My Progress

I started this blog in March 2010 when I found out I was approved to move forward with Lap-Band surgery. I've always fancied myself a "writer" though I hate the pretension that usually comes along with that label. I've also never managed to keep a steady journal, blog, or website going for more than a few months (instead I've started many over the years and they've fizzled out.) But here you go, my latest attempt, and because it's an issue that's so important, I've really tried to keep up with it on a regular basis.

If you're interested in reading the whole story from the beginning, you should scroll down and start with the earliest posts, moving forward. Yes, I know you know how a blog works but my grandmother might visit this website too, you know!

I chose "Results Not Typical" because that's always the disclaimer you see on commercials for weight loss products and services. Well, I've never been typical in any sense of the word, so I'm hoping this time around is no different. I told myself when I started that I was going to excel at this (as I do with most things I put my mind to) and I'm happy to report that I already have. 15 months after my surgery, I am down 95 lbs. I truly cannot believe it, nor can I believe (or could I have imagined) the differences in my life.

I welcome comments by email or left here and hope to offer support to others.


Friday, July 8, 2011

2 week experiment, day 11

The good news: I woke up still at 181 this morning.

The bad news, I managed to find my hunger around 8:00 last night and it didn't stop till midnight. I think I'm onto something here. Not being able to eat earlier in the day always ends badly. I need to do something different (i.e. eat more earlier in the day.)

So I tracked as much as I could but once I got home I was really hungry and just started going for everything in sight. This was after I'd eaten a decent sized dinner and gotten myself a treat for dessert. So I am probably at about 2000 calories yesterday based on this.

Calories: 1567
Carbs: 135
Fat: 63
Protein: 116
exercise: 122 calories

Today hasn't been much better. Ok, so I've not been really hungry and have stuck to the meal plan for the most part but I just tried eating my first real food of the day (some chopped up chicken) and I PB'd it all over the place after a few bites. Motherfucker. I'm frustrated. Maybe I need to get fluid taken out of this damn band. I keep having these experiences and it doesn't help cause now all I want to do is go eat some chips that I know will go easily down. I have an appointment on 8/5 so I think if it hasn't resolved by then I will ask for an unfill...just a slight one. This would allow me to eat more earlier in the day and get more water in more easily. Right now I feel like I need to go back to all liquids cause my stomach feels so swollen. Crap.
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