Lapband update 110509

Good Morning,

I'm feeling good about the fact that i've been running 2 miles everyday. Well, Monday thru Friday anyway. I take our dog out on one of our back roads, and run 2 miles. I'm pushing myself to run longer stretches of "faster", rather than "longer" distances.

I've been asking myself if I should attempt the Fargo 1/2 marathon. I'm a person who has to keep goals out there in front of me and that would be an excellent goal. and a BIG one!

I never understood it when runners would talk about running being addicting. I'm starting to understand that now!

eating is going ok, I really need to cut back on sweets. That is my biggest struggle right now!

Food hasn't been getting stuck, which is great.

Have a great Thursday!
Kerri

Lapband update 102209

Seem to be having troubles the last couple days. Don't know why I was thinking I could eat ground hamburger and noodles. VERY DUMB! Pain, and I had to hack it back up. So, I spent a good 1/2 hour hanging over the toilet.

Got home late last night night, tired, ate some potato chips, they NEVER get stuck. WRONG! I was in so much pain, and too tired to get up so I spent a couple hours "trying" to sleep, thinking I should get up and finally I did. I ended up over the toilet 3 or 4 times until I finally got UNstuck.

I think food gets stuck worse at certain times of the month.

I can usually eat popcorn, thought I would try some today, LOL...it's stuck! and it sucks! Off to the toilet I go!

Enjoy your day!
Kerri

yes, i'm crabby cuz I didn't get much sleep last night AND the night before!

Lapband update 101509

Howdy,
Things are going pretty good, wish this crappy weather would stop so I could run outside with my dog! I'm making it to the gym 4 times a week, shoot for 5, settle for 4. Eating has been pretty good, much easier to eat healthy after my adjustment.

I'm STILL amazed at how some days, food gets stuck bad and other days, I can eat any and everything and nothin gets stuck. It's crazy!

I still have those sweet temptations, like peanut butter M & M's. I shouldn't have bought a big bag yesterday. it's gone!

I'm trying to be "mindful" of my night time eating, that's something i've struggled with my ENTIRE life! So for me, that is something i'm working on!

I have free ZUMBA passes at Center Court Fitness center, it's so fun! Latin style aerobic work out! Let me know if you want to go!

Have a fabulous week end!
Kerri

Lapband update #2 092109

OK, so I went to the gym to work out, which BTW, I had an excellent W/O! Man it felt so good! I always ask myself why I allow myself to get out of the habit of exercise.

Anyway, I know i've lost muscle from not working out, but to my surprise, after months and months and months, heck about a year of not being able to get any weight to come off the scale, I've lost 3 pounds! So here's what i'm thinking.......maybe, just maybe my band is adjusted to where it should be! Gee, imagine that!!!!!!

I am eating more, because I can...i'm also eating healthier!

I'm feeling much better! I'm actually not even hungry. Not like I usually am. That's because I was able to eat a healthy lunch!

LOVE IT!
Kerri

Lapband update 092109

Eating is much easier, and that is a good thing and a bad thing. I'm really struggling with this whole deal. GRRRR, I'm frustrated, either food gets stuck or i'm able to eat food I don't want to eat.

I ate 1/2 a doughnut today, I haven't had a doughnut in a year!!!!

I better go, before I run out of time to work out!

Dr. apt next week, we'll see what she says!

Later,
Kerri

Lapband update 091309

It's been about a week and half since my adjustment. My dr. took 1cc OUT. It's so nice to be able to eat healthy foods, all this time I've been eating a lot less, but not eating healthy. My brain thinks that less food is better! Not so at all!
Now I am finding that i'm eating less sugar, less ice cream! ha ha AND, excited to eat healthy.


One of my favorites was the chicken soy patties(spicy) I love them and they are high in protein! I was able to eat one on an english muffin last week and it was wonderful! Before, I couldn't because it would get stuck and the pain with it was not fun!

I love stir fry and can eat that again!

I am trying to be mindful of all that I am eating and NOT eating!

Have a great day!
Kerri

lapband update 083109

Wow, much better! I had 1 cc taken out today and I already feel much better. I actually ate 1/2 bagel for the first time (without problems), in a long time! And I didn't want to keep eating!

Had a small helping of chicken supper and was also able to eat that without that terrible stuck feeling!

Back to the Vikings/Houston game. GO VIKINGS!

take care,
Kerri