danielle S.

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ok as of today im 224.wow ,i didnt get far.farther than i would of if i didnt do it though.so im going to Curves today for a tour and the scoop.i have excellent restriction ,i cant eat anything thicker than pudding.only problem is im sneaking cookies dipped in milk to get my sweet fix.i should have sewed my mouth shut instead!ive been keeping busy its tough w/ the cold weather its freezing out.ive rearranged half the house!!!!i think joining curves is the right desicion for me i just hope i can stick to it,im really excited about it.i used to jog the bridge near my old home and id do 2 and a half miles 5 days a week ,i also did yoga at home and i lost 70 pounds .ok i did get prego and gain 105 back but none the less ,lost that too on atkins.now ive put that 115 back on w the 2nd preg and im struggling.what a pain in the butt.i just dont have the umph to do it,AGAIN!ahhhhhhhh!
i feel like i have energy at the moment so im going to do it.i know its going to be so hard for me to stick to it but everyone here is super supportive so at least i have you all .thank god for obesity help!!!!

ok after 2 hours of messing w these stupid backgrounds ive had enough!time to tell the hubby!!!!

1/10/08
since my last fill i havent had any restriction so i figured id get through the holidays and get back to it.so today i had my first appointment since and much to my suprise my doc was very understanding .{before today i was going crazy thinking that id never feel this and it was the wrong choice for me after all last week i did eat 2 and a half slices of pizza.}anyway i gained 2 pounds over the holidays and im so ready to try again so today i got the super fill he said it would be really strong and to let him know immediatly if it was too much.i took it w a grain of salt because in the past all the fills were supposed to be good.at dinner tonight  ...fish fillets,mixed vegtables and mashed potatoes i tried a bite of everything just to feel it out and suprise only a few bites of potatoes was all i could handle both fish and veggies got stuck,ewwwww!
i am sooo glad i can feel this now and im looking forward to tomorrow.lets hope this one does the job.

i had a fill the week before thanksgiving and i found out i have a 12cc band and its 6.5 cc full.i only went from 6 cc but i lost another 3 pounds since than so i guess its ok.it seems that im able to loose a little for the first 2 weeks after each fill and than it stops.this is frustrating.i want this to move along but it feels like my body is putting up one hell of a fight!

ok its been a while since ive posted so i figured i needed to update a little.ive had 2 fills .the first was very little i didnt feel much so 2 weeks ago i had another.im not sure of the amount other than my dr saying im now half full.i have really good restriction now .i can eat pretty much whatever i want but i stay away from foods that need alot of chewing, mostly bagels.i loearned the hard way about soda and not chewing enough.the pain was terrible so i try not to forget how bad the gas hurts or how tuff it is when something doesnt exactly go down.i ve lost 20 ish so far im at about 227 now which is ok but i wish the weight loss would move a little faster im averaging 1 maybe 2 pounds weekly.i did think id loose it faster so thats a little dissapointing but at least im comfortable.im going in for another fill next week and i think that will speed things up a little.yes its kind of crazy the week before thanksgiving but its more important for me to keep loosing than to over indulge like i have for many years.i really hope to be at around 140 by summer so ive got alot of work ahead of me.
ill follow up after my next fill.
ps 
doc had a hard time finding my port last visit it took him 8 try s i thought i d faint but i survived ,i was so bruised up after it freaked me out but not enough to give up,no pain no gain ,right?

8/17/07  
I had my surgery and all was uneventful.lots of nausea,which was expected from anesthesia.i had alot of soarness and well , pain.i was suprised about the pain it was more than i thought .gas pain was also horrible only the burps and they killed.the following day while on pain meds i wasnt watching what i was doing and i ended up falling down my stairs,like 15 of them and it hurt like hell.thankfully i didnt damage my stomach only everything else .so here i am a week later and im loosing the restriction.i was in heaven about 3 days out maybe 4 to 5 the restriction was perfect.now i stopped loosing weight and have gained back a few i was at 237 before surgery and 228 ony 2 days ago now 231.i was soooo excited and now im down a little .he beginning was tough going through starvation but i did a few sips of ensure-chocolate and id be great.i drank vitamin water by glacier all day and only did chicken broth here and there but very small amounts of everything.now im doing lowfat yogurt like 4 tablespoons for breakfast and aabout 1 cup of soup for lunch and dinner has been wierd its pretty much soft stuff or soup w little pieces of
bread mixed in maybe a half a slice total and a lillte jello or yogurt at night.vitamin water and crystal light all day.
you would think weight would be flying off with that kind of diet .its about a quarter of what im used to.but not yet.i have to make my follow up app.by the way my dr.is awesome,id just like to throw that one in (dr.richard pucci ) wonderful job and im almost healed ,it looks like scarring is going to be very minimal.
ill update soon and thank you to everyone for all the support and advice.i do come here daily but sometimes my internet isnt up to par so i cant reply as fast as i like.ill have new pics up soon also.

6/13/07
approved! surgery date july 18 th ! i cant believe it ive finally made it here after a year and a half .only the medical clearence left to do .i am completly ready and i couldnt be more excited.

6/7/07
waiting for the final approval to have the lap band surgery .spoke with dr's today  and it looks like surgery will be at the end of july.ahhhh, so much waiting!!!!!!