What I Did During My Lapband Vacation

It's official. I gained 6 lbs since my "unfill" on March 10. It's probably not a full 6 lbs because I'm very bloated in a womanly way - I'm guessing it's about 3 lbs once I unload all this fluid.

The thing is, I really don't feel badly about the weight gain. I've been able to wrap my head around the idea that this is a process and with any long term endeavor, there are ups and downs. In this case, it's still mostly downs (as in weight going down) and I'm way ahead of where I was mentally and physically, even a month ago. Sure, a month ago the weight was falling off but it was at the price of vomiting, feeling unwell and feeling mentally punished for being fat all the time.

With the unfill, I was able to replenish both my body and my mind. I like to think of this period as a mini vacation from the band that allowed me to refresh and start anew...just like coming back from vacation and going back to school or work.

Yesterday, I got a fill. Only 1cc which brought me back to 6cc, exactly what I had after my first fill. I couldn't feel any restriction when I had my soup for lunch and fluids go down fine but I decided on some soft cheese, salad and hummus for dinner and I could feel it. Yay! Restriction is back and not too much. I may still need another adjustment but I'm really ready to get back on the wagon and correct these bad patterns I fell right back into over the last month:

1) Drinking while eating

2) Bread, bread, bread

3) Eating too fast and not chewing well enough - even with very little restriction I had a bad PB incident with a bagel

4) Slider foods and candy

5) Diet soda

6) Booze

7) Snacking

It was a great vacation - eating, drinking, my birthday, having too much fun with food - but I'm back now and tightening the reins.

Happy Easter, Passover, Spring to all!

That sounds so familliar! I just had my birthday, my 1st and only drink, my 1st bread and my list goes on like yours! I'm with you! It's back on the saddle again for me! Happy Easter!

My mom had to have an unfill at one point and told me she was gonna have a hamburger (something that normally wouldn't go down well for her) and I thought that was totally reasonable. I would do the same thing if I had to have an unfill. Its not one hamburger or even a few weeks of 'vacation' that did any of us under in the first place.

Hi guys,

Slow and steady wins the race. If you try to be too perfect, we set ourselves up to fail. Keep chipping away

Regards

Bariatric Dietitian

Helen Bauzon