Struggling!!!

Everyone thinks just because you've had lap band surgery, it's the easy way out... That is so FALSE!!! It's just a tool to help you lose weight. I still have to do my part. Exercise, eat right, etc... And let me tell you... The eating right part is a fight. I still find myself eating things that I probably shouldn't. (like a hostess cupcake last night... and I HATE chocolate) What I do find is that if I don't eat much, I don't lose any weight. When I do eat, regardless of what goes in my mouth, I lose weight. CRAZY!!! So for all the people that think if you have weight loss surgery you are cheating or lazy, you are so wrong...

Okay.. so I've been walking which I don't think is enough. I'm headed back to Parkway to start working out and hopefully running again. Even though I would bitch before I would run in the past, you feel great afterwards and look amazing. I know I need to do more exercise and quit making excuses because of the time change.

We are flying to Riudoso, NM next week for Thanksgiving with my brother and sister in law. Her family owns a house there. We were planning on skiing but since there has been no snow, looks like the boys will be golfing and we will be shopping. (Their house is on the golf course.. Her parents and grandparents will also be there) I'm having a hard time dealing with being away from our family on Thanksgiving. I don't think I could do it again. So I get to eat a big Thanksgiving dinner next week and then that following Monday I head to Dr. Babineau's office for my first fill. For all of you that don't know what that is... they stick a needle in your stomach into your "port" and inject saline that moves into the "band" around the stomach to create more restriction so you eat less!! Sorry... That was a run on sentence!

So... I will try to post a before picture and where I am now... maybe next week or after Thanksgiving. I did the "crazy" bikini shots the night before surgery but will wait until all this extra "body" has disappeared to show you them vs the future.

Hope everyone has a Happy Turkey Day!!!

Long time....

I had my first post op appointment.... At that time I'd lost 13 lbs but have now lost close to 20 lbs... It's such a struggle. I feel as though I can still eat so much, whatever I want, and don't know when to stop. I hope that when I go for my first fill, Dec 1, that it will all change. I know that I am doing "okay" since I am losing weight which they don't expect you to do during the first six weeks. I've gotta quit eating bread b/c I know that is a down fall. Hopefully I will try to post more often. Can't seem to sit down and make time for this thing... What a reward and eye opener it will be in the end!