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I have not posted a blog in a long time. I have been busy with other sites, however I am getting back to where I started & part of that was OH.

Over the past 6 months my life has been through alot of changes. For one I started eating junk again. For the first 6 months I didn't eat any cookies, candy, bread, crackers any of that stuff that put the weight on my to begin with. However it slowly crept back into my diet.  Although I have still managed to lose weight, its been a slow process. I feel fortunate that I have been able to lose at all, however, one thing that I do on a regular basis is workout. I started walking after surgery & have not stopped (whew that is alot of miles) haha!!!  I go to the gym 5 days a week & walk on an incline trainer (up to 21 incline) for 1 1/2 hours. I have been able to tell a difference in my legs, but not to the degree I would like.
I had been doing Body Pump for a while after surgery but that has gone by the way side. I was also very involved with a spin class, that also has gone to the way side. I have only focused on the incline trainer because I can burn 600 calories in a little over an hour.

However, over the past few weeks I have been reevaluating my entire approach to weight loss again. For one I am working on eliminating the bad carbs from my diet again. I say diet, but it only means, "how I eat". I am getting back to the protein and complex carbs (that I can tolerate) and rid the junk. Also I am taking another look at how I am working out. 
I am a member at Golds Gym, so I have access to ALOT of equipment and even a pool, that I do not utilize. My only problem is that I can't seem to get my mind wrapped around the fact that I won't burn as many calories lifting as I will if I spend 1:15 hr on the treadmill.  
They have trainers at the gym, but I don't want to pay for a trainer when I know HOW to lift, in fact when I see people using improper form at the gym, I want to jump off the machine & tell them they are going to hurt themselves (sorry just a pet peeve of mine). I was even going to go to school to be a personal trainer at one point, but a car wreck blew those out of the water.

I am going to Vegas this coming up weekend but before I leave I am going to get a plan together & when I return, I am going to put it into place.  I want to lose 35 more lb to be at my goal weight, however, I want to be tight & tone not flabby & jiggly when I get there. I pray I'm not too far gone. I am down 75 lb & let me just say things are near as filled out as they once were....the skin has started to sag. = (
I guess I can just hope for the best & work my hardest & what I can't get fixed have the plastic surgeon take care of? = ) 
Just don't want him to have to take care of more than he has to. 

Any suggestions or advice or comments you want to give, please do so. Thanks. 

  

since I have been on OH. I forgot how much I missed it. I have been very busy & been on other sites also. I have had to limit my time on the computer because I can be on here for hours checking all the sites I'm on & doing videos for YT.

I am 22 weeks post op & have lost 53 lb. I am very happy with my band. Right now I am kinda stuck.....I'm sooo close to onederland that I can taste it (no pun intended). I have gone from a size 22 to a 16 regular jeans. I want to be to onederland by Christmas....that is my goal. I know I can do it. I just have to do what I know to do & stick with it.

I am doing the C25K (couch to 5K) program. I am enjoying it. If your not familiar with it check out c25k.com
It will train you to run a 5K in 9 weeks. I will be on week 5 next week & I enjoy it sooo much.

Overall I am doing great.

Oh, I am also no longer on blood pressure medicine. I am free!!!! This was my primary goal for having WLS & I have reached it. I am soooo happy.  I have to go see my new PCP on 11/9/2010 & I am going to get him to slowly take me off of the anxiety medicine. I am taking 25mg of zoloft & pray that he will reduce that in 1/2 as well & I will be off of that by the end of the year. Then all I will be taking will be my vitamins. That is where I want to be. No more meds!  Thank You Lord!!!!

I am making progress & loving it. I feel so much better!

 

I can't believe its already been 14 weeks since I had surgery. I am so happy with my band. I love her (Faith).
For the first time in my life I don't feel like I'm on a diet, just a new way of life. I eat to live, not live to eat. I workout 5 days a week & I make it a priority, even if I only have a few minutes.
I have gone from a tight size 20 to a 16.
When I was at my heaviest I felt like my body was swollen..l feel so much better in my own skin now. I am not where I want to be, but I am getting there & don't have that swollen feeling anymore.

God has blessed me with this precious gift of WLS and I will be forever grateful for this opportunity to get my life back.
I am almost 1/2 way to my goal and know that it is possible to reach. I will keep working hard and pushing for that goal.
I will get there this time!!

Hard to believe that I am 9 weeks post op today. It has gone by sooo fast. I had my first fill on Wed. I got 4 cc's, which I was told was the biggest one I would ever get. She said I did have some restriction b/c the first fills are normally 5-6cc's. I do feel better....satisfied with less food & not as hungry between meals.
I am still very happy with the choice I made to get banded.

We went on vacation last week & I didnt gain or lose which is a first for me, I normally gain at least 5 lb. 
I wasn't due to have a fill until 8/9, but it was just getting to be too much....so that is why I went in for the fill.

I am working out M-F, anywhere from 30-45 min a day. I am going to do my best to bump it up to 45 each day M-F this coming week & start the C25K if at all possible. I was going to start today, but left the workout sheet at home & couldn't remember what to do.

Over all I feel like I am doing well. I know this is a rather slow process, but it is progress!! Which is awesome to me. = )
I have my next appt on 9/8 for my next fill. My goal is to be down 15 lb by that time. I know I can do it. I will do it. 

I'm going to keep reaching high & dreaming big. I will reach my goal! I will do it!
 

