Entries for March 27, 2008

Hello everyone I am so excited!!! I'm having my surgery on 4/1. A little nervous but looking forward to a new beginning feeling so much better about myself and health. Wish me luck.

Ok ... I dont understand how this works but I works. Yes I have made major changes to my eating habits but overall I don't feel like I am dieting. Tuesday March 25th I weighed in at 250.5 lbs for a total weight loss so far of 35.1 lbs since I began the liquid diet and had the surgery back in January 8th.

BTW...Had a physical yesterday and my blood pressure is looking good.

I am looking forward to the warm weather so I can get out and do some work around the house and...

Today is the first day of my pre-op "diet". Dr. B. put me on the Sugar Buster's Diet...just a fancy way of saying low-car/low-sugar. I am going to the beach with my family this weekend. It will be a challenge, which I hope I am up for, trying to eat "low-carb" foods. Those EVIL CARBS are what helped get me to 250 pounds to begin with. I love chips, pasta, potatoes. The low sugar will not be a problem. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but we'll see how...

Hey all, I am a longtime member here on the boards and just realized we have blogs here!

I will try to get on here and start blogging daily. Although I am 5 years postop LAP-BAND^®, I still love coming to the boards here to keep me on track.

Have a blessed day
Until next time,
LapBandFan

I was banded 3/21/08,I can not find the answer to this question anywhere . . . should I be able to feel the port underneath my skin?