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!