Its been awhile, so I wanted to write where I have been doing.
On Monday I went in for my 6 weeks follow up visit with my Dr. I was scheduled for a fill but they said since I was doing so well I didn't need one. I felt the same way, I had been able to eat 1 cup of food & be satisfied. However....on Tuesday the bottom fell out & I became a bottomless pit. I don't know if it has something to do with my "monthly gift" or if all in my mind. I felt fine not getting the fill, knowing that I can always go back & get one. I have another appt on Aug 9th. I may end up going back before then.
I leave on vacation on Saturday, I am hoping that once my cycle is done I will be ok again & I won't go crazy on vacation.
I just don't like the feeling that I can eat more than 1 cup of food & am having cravings even though I haven't been eating carbs. All the cravings were gone & I was loving that, but I think the hormones have caused them to increase.

I still love the band, even though I am going through this right now. I am down over 30 lb & know I wouldn't have been able to do it without "Faith"...my tool.

I am at my 5th week post op as of yesterday. I am down 30 lb from my highest weight. This past week has been the hardest so far....all the swelling in my stomach has apparently gone down b/c I can eat more. However, I still only eat 1/2 - 1 cup of food at a time, even though I can eat more.

I am exercising 5 days a week....3 days a week I walk 30 min & then 2 days I walk 45 min. I am going to try the C25K just to see how I do with that.

Overall I am still pleased with my band. I know I am ready for a fill though. I will be going on July 12th & am looking forward to that. I enjoyed the restriction I had right after surgery & although I know I may not have it with 1 fill, I know that I will get there eventually.

I have realized that late night eating is not my friend. Every time I eat late, I always gain wt...even if just a few ounces of wt.
So I have decided not to eat after 6:00 on week nights & 7 on weekends or at least 3 hours before I go to bed.

I am getting in my water & protein. Getting in the protein is much easier now that I can eat regular food. So I don't have to drink the shakes like I had to before.

Check out my video on YouTube...bamagirl7995.
Dream big, reach high & got for what you want.  

Today has been a rough day. I woke up with a tight band, I thought it would be better at lunch but it wasn't. I was able to drink but it was difficult to drink alot b/c I was feeling so full. I did manage to eat 1/2 a cup of tuna salad throughout the day. I was also able to get in  good bit of water during the day. I realized on the way home that it was probably gas b/c I was so bloated. I took 2 gax-x strips when I got home, put the heating pad on my belly & took a nap. When I got up I felt better.
I have been able to eat 2 string cheese. I am now drinking a protein shake, so that will be my protein for the day. So at the end of the day I was able to get in my water & protein, so I guess thats an accomplishment.

Today has been a bit difficult. I woke up this morning with a tight band, which is normal. I figured that it would be better by lunch, however it wasn't. During the day I was only able to eat 1/2 cup of tuna salad. I tried drinking but it was difficult also.
I was able to get down about 52 oz of liquid today. I realized on my way home that it was probably gas, because I felt bloated. So when I got home I took 2 gax-x strips & put the heating pad on my stomach & took a nap. When I woke up I did feel a little better, not quiet as bloated. I was able to eat 2 string cheese. I'm still hungry but trying to get in the rest of my liquid. This is my first time experiencing such fullness since week 1. Oh, plus I have my monthly friend & that may have something to do with it also. I normally don't like to eat after 7 but tonight will be an exception since I haven't had near enough protein today. I have to get that in for sure!!!

As of Friday I was 3 weeks post op. I feel I am doing well. I am able to eat a little more now, but no more than 1 cup. I am going to limit myself to that amount even if I feel like I can eat more. I am happy with my weight loss thus far. I feel better in my clothes & don't feel swollen (that is how I felt at 261 lb).

For some reason my husband has started giving me a hard time. He complains about how much I am online & granted I maybe on a little too much. However, I am trying to limit it. This morning I was taking my meds & one of my pills got stuck. He said it was all in my head & that I was just listening to what all my friends on these forums said about it. I told him that my Dr told me the same thing. He said oh, so if they work on my food my head will shrink? I said, well you ask my Dr & he said I'm sure he is full of crap too. I said, oh, he went to school for all those years for this & is full of crap? He thinks its in my head. No, it was in my throat. Sorry about the rant but its so aggrevating, especially when the person that says they love you & will support you is saying you are lieing. Like I want a pill to get stuck, right?
Again sorry about the rant, but it was upsetting to me that he was acting like that.
He has alot to learn about life after surgery, guess he should have spent some time on line learning more about it.

Well that is my rant for today. I am sorry, I do my best to remain positive. So to end on a positive note.....its beautiful outside today & I am going to make the most of my day. This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice & be glad in it.
I won't let my husbands attitude effect my joy & happiness. I won't give him that power over me. = )

I have been having a bit of trouble last night & tonight.
I will eat 1/4 cup of food, hiccup, which is my soft stop..I will then stop eating, but am hungry within an hour. I then eat again but after eating another 1/4 cup, I am so stuffed. I pray I haven't stretched out my pouch. I maybe eating too fast. This is only happening at night, so I don't know if its old habits trying to come back, b/c I have always been a night time eater, or if I am just really trying to figure out where full is? Its frustrating b/c I don't want to do anything to endanger my band.

I just don't want to get back into bad habits. Its so upsetting.

Anyone got any suggestions?