Just a Tool

I really have to keep reminding myself that the Lapband is just a tool to weight loss.  Diet seems to be the main key to this whole thing.  The last few weeks I have been really focusing on what I have been eating.  I got a another fill about a week ago, and seem to finally have a bit of restriction which has been fantastic and helping with the diet.  I have been trying to eat "clean"  protein, veggies and small amounts of carbs.  This last week I have lost almost 8lb which is really exciting.  Football season is right around the corner and want to be down some more poundage before I see old friends.

I am still exercising 6 days a week.  Body Trac on MWF and swimming on T, TH and Sat. 

Here's to hopefully another week of weightloss.

4th of July

Well I have finished my first week of Body Trac...woo hoo... Although I was unable to move my arms at all yesterday because my triceps were hurting so bad.. Seriously I couldnt even brush my hair. 

Yesterday was the 4th of July, coincidentily it was also my Birthday.  I had a horrible eating today and drank a giant frozen margarita with lunch.  Hopefully  this week is much better on the diet.  I still dont feel a lot of restriciton with the lap band, hoping as I get more fills I will be able to eat less.  Apparantly finding your "sweet spot" as they refer to it in lapband world is the main goal..as of now I definetly have not found it.

Side note..my husband had his first day of Body Trac today.. Let's just say, he can no longer laugh at me ;)

Adding exercise to my lap band adventure

Well yeterday I started Body Trac..which is a gym that only does small group training sessions.  I did 30 min on the treadmill and then 30 min intense circuit training...and man am I sore today!  Hoping to see the weight really start to fall off with the addition of exercise.

Today I started swimming...for all of those who don't know me, I swam my entire life all the way through college and then stopped once I finished my schooling.  I swam a 1500 which is 60 laps, and I was pretty proud of myself..It felt great to get back in the pool again after so many years.  Really considering investing in a ipod that I can take in the pool?  Pretty cool how swimming technology has even changed over the last decade.  Googles, Caps are so different and even swimming Ipods... so wish they had that stuff when I was younger.  One thing that hasnt changed is the smell of chlorine..lol.

I think the fill really is helping, I have noticed not being as hungry as I had been leading up to this week.  Yesterday I ate a piece of toast with a small amount of peanut butter before the gym.. A cup of soup for lunch and three small squares of thin crust pizza for dinner.  I didnt seem to have much hunger yesterday.. Hoping today is just as good.

Bonus...since monday i have lost 3lb...crazy right?

First Lapband Fill

Today was my first fill, and man am I ready for it..I have been able to eat anything in site the last week or so.  I was scared before I went for the fill because I wasn't sure what to expect.  It was a piece of cake(mmm cake..lol).    The doctor found my port on the sonogram machine, numbed with a needle and then filled with 5 cc of fluid.  Took 10 minutes total.

Official weigh in..down 14 lb.  Have 6 more to go to meet my June 30 goal of 20lb... On a liquid diet for two days per the doc and starting personal training on wed..so fingers crossed!

First Vacation with Lapband

Well I survived my first vacation with the lapband, and did not gain any weight...considering it was a cruise and there was food EVERYWHERE, I look at it as a huge success.  I find that I am hungrier a lot more than I was a few weeks ago, and that I can eat pretty much whatever I want.  So all the weight I lose until my first fill is pretty much on my self control(scary thought)..I am counting down the days until my first fill, which will be in two weeks.

Hardest Part

The hardest part about this adventure so far is the reality that "Rome was not built overnight".  When you hear weight loss surgery, you think man I will be skinny in no time flat.  The reality is, just like anything it takes time to lose.  I have officially lost 10lb, but in my head it does not seem like enough.  I have been walking daily and eating much much less, I guess I need to just keep on keeping on and keep doing what I have been doing. 

Today I started the Biggest Loser Exercise DVD.  I did the low impact cardio, as I am not totally cleared to begin strenuous exercise.  I tell you what, that 25 minute exercise video was a killer... 10 minutes of squats and lunges....wowsers.

We have booked our first vacation for the summer!  We are going on a 3 day Disney Cruise- and we leave next Thursday!  That will be a challenge, my goal to go to the gym and eat small portions!

Official Weigh In

I went to the doctor today for my follow up appointment.  Officially down 9lb.  I am on my way!  I have received clearance to swim, but no gym for 2 more weeks.