memorial weekend

I was just messing around with my memorial weekend pictures and remembered that I took pictures last year at the lake around the same time.. so I thought I would do a facial comparison.. Here are 3 shots of my face.. the first one was 6 months before surgery.. wow...

To My "Band Buddies"!

I am so excited for several people in my life....

Jordan... had his lap band done January 28th... he has lost 80lbs!!! CONGRATS! Thanks to Jordan I started looking into lap band 3 years ago.. We are now "Band Buddies"!!! :)~ "Jordan, take smaller bites!!!!!" He can not stand it when I tell him that!!! hehe!

Janine... My best friend from high school.. We ran into each other about a month ago, I am so excite because she gets to meet Dr. Malley tomorrow!!!!! I am wishing her luck and can't wait to hear from her when she gets approved.. I have such high hope!! So far I have sent 4 people to Dr. Malley and not one of them have been denied!!!!!

JANINE, I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!! GOOD LUCK!! YOU GO GIRL! Can't wait until you are my band buddy!!

Kara~ Kara found me on here... When I started looking into lap band I read all kinds of blogs.. They helped me so much, so when I got my band done, I made sure that I would blog it so that people could read my story too.. I will admit, I am not a blogger by no means! Kara found my blog and we talked back and forth through email.. One day I was sitting in Dr. Malley's waiting room and the girl next to me said, " are you Katie?" I said yes.. She said " I am Kara, I have been emailing you"... Out of all of Dr. Malley's patients.. I happen to find Kara!!! it was great!

We have kept in contact and she Got Banded Last Thursday!!! AWESOME!! I am thinking of ya girl!!!

I get so excited.. I know I might be crazy, but I know how awesome it feels to be banded..

Just wanted my friends to know that I am thinking of them and GOOD LUCK!!!

Love ya!

Katie...

One year!

5 more days!!!

In 5 days it will be my one year!!

Here is an updated picture!

HI!!! I guess I could update ya'all!

Nothing really new.. I am still between 153-155. Depends on the day.

I feel great! I will attach some updated pictures!

Long time no post

Its been a long time, I know..Well here is an update

I had a little unfill 0.6cc.. at my sweet spot again.!!

Today was 153... oh goodness. almost too small!

Here are my new measurments

Waist 29
neck 11.5
belly 35
thy 21
hips 40

Well I better get busy with working.. Just wanted everyone to know Im still here!

Just checking it out.

I think I figured out how to post on here with my iPhone!!!!

WAHOOO!!!!

Oh my goodness.. Don't think Ive weighed this since 5th grade!!! I bought a 2 piece swim suit last night.. Its my inspiration. I am back at the gym and I will work out to this swimsuit!!

Here is the weight in!!!

AHHH ALMOST GOAL!

Oh My Goodness! Almost there!

5 day pouch test

Thanks to Tracy (fellow bander), I am going to try to do a 5 day Pouch test!!



This should help me stop my snacking and get back on track, and maybe get out of this horrible rut I am it!! I would love to move away from 168-172... Today I am 170..

I am going to be like Tracy and try to post every day my updates!!..



http://www.5daypouchtest.com/


day 1 weight 1-12-09

So far today I have had

Mocha smoothie (recipe from the website) *awesome! by far the best protein shake I have ever had!

Slimfast

Ham and cheese soup (recipe from the website)

Jello

(I am craving chocolate soooooo bad)

I will keep updating!

1-13-09

Good Morning!!

Well I flopped last night!! I ate some cheese puffs!!! OOOOPPPPPSSSS!!!

I made an awesome soup!!

Sausage pumpkin soup. (off the website)

I know what you are saying.. gross!! But Guess what? ITS AWESOME!!!

I will recommend it to anyone!

All these recipes are from www.5daypouchtest.com

Today's agenda

Mocha Shake (awesome)

Slim fast

Sausage pumpkin soup

slim fast (if I get hungry)

Soup of some kind ( I have to go out for dinner tonight)

I was very hungry yesterday, I hope today is better!

1-14-09

Todays Weight!

not too bad.. was expecting better, but I have been bad!!

Yesterday,

I had protien shake

Slimfast

soup

Slimfast

Tuna for dinner (ooooppppsss)

I didn't like any of the soup they offered at the resturant!

Today Starts my soft protein!! YEAH!!

I got an egg pocher for my birthday!! LOVE IT!! I can eat eggs now!! YIPPIE!

I had a poched egg for breakfast..

Tuna salad for lunch..

Not sure about dinner yet.

Well Thats if for now..

Here is a picture I just laughed at.. I guess you have to know me to understand!

NEW YEAR!

