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

Lapband update 083009

Made a dr. apt on Friday to have some fill taken out. I'm excited I can get in tomorrow! I should have gone in a long time ago, but....It's just one of those things.

I'm looking forward to being able to eat healthy foods and i'm not scared with thoughts that i'll over eat. That was a feeling I battled for a long time!

Take Care
Kerri

Lapband update 082709

I hate this.......Stuck again, dang it. I have had a couple bad nights. Part of the problem is because It's very difficult to sit down and eat a full meal, we lapbanders tend to eat a little, do something, eat a little more, do something.. so what happens with me is I end up eating before bed and for some reason the last couple nights my food got stuck, it wasn't a stuck feeling like alot of times where I need to go and push it all back out into the toilet. (it's not throwing up in my eyes because your food hasn't gotten to your stomach, it's sitting in your esophagus)

I went to sleep and did NOT get good sleep. There are different "stuck" feelings too and it's too hard to explain the difference. I didn't feel I could make it come back up, plus I was too tired!

It hurts too, btw. Oh, I should tell you what I ate, since I figured it wouldn't be a problem. Night before last it was a small amount of chicken along with some broccoli, kinda mushy so I figured I would have no problem. Wrong. last night I ate corn and chewed alot, that ended up being a problem too.

Tonight, my dear hubby made me stir fry and so I sat here doing some computer work and ate very slow.......nope, I had to let it come back up! So then what do I do? Eat food I know won't get stuck, ice cream!

Well, I've been wondering if I should go in and have an adjustment. I'm sure you're asking why WOULDN'T I do that. answer: Fear that I'll over eat! That's why......but I think I'm going to try, I'm just not able to eat healthy. We always joke about being able to eat candy, chips, all the good food, but can't digest all the healthy food.

BTW, I did start exercising again, it feels so great.

I'm sitting here still stuck and it's frustrating. Definitely going to call the doctor tomorrow!

Enjoy your week end!
Kerri