I went in for my 6 week checkup today. Ended up with my 4th fill as well.
Now at 9.9cc in a 14cc band. They almost wanted to go to 10.9cc.. but I kind of said i'd greatly prefer just 1. considering they are fast-tracking fills like no other I kind of figured slowing down wouldn't be a bad thing.
The bad: My weight hasn't BUDGED in over 3 weeks now. I am eating right (1200-1600 calories a day, very little to no caffeine intake, no carbonated beverages to speak of, hardly any carbs, low fat.) I am also exercising 3-4 times a week, mostly cardio.. I am up to the point where I throw the stationary bike in hill climb mode.. and keep the RPM's at around 80 for flat areas and over 95 on hills. ends with my heart-rate being well over 150 for about 35 minutes straight.
the good: I've apparently had numerous NSV's without realizing it! (Nsv = non scale victory) My total fat content of my body dropped another 1.8% (about 6 lbs in 2 weeks of pure fat gone) My blood pressure is a down (wasn't that high, but it's still down). My body is actually loosing weight very well, but it's also retaining water (added 25lbs of water weight from last visit) They aren't sure why but think it will subside, just keep doing what I'm doing sort of thing. The way they phrased it is it's a slow process.. I am getting healthier on the inside, before i see it on the outside. They said it's my body adjusting and everything is happening as it should, to not give up.
so.. no changes outwards.. but apparently lots of good changes inside.. so.. keep on keepin' on.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
whoa buddy, we have restriction!!!
So.. after my first fill it was like nothing changed essentially. I felt exactly the same!
Second fill.. holy crap!!! I have to eat a LOT SLOWER.. i thought i was eating slow before, I was wrong. at night when I lay down for bed My stomach gets the worst gas pain i've ever had in my life.. it subsides if i shift around a bunch. but.. last night that meant a solid 30 minutes of shifting around before i actually fell asleep.
I read about drinking a solid 8-10oz of water about an hour before bed.. as it helps "flush" out your stomach.. sO i'm going to try that tonight and see if it helps!
Started working out steadily again.. i had been out walking.. but now i joined a gym. my first workout? walked/jogged a whole 1.2 miles, and biked another mile. I was dead tired too.. soooo out of shape it's not funny!
things going ok.. Waiting for swelling to go down in band and my body to adjust a bit before i leap into solid proteins.. i'm still eating mostly soft foods. I did try to munch on some bariatric pretzels i bought.. sounded good.. but they are also gluten free and kinda taste like cardboard! yay for money down the drain! (also one of those pretzels got stuck.. not fun.. i ate too fast for something so dry i thinking)
Can't tell if i look any different.. as I don't really have people here who see me much enough to notice.. so.. guess i'll just keep doing what i'm doing and working hard at it!
Second fill.. holy crap!!! I have to eat a LOT SLOWER.. i thought i was eating slow before, I was wrong. at night when I lay down for bed My stomach gets the worst gas pain i've ever had in my life.. it subsides if i shift around a bunch. but.. last night that meant a solid 30 minutes of shifting around before i actually fell asleep.
I read about drinking a solid 8-10oz of water about an hour before bed.. as it helps "flush" out your stomach.. sO i'm going to try that tonight and see if it helps!
Started working out steadily again.. i had been out walking.. but now i joined a gym. my first workout? walked/jogged a whole 1.2 miles, and biked another mile. I was dead tired too.. soooo out of shape it's not funny!
things going ok.. Waiting for swelling to go down in band and my body to adjust a bit before i leap into solid proteins.. i'm still eating mostly soft foods. I did try to munch on some bariatric pretzels i bought.. sounded good.. but they are also gluten free and kinda taste like cardboard! yay for money down the drain! (also one of those pretzels got stuck.. not fun.. i ate too fast for something so dry i thinking)
Can't tell if i look any different.. as I don't really have people here who see me much enough to notice.. so.. guess i'll just keep doing what i'm doing and working hard at it!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Fill #2
Well I went for my one month checkup today.
Im doing fine.. by their tally I've lost 10% of my excess weight in a month.. so yay!
I also got my second fill!!! bigger yay!!! I've been self restricting my food intake.. but if i chose to i could easily eat 16ounces of food or more. big nono!!!! So they put another 2cc's of fluid in my band today.. bringing me upto.. 8.9cc overall! (total capacity is right around 14cc i believe)
I'm on liquids until tomorrow to allow my stomach some adjustment time.. but I'll keep you posted on how my restriction is once I am able to return to regular foods!
