Day 29

    Today is day 29 of my weight loss journey, and I have lost 22 pounds.  I get my first fill in my band on June 5th, that is when I will be so excited and when the journey truly begins. Right now I am losing slowly because I am controlling what I eat and stopping when I am full it is all will power now because I have nothing in my band so it is not working the way it was designed to.  But when I get my first fill I will only be able to eat 4 to 5 tablespoons at a meal.  It is funny because the nurse at the doctors office told me since I have to wait 6 weeks to heal before I get my first fill and the band is not going to work the way it was designed to I am going to gain weight which is normal.  Oh no I said.  And guess what I still haven't gained weight on the contrary I have lost.  People ask me all the time when they first see me how much weight have you lost, and on facebook my friends say send updated pics well I don't see the 22 pounds in pictures so it is still hard to post pictures.  OH I have went clothes shopping and I am now in one pant size smaller than I was, so I know I am losing inches.  YEAH!!

A New Day

     Everyday I start feeling better and better!  The soreness is going away in most spots but staying sore in others.  I go to the doctor Tuesday for my check up and that is going to be a great day!  {I Hope!}  
     Not to change the subject or anything but, my husband finally admitted that he sees a difference in my body and the way my close look.  I was surprised that he said that because I ask him this once a day to see what he will say and everyday he tells me "babe be patient you just got it done a week ago".  I tell him "but I lost 15 before my surgery I would expect you to see somewhere!"  He then proceeds to tell me he loves me and is glad that I got the surgery.  But I have had women tell me I am going to leave him when I lose the weight.  So of coarse I talk to him about what people discuss with me, and to find out he has been having those thoughts.  But I keep assuring him that I love him and all the crap that we have been through in our marriage why would I leave him when we are happy and everything is going good?!, because if he didn't have his job with insurance and now a licence and truck to get it on his own I wouldn't have been able to get the surgery.  And what's sad is I have never once thought about leaving my husband after I got the band. 
     Time to say bye for now, I am going to spend the rest of my day lounging with the family. 

IT'S FRIDAY!!

So it's Friday, and you know what that means...Its been exactly one week since my surgery and I weigh myself every morning on my home scale but that is just to see if it is working!! LOL  I go Tuesday to my two week check up and that will be my official weight since post op.  And it will tell me how much I have lost since October because that is where I first weighed in since I started my journey.  Scared is the word because I know this is not a miracle surgery, but I also know this was what I needed to be healthy and live a longer life GOD willing.  With the Lap Band for all those who don't know what it is let me explain.... It is a band that goes around your stomach to make a smaller pouch.  Versus the Gastric Bypass the lap band is completely reversible, women can keep it if they want to get pregnant, and there is on cutting and removing of the intestine or stomach.  Now you have to discipline yourself to eat right and exercise because if you don't you can still gain weight and even become bigger than before pre op.  I know many of you hear Gastric Band but that is the technical name it is more known as the Lap Band.  Maybe I should have explained this in the very beginning of my blog so my readers would understand my terms and surgery while reading.  LOL   

I am going to do this!!

     I have such a different outlook on life since my surgery!  I am excited about exercising because I know it is going to make a difference.  Today I got up, got the kids ready and off to school, then I put on my tennis shoes and out the door I was on my way to walk my mile.  My husband text me a asked who did I go waking with and I got to tell him all by myself.  I also told him just because I don't have anybody to walk with doesn't mean that is going to stop me.  I am dedicated to chaging my lifestyle and if I have to do it alone I am going to!!  I am not saying I don't have a support system or people to walk with by no means, what I am saying is there are days I am going to have to do it alone and not let it stop me!!  I refuse to let myself use being alone as an "excuse!"  My life is going to change for the better and the only way it is going to do that is if I make the change!! 

Hope You Enjoy A Little Peak At My Life!

Day 4 And Feeling Great!!

Today I woke up and two of my incisions hurt bad.  My husband being the loving and supportive man he has been said to me "Babe why don't we go do a little walking?"  I was at first thinking duh I hurt why would I want to walk!  LOL  But then decided to give it a try.  We went to the Life Center at the First Baptist Church where I proudly walked a mile on the track at my own pace while my husband played basketball and looked at me ever so often and said "good job honey, you are taking the first steps to a healthier new you!"  And the smile on his face as he said it gave me the strength to walk those next few laps.  The support that I have had just in the beginning of my journey has been great!  I will be walking Monday through Friday at 8 am at the Life Center if anybody wants to join me.  I chose to do it here because I feel comfortable and to me exercising comfortable will keep me motivated.