Went into NWWLS this morning and met with the ooh so fabulous Dr. Montgomery. He was fantastic. Listened and explained so much and the end result is that he put me back to where I have restriction and I’m soooo happy! Life is so good again. Now I just need to get those pesky 10 [...]
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Got my restriction back!!!
Posted in lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on July 20, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Can’t…stop…eating
Posted in weight on July 13, 2009 | 14 Comments »
I am so not getting the “full” feeling. I keep eating and eating and eating. Ughhhhh. This is rediculous!
Being unfilled is HORRIBLE. Gained 7 lbs!
Posted in food, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight, tagged fills, unfill on July 9, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It’s been 5 days since the took all of the saline out of my band b/c I got steak stuck in it. Well, they put 5 cc’s back in last monday but you wouldn’t know it b/c I have NO restriction. I’ve gained 7 lbs! Yesterday I had fish n chips for lunch, a butterfinger, [...]
Got stuck – had all fluid taken out. :(
Posted in constipation, food, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight, tagged unfill on July 5, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Last night (yes – at 9pm on the 4th of July) I had to have all the fluid taken out of my band. All day I was feeling ill – like a horrible stomach ache…well – I thought it might have been constipation – so I took a laxitive – but that didn’t help. So [...]
Next Step – the tummy tuck & boob lift
Posted in lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on June 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
In a month or two, I’m going to start looking into tummy tuck & boob lift surgeons in the seattle area. Anyone who has had good results, I’m all ears to surgeons. Although I may look fine in clothes, I still have excess skin on my mid-section and my breasts are another story. Would also [...]
96 lbs down…before and after photos
Posted in health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight, tagged weightloss on June 6, 2009 | 21 Comments »
So it’s been a year and 3 months. Here are some before photos and some photos my husband took today. Pretty big difference…wouldn’t you say!
Government considers plan to pay for lap-band surgery
Posted in business, food, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on May 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Interesting article about how the Australian government may help finance lap-band surgery…when will that follow in the states?!?!
Government considers plan to pay for lap-band surgery
In a significant change in federal policy the morbidly obese would immediately qualify for surgery.
A parliamentary inquiry is expected to report in the next week on the need for making bariatric [...]
Got Lasik Yesterday…and now I can see!!!
Posted in weight, tagged eye surgery, eyesight, lasik, lasik eye surgery, vision on May 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Lasik was a success…I can see!!! I was texting on the way home from the surgery…ooh yes. No pain – very simple. I highly recommend it. I go in for my post-op checkup in a few hours. The actual procedure was just fine – a little discomfort from the thing they use to keep your [...]
Eating Carbs for the flavor…then spitting the food out
Posted in food, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, technology, weight, tagged banders, diet, health vault, healthvault, lap band, lapband, lasik, pedometer, walking, weight loss on May 14, 2009 | 7 Comments »
So honestly – how many of you banders do it? You know what I mean…eating a no-no lap-band food … such as pizza, pasta, nachos….oooh my! And then after you’ve chewed to your hearts content, spit the food out because you know if you swallow it, it will just come back up? I’ve been doing [...]
Microsoft HealthVault Weight-Loss Journal
Posted in food, health, weight, tagged health, health records, healthvault, microsoft healtvault, weight loss, weight loss tracking on April 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Have any of you checked out this super cool FREE tool on the Microsoft HealthVault site? It’s a custom meal plan & weight-loss tracking journal. All you have to do is sign-up for a free Microsoft HealthVault account and you get access to this and a ton of other really amazing resources – bmi calculators, [...]
Flinstone Vitamins & Breast Milk
Posted in weight, tagged flinstones, gastric band, lap band, lapband, lapbanding, vitamins, weight loss surgery on April 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I stopped taking my vitamins (flinstones) b/c i got tired of the taste and i heard on tv that they contain breast milk…or something like that. ok…probably not, but something like the minerals in breast milk. ewwwwwwww!!! anyone know of a chewable that isn’t horrible tasting? tried Costco generic. Ewwww.
Below my goal of 140!
Posted in health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on March 26, 2009 | 17 Comments »
This morning I weighed myself (as I do every morning) and I’m below my goal of 140…I’m down to 139.8!!! Took over a year but I finally did it…those last few pounds took about 5 months! So yes – it can be done – I did it!
