Sexy Shrinking Wifey...that is what my hubby likes to say...

He really knows how to boast an ego, even though I have only lost an additional pound from the last time I updated my chart (about a week ago).

Having the band put in, I knew I did not want to risk getting pregnant to soon. (One of my goals having the band is being able to have kids with hubby) So I went on Birth Control, which I started the day after my band was put in. So I have been frustrated as to why I am not losing weight. Even though I know, most at this time, pre fill, post band don't lose too much weight. But today gave me another reason why I am not really loosing.

She came to visit. Only 20 days since my last and hopefully not as strong as my last either because of the blood thinner shot. Last night I slept with a heating pad on me, and it seems that when ever I do my period starts the next day. Wondering if I am onto so scientific evidence. LOL!

Sorry I have not posted much. I had a really crappy weekend. Emotionally crappy dealing with my Hubby telling everyone what is going on with me. Just was really sore about it. He is so proud of me and my loss but this weekend again reinforced why I am not telling everyone. Why I did not even want to tell my Grandmother when I have not lost any more weight than the week before. Just really frustrating. But it is water under the bridge and I am doing this for me.

Since this weekend, Laney has been much more hungry. She has had some soft foods, but mostly still doing the full liquids. This weekend I am going to switch over to soft foods. I can't wait and neither can she. I can't even stomach broth anymore. After all the SF pudding and jellos and cream soups, I tried a broth yesterday because my throat was a little sore and YUCK, it tasted like I was drinking salt water. I just about threw up from it. Pre band I could have lived on broth, now...don't bring the stuff near me right now.

My other new hobby is charting. I have a excel sheet where I am keeping track of everything I eat, my BP and sugar levels, added my period cycles and just have it all in one nice spot. It really will make it easy to see what I am doing.

Since my first work out I have not used the WII again. OMG I am so uncoordinated, but I remembered that I have these DVD's that I bought YEARS ago by Leslie Sansone that are just walking DVD's. At that time it was called Walk Away the Pounds. Now she has reformatted it a little to be called Walk at Home. I just did the 1 mile walk and feel great. So I am going to use these for a bit till I get my strength condition up to par and then I will try the WII for some extra work out fun. I just love the DVD was only 15 minutes and really easy. I would not say I got as much of a workout as I did with the WII, but just being 3 weeks post op I really think this is a good way to start.

Hopefully in a few weeks I will be working on the 2 mile walk, then the 3 mile walk and then the 4 mile walk. Once I know the steps down I will put her in and put my MP3 player on and just jam out to my songs as I walk and condition.

I am hoping that with my first fill in about 2 weeks and walking this will give me a nice jump start to losing the weight that has been on me for most of my life.

Okay well hope everyone is doing good and shedding the pounds.

Staying positive...
(((HUGS)))
Laney & Cortney