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Since my last blog I had a fill of 1 cc bringing me up to 5.1 I went to the mountains for a weekend and my band got super tight. i think was due to the elevation.  after i came back home it was still tight.  I had to go in and get an unfill they removed the 1cc putting me back down to 4.1 cc's.

Today I went back for my monthly visit and i decided that i only need a little bit of fluid.  I seem to be doing pretty well, so this is what my surgeon calls "fine tuning"

Dr. coirin told me today that because my bmi is now right under 33 it means i have officially SUCCEEDED as a lap band patient.  Everything from her on out is just me reaching my goals. 

That was exciting to hear.  I do want to lose about 30-40 more pounds. i am at 178 pounds today.

New things in my life?

I need to have my wedding ring resized
I have developed lactose intollerance about 8 weeks ago.. lol.. it's BAD TOO! i am using lactaid fast act pills to help.. and they DO HELP.
I now can wear a size 10 jeans (not stretchy.. lol!)
I am starting to do more running... as i wish to do a 5k next fall.

that is all.. i'm way tired.. goodnight! :)

Well I had hit a bump in the road.  Because I was not able to eat any solids at 5.2 cc's I began to suffer from malnutrition, which began giving me severe migraines.  Not fun... lol

On August 24th I fell causing blunt trauma to my abdomen I went in for an abdominal CT to make sure everything was still in place... because it was getting harder and harder for me to keep down liquids.  Everything was okay.. just bruising and swelling causing the problems.

I followed up with my surgeons office. They removed 2.6 cc's from my band.. leaving me at 2.6 cc's.  (half)  This took all my restriction away.  I was able to eat normally.  They wanted me to eat, to get healthy and then come back the following week.

I ate..... and i ate... and i ate.. and i ate.. and i couldn't stop eating.... it had been so long since I had anything solid in my stomache that i could not control myself.

I gained 5.9 pounds in 8 days. BUT i didn't have ANY MIGRAINES either.

At my follow up appointment they filled my band 1.5 cc's for a total of 4.1 cc's.  Still no restriction really, however I can't eat bread and stuff like that anymore.. so it is pretty good. 

I can eat meat right now. and i have lost a few pounds since my fill.  I go back in on the 29th for another fill evaluation. 

I am currently at 181 pounds.  I am back on track with my nutrition, and excersizing.  things are pretty good right now.

Working on reaching my next small goal. :)

Well on wednesday I will be 7 months post op lap band.
Things are for the most part going pretty well.

I can eat almost nothing.. but the things i can eat i can eat a LOT of... .like... icecream... mashed potatoes.. refried beans.. yogurt.. etc.

My weight loss is continuing slowly.. I am currantly at 179 pounds. I'm happy.

I was contacted by my surgeon's office the other day and notified that my 6 month tests showed I have a B1 deficiency.  I was supposed to come in today for b1 shots and a fill, however my appointment got postponed until the 27th.
that seems forever away.

My band suddenly get's tight when i am stressed out.. to the point that I can not even keep liquids down.  one would think the solution to that is not to stress out... but geez i got too many kids to not stress out. lol

well currently the house is quiet.. and peaceful I think i should use it wisely... by catching a few zzzzz's... :)

okay so i swear i had blogged about a week or so ago... did i not save it... uggghhh... anyhow
i guess i'll just give a quick little update on what's going on in my life.

I had my 6 month post op appointment last week so this is what's up with that:
I have lost a total of 57.6 pounds (only48.6 since surgery)
I have also lost a total of 66.5 inches off my body which of course is good news.

So when i went i decided i didn't want to get another fill at that time.
i have such a hard time eating as it is... and though it's only natural for my brain to say more more more fluid...
when it comes down to it, if i did.. well i'd probly starve to death.

What can i eat now? refried beans... and it can't be from a can they have to be like from a restraunt or else i can't eat it. lol seriously it's that bad. I told my surgeons assistant that i couldn't eat meat or... pretty much anything.. she said to just wait a while and see how it goes. so that's what i'm doing...

