Zipporah T.

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Ok..so I already know I am horrible about keeping this updated....but my 6 months anniversary has come and gone and I am ecstatic to say I have surpassed my 50lb goal..I am now down 54lbs since the band and 87lbs since my highest weight of 325....amazing.  This summer has flown by and I have gotten a littlle off track I have to admit but somehow still managed to lose a few lbs in the process..I plan on getting completely back on track in the upcoming weeks..I may be going on a cruise the end of September and wearing a size 14 would be a great gift to myself..I am currently in a size 16 which is still unbelivable to me but I am getting used to it :-).  The compliments are forthcoming and encouraging....I think others in my family and friends group are more amazed at how well the band has worked for me than I am..lol.  I need to upload some before and after pics so they will be forth coming.

I think it's safe to say I hit my sweet spot....I breezed right through the 250's after struggling  so long with the 260's I am now down to 247....and 5lbs from meeting my 50lbs loss birthday goal.  Yeah!!

Well I am down another 4lbs to 254.....getting closer and closer to my goal.  I ended up postponing my last appt. to receive a fill b/c I felt pretty effective restriction....I think it may have had something to do with my daughter being hospitalized and all the stress I was under.  I am scheduled to go in on Friday the 18th and I think I will get that appt.  Hubby is doing very well..he is down like 15lbs in one week....how unfair is that...lol he is amazed how the weight is melting away.  I must say him having the surgery has helped me to get on a more strict  tract..I have a goal to reach and now more than ever need to get there.  I think I will go out and try some 16's this weekend.....hard to believe I know.  I will be starting a new job in a little over a week of which I am very excited but I have no clothes to wear to work so I need to go buy at least something to get started.  I don't want to purchase too much but I can't go without purchasing something this is the part I guess that sucks...buying clothes and then not being able to wear them the following month..seems like such a waste.  but hey I wouldn't change it.:-) oh well it's been a long day and I am tired so I am calling it a night.  Will post more later.

Well I have to say today was very interesting.....first let me start by giving a little history.  Since my last post my daughter became ill with what we originally thought was a virus of some sort b/c she had diarrhea, high fever and vomiting..I took her into emergency twice during the week of the May1st-5th and each time they sent us home saying it was a virus that needed to run its course..she started running the fever on Sunday April 30th and I took her in the first time on Monday May 1st, then again on Wednesday May 3rd.  Finally Friday the 5th after almost of week and no improvement in her condition they did additional testing and learned she had a pretty bad kidney infection.  You can imagine how upset I was since they really should have caught it one of the first two times we went in....however Im just glad they finally caught it.  She had to be admitted to the hospital on May 5th....we hoped to be out by her 3rd birthday but no such luck...she had to spend her 3rd birthday on the 8th in the hospital.  That makes 2 out of 3 birthdays she has been hospitalized. She was in the hospital on her 1st birthday, home for her 2nd and in the hospital for her 3rd.  In the midst of being worried about her my husband was also scheduled to have the lap band surgery today on the 9th...as things turned out my daughter was released from the hospital and my husband surgery went smoothly and I got to bring both my babies home today....it was a hectic day but we are SO GLAD to all be home.  Hubby is doing nicely...sort of like I was on surgery day but we will see how he is doing tomorrow....my pain hit then so we'll see if he has the same problem.  Dr. Hoehn performed his surgery as well...he is a great dr.  Now about my ongoing weight loss.. in my last post I was excited to purchase size 18...well within that short period of time it seems my 18's are already becoming loose.  I still have good restriction from my last fill so I think I will cancel my appt for the 11th to get another fill.  I must see since all of the stress with my daughter has hit it seems my band has gotten even tighter..I have heard of bands getting tighter during stressful times but it had never been like like this.  I really have hardly had any appetite and have had to force myself to eat.  Im down to 258 so goodbye to the 260's and hello 250's FINALLY..YEAH!!!  Who knows I may be able to squeeze into some 16's already....SOME amazing NSV"s ..I am smaller now than on my wedding day and my first year anniversary.  I have started telling more family members, especially now that hubby is a bandster.  It's weird that since surgery date I am down 34 lbs but have gone from a tight 24 a size loose 18 almost 16..amazing.  I have really kicked up my exercise which I am finally proud to say..what it only took me 3 months and hitting a weight loss plateau to figure out I needed to get with it.  I do turbo jam twice a day4-5 days a week..in the mornings I do resistance training with a exercise tube and evenings do cardio...so far it's working out well and I am enjoying it.  My knee problems have almost gone completely away which make exercising so much easier.  I keep joking with my hubby that he'll probaby lose more weight in his first month of being banded than I have 4 months out...LOL..he BETTER NOT....but we all know men lose weight faster than women, after all he dropped like 80lbs prior to surgery on his own in like a 6 month period of time....how amazing is that.  Well I think I have posted plenty for now so I will end this but will post more updates soon.  Thank You Lord Jesus for all you continue to  bless my beautiful family  with and I am so thankful for the blessings you have continued to bestow upon us and the mercy and grace you have seen us through these recent times with.  I pray you continue to watch over my family and keep us safe and healthy.....to all that don't know...PRAYER WORKS.

