Feeling Better & Interesting Comment From a Non-Bandster

Thank you for your kind words yesterday.  I was feeling better by the afternoon and hunting down some chocolate chip cookies...sigh.

I had an interesting comment from someone who shall remain nameless, a non-bandster.  Let me preface this by saying the following things about this person:

• Has been very, very supportive in my weightloss journey. 
• Is one of those people who has always been thin, healthy, and works out daily their entire life.
• Understands that it's not just the surgery, it's a HUGE mental journey as well.
• LOVES analogies

So, this person made the following analogy (I'm paraphrasing here):

"Losing all the weight has got to be like having one's legs amputated above the knee.  You are viewed so differently by others, treated so differently by others, and you have to relearn how to do many things in your life.  It has to be a lot of mental work."

What are your thoughts on that?

Somebody's Having a Case of the Mondays

I think I am either fighting some type of tummy bug or having migraines...not sure...but definitely queezy.

Eating hasn't really been on the agenda these past few days.  I had half a protein shake and an apple juice yesterday...that's it.  I forced down a Greek yogurt this morning....bleh.

I hope I feel better by this weekend :)

PS: I saw 141.2 this morning on the scale.  Not sure what to think about that.  An all time low.

Guess Whose Pretty Face I Saw Last Night?

I met up with Stephanie from Electric Lady Band last night! Are you jealous? You should be. Stephanie is a superstar with her band and has achieved many successes in her new healthy lifestyle.

Steph and I met last year in Chicago BOOBS 1.0.

A Day In The Life of This Bandster - What I Eat!

In response to the recent hot-mess Dr. Oz episode that had two lap banders talk about what they eat, the lovely Amy W has encouraged us to post what we eat on a typical day.

Here you go:

630am: Vitamin D drops (5000 IU); 16.9 oz bottle of water with Miralax and crystal light mixed in.

730am: 10 oz coffee with tons of spenda and 1/2 cup skim milk; 4 Bariatric Advantage Calcium chews

900am Breakfast: Fage 2% Greek yogurt with sugar free Torani syrup mixed in, sometimes I even mix in a 1/2 cup of cereal, whatever's handy

16.9 oz WATER; B12 sublingual vitamin

1130am Lunch: Lots of different things...depends on the day:

• Subway: kids mini on white with turkey/cheese/full egg white
• Chicken salad on 6-8 saltines (3 oz chicken breast, miracle whip)
• Pulled pork (3 oz) with black beans and cheese
• Taco Bell Beans/cheese and chicken soft taco
• Green salad with chicken breast

16.9 oz WATER

200pm: Something from the cafeteria at work...a cookie, a skinny cow ice cream, string cheese, Baked Lays, etc

16.9 oz WATER

500pm Dinner: Lots of different things...depends on the day (see lunch above)

WORKOUT ~ 16.9 oz WATER

730pm: post-workout snack, usually a Greek yogurt or a protein shake or two fudgesicles

16.9 oz WATER with Multi-vitamin, Bariatric Advantage Iron Chew, and B1

Food I Can't Eat: Ground Beef.  I just can't chew it all the way into "applesauce consistency" like us bandsters are supposed to. I am still dreading my first PB/Stuck episode.  I eat EVERYTHING ELSE. 

Foods that I can eat, and eat, and eat (SLIDERS!): Chips, crackers, nuts, cookies, chocolate, ice cream, and cake.  Yum.

Now it's your turn...What is your typical day?

Weigh-in Day...and the results are...

Goal Weight: 145 lbs

Today's Weight: 143.0 lbs

Happy Friday!

Workout Wednesday

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I Bite It, I Write It...or do I?

First of all, thank you for your feedback about fluoros...it's so interesting to see how each surgeon's practice has so many different rules.

Anyways, onwards to today's topic!

For over a month now, I have NOT been writing down what I am eating...AKA "Journaling" my food.

I'm not sure how or why I stopped journaling, I just stopped.  Journaling was a HUGE key to my weightloss.

But now there are no more little post-it notes floating around in my purse, car, desk, etc. 

I even have the new iphone now which I could probably use to journal.  But I don't.

Should I be concerned that I may be slipping back into my old bad behaviors? 

I don't think so, because:

• I still am keeping a running tally in my head daily of calories and protein grams.
• My weight has stayed pretty steady...just below my 145 lb goal weight.
• Food is no longer the focus of my life.  WOW, that's a big statement worth repeating.  Food is no longer the focus of my life.  I remember in my fatty days, I would be enjoying a meal and already thinking what I would eat at my next meal...I was always thinking "what can I eat next?"  Now I don't really think about food until I am hungry.

I've also slipped back into having a protein shake each day or every other day...just because it's easy, quick, and don't have to plan.  Shakes are my easy "go-to" food when I am busy.

What are your thoughts on journaling ?  Do you do it?

PS: Are you ready for Workout Wednesday tomorrow?  Post those pics!  I know I will.

To Fluoro or Not To Fluoro

Today I got to see my band under fluoroscopy.  It's pretty cool.  Since I've never PB'd or anything close to it, I sometimes wonder...is there really a band in there? 

There were two primary reasons why I wanted a fluoroscopy:

• I've been having some upper left abdominal/stomach pain lately when I eat too much...like 2+ cups of food.  (I know...tsk...tsk!)
• It's been over a year since my last fluoroscopy.  Last March I posted about it HERE.  I wanted to check-in and see how my band was doing in there.  Over at BandedWendy's YouTube site, Wendy has advised that her surgeon is a bandster himself and he insists that his patients do a once a year flouro. 

Well...here are the results of the fluoro:

• Everything looked "perfect" according to my surgeon.  Band placement is exactly where it should be.
• My self-diagnosis: I should quit stuffing my pie hole with so much food. (duh)

My question for you is: does your surgeon require you to do a fluoro once a year?  Or maybe only to access your port (if it's tough to access)?  Enquiring minds want to know.

PS: Jazzercise tonight

NSV - Rock Climbing!

Non-Scale Victory (NSV)

The fat girl never would have done this at 256 lbs.

Weigh-in Day...and the results are...

Goal Weight: 145 lbs

Today's Weight: 143.8 lbs

Happy Friday!