Hello and happy holidays! I hope you have a blessed Christmas!
Today was the big day for fill number 2! I got 1 and 1/2 cc fill today for a total of 2 and 1/2 cc. Plus the 1 and 1/2 cc I had from surgery. Tho i'm frustrated with the lack of restriction, I lost 4 pounds in the last two weeks. Altho 2 of those i've lost and gained a few times the last several weeks. But that's because I'm doing my best to keep up with my work out routine! You HAVE to exercise on a regular basis, oh man it's not easy, but the rewards are awesome!
Do you ever stop to realize you've lost sight of things near and dear to your heart? My daughter-youngest(9) spent the afternoon together and ended with cooking supper and SITTING DOWN at our table. Something we just do not do, I could count on one hand the number of times we've sat at the table to eat. She looked over at me and said, "mommy, we should do this more often". I almost cried! It was so cool to share this time with her and I commit more one on one time with her in 2008!
I also look forward (in 2008) to spend more quality time with my family, the great outdoors, God and friends!
Happy New Year to you and your family! Blessings in 2008 to you and your family.
Kerri
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Things out of our control
Imagine you've gone thru 3 months of preparation, 20K surgery, 4 weeks of recovery only to be told when you show up for your Dr. appointment the X-Ray machine just broke and now you can't get your long awaited "fill"! I have been counting the days leading up to today and my next couple of fills because i've been told from other Lap Band patients that it takes about 3 or 4 fills to feel restricted with food.
I was NOT happy, very disappointed and frustrated and if you know me, I pretty much wear my emotions on my sleeve. I'm an open book and i'm ok with that!
Then when the gal looked to see when they could reschedule me for my X-ray and fill, it wasn't until December 26th. (heavy sigh). I made it pretty clear that wasn't acceptable and appologized at the same time for being crabby about it! Thank goodness she totally understood where I was coming from.
I appreciate Shelle's willingness to give me a 1cc fill of saline(it's 3cc's when you have the Xray). Don't think it'll do much to restrict my eating, but......I feel better, at least emotionally.
That was my day today with Altru. I did schedule my apt. for December 26th for that second fill.
I hope this first fill will help some in the upcoming weeks.
Happy Holidays!
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Kerri
I was NOT happy, very disappointed and frustrated and if you know me, I pretty much wear my emotions on my sleeve. I'm an open book and i'm ok with that!
Then when the gal looked to see when they could reschedule me for my X-ray and fill, it wasn't until December 26th. (heavy sigh). I made it pretty clear that wasn't acceptable and appologized at the same time for being crabby about it! Thank goodness she totally understood where I was coming from.
I appreciate Shelle's willingness to give me a 1cc fill of saline(it's 3cc's when you have the Xray). Don't think it'll do much to restrict my eating, but......I feel better, at least emotionally.
That was my day today with Altru. I did schedule my apt. for December 26th for that second fill.
I hope this first fill will help some in the upcoming weeks.
Happy Holidays!
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Kerri
Monday, December 10, 2007
A bit of frustration
Tomorrow marks week 5 post surgery. Hard to believe it's been 5 weeks! On one hand, I'm kinda mad at myself for not loosing more weight than I have, but on the other it's better than gaining! I'm pretty much at a point where I can eat whatever I want, which amazing people when I tell them. I always get a weird look and "REALLY??". You see, what most don't understand is this time between post-surgery and fills. Right now there really isn't any restriction when it comes to eating. I'm not eating near as much, but still I feel like I'm eating too much. Maybe I'm too hard on myself. I don't know.
The frustrating part is thru all the classes I took for 3 months prior to surgery, nobody ever educated us about this time between surgery and fills. I think it would have helped knowing this so I wouldn't feel so impatient and frustrated. I go thru all the education and group sessions, go thru the surgery and now it feels much like I didn't' even have surgery. Yep, I know....I'm impatient and I'll look back on this blog and laugh!
OK, so this Wed. is my first fill, it sounds like it's not until the 3rd fill that I'll start feeling the restriction. I'll be sure to keep you posted!
I'm feeling great tho, I can finally lift weights and strength train, altho I'm taking it easy and slowing working up to where I was at! I'm up to 40 minutes on the elliptical machine, hard to remember when I started and couldn't make it 5 minutes! ha ha
Hang in there and I hope you push yourself to find the time to exercise! It feels great!
