Update July 7th

Hello again! I know it has been a while since I did my first post but I wanted to wait and see how much change occurred in a couple of weeks. I am now down 32 pounds total. It is very exciting! I really can't tell a difference but everyone around me says that they can see it, especially in my face.

I went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago and he told me that he could tell I had lost weight since surgery. He probably tells everyone that but I appreciated it anyway. I just showed him the incision that worried me and he told me that it wasn't too bad and that it would heal eventually. It is looking better now but not completely healed. It is near my belly button and it hurts every now and then but I know it will get better. I asked about calorie intake and they told me that it is more about portion control but that a normal range would be between 1,000 to 1,300. I am trying to stay within that range.

I am currently house sitting for my vice principal and luckily he has a pool and a new treadmill so I have been taking advantage of that. I am using the treadmill every morning and night for about 30 minutes while I am here. It is always funny to me how much better I feel after doing so. During the school year a few other teachers and myself walk at the track at PVCC before work and I always have a better day after the exercise. My summer job is less strenuous but I am always stress free and in a better mood after I use the treadmill. I don't suppose I will ever be one of those people that LOVE to exercise but I want it to be my new obsession if that makes sense.

In terms of eating, I am on solid foods now. I usually start the day with a protein shake, mostly because my stomach is really tight in the morning. For lunch, I usually have yogurt, a string cheese, and some apple slices (minus the skin). For dinner I try to have chicken and a salad. I snack on sugar free popsicles and string cheese but I am trying to cut out the string cheese because I read that it was 80 calories for one stick! I couldn't believe it! I went to Sprouts and picked up some organic juice and crackers. It is so much fun for me to look at the calories and sugars now. It is like a math equation. I know I am weird but oh well.

I often feel really full after a light lunch. It is like I have eaten a thanksgiving dinner after a meal. It is like an internal alarm bell that I never had before.

I just want to thank everyone for their support. I am so thankful that I was able to have this operation and I feel loads better already.

I have an appointment on July 22nd for my first adjustment. An adjustment is when they inject saline through a port. The saline goes to air sacs around the lap band to make the opening smaller. I am very looking forward to that appointment and I will make sure to update my blog after that.