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Ok, so I was a lot less hungry today but a whole lot more weak. I think it's because I'm exercising too much. This morning I went for a run and burned 427 calories and then this afternoon I did this circuit training class and burned 342 calories. Pair that with my reduced diet and no wonder I'm weak. Tomorrow though I can start to eat tunafish and stuff so I'm sure that'll help. I won't be around Friday to blog about the final day but I'll try to give a summary on Sunday. Still chuggin ya'all.

Mandy

Ok, so today was day 1. I have been struggling with hunger all day and have had a headache several times. I think tomorrow I will have an extra protein shake to try to shake the shakies I had and the headaches. I feel really weak so I might go to bed early. I know it will get easier as the days go on. I'm probably going through a withdrawal from cutting out the sugar and crap I been eating. So still hanging in there. Oh, and yesterday when I blogged about starting this I misreported my starting weight. I weighed myself this morning and I was 156.8 so that's my start. I'll weigh again Friday or Saturday.

Mandy

Tomorrow I begin the 5 Day Pouch Test. As many of you know, I got a light unfill a few weeks ago because I went through a few months of extreme tightness then got sick around the holiday in December which pushed me over the edge. I was getting sick far too often so I got some taken out. I feel much better now but I am able to eat far too much food now and do! I do not know what has happened. I am now able to eat things I couldn't before and so guess what I've been eating? Gheesh! So anyway, I need to shrink my tummy back down and learn to be very diligant about my portions again and wait the full 2minutes in between bites. That's the biggest thing for me. I am eating far 2 fast so I am eating far 2 much and by the time I realize just how full I am it's too late. So tomorrow is day 1. I'll write another post at the end of the 5 days. Today I weighed 155 lbs. We'll check again on Saturday morning.

Mandy

So here's the 4-1-1 on me lately:

I got really, really sick with a bad cold over the Christmas break and was throwing up a few times a day; nearly everytime I tried to eat. I have been progressively getting tighter since around Thanksgiving but the cold really made it unbearable. So I went in a few weeks ago and got some fluid taken out. I feel soooo much better. Although the cold is gone and that should have made things better alone but like I said I was having problems before that anyway and those are gone too. I feel really good. I haven't lost any weight because now I can eat so many more things and am struggling to keep it in check but it sure is nice to be able to get through an entire meal w/o having to be sick and stop. Plus, I'm now able to get my protein in when before I was really struggling because I simply couldn't eat much food before having to stop because it backed up. So basicallly I am really relieved and feeling much better but trying to figure out how to handle the new bit of freedom. I have been eating well just too much of stuff. I signed up for the Daily Plate on last Friday and have been tracking my food there since so hopefully I'll start to see some action as I keep within my calorie range they set for me which is 1500 calories a day. That sounds good and fair to me. My point with the Lap Band was not to eat as little as possible; just less than before; a healthy amount that would allow me to lose some weight. So stay tuned ya'all......

Mandy

So I've been sick since Xmas Eve. I got a headache around 5 pm and it lasted well into the next day. Then I got a sore throat; felt like swallowing razor blades. I assumed it was from all the drainage. Then for the last couple of days I have a sore throat and also a cough now deep in my chest that kills when I cough. I don't think it's a typical cold since my mucus (gross I know) is clear. I've always heard that if you have green mucus it's a viral thing or an infection but if it's clear it's allergies. So we'll see.

It's been really difficult to eat but belive me I've managed. You would think that being sick I could use the time to back off the food a bit since I ate so much at the holidays but no, of course not me! I've just managed to eat junkier food. Candy bars, ice cream, etc. Things that go down easily. I've also eaten plenty of soup and hot tea so don't get me wrong but I am ashamed I've eaten so much crap. I am hoping for a better 2009. I am almost to goal and have been teetering for a few months so I'm going to kick it in gear and get there. I'm going to be 'not sick' anymore by then and be able to get back to exercising. I haven't been sticking to my normal routine for the last few days because it's tough to jog when you can not breathe! So back to normal next week.

Just thought I'd share ya'all. Hope everyone else has a plan for the new year. I've identified some problems and have put a plan in place to fix them. Protein 1st , weight train 2 days a week, cardio 3 days and at least 64 oz of water. Cheers!

Mandy

I can not believe it's been 6 months almost to the day since I  have been on here. Actually I have thought about it several times over the last few months but couldn't remember the name of the site! How terrible!

Anyway, I am trying to remind myself of the band rules. I have been gaining and losing the same 10 lbs for the last 4 or 5 months. I think I am where my body is comfy and so it's trying to maintain and to be honest I wouldn't cry if I had to stay where I am because it is fairly easy to maintain this weight. However, I would like to be about 10 lbs lighter which would put me firmly into a size 8. I'm mostly in 10's now but a few here and there are 12's depending on the brand.

So it's not like I totally fell off the wagon but I would like to remind myself of the proper portions since I know that is where I'm struggling most. I do not drink pop or alcohol so I'm good there. I don't drink when I eat so that's good. I haven't done so good with protein 1st though so that'll be an area of focus. Also, I have been eating far more than a cup to a cup and a 1/2 of food so that needs work as well. I have been thinking of doing that 5 day test to make sure everything is going good down there still but to be honest I am not sure if I can handle 5 days of liquid.....LOL. I've gotten so lazy with being able to eat what I want just not as much of it that I don't know if I know how to diet anymore. Crazy concept I know.