I'm at a stall right now i haven't  lost any weight in 2 weeks or so. i had done the 5 day pouch test and got down to 186... and that's where i stay... for now...

anyhow.. that' pretty much sums it all up... my band has 5.2 cc's in it right now which doesn't seem like it's much.. but you know everyone is different. lol

Okay.. so that's all... bbye.

project has been completed and posted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GePUJa5Mg84

turned out great!

Well i have neglected this site once again... when will i fully learn to utilize my tools. lol...

So let me give a little update on what's been up since my last blog.  If you remember my last blog I had posted that I had broken through my plateu.. well.. I got down to 203 but a week later I was suprised whem my weight bounced back up to 209.2... I was freakin devistated!  I didn't know what was going on.. I didn't have any restriction, but i tried my best not to slip away into bad eating habits. 

I decided to do what is known as the 5daypouchtest.  Info can be found for this test at www.5daypouchtest.com .  I can honestly say this test helped me in ways i couldn't believe that it would!

The week that I did the 5 day pouch test I lost a total of 8 pounds.  WOW!!! i couldn't believe my eyes!   This put me at 201.9.. I floated there for a week or two and then on May 18th I stepped on the scale to reveal something wonderful!!! 199.9 I was in FREAKIN ONEDERLAND!! YAY!!!

I am Loving my life in onederland! and to get to 199.9 was my second goal.. meaning i had lost 1/3 of my EXCESS body weight.  I am so proud of myself for that!  My next goal is (well i have 2 actually) my main one is to get to 181.5 meaning a loss of 1/2 my excess body weight, but have a deal also with my hsuband that when i lost 50 pounds. i could go buy some new bra's and panties at.. VICTORIA SECRET yay....

Now i'm 4 months out and Today i stepped on the scale to reveal my weight at 196.5 meaning.... i only have about 3 pounds to go till i go on my happy little shopping spree at victoria secret... well.. i wouldn't say shopping spree, they really aren't the cheapest place in the world and money is kinda tight right now. lol... 

I'm excited...  My BMI has gone from 46.2 to 35.8  ... i'm no longer morbily obese which is a HUGE thing for me... just obese... 2nd stage. lol...

OH also I got my 3rd fill on 5/18/09  I only got 1cc, putting me at a total of 4.5 cc's.. however.. i am feeling some WELL needed restriction now.  and i am pleased i hope this restriction will last for a while... maybe i wont need any more fills... we'll see. it's crazy how things work differently for different people.. i was like.. dang i'm gonna have to get another fill!  all upset and everything.. but i seriously think this might be it... YAY.. we'll see in a few weeks! :O)

Well i better get off of here cuz it's memorial day and we are having a bbq at my uncles house today.  However.. i'm gonna make a nice pot of  chili to make sure there is something safe for me to eat today! :O)

have a safe holiday everyone! big hugz!

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I have been struggling for weeks with my weight loss... or should i say lack of weight loss. I actually have been gaining weight for the past several weeks. Last week I decided to do a body cleanse to jumpstart  my weight loss.. also because i was having a hard time... using the bathroom. lol.. Well the cleanse didn't work quite how i would have hoped... it actually made me even more backed up than I was before.  So i ended up taking a laxative the last day of the cleanse.  It really was such a relief when I was finally able to go to the bathroom. lol... and I actually lost almost 2 pounds.  My weight hasn't gone back up since then and I think that it is going to continue to drop... well at least I hope that it does.  My next fill isn't until the 8th of april.  hopefully i will get some restriction from that--- because right now I have NONE.

