Well its been a while since I posted I guess I have been busy.  But I had been really frustrated lately so I went to the gym.  I really did not work out hard, just enough to blow off some steam.  Had my second fill last Friday, and i think that I now feel some restriction.  Things had really slowed down for me since my last post, but I feel more energized now that I have gotten the fill.  I am back on my routine and feeling better.  Between work and school, I really have been tired.  I am now on winter break and I have next week off from work, so I have to have some quality "Karen" time.  I plan on getting my workouts in early and doing a big closet purge.  this is way over due.  I am down a little over 30 lbs and clothes are really begining to look bad.  I really wanted to lose 50 lbs by this time, but I am happy with the 30.  I am also hoping with the 2nd fill that will happen.  I am truly blessed and thankfull for my blessings.  Until the next update.

Well today I really had a "Wow Moment".    I went down to my boss' office and I had on a pair of jeans and a longsleeve shirt (tucked in with a belt) and she made a comment "WOW" you have on a belt and your shirt is tucked in your pants!  I had not realized that I had not worn my shirt tucked in before.  She also said that my jeans were too big and I really need to go down a size.  I had to go in the bathroom and check myself out in the mirror.  I had to admit that the outfit was a little too big, but not enough for me to get rid of it just yet.  I looked like a person losing weight.  (HOW FREAKY IS THAT?)    I am finally noticing my clothes fit me better and it some cases are too big.  Although the weight loss is slower that I would have expected, its still coming off.    

Now as far as the whole band thing is working, I have to admit, I am hungry at times.   I can tell if I eat too much, I have learned to stop forcing food down.  I have learned to listen to my body, and when I am full just stop.  I really don't think that I have hit my "sweet spot" yet, maybe on the next fill. My doctor seems to have faith in me, he has not scheduled another fill until December, currently I have 1.5cc in my band.  Some days I am full while other daysI am hungry.  I really try to make good food choices.  I am even cooking more that normal, so that's a plus to.  I  decided not to get on the scale for a while, think that I am becoming obsessed.  I do have to go to my diebetes doctor tomorrow, so I will have to get on his scale, but I have not seen him since before surgery, so he should be impressed.  All and all I am feeling really good. 

Well its been a month, and I am really feeling good.  I am back to work, and back to working out at the gym as well.  I have left the mushy stage of food and I have actually had a lean cuisine.  Although I cannot eat the entire thing it still taste good.  My next scheduled appointment is 8/30 and I think that I am going to get my first fill.  I really don't know what to expect.  I have been doing really well with my food journal, thanks to fitday.com.  This week at the gym I have been going hard for 30-40 minutes.  Although I have not started lifting any weights, I am only doing cardo.  I try to switch cardo machines each day, so that I don't get bored.  I am actually down around 25lbs, but I have to admitt that I have not been on the scale at all this week.  Now that I am working out, I am begining to feel hungry throughout the day.  So maybe it is time for a fill, we shall see on the 30th.  All and all I am very pleased with my band. 

Well I am now 12 days out and I feel really good.  The surgery itself went great.  There were some other tramaic issues that happened on the day of my surgery that actually made the recovery easier.  I think that I never really had time to think about my own personnal pain so before I knew it I was up and moving around like nothing was wrong.  

With everything that has been going on, I have been surprised that I have not eaten myself sick.  But to my surprise I have maintain good self control with my eating.  I am down 15 lbs so far and that is great.  My blood sugar is stable and holding its own.  My two week checkup is scheduled for tomorrow and I think that I am going to start walking at the gym tomorrow.  Maybe 30 minutes on the treadmill.  The only really problem that I am having is that I cannot get the protien in.  At this point nothing taste good, so the protien that I loved prior to surgery I really don't like that much now.  Hopefully that will change with time.  My sister and brother-in-law both had their consultation with Dr. Singh last week so they too are also on their way to being banded soon.  Well until next time................