I certainly have restriction; that's not the problem. I just want to make sure it's positioned well and since that's what they'd have me do if I went to the doc I might just do that. I have had my band for nearly 2 years and it seems that with every passing month around my period the tightness the week before and during gets worse and worse. I keep trying to eat  solids but just can't and it's got to the point where during this time I throw up a lot and I know this is a huge no-no. So I'm trying to figure out what to do. It never used to be a problem but it becoming more of one. Strange how I can be getting tighter and tighter. I've had this same fill level for nearly 1 year and been fine. The ever picky band! Stay tuned....

Mandy

Ø      Reaching for food is what led you to the OR to have surgery.

Ø      Reaching for food is what got you to size 18,20,22,24 and so forth.

Ø      Reaching for food is what made you depressed and angry at yourself.

Ø      Reaching for food is what left you with that lonely isolated feeling.

Ø      Reaching for food is the “LIE” everything is going to be better.

Ø      Reaching for food is a band aid to the real problem.

Ø      We can make food whatever we want it to be; we can justify this in our minds. But guess what who suffers in the long run “YOU DO”. Now you have a new lease on life,

Ø      Reaching for food was your “OLD” way of doing things.

really been that long since I was on here with an update? Yikes. Well I've been really busy lately with the holiday coming up this week and finally going out of town for a few days and having to prepare and plus I've been doing this golf league with some friends and also been looking for (and getting) a new job and finally I've also taken up teaching some classes at the local college as an extra side line of money in addition to my full time job. So needless to say I've been super busy.

We are going up north for a bit this week to enjoy the 4th and since we haven't been anywhere in years it will be especially nice.

On the job front I have applied for a few different ones because with the rising costs of everything I need to make more money (who doesn't, right?) so I've been looking for a few months and got a few hits. I went for a few different testing sessions and a few interviews and wasn't sure how it would all pan out time wise because the 1 offered me the job which I accepted but the other one is the one I'd really like to get but they are notoriously slow moving so hopefully I will hear from them soon before I actually start at the other place. I accepted it but am not starting until August. I stretched it out as far as I could in hopes of hearing something from this other place. I would hate to do that to them by leaving before I even start because it's quite a process and I'd feel bad they had to start over but these days you gotta do what is best for you, right? This other job pays way more and offers a great retirement and vacation. I have that at both jobs but this one has more opportunity for advancement so I'm really interested in that. So we'll see how that goes. Either way I have a new job and I'm excited.

I start working on my MBA in August as well so I'm pretty stoked about that. So as you can see I've been beyond busy so that's why I've been MIA on here. I've popped in to read a few posts here and there but blogged nothing.

On the eating front, I still struggle to control my sweet tooth. I haven't lost anything in a month but I haven't been so great so I didn't expect to. I haven't been bad per se but not good either. I'm just working on finding a normal balance and loosing the "good" and "bad" mentality. Thin and healthy people don't usually think of it that way. I want to eat everything within reason with moderation.....and YES I WILL EAT CARBS TOO 4 THOSE OF YOU WHO THINK THEY ARE THE DEVIL! LOOK UP HOW YOUR BODY USES CARBS (GOOD ONES OF COURSE) AND YOU'LL SEE WHY YOU NEED THEM AND SHOULDN'T SHY AWAY FROM THEM!  So that's what's been happening in my world lately.

The bottom line update on weight is that I'm about 10 lbs away from where I want to be and I know I'll get there; maybe not today or next month but I'll get there all in good time. I know it takes time and so I'm willing to wait. I'm probably one of the most uncomplicated people you'll ever meet if you can't tell.

Mandy

What is it about warm weather that makes me crave ice cream and BBQ sauce? Not together of course but these foods. I love ice cream any time of the year but when the sun pokes out I really want it. There's nothing like sitting on a warm bench in the sun eating an ice cream cone.....mmmmm.....well isn't that a picture of health! LOL. Well life is about moderation in my book and as long as I don't get stupid crazy with the stuff it's totally do-able to have 1 here and there. Just thought it was interesting how certain weather makes me crave certain foods; kinda like how you crave cocoa in the cold weather months or stew in the fall, etc. No wonder I have issues with food......gheesh...I even tie them to the seasons!

Mandy

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to drop a few lines and let ya'all know I'm still alive and kicking. I haven't been on here in forever it seems so I wanted to drop by. I read up on some posts and even responded to a few. I have been so busy lately that i haven't  had time for much. On the weight loss front I lost 5 lbs last week which is really good considering I've been really struggling lately. I find the closer I get to my body's comfort zone and ideal weight the harder it is to take it off. I might just readjust my sites so I don't set myself up for disappointment. I don't want to set a goal that will be so unrealistic that I end up yo-yo ing forever. I already know what that does to your fat burning furnace so I don't want to go there for sure. We'll see how it works.

I have found that I have been struggling with my sugar cravings lately but I don't know if it's because I had my TOM last week or if it's just normal me craving normal stuff. Some days are certainly better than others but I do find that if I eat a small something everyday like an ice cream or 200 or 300 calories worth of dark choc I feel better and not as ready for a binge. So I think I'll keep working those in. I think the 300 calories added is better than the 1200 I'd get from a binge. So in a nutshell I'm still hanging in there with you all trying to get to my goal weight and taking it one day at a time. Good luck to everyone and hope you are all doing well.

Mandy