2nd Appointment With Nutritionist

I had my 2nd visit with my nutritionist today. It went very well. I have lost 5.4 lbs since last month. I have to loose 21 lbs before my surgery. So I am on track. Just 4 more meetings with my nutritionist. We talked about my eating habits and set some guidelines for me to start living by now to prepare for the lifestyle I have to live by with the band.

So Here Are My Goals:

*Slow Down When I eat. Take 20 to 30 minutes to eat a meal.

*Pay attention to my bodies feelings of fullness as I am eating. Stop before I start to feel full.

*Eat Breakfast EVERY Morning....I am not a breakfast person.

*No drinking during my meals. There is a 30/30 rule when you have a lap band. You can not eat 30 minutes before you eat, while you are eating, and 30 minutes after you eat. Drinking will liquify my food and cause it to run right through the band and I will never feel full. This rule will be difficult for me. And it is the complete opposite of what we are normally taught of drinking a lot of water with your meal to create a feeling of fullness.

*Set a Meal Schedule. Eat three full meals and two nutritional snacks on a regular basis and set a schedule for myself. I was already thinking about this after visiting my mom because she had an eating schedule for the kids (the 7 grandkids that were staying at her house). They had to all eat their three meals together and they had their snacks at 10:00 and 2:00 and no other time. My mom did this so that she did not have to spend the day in the kitchen and hear little people say all day, "I'm Hungry." I have thought about that a lot since I got home because I am so tired of my two kids eating at different times and wanting snacks all day long. I am tired of being in the kitchen.

*I am also going to start eating these three meals and my two snacks at the table. And the table ONLY!!!! Not standng at the kitchen counter, not in front of the TV, only sitting at the table taking my time eating and slowing down.

I will keep you posted

So Excited!

So today I discovered a really great chat group for lap band patients. (it is a cafe mom group). There were tons of before and after pics posted by people that have been banded. I got so excited. My dr. told me that the weight loss with the band is really slow about half pound to a pound a week. And I don't know anyone that has had it to ask so my dr is the only one I have to ask questions to. So I have been excited and okay with a half pound or one pound a week......would I like it faster? ....who wouldn't? but I think it sounds great. But I got so excited to read on this chat group from many women that are losing much much faster. Some of the before and after pics are only a month or two and you can see a difference in their bodies after only two months. I am so excited. One of the women posted a picture after a year. Wow! I was getting so excited. I can't wait.

For now I am doing well, I have my first weigh in this Friday with my nutritionist. I have to lose 21 pounds by December to be eligible for the surgery. So that is about 4lbs a month. I think I did it this month, but part of it is because I had my cast taken off. Even my nutritionist said last month, "next month's weight loss should come easy. All you have to do is get your cast removed." we both laughed. So I will let you know how I did on Friday. For this week I am trying to eat the best I can. And do whatever exercise my foot will allow me to do (lots of upper body exercises)

The Before Picture

So I found my before picture. This is a picture of me at my sisters house in AZ a couple of weeks ago. I don't even recognize myself! Every great weight lose story has a terrible before picture and I think this will be mine.