Sunday, July 8, 2012

New Scale Victory

So I had a fill on July 2nd. I didn't know this but my band had 3cc in it already. After my fill, I now have 5.25cc. I had a day of liquids and then a day of mushies. It was weird to finally feel some tightness, I noticed it when I was eating some applesauce. It wasn't uncomfortable or anything, but it was moving slowly through my band. Fast forward a few days and I'm noticing that I'm not getting hungry as soon after meals and that I'm full.

The fill itself was strange. My weekly allergy shots hurt worse then getting the fill and I wasn't numbed up or anything. The Nurse Practitioner Karen found my port by touch, removed all of the saline that was in my band to figure out how much I already had, she put it back in, and then added more. I was lying down on a table the whole time with a need sticking out of my stomach. I did bleed a little and I did end up with a bruise over my port.

OK so now on to the scale. So I weighed in yesterday at 250.5. That means I'm down 22.5lbs. YEAH ME!!

8 comments:

  1. Woohoo!! So happy for you! Keep it up. What kinds of things have you been eating? At you having trouble eating anything?

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    1. I have my green monster shake for breakfast. I have turkey roll ups for lunch. I bought turkey deli meat and each slice id 25 cals and 4g of protein. I have been dividing 1 slice of Colby Jack cheese into 4 and rolling my turkey around the cheese. For dinner I mix it up. I'm not really snacking. I do try to squeeze in some fruit and veggies.

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  2. Yeah for you! I can't wait till I finally start to feel some restriction.

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  3. Yay for you fill! And SUPER yay for your loss! :)

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  4. Glad your fill went well. Have you noticed a change in what you can/con't eat? I only have 2.5 in mine and I can't wait for more restriction.

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    1. I haven't really found anything that I cannot eat. I'm making sure to take small bites and chew. I have noticed that if I take a big drink of water, I can feel it going down slower than before the fill. I cannot drink soda. It seems to sit above my band and it's uncomfortable. I do think that I need a tad more restriction. I notice at dinner time that I'm able to eat more and do not feel as full as I did last week.

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  5. gotta love a little restriction!! You are doing great

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