kzyde
Weight Loss Journey
Dec 05, 2007
Hello. My name is Lanell I finally made the decison to have the Lap-Band Surgery. I was self pay and had my surgery On
9/2/05/ weighig in at 285lbs.
I went to surgery on 9/02/05 the friday before Labor Day and had my surgery done at 7:00 am that morning and was back home around 11:30 -12:00.
9/9/05
I had my follow up Appointment today and everything was going well. And finally didn't feel any bad gas pains. I weighed in today at 277lbs. I was glad to see that I had lost some weight. So that's 7 pds. in 7 days. I suppose to start on thicker liquids this week. We will se how it goes.
9/11/05
Today I had some mash potatoes and yogart and felt wonderful. I am so thankful that I haven't experienced any nausea or feeling like I want to vomit at all.
9/13/05
I was telling my husband that it doesn't feel like I have had anything done. I'm not sore and my incisions have healed and I have no gas or anything. It's great to know that I can eat the little amount of foof and be SATISFIED!. A woman at work was asking what was I doing because she could really see it and my face has gone down alot just in a weeks time. I was able to make some soup and added dumplings., so really made some chicken and dumplins with a few dumplins to give the broth some thickness and had no problems.
9/14/05
This morning I got the chocolate and strawberry Atkins Shake. Far as my opinion its alright, but it left me with a after taste, so i didn't care for it. I've continue to eat my homemade chicken soup to get my protein and take my Liquid Centrum and drink the ensure for now.
I missed up, i came home today and had a craving for some stuffed deviled eggs with tuna. I made some deviled eggs and put everything in the blender with the tuna fish and it was delicious. I didn't have a problem with the eggs, I only ate 2 BUT! I ATE THEM TO FAST AND FELT LIKE I WAS GOING IN TO LABOR!.
DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE AND GET TO HAPPY AND TRY TO EAT LIKE YOU USE TO. I didn't realize that I had ate them at a fast pace and when I got up from the table and felt it hit my stomache; oooooooh weeeeeeeee that it a miserable feeling I had to take my gas X and I find when I try to walk my pain away it makes me feel worse. What helps me is when I lay down and get the heating pad and put it where I am hurting if its my lower stomach, side or shoulder and relax, it helps it to settle for me. When I tried to walk around it made my stomach more upset. So a word to the wise. Even though you feel back normal again, don't forget eat slowly because you will be reminded if you don't!
9/15/05
Today I went to work and didn't feel to hot but alright. But after I pass the gas and those eggs, not to sound gross I felt a whole lot better. And I took my time at lunch and ate slowly and did GREAT!
I even ate some greens! only 1/4 of a cup, some boiled neckbone as you see i said neckbone not neckbones and didn't have any problems. I plan on weighing myself tomorrow will be 2 weeks to see what i have accomplished. I can tell in my face and in my chest and stomach, and hip area.
9/19/05/
Hello, today is sunday, I will try to give you a weekly report. Well I weighed myself and today I am 267 by my scales. Im not sure if they are right but I will take it. That means I have lost 10 since last week. I am doing fine. I'm learning to eat and drink slow and everything seems to be goint well. Last nite I had a piece, a piece of a fillet fish and 4 bites of lettuce with a little ranch dressing on it, and 3 french fries and was satisfied! Can you believe it? I can't.
I havent' even had my fill yet. For those who is reading wondering what a fill is let me inlighten you.
When you get the Lap-Band put on you, it's like a plastic ring with a little plastic ring inside of it. Imagine a circle with another little circle inside of it. Well when you first get it, the little circle is not visible. But after 3 weeks you go back and the doctor fills the little circle with saline solution to make it bigger so it will tighten more around your stomach. It depends how closed in you want your little circle to be in order to not to eat as much. So when you hear people say i got 1cc or 1.5cc or my second or third fill; that is what they are talking about. So, I can imagine when I get my fill in 2 weeks from now to restrict me from eating even less I probably just drink water (smile).