Im doing fine.. by their tally I've lost 10% of my excess weight in a month.. so yay!
I also got my second fill!!! bigger yay!!! I've been self restricting my food intake.. but if i chose to i could easily eat 16ounces of food or more. big nono!!!! So they put another 2cc's of fluid in my band today.. bringing me upto.. 8.9cc overall! (total capacity is right around 14cc i believe)
I'm on liquids until tomorrow to allow my stomach some adjustment time.. but I'll keep you posted on how my restriction is once I am able to return to regular foods!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
OOPS!
SO I forgot to update for a bit, sorry!
I got my first fill a few weeks ago, it seemed like a great thing for about.. 2 days. Then it felt just like I was before I had it. I can easily eat over a cup of food if i choose to. I try and keep my meals to around 3-4oz max.. 1-2 eggs mixed with a bit of lite mayo for a simple meal, or a 3oz packet of tuna mixed with some mustard and relish. Problem is when I eat what i should eat (the 3-4oz meals) I am hungry again 2 hours later.
My weight loss has totally stalled. I lost 26lbs over first 10 days or so.. and.. have completely dead-stopped since then.
Im doing a lot better with seperating myself from eating when im bored, etc..
Since the surgery I have not consumed a single bread product, caffeine, or carbonated drink. (or alcohol) So i'm probably a bit healthier.
All in all I'm doing ok. Just starting to get a tiny bit frustrated at this being my second week with zero weight loss!
I go in Thursday the 13th for my month checkup. I'm going to ask for another fill because I shouldn't be able to handle as much food as i can at the moment.
Joining a gym tomorrow, finally. Hopefully being in an atmosphere where I can workout more often will help!
I got my first fill a few weeks ago, it seemed like a great thing for about.. 2 days. Then it felt just like I was before I had it. I can easily eat over a cup of food if i choose to. I try and keep my meals to around 3-4oz max.. 1-2 eggs mixed with a bit of lite mayo for a simple meal, or a 3oz packet of tuna mixed with some mustard and relish. Problem is when I eat what i should eat (the 3-4oz meals) I am hungry again 2 hours later.
My weight loss has totally stalled. I lost 26lbs over first 10 days or so.. and.. have completely dead-stopped since then.
Im doing a lot better with seperating myself from eating when im bored, etc..
Since the surgery I have not consumed a single bread product, caffeine, or carbonated drink. (or alcohol) So i'm probably a bit healthier.
All in all I'm doing ok. Just starting to get a tiny bit frustrated at this being my second week with zero weight loss!
I go in Thursday the 13th for my month checkup. I'm going to ask for another fill because I shouldn't be able to handle as much food as i can at the moment.
Joining a gym tomorrow, finally. Hopefully being in an atmosphere where I can workout more often will help!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Starting over
It's like I am discovering food again from the beginning. Stuff I used to eat and be like.. meh.. whatever.. is now a wondrous treat!!
for example: I bought some tuna fish.. i am onto my "soft food" phase.. and that includes flaky fish and ground meats.. YAY! so anyway.. i bought some tuna.. just a simple mix.. bit of mayo, some mustard on top.. ate with a fork.. a little 2oz package. I am FULL.. i didn't overeat.. but it's the first time in a long time I ate something and felt actual fullness.. it's amazing.
Let me tell you how good it tasted. lol.. i feel almost foolish in saying it.. but.. my eyes got all big as i chewed slowly being sure to grind it up good. It was the equivilent to the food high i used to get when I would go with my family over to the flat rock grill place in lowell and have their prime rib with garlic mashed potatoes. it was amazing! :)
so.. doing a lot better.. i can't wait until my bandages fall off from my incisions. They are mostly healed and the bandages are holding onto the scabs.. but.. I don't want to rip them off. Once Payday comes Im going to join a gym.. I may not be able to lift anything yet, but I sure as heck can take advantage of their aerobic machines!
for example: I bought some tuna fish.. i am onto my "soft food" phase.. and that includes flaky fish and ground meats.. YAY! so anyway.. i bought some tuna.. just a simple mix.. bit of mayo, some mustard on top.. ate with a fork.. a little 2oz package. I am FULL.. i didn't overeat.. but it's the first time in a long time I ate something and felt actual fullness.. it's amazing.
