Not as bad as I thought

So, my official weigh in day is Friday. I weigh myself every day, per dr's orders so don't hound me, but I track my progress by Fridays. :) I thought last week was horrible. It wasn't great. My eating was out of control and just crappy all around. However, I had a loss for the week. A 1lb loss, which is average. :) I've lost a total of 6lbs since my last fill 4 weeks ago. Not bad at all. :)

Slowly going down...

Well, the scale is going down. Slowly, but it is going down. I'm down a little over 35lbs today. I have had my second fill and I'm scheduled for a third fill on March 10th. The kiddos have spring break, so I am going to take Griffin and David along. Lucas will be camping with his new Boy Scout troop. Not sure if Dave is going to get the day off or not. No big deal if he can't make it or not.

I need to get moving on the exercise thing. It's my major hurdle. I know once I get started and get a routine it will be fine. It's the getting started I have problems with. I need to just get over it and get started. Easier said than done. I need to just suck it up and do it. I'm going to work on getting a plan together and I WILL get started on Monday.


I am also having a bit of a hard time with meals during the day. I'm not exactly sure what I should be eating as in amounts and such. It's a little frustrating. I do have general guidelines from my dr's office, but it's just not specific enough for me. I need specifics. :) I'll be asking my dr about it at my next appt.

I also need to start measuring so I can keep better track of my progress. I am sure it will come in handy when I reach a plateau. I know it's coming. They always come, don't they?

I guess that's about it for now.

UGH!! I suck at updates.

So, I totally suck at updating this. I need to find a way to remember. So...what's happened since my last post??

I went for my second fill on Jan 29th. This one was with the fluoroscope machine Totally awesome. I now have a total of 5cc's in my band. Not sure what size the band is. I don't really care.

Dr. Warnock told me to weigh every day and track my weight. If I don't lose 1lb in a 5 day period, I need to call his office. So far so good. I have gone back to tracking my food at www.thedailyplate.com. It makes a HUGE difference.


I also have a problem with getting enough protein in. I like to use the Healthwise hot chocolate, but I'm out. I like to mix it with coffee. YUM It's a great way to start the day. :) I will need to pick up some more when I go back to the dr's office.

I have an appt for another fill on March 10th. Hopefully this will give me good restriction. I do have some restriction now, but it is not anywhere near "perfect". I know that I will have to give up breads after the next fill. Right now I can eat them, but I can feel them when I eat them. Kinda strange, I know. Biscuits are pretty much out right now. I can eat them, if I work at it. However, I don't wanna work at getting food down. Esp things like biscuits, which are not all that great for me.