But seriously for anyone that has been struggling and feel that there is no hope or anythng for them to do about their weight loss, In my opinion , THIS WAS IT! I know everyone is not financially able but when it comes down really to your health and your frame of mind of you liking yourself this really has mad a difference in mylife just in 2 weeks time. I feel the differnce in how how sleep, move around more and getting my confidence back. So don't wait until you are 300 and 400 pounds and older. Catch it while you can. I PROMISE YOU, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
9/29/05
Hello everyone it has been 10 days. I went to the doctor for my first fill. Far as the way I look in the face and how my clothes fit I have lost. But by the scales Im still 277. But I am not worried about the numbers I can really see it in the mirror.
Dr. Spiegel said that I should be only able to eat a half of chicken breast and I told him that I can eat a whole one. So he said just watch how you eat and eat slowly and the fill should help since it hadn't been tighten. He gave me 1.6 cc. So we are going to see how this works. Until next time we will see. He say I should loose around 12 to 15 pounds by next month. So we will see.
10/8/05
Well I am still doing great! I weighed this morning and I am now 270 by the scales at my mother-in-law house and I am going to weight when I go to work at the hospital tomorrow to see if it is true. My motherinlaw saw me and said you look different! your face is longer. I told her that I was just watching what I was eating and finally making up my mind to diet (smile). But on the way down to visit with her my husband and I always stop at the Whataburger and he got his burger and I got some chicken strips with gravy I ate to of them and later on felt miserable. Not that I wanted to throw up; but that it got stuck or something and had bad cramping pains; not to sound gross but I finally was able to go to the restroom around 8 oclock that night after eating that at 12 and felt wonderful and was able to pass the gas. So,. no more chicken and gravy! I don't think it was so much as the chicken strips; because i have eaten fried chicken I think it was the gravy that did it! So, I went to the store and got me a bake chicken and some spinach with a taste of mash potatoes and felt better.
So until next time see yah! 270 lbs.
11/6/05
Hello everyone. Well everything is going great still. I went and had my first fill on Thursday Nov. 3 and weighed in at 268. I must admit I haven't exercised or drank the water like I suppose to but I am going to get started tomorrow which Monday 11/7/05 well try to at least; Becuase I am getting over a allergy cold cough or whatever you want to call it. I had been coughing for the last 3 weeks and now it try to turn into a cold but I started to take some antibotics and that helped. So, if I fell energize tomorrow, I am going to start my excersie and get 8 glasses down! so until next time I will get back with you all. But you know the weird thing about me not loosing numbers on the scale but I am loosing inches like crazy my clothes and bra, and underwear, I can tell a big difference do I am still well pleased.
03/01/06
Hello everyone. I am now 263 and I haven't done anything so that's why my number is down as low as it should. I never got a chance to get the 8 glasses or exercise down. I missed up over the holidays and started back eating sweets for one and I know that is a really bad weakness for me. I am tryingto remember the last fill I had; it was before Christmas time I think. But I know my mistake has been drinking while I'm eating and getting back on that sweet and chocolate kick so I decided in my mind this month to try and do the right thing and get back on track. I may go in to get a fill soon. Will get back with you.
But as usually, I loosing in inches and my face until my mother asked me this past weekend your face is getting smaller.
Just imagined if I do what I am supposed to do.
3/19/06
It's been awhile but I am know at 257 i think. The scales was moving between 256 and 257. I still havent' went back to get another fill. Because I am know able to eat flour. I still havent' gotten my 8 glasses of water down yet or excercised. I may go and get a fill next week and try to excercise. I have chronic sinus and had a major attack this month and was off of work for a whole week and 1 day. Getting over that and feeling better as the days go by. So until next time I will type later. Oh another thing everyone is telling me you are loosing weight aren't you. Again the scales are not a big motivation but the way i look and my clothes fit and everyone noticing, I take it that's a good thing. So I can live with that!