Let me tell you how good it tasted. lol.. i feel almost foolish in saying it.. but.. my eyes got all big as i chewed slowly being sure to grind it up good. It was the equivilent to the food high i used to get when I would go with my family over to the flat rock grill place in lowell and have their prime rib with garlic mashed potatoes. it was amazing! :)
so.. doing a lot better.. i can't wait until my bandages fall off from my incisions. They are mostly healed and the bandages are holding onto the scabs.. but.. I don't want to rip them off. Once Payday comes Im going to join a gym.. I may not be able to lift anything yet, but I sure as heck can take advantage of their aerobic machines!
Healing
Well things are going better.. I think im starting to break my emotional attachment to food a bit. I had a really bad day yesterday and I wasn't thinking only about wanting a big ol' pizza! which is great!!!
I go in to see the surgeon Thursday the 30th and we'll see if he wants to give me another fill or if I have to wait for 3 more weeks. I'm not having a lot of restriction, so a fill would be great.. im not planning on it though.
Things are going well. I moved to soft foods Today.. that will help a LOT i am sure. Heading out to get some groceries in a bit.. I can't wait to bake a piece of fish.. mmm.. real food. :) lol.. I realize how pitiful that sounds, but it's also still true.
I go in to see the surgeon Thursday the 30th and we'll see if he wants to give me another fill or if I have to wait for 3 more weeks. I'm not having a lot of restriction, so a fill would be great.. im not planning on it though.
Things are going well. I moved to soft foods Today.. that will help a LOT i am sure. Heading out to get some groceries in a bit.. I can't wait to bake a piece of fish.. mmm.. real food. :) lol.. I realize how pitiful that sounds, but it's also still true.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Ugh
Ok.. starting to have some serious doubts.
Yes.. im at the lowest weight I've been at in 3+ years.. after only a week.
However.. I am going through food cravings/withdrawal like I never ever believed possible. I want to eat. I want to chew something with some consistency. I am really starting to wonder if this was the right choice for me at this age.
Granted.. people told me.. you're fat. Doctors said something has to change. Parents said it's wonderful and it'll make your life so much better. All the brochures and preliminary conferences and stuff all said just smaller portions, i can deal with that no problem!!!
After finding a wonderful board with tons of banded people and lots of very HONEST opinions.. it seems alot of the information i *thought* was correct.. is way wrong!
Bread.. seems to get stuck in a band.. so.. mostly a no-no. I LOVE BREAD!
Rice, pizza, some chicken, lettuce, many cheeses, beer, soda.. ugh.
reason I say i could have waited is when I went in for my pre-op testing, and my testing day of.. all my results were perfect. blood pressure, glucose levels, blood counts, breathing, lung capacity, so.. basically my only fault.. was that im fat. Just wondering if I shouldn't have waited 10 yrs or somehting before doing something like this.
now true.. it's "different for everyone" but with 4 weeks until I can even attempt solid food.. im just starting to have some real doubts.. hopefully it's just withdrawl, hopefully I won't have as many negative food experiences as others (i.. am younger than 90% of them afterall)
Yes.. im at the lowest weight I've been at in 3+ years.. after only a week.
However.. I am going through food cravings/withdrawal like I never ever believed possible. I want to eat. I want to chew something with some consistency. I am really starting to wonder if this was the right choice for me at this age.
Granted.. people told me.. you're fat. Doctors said something has to change. Parents said it's wonderful and it'll make your life so much better. All the brochures and preliminary conferences and stuff all said just smaller portions, i can deal with that no problem!!!
After finding a wonderful board with tons of banded people and lots of very HONEST opinions.. it seems alot of the information i *thought* was correct.. is way wrong!
Bread.. seems to get stuck in a band.. so.. mostly a no-no. I LOVE BREAD!
Rice, pizza, some chicken, lettuce, many cheeses, beer, soda.. ugh.
reason I say i could have waited is when I went in for my pre-op testing, and my testing day of.. all my results were perfect. blood pressure, glucose levels, blood counts, breathing, lung capacity, so.. basically my only fault.. was that im fat. Just wondering if I shouldn't have waited 10 yrs or somehting before doing something like this.
now true.. it's "different for everyone" but with 4 weeks until I can even attempt solid food.. im just starting to have some real doubts.. hopefully it's just withdrawl, hopefully I won't have as many negative food experiences as others (i.. am younger than 90% of them afterall)
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