Well at least I have a brake installed on my stomach. I had the Slimband gastric banding surgery on September 30, 2011. Before the surgery I had to do a detox and the day I started I weighed in at 306.6. On surgery day I weighed in at 300.6 and today I weighed in at 281. I am down 25.6 lbs in about 5-6 weeks and I am feeling good.
The surgery is short and sweet (see www.slimband.com for info) and I flew out to Toronto with my husband to have it done. The best part of that trip was I got to meet up with GoingforGoal which was so much fun! She is awesome and we had a great time together. Its great to meet people you know online. We've been chatting back and forth for the last 5 years so it was nice to finally get to sit down and visit.
The surgery went well, the recovery was harder than I thought. All previous surgeries were child-related so I had alway written off that I felt bad and tired to the children not the surgery. Turns out it took me about 2 weeks to feel better and now a month later, I feel like myself again. I am already feeling good restriction and I am appreciating all the support I get from Slimband.
I am thrilled about this. I know that I can lose weight but it is hard. The challenge is keeping it off and I've never been good at that. The Slimband will help me with keeping it off.
I have to say that when I made the decision, all I felt was relief! It was such a great feeling and really unexpected. I didn't feel excited and I still don't. I just feel relieved that their will be an end to this battle.
Anyhow, its been so long since I posted, I had to come and update my blog. I hope everyone is well. I need to get caught up. :)
1 comment:
awe thanks Seph. It was wonderful meeting you too! I felt as if we have been hanging out for years!
(lol sorry this post is so late, for somereason my blog page is not updating when my friends post a new blog entry) I am catching up now :)
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