Hospital Reviews
(Houston, TX) - Physician's Surgical Center
Weight Loss Survey Responses
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Surgeon Info:
Surgeon: Felix Spiegel, M.D.
9/2/05/ weighig in at 285lbs.
I went to surgery on 9/02/05 the friday before Labor Day and had my surgery done at 7:00 am that morning and was back home around 11:30 -12:00.
9/9/05
I had my follow up Appointment today and everything was going well. And finally didn't feel any bad gas pains. I weighed in today at 277lbs. I was glad to see that I had lost some weight. So that's 7 pds. in 7 days. I suppose to start on thicker liquids this week. We will se how it goes.
9/11/05
Today I had some mash potatoes and yogart and felt wonderful. I am so thankful that I haven't experienced any nausea or feeling like I want to vomit at all.
9/13/05
I was telling my husband that it doesn't feel like I have had anything done. I'm not sore and my incisions have healed and I have no gas or anything. It's great to know that I can eat the little amount of foof and be SATISFIED!. A woman at work was asking what was I doing because she could really see it and my face has gone down alot just in a weeks time. I was able to make some soup and added dumplings., so really made some chicken and dumplins with a few dumplins to give the broth some thickness and had no problems.
9/14/05
This morning I got the chocolate and strawberry Atkins Shake. Far as my opinion its alright, but it left me with a after taste, so i didn't care for it. I've continue to eat my homemade chicken soup to get my protein and take my Liquid Centrum and drink the ensure for now.
I missed up, i came home today and had a craving for some stuffed deviled eggs with tuna. I made some deviled eggs and put everything in the blender with the tuna fish and it was delicious. I didn't have a problem with the eggs, I only ate 2 BUT! I ATE THEM TO FAST AND FELT LIKE I WAS GOING IN TO LABOR!.
DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE AND GET TO HAPPY AND TRY TO EAT LIKE YOU USE TO. I didn't realize that I had ate them at a fast pace and when I got up from the table and felt it hit my stomache; oooooooh weeeeeeeee that it a miserable feeling I had to take my gas X and I find when I try to walk my pain away it makes me feel worse. What helps me is when I lay down and get the heating pad and put it where I am hurting if its my lower stomach, side or shoulder and relax, it helps it to settle for me. When I tried to walk around it made my stomach more upset. So a word to the wise. Even though you feel back normal again, don't forget eat slowly because you will be reminded if you don't!
9/15/05
Today I went to work and didn't feel to hot but alright. But after I pass the gas and those eggs, not to sound gross I felt a whole lot better. And I took my time at lunch and ate slowly and did GREAT!
I even ate some greens! only 1/4 of a cup, some boiled neckbone as you see i said neckbone not neckbones and didn't have any problems. I plan on weighing myself tomorrow will be 2 weeks to see what i have accomplished. I can tell in my face and in my chest and stomach, and hip area.
9/19/05/
Hello, today is sunday, I will try to give you a weekly report. Well I weighed myself and today I am 267 by my scales. Im not sure if they are right but I will take it. That means I have lost 10 since last week. I am doing fine. I'm learning to eat and drink slow and everything seems to be goint well. Last nite I had a piece, a piece of a fillet fish and 4 bites of lettuce with a little ranch dressing on it, and 3 french fries and was satisfied! Can you believe it? I can't.
I havent' even had my fill yet. For those who is reading wondering what a fill is let me inlighten you.
When you get the Lap-Band put on you, it's like a plastic ring with a little plastic ring inside of it. Imagine a circle with another little circle inside of it. Well when you first get it, the little circle is not visible. But after 3 weeks you go back and the doctor fills the little circle with saline solution to make it bigger so it will tighten more around your stomach. It depends how closed in you want your little circle to be in order to not to eat as much. So when you hear people say i got 1cc or 1.5cc or my second or third fill; that is what they are talking about. So, I can imagine when I get my fill in 2 weeks from now to restrict me from eating even less I probably just drink water (smile).
