One Month Post-Op
Well it's 6:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, It seems Pinky (my dog) doesn't understand the difference between work days and weekends. She woke me up asking to go outside and now I am awake. So I figured I would go ahead and write.
Yesterday marked one month since I had my surgery. It is hard to believe how quickly time has passed.
I am not 100% happy with my weight loss, but I am sure a lot of that is my fault. I have not been working out as much as I should be, but I am changing that. I am going to try my best to work out at least 5 days a week. I also have to really try and avoid foods I know I have a hard time passing up. Like last night, for example. I met several of my sorority sisters out for Happy Hour. I had 2 Miller Lites (which as far as alcohol goes is a pretty low-calorie choice), but then they brought chips and salsa to the table for us to share. And I just couldn't resist! And the worst thing was that I was eating and drinking at the same time -- and I know better than that!
Right now, I am down 23 lbs since I started my pre-op diet. I lost 15 before surgery and 8 since. So I guess 8 lbs in a month is actually within the target range. Still, I wanted to lose more. (But who doesn't, I guess??) So I know it just means I will have to buckle down and get to the gym more often. And try my hardest to avoid that damn chips and salsa again. (Seriously, I felt very guilty afterward...)
I should definitely be burning quite a bit of calories this week because I am moving next weekend and I have so much stuff to pack, load onto the moving truck, take off the moving truck, etc. Ugh, I hate moving!! I am moving into a one-bedroom now. I have been in Nashville for a year and a half and I have had a roommate the whole time, but now I am going back to living alone. I think I am ready. I'm looking for it. It will be nice not to have to clean up someone else's messes... and nice not to have to watch her eat fast food and order pizza every day! You have no idea how much I want to order a thin crust pizza with mushrooms and extra cheese...
But every time I start having those thoughts, I try and think of other things. Like how I want to be much thinner when I stand up next to my best friend in her wedding this October. I try and ask myself before I eat something, "Is this going to make my dress fit better? Is this going to make me lose weight?" And if the answer is no, I really do try to avoid eating it.
But sometimes.... ahem... chips and salsa... I mess up. I guess it is expected once in a while since I am human and still relatively new at this.
I'm really looking forward to my next fill. I still don't feel like this one is tight enough or giving me the restriction I want. So hopefully next time we'll be closer to finding the sweet spot.
Still, I feel incredibly blessed to have had my surgery already and to be recovering so well. And I am so thankful that Dr. McDowell is my doctor. I really like him a lot and think I made a great choice.
Goals for the next month:
1) Go to a Lap Band Support Group meeting at Baptist
2) Lose 10 more lbs by 4/14/08
Yesterday marked one month since I had my surgery. It is hard to believe how quickly time has passed.
I am not 100% happy with my weight loss, but I am sure a lot of that is my fault. I have not been working out as much as I should be, but I am changing that. I am going to try my best to work out at least 5 days a week. I also have to really try and avoid foods I know I have a hard time passing up. Like last night, for example. I met several of my sorority sisters out for Happy Hour. I had 2 Miller Lites (which as far as alcohol goes is a pretty low-calorie choice), but then they brought chips and salsa to the table for us to share. And I just couldn't resist! And the worst thing was that I was eating and drinking at the same time -- and I know better than that!
Right now, I am down 23 lbs since I started my pre-op diet. I lost 15 before surgery and 8 since. So I guess 8 lbs in a month is actually within the target range. Still, I wanted to lose more. (But who doesn't, I guess??) So I know it just means I will have to buckle down and get to the gym more often. And try my hardest to avoid that damn chips and salsa again. (Seriously, I felt very guilty afterward...)
I should definitely be burning quite a bit of calories this week because I am moving next weekend and I have so much stuff to pack, load onto the moving truck, take off the moving truck, etc. Ugh, I hate moving!! I am moving into a one-bedroom now. I have been in Nashville for a year and a half and I have had a roommate the whole time, but now I am going back to living alone. I think I am ready. I'm looking for it. It will be nice not to have to clean up someone else's messes... and nice not to have to watch her eat fast food and order pizza every day! You have no idea how much I want to order a thin crust pizza with mushrooms and extra cheese...
But every time I start having those thoughts, I try and think of other things. Like how I want to be much thinner when I stand up next to my best friend in her wedding this October. I try and ask myself before I eat something, "Is this going to make my dress fit better? Is this going to make me lose weight?" And if the answer is no, I really do try to avoid eating it.
But sometimes.... ahem... chips and salsa... I mess up. I guess it is expected once in a while since I am human and still relatively new at this.
I'm really looking forward to my next fill. I still don't feel like this one is tight enough or giving me the restriction I want. So hopefully next time we'll be closer to finding the sweet spot.
Still, I feel incredibly blessed to have had my surgery already and to be recovering so well. And I am so thankful that Dr. McDowell is my doctor. I really like him a lot and think I made a great choice.
Goals for the next month:
1) Go to a Lap Band Support Group meeting at Baptist
2) Lose 10 more lbs by 4/14/08
Betsy
I can't believe it has been a month since your surgery...you are right time is flying by. Thanks for putting that in prospective for me... waiting for surgery is starting to seem endless. My surgery is Tuesday; I am excited, nervous and scared all at the same time. Your weight loss to date is great! 23lbs gone, yippee! Everyone says that the real work is learning to live with the band itself...your drinks & chips ordeal is just one of the learning step. Be kind to yourself...you are on you way. And you are going to look beautiful in your friends wedding! I hope to see you at the next Baptist meeting. Take care! Becky aka explorergirl37
I remember that we were going through our pre-op together. You are doing great. I had my 1 month surgiversary on the 12th. I've had a couple of setbacks with an infection of one of my wounds and right now I'm fighting dehydration. I've felt really tired and bad so I haven't even started my exercise routine yet. I've lost 43 lbs. and that is ok but I want to feel good.
I had the RNY gastric bypass so my situation is a little different but we all have to retrain our brains to get over our food addictions or head hunger. Keep up the good work.
I had the RNY gastric bypass so my situation is a little different but we all have to retrain our brains to get over our food addictions or head hunger. Keep up the good work.
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