Hi all,
I’ve broken through the barrier apparently. I’ve lost five more pounds, so I’m approaching 50 gone. I got another fill yesterday too.
Dr. Curry’s nurse practitioner gave the fill. I had not met her before. She was the most informative and helpful person I’ve met to date! She told me lots of little secrets and explained how things work in a way I never fully understood.
She also made it clear I am never to eat hot dogs again. Now I have not had any hot dogs – and I didn’t plan to eat one, but she told me a story about a lap band patient who got a hot dog bite “stuck” and had to have it removed with a scope. Then the guy was in Michigan, on vacation, and ate another hot dog and got it stuck too! He had to drive all the way home to Cincinnati to get it removed. How crazy is that! Believe me, I will never even attempt to eat a hot dog – no matter what!
I guess all of us who eat for a living – haha – are crazy. It made me feel so much better knowing that I’m not alone in my inability to curb some of my “set in” behaviors. The dietitian told me it was going to get easier for me to stay on a planned eating program once the band hits the “sweet spot”. Apparently the sweet spot is the band fill that really limits ones eating. I should only be able to eat 1/2 cup of anything at one time. Here I thought I was being ridiculous because I was always hungry. Now I’m not hungry at all. The feeling is back…yippee!
Right after surgery that lack of hunger was like a miracle. I had never felt that before. Then around February, it went away and I’ve been ravenous. At the last fill in April, I could tell a difference. I really did eat less. And, obviously that worked! Five pounds. I’m hoping for 10 this month. I’ve been exercising more and feeling more peppy.
I also think the anti-anxiety medicine the doctor gave to me recently is working as well. Funny thing, when one has an anxiety disorder. Even happy stress can cause problems. I didn’t sleep through most of April. Now I’m sleeping and I think that helps keep a positive attitude and I feel better too. Apparently the medication also helps some people with compulsive disorders. I don’t think I’m compulsive, but with the medicine and the fuller lap band, maybe I’ve broken through the physical barriers that have been holding me back a little bit.
Pray this is so. 🙂