Barb H.
slo-mo loss
Jun 09, 2008
Well, my weight loss seems to be going in slow motion....I seem to be at about 4-6 pounds a month. I am not complaining, because I knew it would happen, but I am feeling so impatient!! Anyhow- I am glad to be able to shop in BOTH sections at the store, too. Ohhh the little things.... 
a little panicky...
May 26, 2008
OK, so one of my sisters is getting married in June, and I went shopping the other day to buy a dress for myself. I felt a little panicky about what size to buy because it is a month away and I have no idea where I will be in size at that time! Sooo... I picked up a couple matching dresses in sizes 18/20 and 14/16, thinking I would try on the 14/16, but it would be too tight right now. Well...it fits! RIGHT NOW! Holy cow!! My daughter was with me and didn't get what I was so excited about, but I came home and showed my hubby and he got excited for me like a good husband should!
After I decided on the dress, I got the shopping bug and bought 4 pairs of 16 capri pants and 2 pairs of jeans. They are definitely tight on me right now, but I can wear them if I want to, they are just not as loose as I like. I sure was not in the 18's for very long! I love this!! It feels like a dream, and when I "grow" out of my previous sizes, I feel like I am supposed to be saving them for when I gain weight back....but that is ridiculous of course, I am not going to gain it back! It is all so unreal! I LOVE< LOVE< LOVE my band!!!
After I decided on the dress, I got the shopping bug and bought 4 pairs of 16 capri pants and 2 pairs of jeans. They are definitely tight on me right now, but I can wear them if I want to, they are just not as loose as I like. I sure was not in the 18's for very long! I love this!! It feels like a dream, and when I "grow" out of my previous sizes, I feel like I am supposed to be saving them for when I gain weight back....but that is ridiculous of course, I am not going to gain it back! It is all so unreal! I LOVE< LOVE< LOVE my band!!!
Been 6 months already??
May 18, 2008
I cannot believe it has been 6 months already! I have only gone in for 2 fills, and still am not even close to feeling like I could use another yet! My body is being weird. I am only down 2 more pounds this week (at 220), and as soon as I think I am OK on the wardrobe with my size 18's, darn if they are getting too big already! Am I really a size 16 already? I am wearing one pair from Avenue, but they tend to run a little large, and the other 18's are Lane Bryant and Lee, and by the end of the day they are huge! So I guess I am in between sizes, but it really feels like I JUST got into the 18s! I am wearing mostly 14/16 tops, but there are a few 18/20 that fit, too. I guess it all depends on the brand. So, even though I have not had a huge loss on the scales these past few weeks, my body is maybe catching up to the weight loss. Yeah, that's gotta be it! I can't believe I went from a size 22/24 to a 14/16 in 6 months!
Not much else going on, everything else is pretty much the same with my eating..which is not very exciting. If I overdo- I throw up. My band works well I must say!
ho-hum
May 03, 2008
Well, not much to report, I am at 224 now, and enjoyed going shopping yesterday at Lane Bryant, I was looking through their sale items and realized that I was picking out their smallest sizes (14/16)! I still am an 18 on the bottom, but the 14/16 shirts actually fit! I can't believe I won't be able to shop there soon! What a nice feeling it was.
I also enjoy the extra energy I now have. I walked 17 blocks one way around downtown Portland on Monday, and I was ahead of the group I was with, and had to keep stopping for the others to catch up! And I wasn't all sweaty like I would have been either!
Anyhow-not much else going on. Just wanted to update!
I also enjoy the extra energy I now have. I walked 17 blocks one way around downtown Portland on Monday, and I was ahead of the group I was with, and had to keep stopping for the others to catch up! And I wasn't all sweaty like I would have been either!
Anyhow-not much else going on. Just wanted to update!
cancel that....
Apr 25, 2008
Well, I canceled my appointment on Monday- I just don't think I am ready for a fill yet. I am rescheduled for mid-May, but not sure I will be ready even then! I am still pretty restricted, and cannot eat more than my 3 oz, and cannot eat bread in any form. Heck, maybe I am overfilled and don't know it! I finally just broke my plateau, and am at 226.5, so that is over 60 pounds down! Finally! I hope I am back on my losing streak again and it won't take this long each week to lose such a small amount! I am hoping with the weather FINALLY getting a LITTLE better here in Oregon, that I can go walking-but you never know what will happen here weather-wise.
