I've had my lap band now since May 21st, a good two months. I've lost between 20 and 25 pounds depending on the scale I look at.
I am slowly and steadily losing weight -- but it's still a bit frustrating since we're talking about a pound a week. I'd rather lose more, and the initial weight loss makes it more frustrating.
Here's how I am trying to wrap my head around this.
I went for about a year maintaining my weight within 5 pounds (and yes that was frustrating too, but at least I was maintaining. Then last year, about August, I started gaining about 10 pounds a month. That was not only frustrating but physically hard on my body.
It was November when I finally realized I needed help and went to TLC Edge. At that point I stopped gaining weight, and started maintaining again. It was still physically hard on my body along with the psychological problems that went with that.
So then I lost between 20 and 25 pounds when I actually had the surgery. At first it felt better, but now I am back to a lot of physical pain. Going to the chiropractor is helping that, and I'm doing both Celebrix and Tylenol.
I am still learning how to eat, and I often ignore the stop eating signs. Can't ignore them for long, and I am stopping long before I used to. So yes, the lap band is helping with portion sizes. I am still having trouble picking the right food sometimes and the lap band isn't going to help that.
I'm "working" this week, staff development for a possible camp on Monday, then traveling and going to a workshop in Missouri. I'm going to see the fit tech at TLC Edge when I get back and decide what to do then.
I've had my lap band now since May 21st, a good two months. I've lost between 20 and 25 pounds depending on the scale I look at.
I am slowly and steadily losing weight -- but it's still a bit frustrating since we're talking about a pound a week. I'd rather lose more, and the initial weight loss makes it more frustrating.
Here's how I am trying to wrap my head around this.
I went for about a year maintaining my weight within 5 pounds (and yes that was frustrating too, but at least I was maintaining. Then last year, about August, I started gaining about 10 pounds a month. That was not only frustrating but physically hard on my body.
It was November when I finally realized I needed help and went to TLC Edge. At that point I stopped gaining weight, and started maintaining again. It was still physically hard on my body along with the psychological problems that went with that.
So then I lost between 20 and 25 pounds when I actually had the surgery. At first it felt better, but now I am back to a lot of physical pain. Going to the chiropractor is helping that, and I'm doing both Celebrix and Tylenol.
I am still learning how to eat, and I often ignore the stop eating signs. Can't ignore them for long, and I am stopping long before I used to. So yes, the lap band is helping with portion sizes. I am still having trouble picking the right food sometimes and the lap band isn't going to help that.
I'm "working" this week, staff development for a possible camp on Monday, then traveling and going to a workshop in Missouri. I'm going to see the fit tech at TLC Edge when I get back and decide what to do then.
It isn't easy, but it is working.