cutting my losses

hello my old friend...it's been a while, eh?

apologies for the hiatus but there hasn't been much lap band business to update. at the last nutritionist visit, i was told to eat from all of the food groups to make sure nothing reacted negatively with the band. so i've been doing that but being healthy and cognizant of what i eat so that i don't repeat bad patterns or habits. the only bread i've eaten is rye or whole grain and the only desserts i have are sugar free or very low sugar (carb smart bars) and i'm sticking to my 1 dr pepper a month edict, too. despite my restrictions, i still worry about weight gain and have been dreading the next visit with her on the 15th. so imagine my surprise when i saw myself in the mirror and saw more weight loss! from the front, i'm not as wide and my profile is nowhere near as distorted as it was and is starting to look normal!

on the downside, i'm having trouble with my insurance company and my have to file bankruptcy because they don't seem to want to pay for $37K of the procedures i had but if that happens, there's nothing i can do except call yoda.

send good thoughts my way, people.
i need all of the help i can get.
pax,
m

spoiled ass

i am so spoiled. i got my new phone and it's so high tech it needs its own purse! it came with earbuds, a charger, a tether cable to connect it to my pc and a bunch of guides. i bought it a desktop cradle, an extra battery with its own charging doc and power cable, a snap on case, and polarized screen protectors to keep it from getting scratched and so no one can see what i'm looking at. and it acts as a hotspot so i was able to give up my aircard. i am so spoiled.

so i went to a group nutritionist meeting today and they told me they want me to eat bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, etc! apparently i need to be able to eat anything with the band and this part of the after care diet is to test that. i told them i had problems with bread and chicken breast and tuna and she told me to dip it in a sauce or mayo! MAYO?? ok...and they don't expect any weight loss with this next stage because i need to really eat. my meals should be 50% protein, 25% carb and 25% veg and the carb should be fruit. i'm also to eat 60g of protein a day and i can go back to the pool whenever i want! yay! i'll probably do that this weekend. i just get so bored sometimes but i think since it's been so hot and i've not set foot near a pool in a couple of months i should be ok with the repetitiveness of laps...i just hope i have a suit that fits! i've got 4 of them in varying sizes so i think all bases are covered.

so apparently a nasty little side effect of this band is weird burps. they're fast, without warning, audible and painful. imagine a ping pong or golf ball materializing at the top of your stomach and just literally shooting out of you within 3 seconds and having no way to surpress it! and it hurts. a lot. and it's noisy. like a dog bark...like MY dog's bark! it sounds like tygrrr lilly's bark - low and growly and weird. and it's got a popping quality that you have to hear to understand. i'm lucky, too, because the lady at group has farts like that so i'm not complaining. can you imagine shooting ping pong balls out of your butt?!? that's a whole 'nother kind of spoiled ass that i am blessed not to have.

have a great night!
pax,
margo