Good Morning.. This is for you Yogi.. hehe (you said I never update)

I am teetering between 168-171... just depends on the day..

I have not had a fill since the beginning of November when I had some taken out!!

I feel great!! I prob should get in gear and watch what I eat.. I love junk!! It just goes down easier!!

Last year at this time I was weighing in at 248.. Today 170!

WOW!! IM SO HOT!! HEHE j/k

I had a wonderful 2008, and hope to have an even better 2009!!!

I got a cute little puppy for Christmas.. Gracie.. she is a neo mastiff!

she is growing fast!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Year and don't do anything too bad!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

The best present yet... Me being down 80lbs from last christmas!!! YEAH!!!

Working hard

UPDATED PICTURE

Working hard

Doing Great!

I have been "playing" with my band... Something that I stress someone do when they are banded... I have been banded since May 8th and still am trying to find that "sweet" spot.. I think I found it a few months ago.. but dumb dumb me I had a fill... Just a 0.1cc and let me tell you, that made a huge difference.. I had to go back and get 0.2cc taken out because I could not eat!.. well That wasnt enough.. so I went back and had 0.6cc taken out.. I beleive I am sitting at 3.8cc in my band right now.. I am at my "sweet" spot!! I am eating like I should.. I am getting my meat in, and my veggies.. I was just eating a couple of bites and I was done.. well you know the scale looked great! but I looked like crap! I was dehydrated and not even knowing it!



I had a great turkey day! I cooked the whole Meal!! My dad did the turkey...

I was very happy.. I had mashed potatoes, gravy, turkey, deviled eggs, dressing, It was soooooo goooooood!

yummy!

TURKEY DAY!!!

Well.. I went into Dr. Malley's I had an Unfill... I took out 0.6cc

I think I will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving.. I hope I dont enjoy it too much.. But I am ready!!!

Can't Wait!

Here are some updated pictures... Enjoy!

little fill..

Well I went in today and got a little fill...
0.1... whoop!! lets see how that does..

I have also started at the gym again.. OUCH!!! it hurts!
I am currently at 178.. I finally have drooped from that darn 183...

The Wedding!

Well I went to my Cousin's wedding.. one of my goal marks..

I was wanting to be a size 12 by this date.. I am between 12 and 14 depending on what I am wearing.. I had a blast and felt great!! I danced my booty off!!

Here are some pictures of the trip!

New #'s
Arms: 11.5
Waist: 34
Neck: 12.5
Belly: 40
Thigh: 24.5
Hips: 44.5
Bust: 40

I got a much needed FILL!!

Today I went and saw Karen, the NP at Dr. Malley's office.
I was in need of a major fill!! I felt like I had been eating like a cow!!! I thought I had for sure gained 10 lbs or more. I had only gained 4 lbs. She was very impressed with that! She said that was really good for as much as I had taken out last time. She said that she wished more of her band patients would take a vacation every once in a while and let their band out and enjoy a full diet.. I loved not being tight.. but I also did not like not loosing weight.. Well I hope I am back to loosing weight!! I am ready to see those pounds drop again!!! I am in a size 14 jeans!!! YEAH!!! Ok, well I ended up get 1.5cc put back in.. I am up to 4.5cc in my band!!

new measurments

OK here are my new #'s

Arms: 12.5
Thigh: 26
Waist: 34
Belly: 40
Bust: 39.5
Hips: 45

I NEED A FILL

I thought I would never say it again, "I NEED A FILL"... I love to eat, but I don't want to put on what I have taken off!!
So like I said in my last entry, I had a bit taken out... It has been wonderful, I feel great! I have energy and I love to drink my water!! I did not realize how much I missed water!! goodness!!!

I can eat anything (thats not good!) I Think I need about half of what I had taken out, put back in... I want restriction, and I don't have that right now :(....

anyways.. I better be good these next 3 weeks!

Crazy Growling noise!! AHHHH

Ok, so I hope that I don't babble on here and make no sense but oh well here is a little update!

