Tiny Steps, new knowledge

I went in for my 6 week checkup today. Ended up with my 4th fill as well.

Now at 9.9cc in a 14cc band. They almost wanted to go to 10.9cc.. but I kind of said i'd greatly prefer just 1. considering they are fast-tracking fills like no other I kind of figured slowing down wouldn't be a bad thing.

The bad: My weight hasn't BUDGED in over 3 weeks now. I am eating right (1200-1600 calories a day, very little to no caffeine intake, no carbonated beverages to speak of, hardly any carbs, low fat.) I am also exercising 3-4 times a week, mostly cardio.. I am up to the point where I throw the stationary bike in hill climb mode.. and keep the RPM's at around 80 for flat areas and over 95 on hills. ends with my heart-rate being well over 150 for about 35 minutes straight.

the good: I've apparently had numerous NSV's without realizing it! (Nsv = non scale victory) My total fat content of my body dropped another 1.8% (about 6 lbs in 2 weeks of pure fat gone) My blood pressure is a down (wasn't that high, but it's still down). My body is actually loosing weight very well, but it's also retaining water (added 25lbs of water weight from last visit) They aren't sure why but think it will subside, just keep doing what I'm doing sort of thing. The way they phrased it is it's a slow process.. I am getting healthier on the inside, before i see it on the outside. They said it's my body adjusting and everything is happening as it should, to not give up.

so.. no changes outwards.. but apparently lots of good changes inside.. so.. keep on keepin' on.

whoa buddy, we have restriction!!!

So.. after my first fill it was like nothing changed essentially. I felt exactly the same!

Second fill.. holy crap!!! I have to eat a LOT SLOWER.. i thought i was eating slow before, I was wrong. at night when I lay down for bed My stomach gets the worst gas pain i've ever had in my life.. it subsides if i shift around a bunch. but.. last night that meant a solid 30 minutes of shifting around before i actually fell asleep.

I read about drinking a solid 8-10oz of water about an hour before bed.. as it helps "flush" out your stomach.. sO i'm going to try that tonight and see if it helps!

Started working out steadily again.. i had been out walking.. but now i joined a gym. my first workout? walked/jogged a whole 1.2 miles, and biked another mile. I was dead tired too.. soooo out of shape it's not funny!

things going ok.. Waiting for swelling to go down in band and my body to adjust a bit before i leap into solid proteins.. i'm still eating mostly soft foods. I did try to munch on some bariatric pretzels i bought.. sounded good.. but they are also gluten free and kinda taste like cardboard! yay for money down the drain! (also one of those pretzels got stuck.. not fun.. i ate too fast for something so dry i thinking)

Can't tell if i look any different.. as I don't really have people here who see me much enough to notice.. so.. guess i'll just keep doing what i'm doing and working hard at it!

Fill #2

Well I went for my one month checkup today.

Im doing fine.. by their tally I've lost 10% of my excess weight in a month.. so yay!

I also got my second fill!!! bigger yay!!! I've been self restricting my food intake.. but if i chose to i could easily eat 16ounces of food or more. big nono!!!! So they put another 2cc's of fluid in my band today.. bringing me upto.. 8.9cc overall! (total capacity is right around 14cc i believe)

I'm on liquids until tomorrow to allow my stomach some adjustment time.. but I'll keep you posted on how my restriction is once I am able to return to regular foods!

OOPS!

SO I forgot to update for a bit, sorry!

I got my first fill a few weeks ago, it seemed like a great thing for about.. 2 days. Then it felt just like I was before I had it. I can easily eat over a cup of food if i choose to. I try and keep my meals to around 3-4oz max.. 1-2 eggs mixed with a bit of lite mayo for a simple meal, or a 3oz packet of tuna mixed with some mustard and relish. Problem is when I eat what i should eat (the 3-4oz meals) I am hungry again 2 hours later.

My weight loss has totally stalled. I lost 26lbs over first 10 days or so.. and.. have completely dead-stopped since then.

Im doing a lot better with seperating myself from eating when im bored, etc..

Since the surgery I have not consumed a single bread product, caffeine, or carbonated drink. (or alcohol) So i'm probably a bit healthier.

All in all I'm doing ok. Just starting to get a tiny bit frustrated at this being my second week with zero weight loss!

I go in Thursday the 13th for my month checkup. I'm going to ask for another fill because I shouldn't be able to handle as much food as i can at the moment.

Joining a gym tomorrow, finally. Hopefully being in an atmosphere where I can workout more often will help!