Thursday, July 29, 2010

Close...only counts in Horseshoes and Hand Gernades!



FILL 'ER UP! Photos: 3 are of my second fill... first them numb the area where your port is, then the needle goes in and they force you to drink a bunch of water to make sure it goes down.... ok. The last 2 photos are of me playing around with the lapband props...Fun can be found anywhere! (Disclaimer... For you pre-oppers, I had a large hernia fixed, hence the large scar. You can hardly see the LapBand scars, the biggest one(The port) is right above his injection point... Sorry, It's not one of my best angles)




Well, The Good News is that I lost another 12 pounds... but the bad news is, That's not enough to reach THREEDOM. Don't worry I'll get there by next time for sure! This Alternative lifestyle of ours has gotten me to lose more weight that I ever lost at one time, since I surpassed the 70 pound mark... I lost 72 pounds so far! Yippee! The Good News is...I am still losing 3 pounds a week. The bad news is... I am doing that by having a few treats too many(Not everyday but a couple times a week), Not exercising at all(I haven't even gone to my water aerobics class), and eating more that 2-3 ounces at a time(I got my second fill today so that will probably help)... Think of how much more weight I'd lose if I snacked less and exercised more. I am happy with my 12 pound loss, though. I hope when I get more active, I will continue to lose weight at this rate. I was hoping for 2 pounds a week, so 3 pounds is pretty good. I am giving you some photos of my doctor doing my fill today... as a scrapbooker, you know I need everything documented and since my hubby was off work today, he went with me to St. Petersburg... I am sure I mentioned that my Surgery was done in St. Petersburg, Florida about 2 hours drive from me... I shouldn't complain since some of you had to fly to another state for fills and your surgery. My doctor's practice is there in St. Pete's as well, so we usually make a day of it.

11 comments:

  1. How weird is that.... they seem to do your fills different from mine... they just go in with a straight out needle for mine... thats so weird. Congrats on the loss! Well done.... meh dont worry about threedom... soon enough aye!

    Loved the photos :D

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  2. Love the title of this one! But honestly...you don't need the numbing...the needles don't hurt, honest. I wouldn't lie to my friend Maria!

    Good job so far, girlfriend! I can't believe you've done all this on only one fill! Just think where you'll be after 3 or 4 of them! Wow!!

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  3. Congrats on another loss, Maria! You are rockin' it!

    Hope you have a great weekend!

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  4. Congrats on your loss! You look amazing!

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  5. They never asked me of I wanted to get my numb on, Gilly. I don't mind not having it, but it's just a little spray, why not? It allows me to concentrate on whether or not, the water is going down well, or not... I felt the needle this time but last time I didn't even feel it at all.

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  6. Oh my gosh Maria!! The before and after right now looks amazing!! You are doing sooo good and look great!! And you'll get to the threedom next time for sure!! How great you're doing, you are going to blow it out of the water!! :D

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  7. Yeah I was reading someone flew to another country....wow!! You are doing so well. 3lbs a week is AWESOME!!!

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  8. Maria, I am so happy for you! You are doing so well and you will get to THREEDOM in no time! :)

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  9. great pictures!!! wow you're doing great!!!! keep up the good work!

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  10. I love that your doctor plays along with the pictures! My surgeon is very capable and skilled and I'm happy with my choice... but I don't envision playing along!

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  11. Oh 72 is just awesome - I'm so happy for you!

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