Category: Bariatric surgery & Health
A Big Announcement – My Lap Band Update Plus Before And After Pics
For those of you that don’t know, I had Lap Band surgery in April 2009. I was 374 pounds on the morning of surgery. I set goals along the way but all along my working goal was to get down to 200 pounds. My ultimate goal was to get down to 174 pounds. Some of [...]
16, 154 And 219 – 17 Month Lap Band Update
I went to the surgeon’s office for a fill today. My last fill was in June. No Doctor Hottie today but I’m fortunate in that they all have fabulous personalities. So the doctor checked the band and gave me a small fill. He then confirmed how much weight I’ve lost. Yes folks, it’s official. I’VE [...]
Goodbye Morbid Obesity!
I’ve just come from the land of hot. (Dr Hottie is what I call him.) I lost 18 pounds in the last six weeks, bringing me down to 244. I am no longer morbidly obese! I am so excited!
Wordless Wednesday – RB In My Pants – My Jared Photo Moment
Almost wordless. One sentence. One year, 111 pounds and 55.5% of my body fat – all gone! Thanks for stopping by! If you have a picture up for Wordless Wednesday, leave your link below on Mr. Linky! Then head on over to From Val’s Kitchen, Here And There, What’s That Smell, Wordless Wednesday, Go Graham [...]
6, 75 and 300
A couple of people have emailed me asking how I’m feeling. Well, I can’t believe it’s been six months since surgery. I am so thrilled to be able to say that I have lost more than 75 pounds and weight less than 300 pounds. I haven’t weighed less than that since TJ was born. I [...]
A Trying, Crying Experience
I have never liked clothes shopping. All that trying on is a big pain in the ass. I especially hate trying on jeans. I’m not one of those people that likes jeans. I haven’t liked wearing jeans since I was about 18 years old. I haven’t liked anything I’ve worn in a long time, that [...]
Three Month Update After Surgery
Well, today I hit the three month mark. It’s hard to believe that it’s been three months since I had the Lap band surgery. I have lost fifty pounds since I began this journey. All in all I feel good. I have more energy. My knee and back have benefited greatly from the weight loss, [...]
Fruit2O Essentials Review
One of the folks at Fruit2O read my review of their flavored water and offered me the chance to try their new line of flavored waters, Fruit2O Essentials. I’ve always enjoyed non-carbonated flavored waters. Since surgery I’ve been drinking more water then ever so I was looking forward to something new. Fruit2O Essentials is a [...]
Eight Week Update
I can’t believe it’s been nearly eight weeks since my Lap band surgery. I had my first fill in May. It wasn’t quite what I expected. It worked well for the first week but now I’m getting a little hungry at times (nothing requiring weight loss pills or anything). I think I need more restriction. [...]
Review Of Fruit2O Natural Lemon Water
I like to drink water. Since surgery I’ve been trying some different beverages, to mix up my routine. This week I tried Fruit2O Natural Lemon, courtesy of my Mom. Fruit2O comes in a variety of flavors including cherry, orange, tropical fruit, peach, lemon, strawberry, raspberry and grape. One serving of Fruit2O is eight ounces and [...]
A Post Fill Note
My first Lap band fill was three days ago. After the fill the doc told me to only have liquids that day. That wasn’t a problem as I wasn’t hungry after the fill. That was the end of Lap Band hell for me, at least for this time around. Thank goodness I don’t feel like [...]
Review Of General Foods International French Vanilla Cafe Decaffeinated Coffee
I’m not supposed to have caffeine as part of the post surgical diet I’m on. At work they drink regular coffee so I had to find an alternative. General Foods International makes French Vanilla Café, a flavored sugar free instant decaffeinated coffee that I decided to buy and bring to work. The French Vanilla Café [...]
Lucky 13 And My First Fill
I saw Dr Hottie the surgeon today. I had my six week follow up appointment and first Lap band fill. The first thing they did was weight me. Now I’ve been a bit hungry and eating for over a week. Not hungry and eating like before surgery, a lot less than that but more than [...]
Review Of Designer Whey Strawberry Protein Supplement
Designer Whey graciously offered to help me in my endeavor to lose weight through bariatric surgery. They sent me two 4 pound containers of their Designer Whey Original Protein Powder in the strawberry flavor. I have been using Designer Whey Protein Powders exclusively since coming out of surgery. I haven’t mentioned it previously but until [...]
Week 5 Post Surgical Update
It’s hard to believe it’s been a little more than five weeks since I had surgery. I went for a follow up visit a week ago and was a little bummed to find that I hadn’t lost any additional weight. (I hadn’t gained any either, thankfully.) See, I’d started being a little hungry. The surgeon [...]