Once again it's been over a month since I've updated.....it's sad to say......a lot of things have been going on some good some not so good......my daughter recently had to be hospitalized for problems with her asthma...try keeping a 2 yr old held up in a hospital room for a week and see how that works for you.  We did not expect to be in there that long but I think it was torture for both of us.  Boy was she ever glad to see outside again.  The worst part about it was she did not want me to leave her sight!!!!!!.. My weight loss has been sparse for the last month...I have had two fills since my last update for a total of 4 fills totaling 3cc in my band......It seems I have been losing and gaining the same 5 lbs again however I can now fit into an 18 comfortably so something must be going on..now lets move on to 16's.  I've just decided that the scale is not my friend.  I have had more pb'ing episodes than I care to admit...mainly from not chewing my food well enough so with the extra restriction I really have to make myself chew chew chew and the chew some more.  My husband is scheduled to become a member of the band family on May 9th.....he will probably surpass my weight loss within his first month..lol..sad but true.  I am still happy that I have my band...I will be needing to put more effort into it than I have thus far if I want to get the results Im after.

I can't believe it has been almost a month since I last posted........I am so ashamed :-(.....things have been pretty busy with school, work sorta, and home life.  I am still enjoying my band...I am down another 8 lbs since my last post for a total of 58lbs gone!!!.  I had my 2nd fill on March 7th..another 1cc for a total of 2cc.  My restriction on my first fill didn't last long at all....a week maybe....so I am hoping this additional cc helps but if so far is a hint as to how I am going to do I am in trouble b/c I havent experienced any additional restriction yet.  At least with the first fill I had restriction for the first week.  With this fill thus far nothing...I tried to give it a couple of days to kick in but nothing as of yet and its been 4 days since the fill.  My next fill appt. is for April 4th but I think I am going to call the doc. to see if he will give me another one sooner since my 2nd fill seems to be nothing.  Okay starting Monday the 12th of March I am recommitting myself to exercising.....I have not been doing it as consistent as I should be.  Lucky for me I have still been able to lose weight, but I need to exercise consistently to get optimal results so starting on Monday I am off to a fresh start.  I have started digging clothes out of my closet that I haven't worn in over 3 to 4 years...I know you are thinking why was I still holding on to them but I definitely glad I did now...I started at a tight 24w probably needed to actually be a 26w but hey denial is my friend.  I am wearing a very comfortable size 20.  I can't wait til I hit size 18 again and I know it is just around the corner,  If I am wearing something I havent worn in years it is funny when my hubby compliments me on how nice I look and asks me where I bought that.  He never believes me when I say that I have had it for years.....just couldn't wear it.  Especially now that I have felt more comfortable dipping into my forbidden drawer of lingerie.  I recently wore some pieces I wore over 4 years ago and my hubby was convinced Id been out shopping....but hey either way he was happy.  It is amazing what a little weight loss will do for your self confidence and self image.  I know that I still have a really long way to go to reach my goal but it definitely seems more obtainable now and I already feel SO much better about myself!!!!!  I just hope I can keep it up.

