Thanksgiving is Over!!!!!!! Have to work it Off

Hi everyone, Thanksgiving is finally over thank goodness. Thanksgiving is not a good holiday for the weight loss people. At least it wasn't for me. Everything was SOOO good. I really enjoyed spending time with my kids. Now I have to hit the Wii, Zumba and walking very hard. I know there's some weight gain but my clothes still fit the same that's a good thing. I hope it don't hit me later. I also have to face the scale which I am dreading. I am going to try and get into the doctor and get a fill. I was soo hungry all the time. I was afraid that would happen after my unfill. Well I will be updating you all later. Thanks for visiting. Remember exercise is the key to unlocking your success. Now I have to go try and unlock my success not right now but 1st thing in the morning. Thanks again for following my page. Please pass it on.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hi everyone, Happy Thanksgiving I don't have any good news to tell. All I know since my unfill I have been eating everything without any restrictions. I know I have gained weight I just don't know how much. I'm too afraid to get on the scale. I haven't exercised in about 2 weeks. I feel I'm out of my routine and it's hard to get back into it. Also I've had a migraine headache for 3 weeks since my Water adventure. Well I went to the doctor on Friday and he put me on Steroids for my headaches. I won't be able to get back to get a fill until the middle of December. I really need to pull myself out of this slump and start eating right and exercising. I will talk to you all later enjoy your Thanksgiving.

Can you Say Relief !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES RELIEF

Hi everyone, I had to go back to the doctor today because I still could not eat or drink any fluids. Not being able to drink is a miserable feeling. It was worst than not eating. Okay now some updates. Today found out my band had a total of 7cc in it instead of 5.5 which they thought. Well today she had to change the fluid because of all the poking trying to access my port some tissue got in it. After changing everything I now have 6cc of fluid in a 10cc band. I feel 100% better those 4 days was very miserable. I hope I still have some restriction. The doctor told me to come back in 2 weeks if I'm getting hungry between meals because I was doing so well. I will definitely update you all. I will say I now know what restriction feels like.  That's it for now I'm very sleepy. I 've been up since yesterday morning. Had to ride 4hrs to the doctor and back. Thank God for teenagers who can drive. My son drove me there but I drove back. Now I'm tired and sleepy. Until next time. By the way I did lose 2 lbs my weight now is 210 lbs.

Restriction Update

Hello Everyone, last night I had a hard time. I wasn't able to eat anything not even fruits I tried watermelon and cantaloupe wasn't able to eat them they wouldn't go down. Then I tried thin ham, that actually went down but I can only eat very little and very slow. This Morning I tried a protein drink and it wouldn't go down. So, decided to call the doctor. He told me to drink thin liquids only until Monday. He said long as I'm not vomiting I should be okay until Monday, I had a protein bullet in the fridge and tried it. It went down; I still had to drink it real slow then I added water to my protein drink to thin it out it work but still very slow. I hope this resolve so that I don't have to make that 4 hour drive and get and unfill. I know I'm probably going to be hungry today. I will try a salad that was something I always tolerated with any problems. If I can tolerate thin ham I can try a salad. I will update you all soon. take care. Thanks for visiting my blog.

3 Month Update 212 lbs

Hi everyone I went to the doctor yesterday and my official weigh in was 212 lbs. So I've lost 4 lbs since my last MD visit. Since I felt different from my last fill and was able to eat and tolerate more food I was thinking that maybe that 0.5cc wasn't in there because I full faster before my last fill. So she pulled all of it out to satisfy me and it was all there now I feel better. She added 1cc, I now have a total of 5.5cc's. I started asking questions about the restrictions and how do you know because I really didn't know exactly what it supposed to feel like. I thought you feel it in your stomach. I explained to her how it feels tight when my food is going down and she said that is restriction. To be honest, I got that 1cc fill  and if  restriction was what I described I don't think I needed a whole 1cc. So now I'm going to try and deal with it to see if I can tolerate it. I was drinking tomato soup after leaving the office and had to drink it really slow because it didn't want to go down It took me a few hours. This morning I had a protein drink and again I had to drink it really slow also. I maybe a little too tight but I'm not sure. I'm not hurting, vomiting or Burping just have to eat really slow. I guess I will really find out when it's time to advance to regular food. I now have to worry about restriction vs. hunger. I'm thinking the restriction was no more hunger. I'm willing to take any advice or suggestions as always. Now I know this month and the next will be very challenging because of Thanksgiving and Christmas so much food, cakes and pies. I am going to have to really exercise and try not to eat so much food. Back to the scale. This morning I got on the scale I was 211 lbs. They have a boat race here in Key West, Fl. I'm getting ready to go there and watch the boat raced something different I've never seen before. Take care everyone until next time.

