GinaJ
December 2, 2008 - NSV
My daughter and I went to the Spurs game tonight. The Spurs lost. However, I wore a size 16 jeans to the game. WooHoo! 61.2 lbs lost, 69 lbs to go, BMI started at 43.1 and is now 33.5.
Glittery texts by bigoo.ws
November 25, 2008 - 3 month f/u
Anyway, I am about to start packing for our trip to Houston for Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 22, 2008 - NSV
On Friday night, I was planning on standing in line, in the cold, for tickets to see the Spurs play. For every 10 cans of yams, you got 2 tickets. I don't have any warm clothes that fit, so I went to Wal Mart to buy a sweat suit or jeans.
I brought into the dressing room, 2 sweat suits. One was a Plus size 1X, and the other was a regular size XL. Well, they both fit. (I didn't realize they were basically the same size.) I was so happy that I could fit into a non plus anything. I didn't get either one, because I didn't look very good in them. However, when I got home, I tried on a pair of juniors size 17 jeans, and they fit. I was so happy! 
November 20, 2008 - F/U with nutritionist
She gave me a handout with the ten commandments. They are:
1. Eat only three small meals a day. (1/2-1cup)
2. Chew slowly. (approximately 15 to 20 times a bite.) Wait 1-2 min between bites
3. Stop eating as soon as you feel satisfied.
4. Don't drink while you are eating. 30/60 rule.
5. Don't eat between meals.
6. Eat only fresh food.
7. Minimum intake food with high fiber content.
8. Drink enough water. (48-72oz) during the day.
9. Drink only calorie free or low calorie liquids.
10. Take multi-vitamin and calcium supplement at night.
Tuna Salad Recipe:
1 6oz can canned tuna in water
1/4 cup prepared basil pesto sauce
6 oil-packed sun dried tomatoes, drained and diced
2 TBSP low fat mayo or plain yogurt
2 TBSP grated low fat Parmesan cheese.
She also said that I should be eating 500-800 calories a day, Protein 40-50%; 60-70g/day.
I go on Tuesday to see my surgeon.
November 17 and 18, 2008 - sick and vomiting
Tuesday: I felt yucky. I did try to eat lunch and now feel worse. No more vomiting though.
November 13, 2008 - No hunger today.
I did not get hungry today. I was getting hungry twice a day, and more recently only once a day. Now today, no hunger. Lets see if this continues.
November 11, 2008 - I am down 57 lbs
Glittery texts by bigoo.ws
I am still losing weight at a good pace. People are just now commenting on my weight loss and asking me what I am doing to lose weight. Yesterday, someone told me, "Everytime I see you, you are smaller. What are you doing?". I have been losing weight since June; when I went to the doctor and weighed in at 275. It has been 5 months, but people think I have just started doing something.
I still have 2 pairs of pants that I was wearing a year ago that I can't fit into. When I get into those pants, I will fill like I am on my way.
My band has been tight for the last two days. I have not tried it out yet today.
I have lost 57 lbs. I have not started working out yet, and you can tell. Two years ago when I lost 62 lbs I was not as flabby as I am now.
November 1, 2008 - Stuck during outing
I have been stuck before, but never in public. I think my problem was that it was too early in the morning for me to be eating. I went to Weight Watchers this morning and they gave out garlic pretzels. My daughter opened the bag and I ate two with no problem. Then, I grabbed about four more and ate them too fast, not to mention that I wasn't the least bit hungry. It felt like the pretzels were having trouble making it down. After the meeting we went to HEB Plus. They had a lot of samples. I took one small bite of a sugar free sweet potato pie and knew it was stuck. I didn't have severe pain like in the past, but my mouth was filling up with saliva fast and I was nauseated. I was trying to make it to the restroom, and so afraid I was going to vomit. I grabbed a bag from the produce section and kept heading to the restroom as fast as I could. When I got there I spit a mouth full of saliva and mucous. I was so afraid I wasn't going to make it. I didn't throw up, but being able to get rid of what was in my mouth made it much better 
. I hope that doesn't happen again.
I have never been afraid of getting stuck in public before, because I really don't have a problem with that; at least not before now.
Good news: I lost 3lb this week.
PS: I just realized that today is TOM and that might be why I had issues that I normally don't have to deal with.
October 31, 2008 - NSV
Throughout my life, I have heard people make comments like, " I'm not eating anything for lunch today, because I want to make sure I am hungry for dinner tonight since we are going out to eat.", and "Does anyone want my (blank), it's really good, but I'm full". Those are statements that I have never been able to understand before. I would eat a regular lunch and eat a regular dinner whether I was hungry or not. Not to mention, that if something tasted really good, there was no way I would not finish it. NOW, it's a different story. I did not eat lunch the other day because I got tied up at work. When I got home, it was 3:00 and I had started preparing dinner for the family. Well, I was also on the phone with my friend, and I heard myself saying to her, "I'm hungry right now, but I don't want to eat now because then I wont be hungry for dinner and it is something that I really really want". Before the band I would have eaten then, and again later that night. I just couldn't believe I was saying that. I never would have made that statement without the band. Even when I have lost weight in the past, I could always eat even though I was not really hungry. Not the case now.
I actually feel that the band is making me a normal person. Now I understand those comments.
October 26, 2008 - Weight Watchers
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