JaxBandster
Third Fill
May 06, 2008
I'm getting to the point now where I enjoy watching the scale go down more than I enjoy the momentary satisfaction that a particular food might. I now look at something and determine if it's really worth it. Most of the time it isn't and I push it away. (The cookie was definitely an exception!) However, I know that if I do choose to indulge a particular craving that I have the ability and the tool to get back on program rapidly. Such is the case this week as after I had that monstrous cookie I gained a pound, but immediately lost it and more. It used to be the other way around!
I love my band and I'm ready to work with it as far as it will take me. According to my FitDay program I have 43.5 more lbs to goal. I am 13.5 lbs from Onederland (that will be a great day) and on the track I'm on should get there in about a month. I should be ten lbs from goal in about three months (end of July). So I am definitely on track to make my goal of 170 by the end of the year with room to spare.
My next fill is set for June 3rd, we will see if I need it or not. In the meantime we are going to the mountain on the bikes for Memorial Day weekend so that should be a good challenge for me as far as trying to stay on task.
Realization
Apr 22, 2008
My realization is that I need to understand that I can stop eating when I first begin to experience my soft stop signs, pack up my food and take it home to maybe have later or the next day and enjoy it again. I don't have to try and finish it right then and there. This is definitely one of the battles that I fought in the past with prior weight loss attempts and something that I need to come to terms with now if I'm going to be successful. The other battle is complacency (being happy with my weight loss thus far and becoming lax), but that's another post for another day. I just wanted to write this out in order to "verbalize" it to myself and to maybe get other's feedback and ideas as to how to deal with this particular hurdle.
2nd fill!!!
Apr 04, 2008
So far so good! Everything is going the way it should and I'm very happy with my band!
First Fill!!
Mar 11, 2008
He wants me back in three weeks! He was extremely pleased with my progress, he reiterated how big my hiatal hernia was! He seemed really impressed with it. LOL No wonder it took so long to heal! He said I may still feel pain in my left shoulder if I eat too much from the hernia repair.
I had to laugh at him today. I confessed about eating too many carbs on Sunday during brunch and I told him that I didn't beat myself up too badly and just got back on track. He looked at me at said, "No, that's my job!" I love that though, I need someone who's going to keep me on track and he seems to be just the person to do it!
Wow!!!
Mar 09, 2008
I was really fretting the scale today because of how badly I ate yesterday. We went to brunch at Village Inn and I ended up eating almost two eggs, half an order of hash browns, a small pancake with maple syrup and two strips of bacon. Oh and I also picked at the chocolate icing that was on my son's piece of truffle pie! After that the only thing I ate was a small order of Wendy's Chili and that was rather late at night. It will probably show up tomorrow. However, I am going in for my fill appt tomorrow and I definitely think I need one. I don't think I should be able to eat that much. Maybe along with the weight loss I have lost some fat around my stomach or something but I am definitely able to eat more than I should.
I'll check in tomorrow and let you know how it goes!!!!
Hooray!
Mar 07, 2008
03/03/08 - 3-1/2 weeks post op
Mar 03, 2008
My grandfather is still in the hospital. He is better than he was a couple of days ago but they are still having to give him blood. But he is up and around and using a walker to go up and down the halls so that is a big improvement. He may not be done yet!
I'm going to be heading back down to Daytona tomorrow morning for the women's MDA ride from the speedway over to the Ocean Center. That should be an experience. Me and 500 other women riding through the streets of Daytona during bike week. That reminds me, I better take my camera! It's supposed to rain tomorrow but not until tomorrow afternoon/evening so hopefully I can get back home before it starts coming down. Wish me luck!
01/27/08
Feb 27, 2008
My grandfather is still in the hospital. They discovered a blood clot in his left leg behind the knee yesterday. If he didn't have that I would say he is doing better. I went to see him yesterday and he wasn't wheezing very bad and he was complaining which is always a good sign. He is just in such a precarious situation being 93. Anything like this is always life threatening at his age. So we are still waiting and praying.
01/25/08
Feb 25, 2008
Whatever is causing this feeling I hope it goes away.
My weekend
Feb 24, 2008
Okay, well now that I'm done with my weekend I can report on it.
Friday night we went to Kan-ki which is a Japanese Steakhouse. I did really well I think. Ordered the Filet Mignon, no rice, extra veggies. I ate some of the soup they bring (it's clear), none of the salad (wanted to save my space for protein) and I had a glass of wine. I ate most of the meat (probably about 6 oz?) and some of my veggies and was stuffed! Considering I usually order the filet AND shrimp, plus fried rice and veggies and eat all my soup and salad that was a big improvement.
Saturday morning we got up early. It had stormed the night before and was still drizzling outside, but we donned our leather and headed across the river to Orange Park to meet fellow HOG members for a short ride to a Lutheran Church for a blessing of the bikes. After that we joined a couple of other couples at Chili's for lunch. Ordered Monterey Chicken (grilled and topped with BBQ sauce, bacon and cheese), and it came with veggies and mashed potatoes and gravy. I ate maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of the chicken, none of the bacon, ate the cheese, and some of the veggies and two very small bites of the potatoes.
Came home and had to get ready to throw my daughter a sweet 16 rave party for her and her high school buddies complete with snacks and a huge red velvet birthday cake. The party went well and everyone seemed to have a good time dancing to techno music and swinging glow sticks around and stuff, then heading out to the pool and jacuzzi. I decided that I would give myself a little treat and had some of the cake. I can tell right now that it is not something I am going to be able to have once I begin getting fills. I took probably about 5 or 6 small bites and immediately got this lump feeling in the middle of my chest. I handed the rest to my son and told him to finish it, that I couldn't.
This morning I definitely was feeling the after effects of eating so much sugar. I was lethargic, irritable, tired and was craving bread like nobodies business!!!! I had a protein shake first thing in the morning and then several hours later after snoozing on the couch for a while decided I would get something to munch on so I had a couple of string cheese wrapped in roast beef with a dab of mayo on them. Well, I was hungry and things had been going down really easy, and I basically forgot myself and took regular size bites and didn't chew them very well. I WON'T be doing that again! Oh man the stuck feeling was horrible!!!!!! And then I also forgot another golden rule and tried to wash it down with some Crystal Light! That DID NOT help!!! I thought it was going to come back up and I considered making it come back up but instead walked around and stretched and it eventually went through. But man oh man you can bet that I will ALWAYS make sure to chew and take small bites from now on!!!!!
After that, it was such a beautiful day we decided to go out for a ride. We went down to St. Augustine and took A1A to Crescent Beach, then back up U.S. 1 back to A1A north across the Intracoastal to Vilano Beach and headed back north up to Ponte Vedra Beach. Just a glorious afternoon.
We are now laying around watching The Mummy on TV and relaxing while waiting for pizza to come. I will probably just eat the cheese off the top and play it safe.
I feel like I've been eating a lot but I've been tracking my intake on FitDay and I've actually been doing pretty good. I've been trying to increase my caloric intake as I've been stalled for almost a week now and I think my calories are too low! Only been doing between 600-800 and from what I hear it is better to lose weight around the 1000-1200 calorie mark. Also been watching my carbs closely as usual. Wasn't too good yesterday and today but not horrible by any means. I'm usually always between 20-30 a day.
So that's it from me!!!! Bet you didn't expect a novel! LOL