One thing that I have discovered is that I am loving tea in the morning! I had been drinking coffee (caffeine addict) and eating yogurt for breakfast each morning, but that makes me so gassy and full, and not much to go on until lunch for that matter. So, I decided to start having protein tea for breakfast--
1 scoop vanilla protein in COLD 8 oz water
1 packet Crystal light individual packet--any flavor (I like the ENERGY formula)
mix that all together while cold, then heat 'er up in your microwave, and you have a nice, foamy high protein breakfast! I learned that if you try to add the protein powder to HOT liquid it just clumps up and is totally non-drinkable! Gross!
This is a really yummy breakfast, and it allows me to take my morning vitamins without upsetting my stomach. Works for me!!
One thing that I have discovered is that I am loving tea in the morning! I had been drinking coffee (caffeine addict) and eating yogurt for breakfast each morning, but that makes me so gassy and full, and not much to go on until lunch for that matter. So, I decided to start having protein tea for breakfast--
1 scoop vanilla protein in COLD 8 oz water
1 packet Crystal light individual packet--any flavor (I like the ENERGY formula)
mix that all together while cold, then heat 'er up in your microwave, and you have a nice, foamy high protein breakfast! I learned that if you try to add the protein powder to HOT liquid it just clumps up and is totally non-drinkable! Gross!
This is a really yummy breakfast, and it allows me to take my morning vitamins without upsetting my stomach. Works for me!!
not much to tell..
Apr 18, 2008
Well, definitely a plateau, I am just sitting and sitting at 228. I am so ready for a fill. I am still a bit anxious to have it done, but the tightness I feel only hits when I overdo--imagine that! I have been crazy busy at home and and work...and feel like my surgery was just yesterday, not almost 6 months ago!!! Wow- time is really flying! I will write more after my fill on the 28th of this month. 
oh Goodness
Apr 04, 2008
Well, I just measured my waist and hips for the first time, and the waist was OK, but the butt/hips weren't pretty! My waist is a 36, and my hips are a whopping 50.5! Ugh!! I wonder what they were before lap band surgery?! I found a website called 3fatchicks.com, and they have all of these tools that help you track your weight loss, and this was one of them...to help you know your "Waist to Hip Ratio" , somehow that calculates into your cardiovascular risk?? My "number" is .71, just below the "excess abdominal size" risk?? I also found that if I lived on Jupiter, i would weigh 538.9, and if I lived on the moon, I would weigh 37.8. Is it possible to live on the moon yet? 
I guess now I will be tracking that a little closer!
I guess now I will be tracking that a little closer!
229-ugh....
Mar 29, 2008
Well, I was almost, almost at 60(down) total, then Easter hit! I admit to having a jelly bean obsession, and I gave in! I weighed myself on Wednesday, and my scale said I GAINED 3 pounds!! So, I got back into my low carb and high protein life real quick, and am only up 1 pound now, so I am officially at 229 right now. I am not going to change all my tickers for one lousy pound, right?! Also, I called my doc and moved my fill appt to the end of April. I definitely feel restriction still, and cannot imagine being any tighter at this point. I have 6 cc in my 10cc band. So, there I am, all updated for now. Until next week...happy April!!
60??
Mar 21, 2008
I couldn't believe when I stepped on the scale this morning that it said 228! That is one pound shy of 60 pounds gone?? I had to step off and do it over, to be sure it was right! I am sure that this awful chest cold I have had has something to do with the decreased appetite, but I don't even feel like I have been trying very hard. I have eaten jelly beans two days in a row! Maybe I am just getting out of the plateau that I complained about, and should shut up about it, but I'll take it either way!
hmm...
Mar 14, 2008
Hmmmm.....well, I was so excited that I was down 53 pounds, I think I jinxed myself! I don't know if I am at a plateau or what, but some days it is 53 pounds, some days it it 52, some days it is 54. But I am just stuck where I am at. I have an appointment for my next fill April 2nd, but I am kind of afraid to go any tighter with my band, because I think I have good restriction right now. I had my barfing moments when I first got this last fill, but I have worked that out and I think I am doing ok in that regard. So, I thought I was doing OK on exercise, too, because I have increased my workload at my job, and am running around all day, but maybe I will have to hit the treadmill when I get home now. UGH! The treadmill is so boring, and it rains here in Oregon constantly, so at this point outside walks are out. I am thinking I may go back to a liquid diet for a few days to try to jump start my loss back to where it was. I also have this horrid stinking cold that is just sitting in my chest and I am avoiding all milk products, so that limits my meal choices greatly.
Thanks for reading my rant...that is really all this is. Grr!
Thanks for reading my rant...that is really all this is. Grr!
About Me
Damascus, OR
Location
27.5
BMI
Surgery
11/09/2007
Surgery Date
Sep 23, 2007
Member Since
Before & After
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Almost at goal!
160lbs
