Had I only known then...

Aug 19, 2010

So I'd had no weight loss since my band over-fill as they removed a bunch of saline and then replaced it but not completely. I'm finally back on track and have lost 7 lbs since my last fill 8 days ago. The thing is...I can barely hold anything down again. At least water goes through, as well as smoothies and Odwalla juice, but it's difficult.
I went with my friend Elisa to her bariatric surgery info session and learned so much more about the gastric sleeve procedure and so now it's even more attractive than before. 
If I'd only known about it when I had my lap band...but my insurance just started covering the sleeve 2 months ago and I don't want to mess with anything as I'm technically losing weight, but slowly.  It just sounds like it would've been so much easier with the sleeve.
But I can't really complain - I'm down nearly 120 lbs with very little exercise, which is exactly how I wanted to do it as I hate to exercise. 

Going out to dinner or group lunches (which I have to do regularly for my job) is always a challenge as I eat barely anything and usually have to go to the restroom to get rid of whatever I tried to eat that's stuck in my throat above the lap band.  But I love trying on clothes that look small to me or that I never thought would fit and they actually fit. What a wonderful feeling - one I've never had before because my entire life my weight has only gone in one direction...up.
 

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