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I got my fill on thursday I had 1.5 CC put in my 10 CC band. The hardest thing was going back to only fluids. I handled it fine for two weeks after surgery but yesterday and today have been soo difficult, suprisingly difficult. I just think its a mind thing.  I have to keep it all in perspective its only two days!! Tommorrow I can have scrambled eggs. I feel like such a fool its not a big thing.. going back on fluids only for two days, but why do I feel like I was punished or something? Anyway I have two days of mushies starting tomorrow, then Monday back to incorporating regular food. I'm excited because I definetly feel more restriction, and thats what I really need. 
 And I'm very happy to see the scale going in the right direction for once! Last time I was this weight I was working out 3-5 times a week intensly for an hour and a half each time. Going to classes, tred mill, stair master ( my arch nemisis), free weights, and the machines. I was working my ass off, but unfortunetly it didn;t come off.  It was very fustrating to be working so hard at losing weight only to see the scale go up and up everytime. ( and it wasn't muscle). I was so upset that I just stopped trying for a while. I'm not saying this journey has been easy, its been a LOT of work, but I can work out now with out feeling like I'm killing myself at the gym and lose the weight too. It just feels good and makes me want to work out more and eat healthier. Doing the right things and seeing the right kind of results. This was the best thing I've ever done for myself!

~E

    I have some good news and some bad news. First the bad news.... I couldn't get my fill today. Dr, Roye couldn't get to the port just by feeling around, so I have to do it under flouro or x-ray. The good news is that I only have to wait until next thursday before that happens. I was really worried that it might take longer than that. Also other good news I offically ( by the dr's scale) lost 27lbs!!!  I've also lost 17 1/2 inches from  my body!! Not too shabby. I'm going to work out more I think to help move that number along . I'm acctually not that upset about it. I can be patient (well kinda). 
       Unfortunetly I haven't returned to work just yet. Not for a medical reason. I was temporarily laid-off. Hopefully its temporary (thats what my boss told me anyway). I knew things were tight when I left for my surgery, but I didn't think they were that tight. If worse comes to worse I'll have the summer off to focus on working out and getting healthy and getting things ready for my wedding. Which is in less than 5 months!! I 'm wicked excited. (and yes I'm from Rhode Island and I say wicked!  LOL!)


~E

This will be a very short and to the point blog. So far in total I've lost 22lbs!!! in such a short time! My initial goal was to lose 50lbs by my wedding in Sept. At this rate I might need a new dress!! ( I am aware that the weight loss rate will slow down soon but let a girl enjoy for a minute)

~E

Actually I've been home since Wednesday evening but this is the first time I've been on my computer and awake for long enough to use it. The surgery couldn't have gone better. It stayed lap, which I am wicked excited about! I;ve been in very little pain. I' ve been sipping my water, walking laps around my living room and hanging out watching / sleeping thorugh movies with my sisters and my incredibly supportive husband. I'm a lucky girl. I wanted to take the time out to thank all of you for all of your kind words and prayers of support and recovery. You all have been so amazing!!!  And now that surgery is done I can't wait to join the rest of you on the losers bench!! You guys are awesome!!!

~E

I've lost 3 lbs so far, and hoping to loose more before surgery. My Dr. said I didn't have to but I figured it couldn't hurt. I've also given up my diet coke (ouch!), but I'm finally getting over the withdrawl stage of sacrifacing my only way of getting caffine. I'm not a coffee/tea drinker. I'm getting excited and slightly nervous. I'm aware that banding has an extremely low mortality rate but I still felt the need to tell Spike (my husband) what my "wishes" are. That kinda sucked but should anything happen I don't want him to have to worry about or guess about  what I wanted.  He will know. But nothing is going to happen other than a successfull WLS and a healther,  & sexier, (if thats even possible, I am pretty sexy already) me.
Plus 6 months from today is our official Wedding!!!  I hope on that day that I will have the best party, opps!! I mean reception ever !! Its going to be fun~!

I think for this surgery to be  a sucess I have to be honest and actually state my current weight  346.5lbs. I don;t know if you realize how difficult putting that stupid number up here was for me. I can't even verbalize it to my husband. If I can bring myself to it I might even put down my measurements.... later. Oh and to update I talked to my boss and she is completely supportive... they want me back as asap but are very willing to give me the time I need to recover and to give me a lighter work load should I convince Dr. Roye to let me return alittle early.  ( I don't know if any of you watch soap operas, I don't so I didn't realize at the time I was hired but my boss was a soap star for a little while. She is wicked awsome!! She brought her friend to our christmas dinner and somewhere during the conversation it came up that she ( my boss' friend) was a Tony Award Winning Actress!!! and to think right before finding that out I was telling her dirty jokes ; ) I'm in such a happy place in my life right now and I really do believe its only going to go up from here. BTW thanks for all your words of encouragement, it really makes me fell like part of a wonderful community!

~E

Feb. 1, 2007

I saw Dr. Roye today after finishing ALL my testing and its a GO!! My schedualed surgery date is April 3rd. It could've been sooner but I'm playing Portia ( a wicked step sister) in my local community chorus' production of Cinderella and I didn't want to let them down.  I'm nervous and excited all at the same time!! I have a feeling this is going to be a great year for me. My only problem is telling my boss I have to be out of work for a month. I love my job and I really don't want to be out that long but we'll see if I can fanagle an early return from Dr. Roye.

~E