Weight: 256.8lbs
Notes:
My only comment is on my weight. I am up a pound from yesterday, the only way I can explain this is the fact that I had two small items of food that most likely had high salt (Quesadilla, 3/4 cup Pasta Fagioli soup from Olive Garden). I was very thirsty yesterday and drank quite a bit of water so I am guessing that this extra weight is water weight. Today I had a bit more of the quesadilla and the remaining 1/2 cup of Pasta Fagioli soup, like yesterday I drank quite a bit of water today as well so I am doubly curioious to see what weight is. I know for a fact that I did not eat a whole lot of calories today and I did a bit of walking at the amusement park with the fam.
Anyhoo, good night.
L
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
6/25/2010 D8WLB
Weight: 255.6 lbs
Notes:
1:23pm Today (at least until now) has been great. I had some errand to do, like yesterday, but today I took a small dose of my pains meds and some Ibuprofen and I have been feeling great. Also, for lunch I had a small sliver of the quesadilla along with some steamed beets and steamed carrots (about 3/4 cup of food in all) and it seems my stomach is tolerating it quite well. I am so please to be eating normal food again. Also, my weight loss dropped to only 1lb since yesterday (had been about 2.2lbs/day) and I think this is in part to my having consumed more fluids and a bit more food. I really don't want my weight loss to be that fast, it can't be good. Anyhow, I am curious to see what the weight loss will be tomorrow given that I had some solids.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
6/24/2010 D7WLB
Weight: 256.6 lbs
Notes:
Well today was a really rough day but it was my fault. I had some errands to do and instead of asking for help I took them on all by myself. First off I made the mistake of running to catch a train and although that 20 second run yielded a mother load of belches (which felt great) it set the tone for the next few hours. In all I walked no more than 1/4 mile but that walk produced some of the worst gas pains I have ever felt, I actually felt my heart racing due to the pain. I also had some god awful pains in my gut that simply would not go away and I felt like I was suffocating, the air was hot and heavy and it made breathing especially hard. I did not take any pain meds either which would have helped. By noon time I managed to find some Extra Strength Tylenol and within 30 minutes the world started to become a better place. By 1:30 I was home and in bed, I did not get up until 4:30 pm. My appetite is pretty much getting back on track and it seems I can put more liquids in there, food is still iffy, so the swelling is coming down but things still are not right. For breakfast I had one egg and it did not present any special challenges going down, I wonder if it did not cause all the gas issues I had today? I have also been hankering refried beans quesadilla so I asked my loving wife to go out and buy some low fat refried beans and some low fat cheese and some flour tortillas. I am thinking that tomorrow I may brave a small sliver of a quesadilla; I will eat it at the end of the day when I am home and close to my bed just in case I have a negative reaction. Anyhow, down another 2lbs and none of my clothes fit me anymore. I had to go and pull out the skinny bin to find some 40 inch waist pants and XL shirts. God things are happening so fast I don’t even have time to process them, especially given the fact that I am always in discomfort and sort out of it. Well time to rest up and ready for bed. Good night.