But seriously for anyone that has been struggling and feel that there is no hope or anythng for them to do about their weight loss, In my opinion , THIS WAS IT! I know everyone is not financially able but when it comes down really to your health and your frame of mind of you liking yourself this really has mad a difference in mylife just in 2 weeks time. I feel the differnce in how how sleep, move around more and getting my confidence back. So don't wait until you are 300 and 400 pounds and older. Catch it while you can. I PROMISE YOU, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
9/29/05
Hello everyone it has been 10 days. I went to the doctor for my first fill. Far as the way I look in the face and how my clothes fit I have lost. But by the scales Im still 277. But I am not worried about the numbers I can really see it in the mirror.
Dr. Spiegel said that I should be only able to eat a half of chicken breast and I told him that I can eat a whole one. So he said just watch how you eat and eat slowly and the fill should help since it hadn't been tighten. He gave me 1.6 cc. So we are going to see how this works. Until next time we will see. He say I should loose around 12 to 15 pounds by next month. So we will see.
10/8/05
Well I am still doing great! I weighed this morning and I am now 270 by the scales at my mother-in-law house and I am going to weight when I go to work at the hospital tomorrow to see if it is true. My motherinlaw saw me and said you look different! your face is longer. I told her that I was just watching what I was eating and finally making up my mind to diet (smile). But on the way down to visit with her my husband and I always stop at the Whataburger and he got his burger and I got some chicken strips with gravy I ate to of them and later on felt miserable. Not that I wanted to throw up; but that it got stuck or something and had bad cramping pains; not to sound gross but I finally was able to go to the restroom around 8 oclock that night after eating that at 12 and felt wonderful and was able to pass the gas. So,. no more chicken and gravy! I don't think it was so much as the chicken strips; because i have eaten fried chicken I think it was the gravy that did it! So, I went to the store and got me a bake chicken and some spinach with a taste of mash potatoes and felt better.
So until next time see yah! 270 lbs.
11/6/05
Hello everyone. Well everything is going great still. I went and had my first fill on Thursday Nov. 3 and weighed in at 268. I must admit I haven't exercised or drank the water like I suppose to but I am going to get started tomorrow which Monday 11/7/05 well try to at least; Becuase I am getting over a allergy cold cough or whatever you want to call it. I had been coughing for the last 3 weeks and now it try to turn into a cold but I started to take some antibotics and that helped. So, if I fell energize tomorrow, I am going to start my excersie and get 8 glasses down! so until next time I will get back with you all. But you know the weird thing about me not loosing numbers on the scale but I am loosing inches like crazy my clothes and bra, and underwear, I can tell a big difference do I am still well pleased.
03/01/06
Hello everyone. I am now 263 and I haven't done anything so that's why my number is down as low as it should. I never got a chance to get the 8 glasses or exercise down. I missed up over the holidays and started back eating sweets for one and I know that is a really bad weakness for me. I am tryingto remember the last fill I had; it was before Christmas time I think. But I know my mistake has been drinking while I'm eating and getting back on that sweet and chocolate kick so I decided in my mind this month to try and do the right thing and get back on track. I may go in to get a fill soon. Will get back with you.
But as usually, I loosing in inches and my face until my mother asked me this past weekend your face is getting smaller.
Just imagined if I do what I am supposed to do.
3/19/06
It's been awhile but I am know at 257 i think. The scales was moving between 256 and 257. I still havent' went back to get another fill. Because I am know able to eat flour. I still havent' gotten my 8 glasses of water down yet or excercised. I may go and get a fill next week and try to excercise. I have chronic sinus and had a major attack this month and was off of work for a whole week and 1 day. Getting over that and feeling better as the days go by. So until next time I will type later. Oh another thing everyone is telling me you are loosing weight aren't you. Again the scales are not a big motivation but the way i look and my clothes fit and everyone noticing, I take it that's a good thing. So I can live with that!
Hospital Reviews
Weight Loss Survey Responses
Click Here To View
Surgeon Info:
Surgeon: Felix Spiegel, M.D.