Ann W.
05-27-06-I am scheduled for Lap Band on July 6, 2006, I'm feeling a little anxious because I've never had surgery before. But I'm also excited at the same time. I know I have a lot of work to do in terms of my relationship with food but feel very confident that with time and patience I'll be able to work through the changes and have a good outcome.
5-28-06-I just discovered this website recently and so far really like it! So here's my story.....I've been overweight most of my life. I was a "normal" sized child until I spent a summer out of state with my grandmother when I was about 11. My mom said I came back overweight and it was a struggle ever since. I don't remember much from that trip, BUT I do remember being introduced to the Enchirito at Taco Bell and loving it! So that probably says something right there.
Anyway since then it's been a struggle. I was able to lose about 130 pounds about 5-6 years ago through exercise and low-carb/Atkins. At that time I went from 320ish to 190. And I felt great! I was active and healthy and it was nice :-) Unforutnately I hit a plateau and received a broken heart and the weight started to come back on. I wasn't able to handle those stressors (in a healthy way) at that time and thus here I am. I feel very blessed to have been able to have a "taste" of non-fat life. I didn't have to shop in Lane Bryant, I fit into chairs with room to spare, I had confidence, I had a social life, etc.... I could go on but you get the picture. And pictures! I love pictures anyway and I have lots of pictures from when I was smaller and I love those pictures! Anyway.....
I had always been so against any type of WLS. I really wasn't educated about the process of WLS and thought that people did it as an easy way out. After research and reading I know this is far from the truth. I made the decision last month to pursue having WLS and am scheduled for July. I am mostly excited but also feeling somewhat anxious. I know that I have a lot of issues to work through when it comes to food. Food is my friend :-) and makes me feel good. So I'll be working on changing that relationship and learning to change some eating habits/behaviors that will have to be eliminated from my life. Anyway today I was an even 320.0 on the scale. 25 more days till my pre-op appt! I'd love to hear from anyone who has gone through lap-band so drop me an e-mail anytime......
7-1-06-First day of July, 5 days till my surgery.....So far on the pre op diet I've lost 16lbs which is good but I'm not going to get too excited until I'm under the 300 mark. The day before my pre op visit I was 323 and am now 307. As for the surgery......I'm not feeling really nervous or anything, more just ready to get this done. The pre op diet is less than fabulous and I think the only reason I've been able to stick with it is because there's hope in the future. Meaning in a little over 2 weeks I'll actually be able to have something more than protein shakes and plain chicken breast. I've been exercising a lot between the pool and the treadmill and also soaking up the sun! It's been real nice :-)
July 31st--Haven't posted in awhile. Basically I feel like I'm doing fairly well. What I am feeling so good about lately (knock on wood) is that I don't feel obsessed with food. I haven't gone out to eat or been to fast food since I started pre-op diet so I've been home and actually cooking! Before surgery I pretty much lived at restaurants and fast food places. I didn't post this but on my post op day #3 I had decided I made a huge mistake. I was in pain and hungry and I even called the surgeon's office to see how much it would cost to get the band out. At this time I was also obsessing about this one dish from one of my favorite fast food restaurants. Deluxe Nachos from Crazy Taco.......it is a huge portion and full of alll sorts of stuff that is not so healthy for me.......anyway obviously I'm feeling so much better and the craving and desire to have my deluxe nachos has gone away and actually the idea of eating kind of grosses me out a bit. Anyway I've been walking and staying active. My port incision isn't completely healed up yet but I'm hoping it does so in the next week or so because I miss the pool very much........I've been drinking my water, don't miss the diet coke anymore and even incorporating some healthy carbs in my meals. One thing that I love very much is that I'm not banished from any certain food. I'm very very use to doing Atkins for a long time now and I always ended up feeling deprived that I couldn't have this or that. Last week someone brought me some strawberry shortcake and I ate about 5 bites before I stopped and I just was feeling really good that I was able to have that and stop. I'm making relatively healthy choices and staying away from blatantly high sugar or refined carbs because those are no good for me. One thing I want to do is incorporate some vegetables more in my meals. That's what I'll look into for the next week. I've also been able to stay off the scale for the most part. I would like to weigh only on Saturdays, let's see if I can stick
to it
September 23, 2006--Despite having not lost any pounds this week, I'm considering that a scale victory? Why? Because I did not gain, I stayed even steven from last week and this week I made several poor choices when it came to my food intake and did not exercise as much. So I feel realllly good!! I am reminding myself that I feel really good when I make good choices and that I don't want to start down an unhealthy path again. I rejoined the YMCA last week and went for the first time this morning. This will be a good change of scenery for me as I was feeling a little bit bored on my treadmill plus I can get on the eliptical and maybe venture into their pool.
There is an unfortunate situation with my surgeon and his branch office of THE WISH CENTER. Apparently the WISH corporate offices in Chicago shut down my surgeon's office here in Washington without any notice. So I've had no contact with my surgeon or any of the office staff for about a month since the office is closed. I've read some posts on OH that say the office might open back up in October and if it's possible to stick with my surgeon I'd like to do that.
Anyway this week is going to be so much better!
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Highest Weight 326
July 15, 2006 292
July 27, 2006 289
July 29, 2006 287
August 8, 2006 284
August 26, 2006 281
September 2, 2006 279
September 9, 2006 275
September 16, 2005 274
September 23, 2006 274
September 30, 2006 274
October 7, 2006 276
October 14, 2006 271--yay!
October 21, 2006 270
November 18, 2006 268
December 2, 2006 267
December 23, 2006 262
Goal--under 200