So a couple of weeks ago I started having problems again with not being able to keep much down without it coming back up!!! It started to get pretty miserable!!! and I mean Miserable!! I was like, why in the world would anyone want to do this to them self's, this is so stupid!! I was reading a lot on lap-band talk and looking at what most people eat.. well I would eat a few bits, and I mean a FEW bits of something and be totally satisfied!! I had come to find out that most people were able to eat a lot more than I could... but I though oh well, Im loosing weight!!! but loosing weight by being bulimic is not the way to go!... Then on Thursday I started to have pain in the kidneys.. So I thought I had a kidney infection... Friday I went to the hospital and after a 3 hour wait in the waiting room, I find out that I am dehydrated, and have a kidney infection as well as a possible hernia.. the doctor did a CT scan and said that It looks like I had a hernia.. (Dr. Malley said that if they don't know what they are looking at then the pouch from my lap band looks like a hernia) but I won't believe the hernia part....
Anywho.. I went and saw Dr. Malley today for my scheduled visit and I said "take it out" meaning all the fluid!! I want to eat!!! I have lost 67lbs and think that I am doing pretty good!!! But I still want to eat!! so I need to weigh the options!! I went into the office thinking I had 0.75cc in my band because I thought I had been keeping track... well I was not aware that Dr. malley put 5cc in my band during surgery (he normally does not do that) he said that my band was loose enough in surgery that he could fill it up then to keep it restricted.. hmmmmm no wonder I have been sick!!!! So we talked about it and he took 1/2 of what I had in, out.. so that should leave me with 3cc... It was funny because he chuckled when he said well you have almost 6cc in your band.. I screamed, "take some out"!!!!! well I feel much better to know that i had a lot in there and that I did not have just 0.75cc.. because I was thinking how am I this restricted with just 0.75cc this is horrible!! will I ever be able to eat?
SO GUESS WHAT???? my stomach growled for the first time a few minutes ago... it scared me!!! I was like, what in the world? I am not sure if I like that or not.... I am getting ready to eat lunch so we will see how that goes!!!

all my clothes are sloppy!!! :)

This shirt is huge now.. looks sloppy on me.. but oh well, it shows progress

Oh... I need to post something!

HELLO!

Dang.. I feel soo good! 190.0 today!!! I am very happy with myself right now... The only thing that I need to kick my ass about is, not going to the gym like I should..
I have not weighed 190 since 2002... and I was struggling then... I was 200 by the time I was done with Nursing school.. I can no longer wear XL size scrubs.. they look soo ridiculous on me.. I am wearing L's comfortably.. I bet I could wear M within the next few months.. that will be a first ever!! then I can share with my friend!! YEAH!!! I am going to bag up all my XL and take them to life uniform and trade them in for 20% off my purchase!!

My clothes are falling off of me!! This weekend, I could not find a pair of jeans that fit my butt, not because my butt was too big, but the jeans were toooooo big in the butt.. that is also a first!! I always had a problem with jeans being toooo tight in the butt... its kinda sad! I miss my butt!! hehe

Well there is a little update about me!! I will be back later!

I need to post new pics! I guess I will get around to doing that sometime soon, when Im not lazy!

ONEderland!

I AM IN ONEderland!!!! 199.2

New measurements

7-17 5-28
neck 13.25 14
Arms 13 13
waist 35 37.5
Belly 42 46
Thigh 28 28
bust 42 45
Hips 48 51.8

2nd fill

I got my 2nd fill today
0.33 cc... I weighed in at 210!!!

The scales are going down!! hey at least they won't go up!

This is great!

Getting closer!

TADA!!!

211.8 today!! Yeah!!!

I went out saturday night and I had a blast!! YIPPIE!!!!
Danced my butt off!! (good exercise)

new pics

OPPS

OPPS!!!
I was too full!
I tried to make it as long as I could with the 2.5cc...
I came to work yesterday, I was unable to eat any breakfast, I just drank about 3 sips of juice.. Then I tried Lunch.. I felt ok, and then guess what?!?!? It came up!! YUCK!
I called the nurse and she said to come in... I was unable to drink water all day!!!
I went in around 4 to get a little taken out.. I had lost 6lbs in one day.. she said she was glad I came in, I was on the verge of dehydration.. not fun!!
I have 0.75 cc removed.. It was instant relief.. I felt like I had a golf ball stuck in my chest all day, and boom it was gone!! I still have a tight restriction..
For dinner I had 1 serving spoonful of tuna casserole. It took about 30 mins to eat it..
For breakfast this morning I had 4 little spoonfuls of oatmeal.. I am trying to sip on my water right now..
well here goes the pounds!! YEAH!!!
I go back in 2 weeks for a little fill again...
I hope I do great!

FIRST FILL

Today was my first fill!!!

Wow! It feels weird

I only gained 8oz. ( they told me I would gain before my first fill) I thought for sure I had gained 10lbs.. I had been eating a lot, or it seemed that I had been eating a lot.. but I guess I did good!!

They filled it with 2.5cc of saline.. It feels tight.. I hope its not too tight.. I will try to eat some yogurt later to see what happens!

I plain on eating liquid or soft foods for a couple of days..

Wish me luck!!!

Down I go!!!

bye bye

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