Julia W.

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Run over by the wagon--HELP! - I was banded December 2009 and initially lost 85 pounds within a years time.  In May of 2011, I went through a terrible divorce and turned to food for comfort.  I no longer exer...

Divorce after weight loss surgery - I had surgery in December of 2009 and am no going through a divorce.  My soon to be ex-husband says it's because I had surgery and lost weight.  I tell him it's because I was fed u...

September 1, 2010 - Well, it has been a couple of months since I've posted anything.  I struggled through the summer but am now back on track.  I went in on August 24th for a fill and weighed in at 17...

Update 6/16/10 - I have been in somewhat of a plateau since my unfill on May 11th.  It's very frustrating!  I have found that my head hunger wants to creep back into my life, but I recognize what I...

First Unfill - I never thought I would have needed an unfill, but it has been a rough month since my last adjustment on 4/8/10.  My food was always getting stuck, and I couldn't eat very much at ...

Yesterday - I went to the doctor yesterday for a bariatric check up/post op visit.  I met with the PA, Jason, who is adorable and great.  I weighed in at 193 which was so exciting.  I also met...

3 month review - It has been 3 months as of today, and I've lost quite a bit of weight.  I had my gall bladder taken out on 3/26/10 and am now on my way to recovery.  This surgery wasn't near as ba...

Tomorrow - Just finished up my pre op stuff at the hospital this morning.  After having a horrible gall bladder attack a few days ago, the doctor moved my surgery to tomorrow.  I'm anxious fo...

March 17, 2010 - Received a call yesterday from the nurse at the doctor's office with my test results.  Just as I thought, I have gallstones.  Went in today for a consult have scheduled surgery to ...

Tomorrow - Tomorrow I go in to see Dr. Scott about some abdominal pain I'm having.  I had an episode last week which occured in the early morning hours.  My husband seems to think it's my gal...

Feb. 27, 2010 - It has been almost 2 months since I had surgery.  I weighed myself this morning, and the scale said 201.6 which means that I will not make my first mini goal of under 200 pounds by...

Feb. 9, 2010 - Well, it's me again.  Just thought I'd pop in to write a bit.  Here it goes.... Since my last post, I've been struggling a bit with my eating.  While I know what I'm supposed to...

Jan. 31st - So, I set my first weight loss goal to get below 200 pounds by February 28th.  I'm working hard towards that goal too.  I started exercising a few weeks ago and have averaged 4 x a...

My first fill - I had my follow up appointment with the doctor today.  My weight on pre-op day was 235, and I weighed in at 218 this morning will all my clothes/shoes on, which is 17 pounds lighte...

Day 6 - Today has been a great day.  I've had more energy than ever and my stamina is better overall.  I'm anxious for my soreness to go away, so I can start exercising.  My husband says h...

Day 5 - It's day 5 and life is a little easier.  The soreness is easing up as well.  With my husband's help, I've begun to eat some interesting purred foods like eggs and sausage.  Last ni...

Post Op - I'm 2 days post op and having a great deal of pain.  Especially with the gas that's trapped in my abdomen.  I can't seem to eat anything without it making the gas worse, and I'm no...

Approval - Received notification of my surgery being approved yesterday.  All the hoop jumping paid off!!  Because I'm going out of town for Christmas, I've opted to delay my surgery until De...