2nd Post Op visit 10/19

Well today I went back to Dr. McQuire to get an adjustment in my band, my first at that. My original appointment was set for 10/30 but with family plans the wknd of 10/26 & 27, game night the 20th I was desperate to have an adjustment because I knew the scales were going in the wrong direction despite all my efforts!!! I was right, they were up by 3 lbs!! This makes it 15lbs lost since 8/31 appt. Very discouraging when I think of all the things I have been resisting to LOOSE weight...let me list a FEW: hushpuppies, bread, rolls, biscuits, CHEESE biscuits, family reunion food, BBQ, steak, chocolate, corn bread, pancakes, sodas, caffeine, pasta, rice, gravy, chips, etc. etc. Dr. Mcquire proceeded to put 2cc's in my band...a lot of you have wondered how this works and now I know!! He has you lay on your back, bring your knees to your chest which makes your stomach muscles pop and then he can better see your port. He takes a needle with the saline solution in it and inserts the desired amount. Once complete, you sit up and proceed to do the water test. (see how you swollow) I immediately felt resistance and he decided to take out 1.5cc's. To repeat the process wasn't fun, it was actually more painful to keep my knees in position vs. the needle going into my gut!! LOL He said if he had left the 2cc's in it, I would have ended up in the ER unable to eat and throwing up etc. I'm glad he has these things in place to prevent these sort of things!!


I hosted game night Saturday the 20th despite my better judgement. I wanted to wait until November to host a FOOD event but tried to put some things in place so I wouldn't be tempted ALL night. Because despite the name of our gathering, we are really there for the food!! LOL I have always considered this time as my supper, but always eat way more and for hours on end!! We generally don't have a lot of healthy options either, not that I would eat them if we did, since I don't like most healthy options!! I had the ladies leave their food/snacks etc. in the kitchen vs. bringing it into the formal dining room where we play our games etc. I wasn't as tempted and was able to avoid overeating for the most part but did consume more than I should have. Well over the weekend I could see the scales moving in the correct direction and decided maybe the weight game I had experienced was from my monthly cycle!!! PTL, the scales are now on the other side of those 3lbs gained and I am now at about 19lbs lost over all. I think to that my body had to adjust to solid foods etc. I also joined the gym on 10/18 and finally worked out yesterday 10/22 for 30minutes which was interesting since I was by myself, but I managed to figure everything out on my own. Thankfully, although embarrassing!!