Elizabeth K.

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

Wednesday December 30, 2009

An administrator of this group has set your status from member to unapproved. This message was brought to you by the owner of this group.

How great does that make a person feel to get kicked out of a group!!!  I have posted like ONCE so I don't think I said anything to piss anyone off!!!  Talk about an awesome support group there!!!

Sorry to vent! 

Beth

I want to my 6 week post-op visit today.  The scale was NOT my friend today.  I have actually gone up a pound since last month.  I should be thankful that I didn't gain over the past 4 weeks.  I got to the place where I could eat more than I should have been able to.  But I got my first fill today.  1.5cc is what he put in. 

I also got the schedule for the support group so I am really ready to start going to that. 

I am heading to Texas on Friday so I won't be on here for about 10 days.  I will see you all when I get back!!!  Hopefully the next time I check in, my weight will have gone a long way in the right direction!!!

Beth

Today has been one of those days where I am discouraged.  The scale isn't moving.  I am eating like I am supposed to.  I am taking my vitamins.  I am not drinking while I am eating.  I just seem to feel hungry so often.  And I feel like I can eat so much more than I should.  I am not scheduled for a fill for another 4 weeks.  So till then, any ideas? 

On a brighter note, I am going to join the gym this afternoon.  I need to get busy and start working out!  I don't want tons of excess skin that I have to have removed surgically. 

Beth

since I had my band placed.  And today I feel like I have been hit by a Mac Truck!!!  I am still really sore and I don't think the way I slept last night helped matters any! 

Yesterday I ate some oatmeal and cream of chicken soup.  It tasted so good after 2 weeks of the Optifast diet!!!  I didn't have any problems with the food and all went well. 

I will write more later.  I need to get back to work! 

Beth

Before I go back to bed!    lol  My surgery was yesterday and it went well.    I was able to go home the same day.  It was nice to be able to sleep in my own bed!  My surgery lasted a bit longer than expected because when Dr. Haley got in there, he found a hiatal hernia that had to be repaired before he could place the band.  Nobody was expecting that!  So I was on the table for about 2 hours.  I find that as I get older, and with each surgery that I have, that it gets harder to tolerate the anesthesia.  There were no problems, it just gets more difficult to bounce back.

I want to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and notes of encouragement.  I feel so blessed to be a part of this site and to be meeting all of you wonderful friends to go on this journey with!!!  Together we can all be extremely successful!!!

Beth

Pre-op weight = 321
After Optifast for 2 weeks = 309
Banded on 4/8/09
Goal Weight = 120

Executive decision... when I lose 200 pounds, I am going on a cruise.  Not sure where yet but that is going to be my reward!!! 

Beth

Six pounds in 2 days!!!  That is what I have lost!!!  Is that even possible!!!!  WOW!!!  This Optifast diet is guh-ross but apparently it is working!!!  Can't wait till my band is put in!!!  Yay!!! 

Beth ^i^

Pre-op weight = 321
Current weight = 313.5
Goal = 120
Lap Band Surgery date set for 4/8/09

Today is day #2 of the pre-op diet.  I had a bitch of a headache yesterday because ding-dong me decided to cut all caffeine and sugar at the same time I started the OptiFast diet.  Caffeine withdrawal is not a pleasant thing!  And they say it isn't addicting!!    It is going to be a long 2 weeks on this stuff.  Eww is all I can say!  I am really glad there is an end in sight and this is all for the betterment of the surgery.  I have lost 3 pounds since yesterday.  It may be a lot of water weight, but I'm not picky!  lol  It is a step in the right direction!!!

Later!
Beth

Today has been an extremely full day!  I went to all of my pre-op visits at the hospital this morning... anesthesia, business office, pharmacy & nutrition.  Lots of information, and quite overwhelming!  :-)  Starting on Wednesday morning, I switch to an Opti-Fast diet.  800 calories a day.  WOW!!  The last time I ate 800 calories a day, my doctor got worried and put me in the hospital.  Granted I was eating 800 a day, without physician's supervision and it went on for months.  Now he is telling me to do what I got in trouble for doing before.  Can anyone say IRONY?  lol  Really, when I was doing that, it was a bad time in my life.  This is a good time... and it feels like the beginning of the rest of my life!  (Cliche I know but tue!)  So, my goal for now is to stay on this diet for the next 2 weeks.  My surgery has been scheduled for 4/8/09 at 8 AM.  I'll keep ya' informed!!!