Notes:
Well today was a really rough day but it was my fault. I had some errands to do and instead of asking for help I took them on all by myself. First off I made the mistake of running to catch a train and although that 20 second run yielded a mother load of belches (which felt great) it set the tone for the next few hours. In all I walked no more than 1/4 mile but that walk produced some of the worst gas pains I have ever felt, I actually felt my heart racing due to the pain. I also had some god awful pains in my gut that simply would not go away and I felt like I was suffocating, the air was hot and heavy and it made breathing especially hard. I did not take any pain meds either which would have helped. By noon time I managed to find some Extra Strength Tylenol and within 30 minutes the world started to become a better place. By 1:30 I was home and in bed, I did not get up until 4:30 pm. My appetite is pretty much getting back on track and it seems I can put more liquids in there, food is still iffy, so the swelling is coming down but things still are not right. For breakfast I had one egg and it did not present any special challenges going down, I wonder if it did not cause all the gas issues I had today? I have also been hankering refried beans quesadilla so I asked my loving wife to go out and buy some low fat refried beans and some low fat cheese and some flour tortillas. I am thinking that tomorrow I may brave a small sliver of a quesadilla; I will eat it at the end of the day when I am home and close to my bed just in case I have a negative reaction. Anyhow, down another 2lbs and none of my clothes fit me anymore. I had to go and pull out the skinny bin to find some 40 inch waist pants and XL shirts. God things are happening so fast I don’t even have time to process them, especially given the fact that I am always in discomfort and sort out of it. Well time to rest up and ready for bed. Good night.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
6/23/2010 D6WLB
Weight: 258.4 lbs
Notes:
8:40am
This morning I decided to have the plain oatmeal for breakfast and it seems to be going down ok. I can only eat one small teaspoon (I am using my son's toddler spoon to eat) at a time and I have to wait at least 45 seconds between bites. I snuck in some blueberries and they seem to be well tolerated too. Good news, I noticed that when I do my hiccup/burp (was extremely painful for the last 5 days) it is not so painful anymore. I am hoping that the gas pain might be on the way out, also by eating semi-solid foods I am hoping to help expedite the unwelcomed guest’s departure. I am down another 2.2 lbs since yesterday; I guess I should stop complaining after all I am in this to get healthy by losing weight. The clothes that I was wearing the day I started this blog are looking very sloppy on me right now, I am down 21lbs since June 7 and my wife had to dive into the old "skinny" clothes bin to pull out threads that fit me more properly. It is funny; I never really thought about being skinny, just getting my liver healthy, yet I am kinda excited at the prospect of losing a substantial part of my body mass. I wonder what I will look like. I guess we will have to wait and see.
8:47pm
Overall it was a good day. I went to an outdoor mall with the family and walked around for about 1 hour and that pooped me out. We stopped at Au Bon Pain and I had some soup, it was a low fat southwestern soup and I only ate about 1/2 cup before I got full. I had my wife take me home and I then slept for about 2 hours. I am realizing just how weak I am, I am doing my best to make sure I am eating more and more but it seems that it is simply not enough. I did notice that my appetite is most definitely coming back; the good news is that the band seems to be doing its job in that that I don't have to eat much before feeling satisfied. What sucks is that I have to keep eating pretty much all day, however once I get on to normal foods I will be able to put food that is a bit more caloric dense into me and that will keep me from having to eat more than 3 or 4 times per day. Also, today the gas was much better and even right now (when it usually gets the worse) I feel reasonably OK. Anyhoo, time to get ready for bed. Good night.
Notes:
8:40am
This morning I decided to have the plain oatmeal for breakfast and it seems to be going down ok. I can only eat one small teaspoon (I am using my son's toddler spoon to eat) at a time and I have to wait at least 45 seconds between bites. I snuck in some blueberries and they seem to be well tolerated too. Good news, I noticed that when I do my hiccup/burp (was extremely painful for the last 5 days) it is not so painful anymore. I am hoping that the gas pain might be on the way out, also by eating semi-solid foods I am hoping to help expedite the unwelcomed guest’s departure. I am down another 2.2 lbs since yesterday; I guess I should stop complaining after all I am in this to get healthy by losing weight. The clothes that I was wearing the day I started this blog are looking very sloppy on me right now, I am down 21lbs since June 7 and my wife had to dive into the old "skinny" clothes bin to pull out threads that fit me more properly. It is funny; I never really thought about being skinny, just getting my liver healthy, yet I am kinda excited at the prospect of losing a substantial part of my body mass. I wonder what I will look like. I guess we will have to wait and see.
