Finally an Update

Well, I am finally making an update to this blog about how my Lap Band weight loss is going. Every once in a while you just need to write things down for others to see.

I was stuck at a range of 270-275 for almost 2 months. I couldn't figure it out. I wasn't eating more food or large quantities, or so I thought. I started back to keeping track of everything again at www.fitday.com just to see what was going on. It is amazing how honest you keep yourself when you write down everything you eat. Anyway, I realized that I had been eating too much sugar and high carb foods.

I took in the previous 5 days of eating into the doctors office last Monday. The nurse, Jackie, looked everything over and started laughing when she saw the whiskey entry. I told her that they didn't have single malt scotch as a choice. Actually she was pleased to see the honesty. She told me I shouldn't be eating more than 50 grams of carbs per day, and I had many days close to or over 100.

We decided I needed a new fill on my lap band, just to help restrict the intake. So we added another .8 cc's to the band and on liquids for 48 hours. I thought to myself, no big deal. I of course was wrong. Eating soup was a challenge, as only 1/2 cup of soup was more than enough to satisfy me. Since then, I am really down on quantity, and my cards are staying low. I am focusing on making sure that I am getting high quality proteins.

As it normally goes after a fill, I am losing weight again. Yesterday morning I was down to 265. Only about 30 pounds to go to meet my goal weight.

Making progress

Life is moving along pretty good. I am losing wiehgt steadily again. Down to 277 this morning. Another few pounds and I will be at the weight that I was on the day that I was lucky enough to marry my lovely bride.

It's been a while.

It has been a while since I posted. It has been a very busy summer with kids activities and everything else happening.

I stopped losing weight for a while. I did some evaluation of my diet and decided that I have probably not been very vigilant on my protein intake. I have made an effor to increase protein, which in turn has decreased the carbs.

I went in this past Monday for a new band fill. We had a discussion on my food intake, and they think I might not be taking in enough food. Anyway, the band fill went well, and I am losing a little bit again.

My weight is down to 286 this morning. This is down from a high of 355 in January when I had my first visit with Dr. T, my surgeon. I was 345 on surgery day. The total loss is pretty significant, and I am really looking forward to reaching my goal weight.

The biggest issue with all this weight loss is that my clothes are too big now.

New Milestone!

I reached a new milestone this week. I am under 300 pounds!

Things have been going fairly well since my last visit. We have learned that steak and other dense meats do not go down very well. It seems that the piece needs to be cut extremely small and then chewed like it is the last piece of meat I will ever eat. Otherwise it is extremely painful. I am not sure it is worth it right now.

All else is going very well. We have even forgotten to eat a meal or two along the way. That is something I never thought possible.

Stop freaking out, and listen to your body. Respect the rules of Lap Band.

Well I was so worried about getting sick last week that I scheduled an appointment to get my lap band loosened up. I was afraid it was too tight and that was causing me to get sick.

When I called and talked to the nurse, Jackie, she quizzed me on what I had been eating and doing. I made a strong case to get in and get it released a bit. It turns out that all those questions got me to doing a very serious evaluation of everything that had happened. I realized that I wasn't following the rules.

I learned that if you don't completely chew your food, you are in trouble. If you eat too fast you will miss the ever important warning sign that you have had enough. You don't want to miss that sign. Trust me on this one.

On a bright note, my lovely bride had her band adjusted for the first time this week. She seems to be doing well after the fill.

Well it seems that weight keeps coming off and that is the goal to help me gain control.

What a week!

It has been a tough week since the band fill. Yep, a really tight lap band will make you really respect the rules. I have found that morning is not a good time to eat solid food this week. I have gotten sick a few times this week after just a couple of bites of food that previously didn't give me any problem. I am hoping this is temporary.

To top this all off, I am not home this weekend. I left home on Thursday for the Nebraska Fire School to teach. This has really presendted some challenges while staying in a hotel trying to figure out how to get some nutrition. Chocolate milk is nutrition right?

Life after Lap Band fill.

Howdy!
Life after the latest Lap Band fill has been good. I really can't eat much at all. It is a new challenge to learn just how little to eat before making myself sick. It doesn't take much, about 1/2 cup of food to get very full.

Amyway, exercising more regularly. My oldest two kids are challenging each other to complete workouts and become more fit.