Vacation hurts !!!

Sep 29, 2009

I went to California to see my 4 boys and 7 grandkids. We had a good time. Unfortunately for me not having liquid in my band, I gained 11 pounds during the 8 days we were gone. I have lost 2 of those pounds and am still trying very hard to get back down. I am not quite as depressed as my last blog. I have decided to just live with what God gives me. My biggest problem has been eating out. That is why I don't lose the weight. So, hubby and I have decided to eat out much less than we did and so far it is working. I guess my laziness caught up to me. I just don't feel like cooking because my knees hurt so bad and when I have to stand at the stove for more than a few minutes, I have to sit down. But I have had it with the excuses. Eating out less is my #1 goal now. My bandiversary is a month away and I want to lose a lot more weight by then. We'll see if I can do it. Pray for me.
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Not doing well at all

Sep 18, 2009

I am not doing well at all. The doc is upset with me. I am wishing I had the RNY. I got food stuck in my band and he deflated me so now I am gaining back my weight. I am so discouraged and depressed. I feel like a failure. My bandiversary is coming up in a month and so far I am only down 35 lbs. I am eating a lot less than I used to but the lack of exercise is not helping at all. My knees are hurting every single day now. Depressing...just depressing.
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What I have been up to

Feb 17, 2009

My word, I can't believe I haven't been on here for quit some time. A lot has happened since last I blogged. My husband Richard and I decided to open our own little business. He does embroidery and I make handmade cards. We opened the doors in January and did well that month. The Arizona Cardinals went to the superbowl so it seemed everyone wanted an embroidered shirt or hat. But sadly this month business is pretty much dead. We are really trying to weigh our options and figure out what to do.

Also, Brandon has improved. He is now eating and has mobility in his arms. He can't talk yet but with therapy that will improve. We went to a fund raiser in his name and a lot of money was raised to help the little guy out.

I am not doing too well with the weight loss. I lose about 3 pounds a month on average. I have now lost 29 lbs since October. But I am still unable to exercise without a lot of pain in my knees. With the snow lately, my arthritis is really acting up. I also have been in a deep depression with our money situation so I admitingly have been making some bad food choices. I don't like that but I do try. Since my last fill, I have been having food get stuck. I am trying to cut out breads and pasta, rice, salad and steak. Those are the bad guys that get stuck. The thing here is that I do KNOW I need to chew slower and smaller bites. I know what I need to change but just need to get it done.

So now you know the story....
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Update

Dec 23, 2008

Just an update on Brandon. All the prayers must be doing something. The nurses wake him once a day to see how his brain is functioning. He woke up and smiled at his dad and lipped "I LOVE YOU" to him. I was so elated I cried right there and then as I heard it. It just rips at my heart what the family is going thru and what this sweet little boy has to endure the rest of his life because of someone's mistake.

Al;so I got my second fill on Thursday December 18. He added 1.5 cc's to the already 3 cc's I got on my first fill. I can feel the tightness. I have had a few episodes where something stuck in there and I had a PB. But I am trying to learn to eat slower and smaller bites now. I finally broke the 290 mark after being there for more than a month. That was nice to see on the scale.

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas 
and Happy New Year. 

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Depressed

Dec 15, 2008

Just depressed. My nephew Brandon has been in a head on accident and is now paralyzed from the neck down. He severed his spinal cord when an air bag hit him. He was riding in the front seat of his day care van with just a seat belt on. I can't believe they would even put him there. No car seat.

On top of that, I am not even losing any weight since my fill. That right there is depressing enough without adding Brandon into the mix. That poor kid. Prayers are needed.

FIRST FILL

Dec 05, 2008

I got my first fill yesterday and the doc was not happy with me. I only lost one pound in the last month since I saw him. I did not have any restriction and although I tried very hard to eat right, my guess is that eating out is what did it to me. I have decided that eating out will now be far less. The fill has already helped me. I ate less this morning and I get full much faster. My problem is trying to not drink with my meals. This comes from a woman who drank several glasses of water with her meals. It is truly a very hard habit to break. I have to see the doc again in 2 weeks and I have vowed to lose more than one pound this time. I WILL DO THIS.

One week postop

Oct 29, 2008

Here it is one week after surgery. I have been on a full liquid diet but I am going to the doctor tomorrow so hopefully he will put me on a mushy diet. I am feeling so much better. The gas is pretty much gone because I have been rubbing my belly nightly when I go to bed. It gets rid of the gas big time. I was out and about today. We drove up to Showlow 2 hrs away to see my sister Mary. We went to a chinese restaurant that had a lunch buffet. I was a good girl and only had egg flower soup.

I have lost 11 lbs since surgery and 19 altogether. I know that this is because of my liquid diet but I am trying hard to adhere to my doctors recommendations. We'll see tomorrow if I did the right thing. I am trying to get in lots of protein. I was given some protein powder today to try and I put some in my soup this evening. No taste at all.

So, I seem to be doing things the right way. I am up and running !!!

5 days postop

Oct 27, 2008

Well, here it is 5 days since surgery. What a horrible time the last 5 days have been. I had such bad gas. Last night I was crying and Richard said he should never have let me have the surgery. Then I started to doubt my choice. But since I couldn't sleep, I was lying there just rubbing my belly all over. That must have loosened up the gas because it got me tootin. Boy, today I am feeling good for the first time since surgery. I have more energy and I lost 8 lbs since surgery but that is due to the liquid diet I am on. I didn't think I was ever going to get over that hump but it looks like I am slowly.

2 Days Postop

Oct 24, 2008

Here it is 2 days post op and I am still hurting. I know now what the message boards meant about how gas is the worse. Boy, I'll say. I have been trying to walk even though I have 2 bad knees. Just walking around the house back and forth. I am on a liquid diet. Today I actually had some coffee again but it just wasn't the same. Now I am drinking a Glucerna shake. I am sipping it very slowly. It tastes good after all the tea and broth. I also had some tomato soup thinned out last night for dinner which tasted good. My incision sites hurt but I don't want to take more drugs. The pain is bearable anyway. I may buy some liquid Motrin for the pain today. It is hell trying to get  my medications down. I have to either crush or break the pills. How funny that I used to be able to take them all in one big swoop. I am trying to do this right and I know I can do it !!!

ONE MORE DAY

Oct 21, 2008

Tomorrow is the big day and I am looking forward to it. Going down to Phoenix for the surgery. I lost a little more weight. Down to 302.6. Too many emotions. Not much more to say.


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