Good News and New Hair Cut

I tried to stay away from the scale since my kids left. Well I have had a migraine for a while but I do have a history of them and I refuse to go to the doctor.  I want to fix it myself. I asked my husband to take my scale and put it in his trunk and he didn't but I didn't get on the scale because it was just making me more upset by getting on it. It was going from 217lbs to 215lbs up and down but never below 215lbs. So I was strong enough to stay off of it. My head was hurting enough. Well between all that I cut my own hair. Here is the Picture. I've started walking a different route and walking more since my kids left and the headache. Well today I woke up and decided to get on the scale and to my surprise the scale was my friend again it said 211 lbs YAHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I just had to go on my long walk route and run in between hoping my headache would resolve. I have to go to the doctor and weight in and get a fill on Thursday I will suggest they give me a 1cc fill. Hopefully this will help. By the way. I am going to the Christmas Party at work that I'm so looking forward for.  I've bought a dress the other day. It was a XL it just slid right on fit good without a girdle I figured I should buy a large since the party was a month out and I did. But, when I got home I didn't feel right about setting the goal because I a have a big problem with setting goals so I took it back and got the XL. I it's too big I would feel better that I need to get a smaller size and than have to go get a larger size. Well that's it for now. Please share your stories and thanks for reading my blog. Come back for more.

New Day, New Month and Back on Track

Morning everyone, My kids are gone, now I can get back on the straight and narrow. It's good today is Sunday and also the 1st of the month; which makes it easier mentally for a good start. I didn't do too bad or eat too many the wrong things. I just wasn't eating the things I'm use to eating since my Lapband. I probably needed to eat those calories anyway because my regular diet don't have much calories. But they were bad calories to me. I miss my salads. I only had 1 salad for the whole week I've been with my kids. While they were here. I had Carbs something I don't usually have. I had a PIZZA. I wasn't exercising. Yesterday we went on an Ultimate adventure with Parasailing, water skiing, kayaking, rock climbing, snorkiling the list goes on and on. All I know is I had a blast. I did good with my food I had ham, turkey with out bread and CHICKEN  which is getting heard to tolerate only because I'm not chewing like i'm suppose to. Well all that is behind me now. Today is a new day. I will go walking and play my Wii. I want to thank you all for your comments they help me a lot. Here is a Guide to follow the was put together by Dinnerland. This is an awesome guide. Thank you Dinnerland. I want to thank you; all my readers for your support and following my blog. Please share.

Lapband Guide: By Dinnerland
1) Avoid drinking for 45 minutes before and 45 minutes after a meal.
2) Finish eating at least an 60 minutes before going to bed in the evening to maximize digestion and prevent reflux.
3) The band will be tightest when you wake up-- take advantage of the tightness and have a protein shake for a first meal and let that satisfy you until later in the day.
4) If you're not hungry: DON'T EAT. It is OK to skip a meal.
5) Food order: protein, vegetables, carbs.
6) Be sure to get plenty of water BETWEEN meals.
7) Eat slowly and deliberately, particularly in the 2 weeks after a fill.  It sometimes takes a while to notice the quirks of a fill level and you can end up with regurgitation 30 to 60 minutes AFTER a meal if you over eat without realizing it.
8) Ater a fill, don't forget that liquids/ mushies are the thing for 24 to 48 hours. When you progress: go to 1/4 to 1/2 cup of food at a time and take that slow (re: #7.)
9) Don't expect the band to do everything for you-- in fact, when you need a fill, you may feel even MORE hungry than you previously did before surgery-- this is very likely b/c you are in a weight loss phase and your body will fight you to keep the weight on.  In the case of feeling limited restriction, consider eating food with alot of fiber along with protein to literally fill your stomach and sate you longer.
10) Remember that liquid calories are an investment.  Some bandsters like their wine or cocktails-- but you need to remember that life is a trade off and a cocktail is about 250 calories, which is the equivalent to almost 1 bandster meal.
11) Get some strategic food in place in your cupboard, your car and your purse/ backpack- figure out what your go-to foods can be that are non-perishables and also plan ahead, possibly storing some creamed soups in your freezer in half cup portions.
Ideas:
Small services of nuts; Protein bars; bagged 1 service of protein powder to pour into a water bottle and quick mix
12) Learn to love your vegetables and the various ways they can be cooked deliciously.  Think about pureed soups like butternut squash, pumpkin, brocoli, asparagus, or cauliflower.  A great substitute 'cream' with a tone of protein is FAGE 2% Greek yogurt.
13) Expect that there will be ups and downs in the process- but know that virtually everyone has huge success with the band provided they follow the basic rules and don't sabotage (by eating ice cream, chips, cake and pie as regular meals.)
14) Be KIND TO YOURSELF.  If you find yourself criticizing your progress-- write a blog post to yourself and then read it as if one of your blogger friends wrote it.  What would you say to yourself if someone else wrote that? Do you have any special advice you'd give? Would you forgive that person?