Sylvia M.
Updating...havent posted in a long time
Jun 24, 2010
I haven't posted anything in a very long time....I am just writing to say that it has been a struggle with the band...nothing bad (health wise), just thought that it was going to be a piece of cake losing weight with it, I have lost 58 lbs since Sept of 2009 and I am very proud of myself but I have had to work hard to lose that weight, before I had the surgery I didn't eat very much but my body just stored the fat though. I have lost the weight because I do now what I didn't do before EXERCISE!! Many people tell me that I should have done that a long time ago without getting the band, but I feel that the band keeps me in line, and oooo weee I sometimes get tired of chewing so much that Id rather not even eat...lol I mean just sitting there and chewing and chewing, sometimes I feel like a cow (have u ever just sat there and seen a cow eat grass?? that's how I feel I look when I chew and chew...lol) but anyways, I feel that I have accomplished what I have because of the Exercise and keeping myself from eating ice cream and junky food. I haven't had an adjustment in like about 2 months because I found out that the insurance company (that I work for) is not paying for the adjustments because the fac is out of network and I just haven't found an in net fac yet...but I am still losing tho...I want to get an adjustment soon tho because sometimes I feel that I can go overboard if I don't keep myself in line. If you have questions or anything just hit me up...
Thanks and Good Luck and God Bless to all
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Thanks and Good Luck and God Bless to all
2nd Fill...
Nov 20, 2009
I got my second fill yesterday and I guess Thank God for a little more restriction, however the first time that I got the fill my restriction what seems like only lasted for about two days and then after it was like somewhat normal...this time I do feel a little more different and a little bit less hungry and I dont think of food that much and I hope that it doesnt change in these few days to come because I like this feeling of not feeling hungry all the time and of not thinking of food or if its my next meal time. I can even drink some water and I have that feeling of feeling full (somewhat). I am down 29 lbs and I am happy for it being two months out at this rate I will lose my weight in no time. BTW I got my treadmill on Thurs too but its still in the box and hopefully either my brother or the hubby will help me assemble it tomorrow so that I can start on that...and if so I feel that I will lose much much more weight...I believe that I am doing good with no excercise but I want to max the benefit. Good luck to all and this is my 2nd Fill experience...
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Ehh! First Fill Experience...
Nov 08, 2009
Ok so I had my 1st Fill and for the first couple of days I felt as if I couldn't eat nothing because it would hurt going down (I cheated because they did say for me to be on liquid for the first 2 days then mushy 2 days after that, I tried to eat a salad the first day after the fill and I felt like if it was stuck down there, after a while it went away) Well needless to say I didn't try that again and started the mushy stage (I was still HUNGRY!!, but it has taken longer for me to get to that stage of hunger pains). I wanted to feel more restraint and I guess I don't, I will be getting my 2nd fill on November 20th (about a week before Thanksgiving, hopefully it will help me so that I wont get as tempted to eat that much). I haven't started to exercise yet and hopefully I will be getting my treadmill soon. (I am still trying to get adjusted and situated at my "new" apt). I know for the "full" effect of the band I know I need to exercise to aide in the weight loss, I am still losing but not as much as I want, because right now its about a pound or two or week and I know if I exercise it will be more. Well I will talk to you later I am going to get ready to go to church...my service starts at 2:00pm on Sundays! Have a good rest of the weekend and a good week to come.
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I can't wait for my first fill...
Oct 23, 2009
Ok so next week will be 1 month after surgery and I am just dying 
to get my first fill (Oct 28th, 2009)...I mean I do get full and all alot faster but for some reason the fullness doesnt last as long or something, its like if it just goes right through the band after a while (which it probably does). I still try not to eat that often though. I keep my limiations and eat healthy 
for the sake that I have to show that I am trying on my own for right now until the band "kicks" in (next week when I get the fill)...hopefully it will give me some restriction. I havent excersized 
yet because I am in the process of moving to a new apt and I wanted to purchase a treadmill and I didnt want to be lugging it the new apt so I will do that once I am settled in...the good news is that I havent lost or gained any weight...I am still at 21 lbs 
lost for right now and thats because I am limiting myself not to eat as much.
I hope
everything goes as planned and I lose all the weight I want because I am going to show those people that told me that it was not guaranteed to work, to those people that said that it was a bad idea; to those people that told me that it is hard to believe that the band could do that...I will show them that it does work and that I am using this device (lapband) as a tool to help aide in me losing weight and that it does work. I am getting my sexy 
back one way or another and I am going to be happy and healthy 
...lol...well ttyl laters and have a good one....wish me luck 
next week...bye 
for now.
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to get my first fill (Oct 28th, 2009)...I mean I do get full and all alot faster but for some reason the fullness doesnt last as long or something, its like if it just goes right through the band after a while (which it probably does). I still try not to eat that often though. I keep my limiations and eat healthy for the sake that I have to show that I am trying on my own for right now until the band "kicks" in (next week when I get the fill)...hopefully it will give me some restriction. I havent excersized yet because I am in the process of moving to a new apt and I wanted to purchase a treadmill and I didnt want to be lugging it the new apt so I will do that once I am settled in...the good news is that I havent lost or gained any weight...I am still at 21 lbs lost for right now and thats because I am limiting myself not to eat as much. I hope
everything goes as planned and I lose all the weight I want because I am going to show those people that told me that it was not guaranteed to work, to those people that said that it was a bad idea; to those people that told me that it is hard to believe that the band could do that...I will show them that it does work and that I am using this device (lapband) as a tool to help aide in me losing weight and that it does work. I am getting my sexy back one way or another and I am going to be happy and healthy ...lol...well ttyl laters and have a good one....wish me luck next week...bye for now.
2 Days After Surgery...
Oct 02, 2009
I had my surgery Wed. Sept 30th, 2009 and I was in soo much pain that day I felt awful, I felt like I couldnt lay down or sit the right way at all. I felt like if "it" was in the way or something, I really dont know if it was just the incisions or the gas that was in my body or what, but it was the most uncomfortable feeling, Today I didnt eat anything, i just drank water and some V8 juice (very little)
Yesterday on Oct 1st, 2009 I decided to take one of my Centrum Chewable vitamins and I really dont think that it was a good idea, the instruction sheet did say for me to take a Flinstone's vitamin and I didnt take it and I took one of my adult ones and I think it was too strong or something because the for the whole day after I had nausea and I did want to vomit but didnt...I slept almost the whole day again and only took some water and V8 juice.
This is day 2 after surgery and I am still in pain on the incisions especially the one that has the port, I have to lay down a certain way in order for me to sleep right because it hurts if I dont and I feel like if I have something in my throat or something. My nausea has gone away since I didnt take a vitamin today, I am still taking my pain meds...I did eat some jello today and more water and V8 juice, I feel a little better in some ways.
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Yesterday on Oct 1st, 2009 I decided to take one of my Centrum Chewable vitamins and I really dont think that it was a good idea, the instruction sheet did say for me to take a Flinstone's vitamin and I didnt take it and I took one of my adult ones and I think it was too strong or something because the for the whole day after I had nausea and I did want to vomit but didnt...I slept almost the whole day again and only took some water and V8 juice.
This is day 2 after surgery and I am still in pain on the incisions especially the one that has the port, I have to lay down a certain way in order for me to sleep right because it hurts if I dont and I feel like if I have something in my throat or something. My nausea has gone away since I didnt take a vitamin today, I am still taking my pain meds...I did eat some jello today and more water and V8 juice, I feel a little better in some ways.
About Me
DALLAS, TX
Location
45.3
BMI
Surgery
07/24/2014
Surgery Date
Sep 16, 2009
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