One Year with my LAP-BAND® !!

Wow, how time flies!! With wonderful support from my friends and family, in 09/22/2009 (10:00 AM), I had LAP-BAND® surgery. I was 409.8 lbs that day and was very anxious and ecstatic at the same time. Today, I am 345.6 pounds, 64.2 lbs lighter and feeling great! I still have a long way to meet my Final goal at 189.5 pounds. I know with determination I will meet my goal.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enable us to count our blessings. - Eric Hoffer

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:4-5 (NIV)

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5 Day Pouch Test

I made a conscious choice to eat no more than 1 cup of food (protein first) per meal. I would not eat any snacks during the day.

If that fail, next week I am going to do a 5 Day Pouch Test.

Days One & Two: Liquid Protein - Low-carb protein shakes, broth, clear or cream soups, sugar-free gelatin and pudding.

Day 3: Soft Protein - Canned fish (tuna or salmon) eggs, fresh soft fish (tilapia, sole, orange roughy.

Day 4: Firm Protein - Ground meat (turkey, beef, chicken, lamb), shellfish, scallops, lobster, fresh salmon or halibut.

Day 5: Solid Protein -White meat poultry, beef steak, pork, lamb, wild game

LapBand Slump

September 22^nd is my band anniversary and I am going thru my LapBand Slump again. My weight is going back and forth 352-347. I have 11.4 cc in my 14 cc band and I am filled to the point where I don't WANT another fill, but feel like I SHOULD have one. HELP ME AHHHHH!!!

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