I am going through such a hard time right now.  My daily schedule is as follows:
6am wake up... drink protein latte
get kids ready for school and drop off by 7:30
straight to the gym... work out be out the door by 8:20
Go home get other kids ready for school.
Send the kids on their way  and have breakfast with the youngest child
usually something light like nulaid eggbeaters.
10AM 30 minute work out -- Jillian Michaels
11am  Walk to the pre school to pick up the youngest two kids *2 miles
get home by 12:15 (i have to slow down a bit for the kids) lol
Get home serve lunch to kids I enjoy a protein shake
1pm Wii fit 30 minutes
the next couple hours consist of washing dishes cleaning up the house doing laundry.. 4 pm husband and oldest kids get home...  they all eat crap for dinner
I have a salad or some lean meat...
I keep my calories low..... i keep my protein up and carbs down...
I AM AT A STALL ... I AM NOT LOSING ANY WEIGHT
i've been stuck for 5 weeks now.
I'm tired of it. I need some restriction.... Dr. coirin's office is not willing to change my appointment. *well actually they are booked through march)
I am so frustrated!!!!! Nothing is working.

Surgery was on  1/19/2009

I arrived at 7:AM at Memorial Hospital in Modesto California
Everything went great I was able to go home the same day.

1/20/09 Memorial Hospital Staff called me at my home the instructed me to change my bandages... however the surgeon told me before I left the hospital not to worry about them until they fell off.  I decide to listen to my surgeon.

1/22/09 I went to the Emergency room I was having trouble breathing.
The staff at Doctors Hospital of manteca did some tests on me including an EKG and a CT scan.. everything seemed to be fine... just pain caused by gas.

1/23/09 My bandages are kind of soggy from getting wet in the shower.. i decide.. maybe i should change them after all...

1/24/09 I got a high fever 103 -- i didn't want to go back to the hospital because i was not too fond of the CT scan... and didn't want another one. I take tylenol and my fever goes down but i feel crappy. I use a heating pad to help with gas pains.

1/25/09  I still feel crappy .. fever comes and goes

1/26/09 I need to go to the hospital.... high fever is back... i can barely walk... everything hurts... i'm shivering... then i'm burning up... IT SUCKS!

Doctors hospital of Manteca run tests on me again.. including a CT scan they say they are showing some fluid in my stomach area.. and they think I have a hole in my stomach.. or possibly a leak. I will need to go back and have surgery again... They contact my surgeon and he transfers me to Memorial hospital of manteca.

They start an IV and say they don't know what Dr. Coirin's plan is yet.. i will probly be having surgery but not until the following day.... I don't want surgery... lol...

They start me on some antibiotics... 3 different ones. They make me vomit and i am not happy.

They decide to FINALLY check my inscisions!!!!!  ....(12 HOURS AND 2 HOSPITALS LATER)
And well... there wasn't supposed to be any bandages on them... a combination of bandages and heating pad had caused an infection....

1/29/09 I am finally released from the hospital still puking my guts out!

1/30/09 i decide to stop taking one of my antibiotics cuz it makes me sick 3x's a day.

2/13/09 I finally have my post op appointment Everything is Good infection is gone and incisions are looking Great

2/19/09  One month out... 34 pounds down (from my highest) 

2/24/09  I am at a stall....kinda.. gained 5 pounds last week but lost 4 again this week... so far no change that i can tell of... but then again... i don't weigh until next monday.

My first fill is scheduled for March 4th...
i can't wait

Well the past few days have been kinda crazy. I have been grouchy... and have had patience and tollerance for absolutly nothing.....  I am on a liquid diet.

Day 1 was horrible... day 2 not so bad... today is day 3... It was a breeze...
starting tomorrow morning i am on clear liquids only... (monday is my surgery)
I think it might be a little rough. ehhh i'll be fine.. i can't wait til this surgery is done... so i don't have to worry about is my liver gonna be shrank enough... hahaha... i'll have a whole other basket of eggs to worry about. lol...

I go in to surgery -at Memorial Hospital in Modesto - at 7:30am
Surger is at 9:00AM
they told me i should be able to go home around 12:30ish...
I'm glad i don't have to be in the hospital all day.. i much rather relax in my own bed.