It''s been almost a week since my first fill on the 7th and already Im down 6lbs.  I think the fill must have helped.  Once I started back on solids I have noticed some restriction.  The biggest thing I've noticed is that food does not seem to occupy my thoughts the majority of the day like it used to and I like that.  I love seeing the scale move...just keep it movin....

It has been 2 days since my first fill and I am down 2lbs.  I still feel as though I could pretty much eat any and everything but since I am on mushies right now it is hard to tell if the 1cc fill is giving me any restriction.  I am really hoping it does.  I am happy to report that I am down 50lbs since my journey begin in September of 06, 17lbs since my actual surgery on the 3rd, but hey I am claiming it all since it all took effort!!!


                          50 lb lost 90 lb to go

Well the 7th FINALLY ARRIVED and not a moment too soon.  I got my first fill today, it was quick and pain less.  I guess I have a pretty good doctor.  I have been fluctuating between 277 and 280 and then back down to 277 over the last week and a half....frustrating.  When I went into the dr. office today I weighed in at 276.2.....so I was in need of a fill.  The nurse was like you have lost quite a bit of weight already and you havent even had a fill yet it was all your own doing so you should be proud of yourself.  I guess.  The majority of it I lost within the first couple of weeks post op but  since it has been very slow.  I know everyone saids not to really expect weight loss until you get you first fill and even then really until you reach your sweet spot...but hey a girl can hope :-) I learned I have a 10cc band and was a little disappointed when the  DR said he was only starting me out at 1 cc...............I was like but I can eat a horse right now I have no restriction.! I wanted uto do at least 1.5cc, but he said 1cc is typically what he starts his patients out at with my size band..........oh well it is a start.  SO Im doing liquids for the next 24 hours then progressing to mushies. Even though the scale has been doing a back and forth dance with me I can really tell in my clothes...they are practically falling off me but I am not ready to start shopping yet so I guess I will have to look crazy for a little longer.  I really need to make a commitment to my exercise goals..............that is the only part of this journey I have not put forth my best effort.  I could make 1000 excuses but for what.  I need to come up with a plan and stick to it.  Part of me is leary b/c everytime I start off consistently I have problems with my left knee swelling after the 3rd or 4th day of exercise.  It swells and fluid builds on it to the point that it stiffens up and becomes painful and very hard to bend.  I use to take aleve to relieve the swelling but since surgery I have been afraid to b/c it may irritate my stomach.  I asked the dr about it today and he said to get some pepcid and take with it and I should be fine...so I am going to give it a try. I am supposed to go back for another fill in a month on March 7th, but I really hope this first one gives me some type of restriction even if its just a small amount.

 

I am almost 4 weeks post op and still doing fairly well.  I did have my first pbing episode...and my luck it was in public.  I went to dinner at Applebees yestersay and ordered chicken wings.  I bit into the first one of after about 3 bites I felt like there was a plug of food stuck in the middle of my chest.  I was talking to my husband so I was not paying attention and probably didnt chew well enough.  I tried to swallow down  the feeling of discomfort but it didnt work.  My husband looked at me and could tell there was something wrong...I knew I was going to throw up....I got up and made a beeline of the bathroom that was alll the way on the other side of the restaurant almost running over a couple of waiters in the process.   Lucky for me the bathroom was empty and soon as bent over the stall  up came the chicken.  I instantly felt like I could breathe again relief.  Needless to say I was very cautious about eating after that....I was able to get down a total of 4 wings before I called it quits.  That was nice considering I normally could eat all ten wings as a appetizer and then still eat my entree.  I still have not been exercising on a consistent basis which I know is going to hinder me in the long run...I need to get this done......I have a little over a week to go before my first fill and I want to be down to 272 prior to that...I know..wishful thinking but I have to try......I know the only way I may even come close to that is if I exercise everyday.