8:47pm
Overall it was a good day. I went to an outdoor mall with the family and walked around for about 1 hour and that pooped me out. We stopped at Au Bon Pain and I had some soup, it was a low fat southwestern soup and I only ate about 1/2 cup before I got full. I had my wife take me home and I then slept for about 2 hours. I am realizing just how weak I am, I am doing my best to make sure I am eating more and more but it seems that it is simply not enough. I did notice that my appetite is most definitely coming back; the good news is that the band seems to be doing its job in that that I don't have to eat much before feeling satisfied. What sucks is that I have to keep eating pretty much all day, however once I get on to normal foods I will be able to put food that is a bit more caloric dense into me and that will keep me from having to eat more than 3 or 4 times per day. Also, today the gas was much better and even right now (when it usually gets the worse) I feel reasonably OK. Anyhoo, time to get ready for bed. Good night.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
6/22/2010 D5WLB
Weight: 260.6 lbs
Notes:
Much of the same today as yesterday. Essentially lots of severe gas pain without relief in site. I went to the bi-weekly support group which turned out to be helpful. I brought up the gas pains and everyone pretty much said they had it to one extent or another. Also varying was the time to resolution, one woman had it for 3 weeks! YIKES! My surgeon was the M.C. for the evening and he noticed I was using a straw (I brought my protein shake with me) and he said "... stop using the straw a.s.a.p and you should start to see some relief." Turns out by using a straw you swallow much more air than if you did not, so with that new knowledge I have eschewed all straws and anything straw like :) I also asked about the rapid weight loss and he said it is normal during this phase, when I start the phase IV diet things will come back to normal. During Phase IV I start to introduce semi-solids into my diet, he also mentioned that the gas will really start to subside during this phas. I have been taking my pain med's at night before I go to bed to help me sleep and tonight is no exception. If it were not for liquid Percodan I would not be sleeping at all, that is how much the gas pains hurt. Anyhow, I am taking in more of the thick (low fat split pea) soup and I am tolerating it quite well, I am thinking I may try a scrambled egg (or some small subset of a whole egg) for breakfast. It is not on the suggested food list for Phase III but I am starting to get tired of eating the same food over and over. What compounds the problem is that I can see my appetite starting to come back, it is small but I actually was quite hungry tonight and could not wait to get home from the support group meeting to have my 1/4 cup of pea soup. Well, I am curious to see my weight in the a.m. and I am tired and I am feeling goofy from the Percodan.
With that said I bid you a "Good Night."
L
Notes:
Much of the same today as yesterday. Essentially lots of severe gas pain without relief in site. I went to the bi-weekly support group which turned out to be helpful. I brought up the gas pains and everyone pretty much said they had it to one extent or another. Also varying was the time to resolution, one woman had it for 3 weeks! YIKES! My surgeon was the M.C. for the evening and he noticed I was using a straw (I brought my protein shake with me) and he said "... stop using the straw a.s.a.p and you should start to see some relief." Turns out by using a straw you swallow much more air than if you did not, so with that new knowledge I have eschewed all straws and anything straw like :) I also asked about the rapid weight loss and he said it is normal during this phase, when I start the phase IV diet things will come back to normal. During Phase IV I start to introduce semi-solids into my diet, he also mentioned that the gas will really start to subside during this phas. I have been taking my pain med's at night before I go to bed to help me sleep and tonight is no exception. If it were not for liquid Percodan I would not be sleeping at all, that is how much the gas pains hurt. Anyhow, I am taking in more of the thick (low fat split pea) soup and I am tolerating it quite well, I am thinking I may try a scrambled egg (or some small subset of a whole egg) for breakfast. It is not on the suggested food list for Phase III but I am starting to get tired of eating the same food over and over. What compounds the problem is that I can see my appetite starting to come back, it is small but I actually was quite hungry tonight and could not wait to get home from the support group meeting to have my 1/4 cup of pea soup. Well, I am curious to see my weight in the a.m. and I am tired and I am feeling goofy from the Percodan.
With that said I bid you a "Good Night."
L
Monday, June 21, 2010
6/21/2010 D4WLB
Weight: 263.4 lbs
Notes:
7:34 am: Slept very well again last night. Seems I am down another 1.8 lbs since yesterday, I am hoping that today my appetite, or better yet, my ability to tolerate food in my stomach gets to be a little better. Time to go and have my protein shake, I look forward to updating the blog with my day. Let's hope it is a gas free day :)
10:30am: The gas pains are still a problem, I stopped at Target and grabbed a new anti-gas med. Gas-X was not cutting it, hopefully this new drug will and if not I will try another :)
6:49pm: The gas pain has not subsided, it is clear that it gets worse as the day progresses. Further, it is also very clear that it acts up after I have a little something to eat. The gas pills do nothing, the best remedy is lying on my back. Tomorrow night there is a support group and my surgeon will be there, I will pepper him with questions. I tried eating some yogurt today, I found (using my son's toddler spoon) that I could at most only tolerate 1 tsp at a time. If I tried to put a second teaspoon in my belly within 1 minute of the first I felt as if my stomach was going to rip apart. The liquids are going down OK, most of my nutrition to date has come from Carnation Instant Breakfast mixed with with an ultra protein powder. If I had to guess I would say that I am getting about 40 grams of protein/day, 60 grams/day is what I should be taking in. I will try harder tomorrow to get more food into me.