Thanks for reading my blog! Merry Christmas!
Kerri
The frustrating part is thru all the classes I took for 3 months prior to surgery, nobody ever educated us about this time between surgery and fills. I think it would have helped knowing this so I wouldn't feel so impatient and frustrated. I go thru all the education and group sessions, go thru the surgery and now it feels much like I didn't' even have surgery. Yep, I know....I'm impatient and I'll look back on this blog and laugh!
OK, so this Wed. is my first fill, it sounds like it's not until the 3rd fill that I'll start feeling the restriction. I'll be sure to keep you posted!
I'm feeling great tho, I can finally lift weights and strength train, altho I'm taking it easy and slowing working up to where I was at! I'm up to 40 minutes on the elliptical machine, hard to remember when I started and couldn't make it 5 minutes! ha ha
Hang in there and I hope you push yourself to find the time to exercise! It feels great!
Thanks for reading my blog! Merry Christmas!
Kerri
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The Golden Compass
Hi, I mentioned on the air this morning about the movie opening this Friday staring Nicole Kidman and I encouraged listeners to NOT take their children to the movie and this is why:
The Golden Compass You may already know about this, but I just learned about a kids movie coming out in December starring Nicole Kidman. It's called The Golden Compass, and while it will be a watered down version, it is based on a series of children's books about killing God . Please follow this link, and then pass it on. From what I understand, the hope is to get alot of kids to see the movie - which won't seem too bad - and then get the parents to buy the books for their kids for Christmas. The quotes from the author sum it all up. http://snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp
The Golden Compass You may already know about this, but I just learned about a kids movie coming out in December starring Nicole Kidman. It's called The Golden Compass, and while it will be a watered down version, it is based on a series of children's books about killing God . Please follow this link, and then pass it on. From what I understand, the hope is to get alot of kids to see the movie - which won't seem too bad - and then get the parents to buy the books for their kids for Christmas. The quotes from the author sum it all up. http://snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Feelin Good
December is here, can you believe it? I'm almost 3 weeks post surgery, i've had several friends ask how i'm feeling and everytime it reminds me I need to update my blog! I finally have some time AND I remembered to do it! If you know me, I can be a bit forgetful.....I hate that. But what do you do? Get more sleep would probably be a good place to start! ha
Anyway, i'm feeling really good, still a little tired after a day at work, but that's fairly normal for the hours I keep.
My first fill is December 12th and I can't wait. Actually I'm anxious for my 2nd and 3rd fill. I have heard that many people who have had surgery don't really feel the restriction until about the 2nd or 3rd fill. Yeah, it's frustrating, we weren't really explained about this lapse of time where you expect to be full and not be able to eat as much, but it's not the case yet. I've gone from liquid foods to mushy foods now. Yes, I COULD eat pretty much anything, but don't because of healing. It's not easy tho, and i'm sure most of those who've had this surgery would agree, it's very tempting to eat whatever you want.
I can say that I'm not as hungry as I used to nor do I eat as much as I used to, but still am wanting to feel the full effects of the surgery, but that will come in time.
I'm working into my work out routine, at least my cardio workouts. I try and do 30 minutes a day and i'm up to 4 days a week and will be able to lift again in about 3 weeks.
Happy Holidays! Thanks for taking the time to read my blog, email me anytime!
kerri@97kyck.com
Anyway, i'm feeling really good, still a little tired after a day at work, but that's fairly normal for the hours I keep.
My first fill is December 12th and I can't wait. Actually I'm anxious for my 2nd and 3rd fill. I have heard that many people who have had surgery don't really feel the restriction until about the 2nd or 3rd fill. Yeah, it's frustrating, we weren't really explained about this lapse of time where you expect to be full and not be able to eat as much, but it's not the case yet. I've gone from liquid foods to mushy foods now. Yes, I COULD eat pretty much anything, but don't because of healing. It's not easy tho, and i'm sure most of those who've had this surgery would agree, it's very tempting to eat whatever you want.
I can say that I'm not as hungry as I used to nor do I eat as much as I used to, but still am wanting to feel the full effects of the surgery, but that will come in time.
I'm working into my work out routine, at least my cardio workouts. I try and do 30 minutes a day and i'm up to 4 days a week and will be able to lift again in about 3 weeks.
Happy Holidays! Thanks for taking the time to read my blog, email me anytime!
kerri@97kyck.com
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