Christmas eve and no exercise....
I've really been hitting it hard the last few days with workouts but today there just wasn't enough time in the day. Somethings just have to take precedent. I was just about ready to jump on the treadmill when a good friend called and wanted to come over to exchange gifts. She stayed till it was time for me to go to church with my family. Now, it's 9:30 and I haven't ate supper. So, I'm going to get off here and eat a little snack to tide me over till breakfast. The scale is starting to move down again. I was seeing reading as high as 239. I think I am feeling a little more restriction but I'm still going to get the fill on Jan 10th. I don't think I've hit the sweet spot.

Sweet spot=

• being full on 3-4 oz of protein and 1/2 cup to 1 cup of produce
• being satisfied with 3 meals and one snack
• staying satisfied for 3-4 hours between meals.
• not searching for food because I'm hungry.

Okay...so the first fill hasn't really done anything for me. I have to chew more because I've had a couple episodes when it felt like something was going to get stuck. But it went on down. No PBing. I'm still eating to much. And not staying full. So I go back on Jan 10th for another fill.

I'm thinking I also have to be more vigilant too. I think I've taken on a attitude that the band is going to do all of the job and I don't really have to watch what I eat. Wrong. I still have to make better choices and listen to my body. I definitely know when I'm full because I usually start burping. But I've ate so unconsciously for so many years that I don't always pick up on it and keep eating. I really have to get into some new habits. Possible give up eating in front of the TV for one.

I had my first fill today and went to a support meeting.

First the fill - well,.........it was a tad bit uncomfortable. Not horrendous but not a piece of cake the way others have described it. The needle was bigger and longer than what I was expecting. It didn't hurt so much going in but coming out felt like my insides where being sucked out. (slight exaggeration!) I laid down for the poking part then sat up with the needle still in to swallow some water. I swallowed easily till I got to 1.5 cc's. Then I started burping and could feel a little pooling in the back of my throat. So, he backed it down to 1 cc. It didn't even take 10 minutes all together.

My fill was at 11:50 and the support group didn't start till 4 in a town that is 60 minutes from home so I decided to take the day off and Christmas shop. Because I was away from home and my fill was right before lunch I stopped at Steak and Shake and got a yogurt smoothie. It actually lasted 3 hours as I was coming in and out of stores Christmas shopping.

I wasn't hungry tonight but seeing as my calories weren't very high, I ate about 1/3 cup of mashed potatoes tonight. I thought if I didn't I'd wake up in the middle of the night hungry.

Nutrition will be better tomorrow while I continue on some soft foods. Today was a fluke because I was rushing around with my fill, x-mas shopping, support meeting and a hair cut this evening.

Forgot to say the support meeting was great. Jean, our leader, is phenomenal. She had gastric bypass herself but is very educated in the band protocol. She is also hilarious. She genuinely cares about her patients.

I'll report more later on yhow this fill is going.

I'm slowly getting back to where I was pre-thansgiving/pre-"I have no restriction, I can eat everything again" days. I turned down donuts and muffins this morning at church and only had some skim milk. Yes, at this point I can eat breads, muffins, and cake. No problem with them going down yet. I'm hoping for a little restriction after my fill December 13th. I've been really busy at work and haven't worked out all week. Yesterday was a bust too because I had church stuff to do. Like decorating for Christmas and finding the advent readings. I really need to get into the holiday season. I don't have any decoration up here at home or any presents bought. The most I did was get out my x-mas cards and make a list of people I need to send cards to. Hope, I haven't stated them either just a list. LOL!! I never keep my mind on a project long enough to finish it. I know it's not funny but I always joke around that I have adult ADD. C-YA