I have called in sick the last 2 days, and with the roads as nasty as they are, I probably killed 2 birds with one stone. I finally got out of the house today and went to walmart to pick up a few things. As I walked out of the store, the wind gust was so hard and cold, it took my breath away. I guess I havent missed too much while Ive been cooped up in the house.
I also attempted to "ice skate" on the back porch. After about 3 minutes, I came back in the house - much warmer in here!
Also, tomorrow, I have an appointment with my surgeon.. I think its about time for a fill in my lap band. Im only supposed to be able to eat 1 cup of food in one sitting. Over the last couple of months, my meals have started to get larger. Basically what happens is, all of your organs are surrounded by a layer of fat, even your stomach. When the band is placed, there may be a layer of fat just below the band, like a cushion between the band and my stomach. As you lose weight, well in my case I havent lost much since my last fill (13 or so pounds) - that fat shrinks, making the band looser, causing me to be able to eat more. 850-950 calories and about 60 grams of protein is my target, and Ive found that this range is my weight loss range. Anything over or below this causes me to plateu. As of today, when I woke up, I weighed 235.0. I cant remember the last time I saw that number. My starting weight before surgery was 296.4. That makes for a total weight loss to date of 61.9 pounds. I hope the Dr office scale cooperates with me, I hate getting there, getting on the scale, and seeing the number I had hoped for.
The baby journey has begun and is in full swing. I currently have birth control implanted in my arm, but that is at the advice of my surgeon. He does not want patients getting pregnant less than 18 months post op. Since I plan to down to 175lbs before getting pregnant, I have 60 pounds to lose. I will have the birth control removed in September (I will be 18 months post op), and hopefully the last of the 60 remaining pounds will be gone. I cannot wait to expand our family, and see what is in store for us.
Love you all,
Staci
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