TGIF!!

I'm happy it's Friday. I'm not feeling so good today. I have had this terrible headache for the last 2 1/2 days. I try to nurse it with meds and it will get a little better, but not go completly away and then come back real strong. I finally got it feeling good last night and was able to go out with hubby, but by bed time it was back and woke up with a headache this morning. I've been treating it and I feel ok now, but I find when I'm not feeling well, my food choices aren't the best because I grab what sounds good and is quick and easy. I'm eating a bowl of cold cereal as I type

Well last night was fun. I ordered a blended Strawberry Margarita instead of my usual Cape Cod. Probably a higher calorie choice, but it sounded good and I knew I was only going to have one. That is the thing with the band, once you eat, you can't drink anymore, so happy hour for me is one quick drink before I eat. Probably a good thing, since I used to have 2 or 3 drinks. Our bill certainly is cheaper!! The Blended Strawberry Margarita was not a good choice. You know how some people get brain freeze when they drink something cold. The band brought on what I call throat freeze!!! OOOhhh it kinda hurt and It lasted a few minutes before it went away. I think I try to drink too fast, because I want to finish it so I can eat some chips and salsa. I finished the drink slowly and tried to hold the drink in my mouth while it melted a bit before I swallowed and that seemed to help. It still happend about 4 times and it was enough for me to know not to order the frozen drinks anymore. We'll see if I learned my lesson.

I ate my salad and took a buffalo wing and a slice of quesadilla from my husbands plate and a few chips and salsa. I was stuffed when we left and probably should have stopped at the salad. I knew I was full when I finished the salad, but still ate the buffalo wing and quesadilla. I see I need to work on stopping when I'm full. This has always been a problem for me. But all and all, I don't think I did too bad. Here is what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast:
Espresso Protein Drink
Oatmeal w/flaxseed
Lunch:
Tuna salad
Snack:
Light Ice cream protein drink (I had no problem with this, but just a scoop of Ice cream for taste, not real frozen)
Dinner:
Strawberry Margarita
Salad
1 Buffalo Wing
1 slice Quesadilla
Chip & Salsa

And today, I gained 1 1/2 pounds, but I'm not going to take that to heart because I didn't weigh at my normal time because I was feeling so bad this morning when I woke up. I waited to weigh in after a shower, protein drink, lots of water and meds. Also, if I'm going to weigh every day, I'm not going to get so upset if the scale goes up on a day or two during the week. Every time it does go up, I look back a week earlier and see what it was and I still show a loss from a week earlier. Hopefully, tomorrow or the next day will be a better weigh day. I also went to the gym yesterday and did lost of weights, but I don't think that would change the scale. I know muscle weighs more than fat, but one day isn't going to make me gain weight. Right???

Sorry this is a little lenghty, but I wanted to tell you that yesterday when I ate the tuna salad, I put shaved cabbage in it and I got a taste of what being stuck feels like. I took a bite without chewing well and felt a slight pain and could tell that it was trying to go down and was having trouble. The pain came and went a few times and I actually went to the sink thinking I might need PB, but it did eventually go down and wasn't too bad. Since then, I've been noticing that things are not sliding down quite as easily as they were before. I haven't gotten that feeling again, but I'm so used to not chewing good, that I take a bite and feel it struggle a bit and it reminds me to slow down and chew, chew, chew. My cold cereal this morning did the same thing, so I slowed down and chewed better and didn't have a problem.

Well, hope everyone has a great day and weekend.

Down Another Pound

Yeah!!! I'm down another pound!!! So, that is 22 pounds total, my NEW all time low!!! I'm going to the gym this morning and going to try to eat good today. My mom is watching the kids tonight, so hubby and I can go on a date. We like to go to Happy Hour at El Torrito. I love the salads there, so last time we went, I had a drink (Vodka & Cranberry juice) while I waited for my salad and then ate the salad and had no more to drink, since I can't drink right after I eat. So, that is my plan and I'm sticking to it. I haven't had a salad since my fill, but I don't think it will be a problem as long as I chew, chew, chew. I'm going to try to put my weight/Date stats on the side of my blog if I can figure out how to do that. I have a hard time keeping my ticker updated, but I've seen other blogs where they put their weight/date stats on the side and its a good way for me to see how far I've come, since I can't get over that weighing everyday thing.

Did I mention, I love my band!!!!!!

Best wishes to Mommyof 4.....Surgery tomorrow!!!!

Later today.....