Link to Free Weight Loss Tracker
Posted in weight, tagged excel, online weight loss, tracking, weight loss tracker on March 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Since I’ve been getting so many requests for my weight loss tracker, I’ve decided to post it here for you to download. It’s an excel doc. Enjoy!
Lise’s Free Weight Loss Tracker (in microsoft excel)
Just got sick
Posted in weight on March 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »
from a trader joe’s turkey meatball. Cut up real small. With Ketchup. How often do you get sick…even if it’s been a year since surgery? I would say I’m an average of once/day. Is that abnormal? You tell me!
Everything is Dandy!
Posted in health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on February 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Doing great. Loving Life. Living the dream!!!
Food Poisoning & The Band
Posted in food, health, lap band, weight, tagged food poisoning, gastric banding, lap band, NWWLS on December 1, 2008 | 9 Comments »
So – about 2 weeks ago I got food poisoning. Which sucks. But with the lapband – it super sucks. The thing is, I didn’t know I had food poisoning because I also had the stomach flu at the same time…but, when I got to the point where I NEEDED to throw up, but couldn’t…and [...]
I’m Still Alive!
Posted in health, lap band, weight on October 29, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Today I went in for a mini fill in what must be 2 months and the “filler” had a bunch of sticky notes on my file that said “start blogging again”. I guess a bunch of patients at NWWLS have been asking the nurses to let me know to keep blogging – so I had [...]
Quick Update!
Posted in lap band, weight, tagged diet, health, lap band, weight loss on July 21, 2008 | 25 Comments »
New photo to share from this past weekend! Down 55.6 lbs – going in for another fill tomorrow. So far so good…nothing too exciting going on around here. Heading to Erik’s reunion in two weeks!
A couple of updated photos
Posted in health, lap band, weight, tagged gastric band, health, lap band, NWWLS, weight loss, weight loss surgery on July 6, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I can actually say I’m beginning to look “normal”. A “tight” size 12 now. 177.6 lbs. Yeahhh!!! Photos taken 3 days ago (on July 3rd).
and a video of erik doing a little dance…just because!
No longer “obese”!
Posted in health, lap band, weight, tagged bmi, gastric banding, lap band, overweight, weight loss, weight loss surgery on June 28, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Now that my BMI is 29.7 I’m out of the “obese” category and into the “overweight” category!!! Yeahhh – who would have thought I would be soooo happy to be overweight! Check it out:
45.4 lbs down in 3.5 months!
Posted in health, lap band, weight, tagged diet, dieting, lap band, weight loss, weight loss surgery on June 19, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Down a total of 45.4 lbs (yes, that .4 does matter!). It’s been 3 months and 14 days since my surgery. Weight loss has slowed down in the past few weeks but I have a feeling it’s going to slow down considerably going forward. Here is my updated weight loss chart and stats:
Minimum Weight: [...]
My obsession with beans
Posted in desserts, food, health, lap band, recipes, weight, tagged diet, dinner, food, health, lap band on June 10, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Lately I’ve had an obsession with beans…chili, baked beans…you name it. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m too tight and beans are easier eat since they are “mushier”..but where you find beans, you’ll find me. My typical day has consisted of the following:
Breakfast: tall non-fat mocha from Starbucks
Lunch: about 2-3 oz of baked beans
Dinner: [...]
Shopping at Target: Down 4 sizes!
Posted in health, lap band, weight, tagged clothes, gastric band, health, lap band, mossimo, shopping, target, weight loss, xhilaration on June 8, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Just returned from a trip to Target…and boy was I shocked to fit into a size 14 pants! Especially when I was a size 22 just 3 months ago. Wow. Wow. Wow!
I purchased the following items for just over $100:
Xhilaration® Sigrid Buckle Flats – Black ($19.99)
Mossimo® Deirdre Jet-Heel Pumps – Black ($24.99)
Merona® Printed Cardigan – [...]
Too much fill
Posted in health, lap band, weight on June 2, 2008 | 16 Comments »
I went in to NWWLS today for a small fill. It’s been 11 lbs since my last fill (about a month) and I was starting to feel more hunger than I had in the past month. I had them put in 0.4 of a cc. But – I think that may have been too much. [...]
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