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226/156/141



Been a long time since I have seen progress on the scale, but I have fianlly made it to -70 pounds!!  I have started a workout program (pilates, walking/jogging, and weights).  I feel really good about the exercise and know that it will help me get these next 15 pounds off!  I am thinking of revising my goal to 135 pounds and would like to be there by Aug 15th (when we leave for Hawaii).  That's 21 pounds in 4 months-a tough goal to reach with the loss slowing down, but I am going to continue to work towards it.

I have had some issues since January ever since I was overfilled.  It now appears that I was more overfilled than we thought (had 3.0 ml instaed of the 2.8 ml we thought when I got the overfill).  Needed 2 unfills (.2 and .4)  and finally got a fill to 2.6 last week.  I feel like I need another small tweek (maybe .1 or .2) but have been dealing with reflux since the overfill and am worried about it.  Kim at Dr. Snyder's has me on Prilosec and if I am just a few hours late taking the med I get really sick to my stomach (acidity).  I have talked to both Kim and Pete about getting an upper GI and they both think I don't need one.  So I will continue on this course and hope for the best.

I have also been having issues regarding the fear of what my skin will look like when I reach goal.  My legs were very large (still seem really large to me now ), and I have massive amounts of streach marks on my butt and thighs.   These streach makrs have really started to shrink, but I now have hanging skin.  I am trying to stay positive about this, but it's ugly and I am mourning what I allowed to happen to my body (by getting so fat!).    However, I know this is not an excuse to quit losing-I will just have to deal with the skin that is left.  At this time I can't fathom having plastic surgery, as it seems so very painful and loaded with complications (infection and such), so we will see what my thoughts are late this summer after I have reached my goal.

I still LOVE my band!!  I has given me a whole new life! 

I have made a renewed commitment to exercise.  Let's see where it gets me!!!  17 more pounds to go-I want to be a FIT 141 pounds!  My next goal is to make it to 152 by 5/1/07-I'm gonna work hard to make it!

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226/171/141



So it has been 2 months since I had a fill and I have lost 11 pounds (Most of that in the 1st month after the last fill).  Not bad, but could be MUCH better.  Today I received 0.4 cc to bring me to a total of 3 cc in my 5 cc band.  The fill experience was not too great as I was poked 4 times.  A "trainee" practiced on me and I am a little concerned that my tubing may have been punctured.  Only time will tell on this.  I do feel as if there is restriction as liquids are slow going down for me.  I was prepared for a farily aggressive fill as I was able to eat much more food, and I was hungry a lot!  I am hoping for a quick 10 pound loss and want to be in the 150's by March 1st for my trip to California.

I am now in size 16 clothes and am feeling good when I have clothes on.  Naked, well that's another story!  I feel like I still look like I did at the beginning-and I know that can't be true-the scale does not lie  -55 pounds!    Hopefully the self-image will approve as I whiz by the 160's and move into the 150's.

I started volunteering at Dr. Snyder's office today during the "Lap Band Fill Clinic."  I can already see that this experience will be very rewarding for me and I can help make a difference with the patients.  Maybe someday this will turn into a paid position-we will see!!

226/182/141


I am six months out and 50 pounds down!!!  I had a few weeks of gaining and losing the same 2 pounds and finally went in for a fill.  I think I am now at 2.65 ccs-not sure though.  I am feeling just great-I have finally started shopping for new clothes for myself and have purchased 3 pairs of fabulous jeans.  One pair is already too big.  I have lost 6 pounds since my fill and am so far away from 200 pounds I can't even imagine being there anymore.  I will NEVER go back!!  I know that the next 35 pounds will not be easy, and I absolutely must start working out again or I will end up a flabby 141 pounds instead of a fit 141 pounds.  I have averaged a loss of 1.5 pounds per week, and according to Fitday I need to lose 1.35 pounds per week to meet my goal of 141 pounds by June 5th 2007.  I am up for the challenge!

226/180/141
The pounds keep dropping off!  Going to hold off on the fill and see if the loss will continue at my current level :)

226/182/141
So I have been thinking that it might be time for a small little fill because I am not losing that 3-5 pounds per week that I was in the begining.  Well, I looked at my stats this morning, and I am consistantly losing almost 1.5 pounds per week-exactly average for a lapbander.  Even though I am usually not happy being "average" at anything I do, I have decided to stick with this fill for another few weeks.  If the loss slows down I will get one, but for now I will settle for average.  I am 2 days away from being 5 months out and have lost 44 pounds!  I have never been able to lose this much weight in my life-I am very happy and I LOVE my band!!

226/183.5/141
Yippee!!!  Finally this 3 week plateau is over!  Lost 3.5 pound literally OVERNIGHT!  I have started to exercise again and am doing better on my water.  Gonna keep on going without using fitday through the end of the month, then will evaluate my progress and decide if I need to log all of my food in every day.

The best news about the scale # today is that I am 1/2 way to my goal-I am very happy, and am motivated to keep on losing!

226/187/141
Well the weight loss has slowed down, but it's still coming off!! I have been trying to lose on my own without using fitday as a crutch. I think it is important to see if I can do this on my own without essentially being on a "diet". I do check in with fitday here and there, and it seems that I may not be getting enough calories. Imagine that!! Not enough!!?? I am going to continue to try it on my own for the rest of the month, and if I don't get the results I want, I will go back to fitdaying it everyday. I still have good restriction and eat really good food (food that is good for me, but really tasty too!). I have had some sliming episodes lately, all related to allowing myself to get too hungry before I eat. I just take too big of a bite, or eat too quickly, then I am in trouble. This is a learning experiece, and I am definately still learning. I have been working a lot of nights lately and that really messes with my losing! I never get enough water in, and my body goes into freak-out mode, it's just really hard to lose. I will be back on to days next week, so hopefully that will help. I did go buy some new scrubs for work-they are so cute and really flattering. I received many compliments on how "skinny" I look. Well I am definately NOT skinny yet, but am feeling great! I still have not ventured out to buy new non-work clothes-just can't get myself to do it yet. My sister is taking me on a suprise vacation in mid-December and I think we may be going to Mexico. I would love to be down 50 ponds by then, so my next goal is to lose 11 pounds by December 1st. In order to achieve this I will need to increase my water and start to exercise again. I am going to work hard on this!!

226/188.5/141
Really happy about the fact that I went on a 10 day vacation and lost 1.5 pounds! My clothes are FALLING off and I really need to go shopping. Still gonna try to wait until I am down to 185 or so before I shop. This fill has been great-over 1 month with fantastic restriction-although the weight loss has slowed down!