35 LBS GONE- I Love My Band!

This morning I am at 219 lbs. That is 35 lbs less than the day I started this journey at 254. The band has helped me get a grip on my life and for that I will be forever thankful. I stayed at 219.5 for a few days because I ate a few things that weren't perfect for me (carbs lol) but, yesterday I ate perfect and finally kicked that .5's ass! lol AND this morning I got into another pair of jeans that I used to wear about 3 years ago :) I am 11 lbs away from the weight I was when I got pregnant with Scarlett. She turns 1 on April 7th and I hope to be atleast to 208 by then so I can say I lost all my baby weight with in the first year. lol I hope that my kids never again have to see me at 250 lbs. Serenity told me the other day that I have a fat belly...ouch. That hurt! But she is 4 and speaks the truth. Her Gee (my ex-mil) wears a size 10 so shes skinny. So if Serenity compares me to her I guess I do have a fat belly! lol! BUT, it wont stay this way forever!! I want to say right now thank you to JESUS for seeing me through this. For helping me to get healthy for a brighter, healthier future for my self and for my girls and husband.  Well, thats my update for now! Until next time, I will leave you with this quote:
"If you deny me in front of your friends, I will deny you in front of my father." ~Jesus Christ

2 Month Post Op Visit

I went to my two month post op visit yesterday. According to their scale I was 225 yesterday which was a total of 29 lbs down and a total of 23 % of my excess body weight. She said at a year out they normally expect their Lap Band patients to be at about 36% so she said I was doing "Stellar" lol. I have decided after yesterday NO MORE COFFEE! It seems like every time I drink coffee for a few days I gain a lbs or two. It's probably because I cannot drink black coffee. I literally have to have 8 packets of splenda and about 5 hazelnut or vanilla creamers. So, no more coffee until I absolutely cannot wake up lol.This morning my scale said 223. My goal by Feb 1st was 222 so I should meet that in the next day or two. (I hope). We are going to be booking our cruise in about a week and its going to be Sept 10th. Its a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise. It goes to Cozumel, Grand Cayman & Ochoa Rios, Jamaica! I am SO excited! If I can lose 8 lbs per month then I would def be at my goal weight by cruise time! When we first started planning the cruise I thought it would be around July or August and by then I wanted to be at around 175 so now that I have another month or two I shouldn't have a problem meeting that goal as long as I stick to it. I REALLY want to look cute in a bathing suit standing next to my handsome hubby :) Scarlett has been KILLING us with her sleep patterns here lately. David and I are getting tired and frustrated because she doesn't want to sleep more than 2-3 hours at a time. It's horrible! She just turned 9 months and has teeth coming in and is going through a little bit of anxiety and learning how to sit up and pull up and all that so I'm sure that's why shes waking up.. but WHEN will it end?? lol Serenity is almost 5 and she still wakes up at least once per night to go to the bathroom. I want to know when that stage comes that they can make their own cereal and watch TV until mom and dad wake up? lol I miss SLEEEEEPPP. BUT, I know that these years will go by so fast. Serenity is almost FIVE!!! Time has flown by with her! This past year has flown by with Scarlett! We are about to have to start planning birthday parties! I think this year I will do separate parties for the girls just so Scarlett can at least have her own 1'st Birthday Party but after that they will probably have a shared birthday party. Their birthday's are only 10 days apart! It would cost way to much to do it separately each year.

But anyways, back to the lap band! I got 1 more CC added to my bad yesterday. Total of 3 cc's in a 10 cc band. It does feel a little bit tighter now. But it will probably be ok for a week or so then I'll start feeling hungry again like I did last month after my fill. I think the only way the weight is coming off right now is because I'm eating low carb. I'm insulin resistance so when I eat any carbs/sugar i automatically gain weight. :( It sucks. BUT that was the life I was dealt. If I can keep those two things out of my diet, then I will be a skinny girl in no time lol!

Well, I hope you all had a GREAT Christmas and New Years! 2011 Is my YEAR!

New Clothes :)

So, I finally had to go get some new clothes like my hubby was suggesting :) I went to Old Navy and walked out with not one size smaller but TWO sizes smaller! I got two pairs of size 18 jeans! I know size 18 is still huge but considering I started out in 24's, that is great for me! The scale this morning was at 225 so I'm down a total of 29 lbs. I hate my scale by the way. Sometimes it goes up and down depending on where I'm standing on the scale. Like this morning, when my center of gravity was to the back of the scale a little bit it said 223.5. I want a scale that doesn't change its mind no matter how I'm standing lol. I'm doing great with my band. No problems at all. It's like I dont even have it! I have had a few times were I had to wait a minute for the food to pass through but other than that, no problems! This is the best thing I have ever done for myself and my family. I'm so excited for this summer to get there! Hopefully I'll be around 175-180 and feel ok buying a swim suit this year. As I have said before, this year I was so big I had to swim in a pair of shorts and a T-shirt..NOT THIS YEAR! I refuse! I am determined that I will be able to buy a bathing suit and feel confident in it! I'm eating low carb now. Which is really not that hard when you do it for a while. Every once in a while I will eat a little piece of potatoe and on New Year's Eve I had a piece of Sweet Potatoe Pie which was AWESOME lol But carbs are not a part of my daily eating anymore! Like yesterday I had a cup of Cottage cheese for breakfast, Some left over meatloaf, green beans and a very small ceasar salad for lunch and for dinner I had some fish and zuchinni. Today, I had a low carb sausage scrambler from Krystals (love them!) and for lunch I have a grilled chicken ceasar salad and for dinner I have Salmon defrosting in the fridge. Simple. Low Carb. :) The best fish recipe I have found yet is baking Salmon with Dijon mustard on top with a little bit of dill at 375 for about 10-15 minutes until the fish is flaky. That is GOOD! Well, I have to get back to work. We are also in the process of buying me a new car! Whoo hoo! :) Have a great day everyone!