Karyn H.

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Cleared for Cardio - Ok so I got cleared for cardio on Tuesday.  I kept up my walking until this morning when I broke out my old standyby favorite Sweatin to the Oldies 2.  I ordered it on DVD last wee...

Check up today :) - Ok went for a post op appointment today and was down 4 lbs from my previous.  As I suspected, my body measurments have changed and the doc agrees with me that I am not losing as mu...

1 month post op - OK so yesterday I was 1 month post op.  The scale seems to have quit moving at all.  For some reason, I am not letting this get me down.  I think it is because my clothes are fitti...

3 weeks post op - Ok i am now 3 weeks post op and I feel pretty great!  I am down 20/5 pounds since surgery and 37.5 pounds overall.  It is amazing to me how much better I already feel.  The only is...

Saw my surgeon today - So I had my first appt with my surgeon today.  A couple days after surgery I had a little problem with some redness and swelling at my port site and he called me in an antibiotic a...

My first official NSV - I got up this morning and thought WTH I will try on these pants that I have not worn in 2 summers.  THEY FIT!  YAY ME! Granted.... they are still a size 24... but 2 weeks ago I ...

Chopped - Ok so my husband and I are food network addicts and one of our favorite shows is Chopped.  If you have never seen it, basically chefs gets baskets with mystery ingredients in it, u...

Cappucino Bariatric Fusion - OK I have been on this liquid diet for 2 weeks now and I am SO tired of one flavor.  Bariatric Fusion is expensive so I was only able to buy the one flavor and I have been using st...

A little depressed for the holiday - OK i am a week out from surgery (banding) so obviously I am still on liquids.  It's the 4th of JULY!!!  I want to BBQ in the worst way.  I feel guilty because my family feels like ...

Port site red and swollen - So my port site tends to get more red and more swollen as the day goes on.  I chalked it up to it being attached to a muscle and using that muscle throughout the day.  My surgery w...

Home! - OK i am now officially post op.  I had my surgery on Wednesday and came home yesterday afternoon.  I am still pretty sore but trying to lay off the pain meds during the day today a...

Surgery Day! - OK well it's finally here!  I must say I am very cranky without my morning coffee lol.  I have to be at the hospital in a little under 2 hours.  Please keep me in your thoughts tod...

bariatric Fusion - So the website for Bariatric Fusion says their MVI has everything needed so I won't have to take anything additional.  Is that a true statement because I was under the impression t...

Day 2 liquid diet - Ok this is harder than I thought.  I would be okay except that I am not a sweet eater... these shakes are SO sweet and I would kill for anything not sweet.  My daughter made me som...

Here we Go! - OK... Pre surgical consents signed ----  check Pre weight picture taken ----- check very first Cappucino flavored Bariatric Fusion Shake drunk----- check I can do this.... I a...

Last day - Well, all this waiting and waiting and here it is.  Today is my last day of real food for about a month.  Any advice out there?  Surgery is a week from today.  I am SO excited!

Diarrhea of the fingers today lol - I can't help it.  I just keep posting and posting and still I forget something. I struggled through my 6 months of dieting.  I possibly didn't take it as seriously as I should b...

Surgery Date - I have completely forgotten to mention in my previous posts!  I actually have a surgery date.  June 27th is my new Birth/Band day!  I am so excited and strangely not at all afraid....

Trolls? - Imagine my surprise to log in this morning and find that a "deactivated member" had sent me a message and was hitting on me.  It's funny, you would think that with my low self este...

Getting Discouraged now - So I have been approved for the realize band and have been reading through this site for the past few hours.  My surgery is scheduled for 6/27 and I WAS really excited.  Now though...