Victory Kid
This Band that I have....
Jun 17, 2009
Greetings to all,I do apologize for not posting in a while I did not want to post daily nor did I want to wait so long either.
This Band that I have has been quite an experience for me. I am working hard to lose the weight; watching what I eat, working out and taking my vitamins more. If someone say that getting the band is the easy way out that is a LIE!!! It only helps you eat in moderation with your portion size. I feel that with the band you work three times as hard because you have so many requirements. I have even encouraged people to start working out. Sometimes I wonder is it for me or them. Because some people don’t want you to do well, so that they look even better when they are not succeeding. When they say, “I am not going today or let’s not go today”. My response is, “When I get to your size I will miss a day but until then I have to go.” I have finally decided that this is for me and only me!!! Sometimes I feel that the weight is not “falling off” like I thought it should or would but I now realize that it is a tool to help me not an easy fix for my morbid obesity. I have gained as much as 125 pounds since my first born 17 years ago, so if it takes me another couple of years to get there I am fine with it. But I do know everyday I am a step closer to my goal of 150 pounds. And if I fail one day then the next day I push it harder to make it up. I do not regret getting the Band but sometimes I get discouraged. I have to admit it is making me stronger and more determined to lose the weight and to keep it off. I would be the first to tell you what I have learned in this short time about the Lapband; 1. You can eat (if you like to munch or graze) the restriction is for large meals. I like to skip breakfast and munch with the kids throughout the day. (I know I need breakfast and I also know not to graze all day) 2. You must work out (so you can not think I got a quick fix). I am in the gym six to seven days a week and that includes Sunday (I ate 7 days a week so I workout that many). 3. You must have a great support system…meaning when you feel that you have made the wrong choice they are there to workout with you, eat what you eat, and there when you feel that you have not lost any weight this week (a compliment or two). 4. Understand that it took time to gain the weight and it takes time to loose it especially when you have 100 plus pounds to lose. 5. Chew your foods….no thick or tough food or it will get stuck!!!! Many blessings to all that are on this journey with me!!!
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About Me
Charlotte, NC
Location
36.9
BMI
Surgery
02/18/2009
Surgery Date
Aug 07, 2008
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