SkyeBlu

Not sure what my malfuntion is but wow I am not motivated to do much of anything! I have so much to do before I leave for Phoenix in the morning and it's just not happening. I even have the munchies supper bad. What am I so stressed out about? GEEZE :cursing: I actually really want to go for a walk but it is so bloody hot here all the sudden. I don't mind the heat when I have an adaptation period but it went from the mid 60's to the 90's in a matter of a week! Here I am whining about waling and my poor hubby has to be melting in all of his gear. I need to get a grip. It should cool off in a few hours I will have to go pound some pavement then! :biggrin:

Not sure what my malfuntion is but wow I am not motivated to do much of anything! I have so much to do before I leave for Phoenix in the morning and it's just not happening. I even have the munchies supper bad. What am I so stressed out about? GEEZE :tt1: I actually really want to go for a walk but it is so bloody hot here all the sudden. I don't mind the heat when I have an adaptation period but it went from the mid 60's to the 90's in a matter of a week! Here I am whining about waling and my poor hubby has to be melting in all of his gear. I need to get a grip. It should cool off in a few hours I will have to go pound some pavement then! :cool:

Kat...Take a deep cleansing breath! You are doing an awesome job just by realizing that you need the help! I was banded Feb 10 ,2006 on March 19, 2006 my husband was diagnosed with Cancer....my stress level hit mach 9!! The things that kept me going were these.... I kept reminding myself that life is real, things happen and sometimes those things are messy and ugly. All we can do is move forward and eating everything that isn't bolted down is not going to make it all better. If I felt like losing my mind (aka...eating everything in sight) I would do one of the following... walk around the block real quick drink a bunch of Water allow myself a small snack that was ok (100 calorie pack etc) if I was hungry turn up some music that made me want to dance turn on some music that made me mellow Put a pillow over my face and scream as loud as I could Find those things that you can do that don't involve icky foods. Also stick to your guns! I learned from personal experience that one "this cookie won't matter" leads to two...then three...see a pattern here? Your doing great keep up the great work and don't let the jerks get you down!!

Today I was walking and decided on a goal for myself.....I can't cut my hair until I reach 140. This is a biggie for me becuase I'm not into much girlie stuff but I love love love my short sassy hair. It is super easy for me to do and I know that if I have to "do" my hair every single day it will keep me on track from straying. Just a few weeks of dealing with my out of control mop and I will be moving and groving my a$$ extra hard to get the mop off my head!! I even told my kids and made a sign for my cork board to remind me every day why I am doing this.

Today I was walking and decided on a goal for myself.....I can't cut my hair until I reach 140. This is a biggie for me becuase I'm not into much girlie stuff but I love love love my short sassy hair. It is super easy for me to do and I know that if I have to "do" my hair every single day it will keep me on track from straying. Just a few weeks of dealing with my out of control mop and I will be moving and groving my a$$ extra hard to get the mop off my head!! I even told my kids and made a sign for my cork board to remind me every day why I am doing this.

You are in for a bit of a ride when it comes to the world of Cancer. Please remember to eat well and treat your body well! I can reccomend some great books that range from diet to just good motivation if you would like just e-mail me. cessairskye@yahoo.com I personally have not battled Cancer but have delt with it very closely in the past years with parents, grandparents and most recently a very aggressive case of colon cancer with my husband. Skye

What did the doctor say after your trip there?

Ummm....I'm going to say NO GO on smoking at all!! Reason #1 and most important...THE MUNCHIES ARE BAD after you have been banded! It defeats the entire process you are going through. I don't mean to sound harsh but thinking this way is going to be one of the things you HAVE to change to make your band successfull. There is a reason they have legalized smoking in some areas for cancer patients...it makes them eat. Just say no to the green stuff!

Hello to my fellow Reno'ites :thumbs_up: I was banded by Dr. Billy in Truckee and still go see him there for fills and check-ups. If you end up going to see him he is an excelent bariatric doctor he has been doing lap-bands longer than most docs on the west coast and even trained most of the docs at Western Surgical on the technique. His staff is super sweet and supportive too! One warning, he is very very no nonsense! Has a great bedside manner to him but doesn't sugarcoat anything. Dr. Sasse...that man has a very special place in my heart and always will! He preformed my husbands emergency apendectomy then had to be the one to tell us it was actually an agressive form of cancer and did his hemi-colectomy 2 days later. He is a phenominal surgeon and has the most amazing bedside manner I have ever encountered in my life. My mom calls him "Dr. Howser" because he looks 12 :party: hehe Nice to see some local faces on here :frown:

They just like to jump on any behavior that is not considered "normal" (what ever the hell normal is). They sensationalize the fact that she is being "cozy" with her new bff but they make little mention about the fact that she is mellowing out a bit, maybe if she can just be "herself" for once she won't have to act out like the constant obnoxious party child that she normal does.

You say that you are good in the am and the afternoon...Take a look at when you are hungry in the eveing, is it when you are sitting down to watch tv, is this a time you would normally munch and munch? A big one for me was bordom or stress eating simply because I could. I realized most of the time I wasn't really hungry but had the munchies from years of habit. There are time you can be honestly hungry though (I know I do get that way) to test if I am munchie hungry or in need of sustinance I drink a bunch of Water if that doesn't do it then I am hungry and I have a small treat/meal like a yogurt, a really yummy chocolate protien shake, or 1/2 of one of my favorite Protein bars etc. Also, if you are genuinely getting hungry quicker on some nights and not others look at what you ate, I know some foods go through me quicker and I crash if I inadvertanly ate too much carbs. There is so much to learn it is amazing! And by the way....AWESOME on the 22lbs lost!!! :thumbs_up: If you keep up that pace you could be down over 100lbs by your bandaversary! Keep up the great work!

Don't freak out :cool: your body is going through so many changes right now it will change day to day until you get a good groove going. As Amanda says, listen to your doctor and stick with the program he lined up for you. Water weight counts for alot too, weather, high and low pressure systems etc can make you fluxuate a pound or two. Keep on track it sounds like you are doing great....20lbs WOW that is a great start to the new skinnier you!