get ready for a big ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9816/Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9816/ April 6, 2006: Weighed in today at 286, down 30 pounds so far! I don't think I'm at my "sweet spot" but since my last fill on March 3rd I am defintely having some restriction. I think I am eating too fast or not chewing enough - something I need ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9780/Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9780/Ok, I've been bad about getting my profile updated. I had my first fill on Feb. 6th. At that appt I was down 10-12 total since surgery but very little for the last two weeks of January. I found out I do have the VG band and the Dr. put ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9774/Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9774/About 6-7 days post-op virtually all my restriction has disappeared. I can eat/drink anything although I do fill up on much less. I spent the time up to New Year's Day babying myself and letting myself have small portions of "real" food as they were sitting better in my stomach ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9772/Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9772/Got home from the hospital today. The surgery went well and the hospital stay was fine. I was slow to get back on liquids so I ended up staying two days but I am home and have had a real shower and am slowly working on fluids/protein. The area around ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9769/Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kfs151/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,9769/I had my final pre-op visits today. I am down 7 pounds on the Dr's scale (I think 2 of those pounds have to do with clothing choices!). Told the Dr. that before Christmas worked better than after for me and let me know if there were any cancellations and ...