Well, just an update. I started solids today and definately feel the fullness sooner and am trying to work on stopping when I feel full. It seems like I keep going when I should stop eating. Today I ate:

Breakfast:
Espresso Protein Drink
1 cup oatmeal w/flaxseed
Lunch:
1 cup potato soup
sugar free chocolae pudding
Snack:
2 handfulls light microwave popcorn
Dinner:
3/4 of a 2 egg omlet

I still feel like I'm eating too much and shouldn't I have trouble with popcorn???? I wanted to try it just to see if I can tolerate it and it was not a problem. For dinner, I should have stopped at 1/2 the omlet, but kept going and then 10 min later the really full feeling came. I never feel sick to my stomach or like I can't eat another bite. I haven't experienced the stuck thing either. I'm glad that I'm not getting sick, but it seems like that is when you know the restiction is good. I feel good, but think I'm goint to need another fill in a month or so. Maybe I should have not had the last .5cc taken out. I really do see how all this is a learning experience and getting to know your own body. I see how everyone is different and what is too tight for one person might be perfect for another.

Anyhow, sorry for the mindless babble...... I'll try to post tomorrow.

Wednesday

As you know, I had my second fill and am anxious to test it and see how it feels. Last night, I made dinner for my family and decided to water down some mashed potatoes. I added a little gravy for flavor and extra milk to make it pretty runny since I'm on liquids the day of fill. I had about 1/4 of a cup and was feeling a little fullness. I'm not noticing any trouble with liquids or protein shakes, but today I'm going to try some mushies and see how they do. Today I was back down to 201.4 pounds. I thinks that is .2 pounds below my lowest weight to date. I haven't been this low in over 8 years. Yeah!!!! I'm excited!!!

Fill #2

Went to the Dr. today to get another fill. It was strange. Remember when I was comenting about how it kinda hurt a little when the kneedle went in? Well, this time, I was bracing myself and ready for the stick and I felt nothing. He put 2.5 cc in and I sat up to drink. Took one gulp, swallowed, then another, but couldn't swallow as the first gulp was stuck and wouldn't go down. I had to spit that gulp out and lay down for him to take out 1 cc. I felt instant relief and sat up again to drink. This time all went down ok, but with each gulp, I was making gurguling sounds and making lots of noises. Dr. said that means I am tight and if I keep it this full, I'd be on protein drinks for a week. We decided to take out .5cc as the thought of protein drinks for a week didn't appeal to me and I'm afraid of being too tight. I don't want complications or problems when I get home. I want to be able to eat, just not so much. I figure I have pleanty of time to get tighter fills if need be. I want to see how I do with a regular fill and decide how tight I want to go next time. Anyway, He ended up poking me 3 times and I felt nothing on any of the pokes. I don't get it, but I'm grateful I didn't feel anything. I drank a protein drink when I got home and tonight, when I get home from the gym, I'm going to try some thin soup. The protein drink was easy to get down and I can't say I was stuffed after drinking it. I hope mushies and solids give me the restriction I'm looking for.

I'm off to the gym now.

BTW, I'm feeling much better today, just the lingering of a cold now.

Feeling Better!!

Well, I have been feeling much better today. I've been taking cold medicine and it's been working. My hubby had Jury Duty today, so I met up with him for lunch and we had lunch at a nice little sandwich place downtown. I got a club sandwich and ate the whole thing with no problem and wasn't stuffed. I called the Dr. office today and they are going to squeeze me in for another fill tomorrow. I hope this one gives me some restriction as I've been gaining weight. Although I've been sick, my appetite hasn't suffered. I'm going to make salmon for dinner tonight with a small salad, since I ate so much for lunch. I'll let you know how the fill goes tomorrow when I get back from the doctor.

I'm Sick

Well, yesterday, I woke up with a stuffy nose and discomfort in my throat and by last night, I had a full blown cold. Sneezing, stuffy nose, watery eyes, headache kind of cold. I still went out to dinner with my parents and the kids. Today is my parents 40th wedding anniversay, so we did a little celebratory dinner at one of their favorite resturants. Did I ever mention that my parents love to eat out and my entire family socalizes around food (fatening food) and I enjoy taking part so much. I need to learn to make better choices when it comes to eating out. We went to an italian resturant and they have the best Mannocotti. I stopped myself after I finnished half my meal and finnished the rest today for lunch. I weighed myself this morning and I have gained 2 pounds. I've got to get back to good eating habbits. I'm calling the doctor tomorrow so I can get back into the office and get another fill because this one has given me no restriction. I'm trying to pay attention to when I'm full and stop eating and I think I've been doing pretty well, since I haven't had that really uncomfortable full feeling in a long time. It's really hard to stop eating and I want to keep going. I'm running on my own self control right now and am anxious to fell restriction like right after surgery. I'm so close to Onederland that I can taste it.

Anyway, I'm going to take the kids out for the day to go have some fun even though I'm feeling terrible. I'm going to take my cold medicine and push through the day.

Have a great day!!