Surprise fill & a party!

I got a call from Lise this morning. She had a cancellation and could I come in for a fill!! Well, of course I could. So down I went. She had a bit of trouble finding the port, but it didn't hurt at all. She put in 1.5 cc. I am having a Little trouble with liquid going through the band- I think. It feels like it takes a few seconds to go through. I am not sure if it's a problem or I am just tight because I  feel a bit stressed about having 1.5 cc put in. The liquid is definitely going through because I have had about 4 cups of fluid  since leaving the hospital.

Now let's talk about the party!!  There was a bunch of OH'ers and potential OH'ers and we were chatting up a storm. There was Suzanne, Ann, a friend of hers, and I finally met Patsy. Plus we met a beautiful young lady named Jennifer there for her first appointment (I remember how exciting that was), Lori Ann, who was Dr B's second band patient, and a lady (who's name escapes me- sorry) from Dalhousie, who had a bi-pass and looks terrific. I tell you it was a real party. 
the good times didn't end when I got home. Starr, Suzanne and I met for refreshments at Starbucks. We chatted up a storm for a good hour. What fun. I so appreciate having friends with whom I can talk honestly about my battle with weight.....I even feel OK about sharing my actual weight.

On the long drive home I have decided that I need to ramp up my commitment to the losing weight. This is the plan- I am going to journal my food choices & exercise, put more effort into drinking all my water, I am not going to let the rain stop me from walking, and I am going to be stricter with my food quantity. I also have to really avoid sugar. I got my June blood work back today. My cholesterol was great: LDL was 1.8 and HDL was 3.8. My triglycerides were very good too.  However my H1C is still through the roof; .11 and it should be .07 or less. I will have to start testing more often too and increase my insulin.

Ok, I, too, will be keeping a food journal and starting today, I am committing to walking at least 5 days a week. I have decided, with a little encouragement from the girls *wink*, to talk to Lise or Carolyn seriously about how I feel and how I'm really doing. I have not really talked about my true feelings to them because I didn't want them to be angry with me for not being 'good enough' with the rules. I figured that I already knew what I was doing wrong so I didn't want anyone getting mad. Dumb, I know. So I will just have to take some criticism if that's what I deserve. I go for my third fill on the 23rd. I'm hoping this will be the one. So I'm counting on this group to help me stay on track with the journaling and walking. Let's go,  I'm ready!!! ...at least for today.

You go, girls! It's awesome that you are using each other's support to boost yourself and hold yourselves accountable. I know it's going to help! Good luck! 

Congrats on the party !

Support sure does make the difference and journaling and making yourself accountable helps too!

Good luck - sounds like you guys are "all pumped up" !

Have an awesome weekend !

deb

Good Luck  girls , YOU CAN DO IT ....
Sounds like you all had fun getting to know each other !