not lost weight for sometime
Don't worry about letting anyone down -- this is being done for YOU - not for others.
If you aren't an exerciser, I would definitely recommend that in addition to tracking your food if you aren't already. With those 2 keys in place, you will definitely be on the weight loss trail again.
Your doctor also isn't there to judge you - he / she is there to HELP you. If you aren't at a proper fill level, get in and get a fill. We need this band to help us and this is not about guilt or how anyone else but WE feel.
on 4/2/11 7:05 am
The band does not work unless it is properly adjusted ---you might need a fill --- and why wait 3 more months with things as is?
You need to 'suck it up' and go back and ask for help.
Between now and then, go back to basics -- bandster eating (Jean's book, "Bandwagon" is wonderful) --- no liquid calories, lean/solid protein, fruits/veggies, low-glycemic grains.
Forget what your husband is eating -- not your business ----- focus on you!!!
on 4/2/11 10:12 am, edited 4/2/11 10:14 am
In that whole paragraph that you wrote I never once saw anything about restriction. Have you ever had it??? I have found that a lot of bandsters NEVER reach restriction/sweet spot/green zone..............whatever you want to call it. It just does NOT happen for some ppl! Without that it's just like trying to lose weight before you had WLS!
So.............have u ever had it???
Remember that the band is only a tool to help you. I agree with going back to the basics.
I am a weigh and measure person, so go back to doing that....3oz. protein, 1/2 cup of green vegetable, 1/4 cup of a carb vegetable.
And remember to take your time while you eat and dont chew your food so fine, by doing this it is then possible to over eat.
My husband is supportive and yes it make things a bit easier and lord knows he has eaten things that were tasteless, and recipes that appeared to be good on paper, but were awful. But since I am the cook, he eats what I prepare. What he does not like is the cost of the proteini drinks that I order, but he knows that they help me and I would never get all my protein in if it were not for those drinks.
Oh yea, and exercise, If you do these things you will begin to lose again. Dont give up just because your husband has not joined in.
One thing I have also noticed on the forums is that with very few exceptions, people who have weight issues are way too giving and supportive of others. Lets be selfish for awhile and just concentrate on ourselves.
Best of luck, we are all in this together, (oops too supportive)
Pam