That's it for tonight.
Night all.
L
Notes:
7:34 am: Slept very well again last night. Seems I am down another 1.8 lbs since yesterday, I am hoping that today my appetite, or better yet, my ability to tolerate food in my stomach gets to be a little better. Time to go and have my protein shake, I look forward to updating the blog with my day. Let's hope it is a gas free day :)
10:30am: The gas pains are still a problem, I stopped at Target and grabbed a new anti-gas med. Gas-X was not cutting it, hopefully this new drug will and if not I will try another :)
6:49pm: The gas pain has not subsided, it is clear that it gets worse as the day progresses. Further, it is also very clear that it acts up after I have a little something to eat. The gas pills do nothing, the best remedy is lying on my back. Tomorrow night there is a support group and my surgeon will be there, I will pepper him with questions. I tried eating some yogurt today, I found (using my son's toddler spoon) that I could at most only tolerate 1 tsp at a time. If I tried to put a second teaspoon in my belly within 1 minute of the first I felt as if my stomach was going to rip apart. The liquids are going down OK, most of my nutrition to date has come from Carnation Instant Breakfast mixed with with an ultra protein powder. If I had to guess I would say that I am getting about 40 grams of protein/day, 60 grams/day is what I should be taking in. I will try harder tomorrow to get more food into me.
That's it for tonight.
Night all.
L
Sunday, June 20, 2010
6/20/2010 D3WLB
Weight: 265.2 lbs
Notes:
FYI, D3WLB = Day 3 with Lap-Band. New notation moving forward.
Last night I had the best sleep ever! I managed to sleep until 7:45 am which was just enough sleep, I had gone to bed around 10pm last night. The stinging when I pee is now all gone, Thank GOD!. The incision marks are a bit sore today, I roll around a lot at night so I must have given them a good workout. Today I get to start the STAGE III diet which includes oatmeal, cream of wheat, and low fat/no fat pureed soups! Yippie! Well, time to start my day.
Today I was able to put my wedding ring back on :)
7pm - Today was kind of a rough day for me. The gas pains are quite painful and what makes it worse is that the gas will not leave my body uggh! My only recourse is to lie on the bed; this seems to make the pain and the gas go away. My appetite is still threadbare, I managed to force down some food mostly in the form of liquid protein shake but at best I probably only had 10 oz of the stuff. I also had a 6oz yogurt and about 4 oz of a low fat squash puree soup, my stomach tolerated these both quite well. I did take about 30-40 minutes to eat each which is the recommendation of the program. I am hoping that tomorrow brings me a better day both with regards to food and my discomfort. I am curious to see where my weight will be in the a.m. If it is another 2 or 3 three lbs I am going to contact my weight loss surgeon and see if this is normal. Anyhoo, time to go and enjoy some spouse time.
L
Notes:
FYI, D3WLB = Day 3 with Lap-Band. New notation moving forward.
Last night I had the best sleep ever! I managed to sleep until 7:45 am which was just enough sleep, I had gone to bed around 10pm last night. The stinging when I pee is now all gone, Thank GOD!. The incision marks are a bit sore today, I roll around a lot at night so I must have given them a good workout. Today I get to start the STAGE III diet which includes oatmeal, cream of wheat, and low fat/no fat pureed soups! Yippie! Well, time to start my day.
Today I was able to put my wedding ring back on :)
7pm - Today was kind of a rough day for me. The gas pains are quite painful and what makes it worse is that the gas will not leave my body uggh! My only recourse is to lie on the bed; this seems to make the pain and the gas go away. My appetite is still threadbare, I managed to force down some food mostly in the form of liquid protein shake but at best I probably only had 10 oz of the stuff. I also had a 6oz yogurt and about 4 oz of a low fat squash puree soup, my stomach tolerated these both quite well. I did take about 30-40 minutes to eat each which is the recommendation of the program. I am hoping that tomorrow brings me a better day both with regards to food and my discomfort. I am curious to see where my weight will be in the a.m. If it is another 2 or 3 three lbs I am going to contact my weight loss surgeon and see if this is normal. Anyhoo, time to go and enjoy some spouse time.
L
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