Saturday, August 1, 2009
Dietician
Went and saw the dietician yesterday! Nothing all that exciting happened, we just went through what I ate like we always do. She even said that it doesn't do much good to come and see her until I've actually started feeling restriction so she can help me adjust to that. Good thing is, she said I am right on track with weight loss. I was really glad to hear that because I've been totally frustrated this last week. I got this fill and I feel nothing and I'm still hungry and the scale is moving like 2 points on the scale at a time. She said just to remember to be patient, the band requires patience, it is not like gastric where you loose your fat suit overnight practically. Well she didn't say that part, I added that in haha. I am just trying to remind myself all the time that it is good I am loosing slow, slow is the reason I chose the band. You see I only told my mom, dad, and hubby about the surgery, so if I lost fast I think it would be obvious to everyone I lost. So I am just trying to keep it positive!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone who is a good spirit lifter and wants to give me a little pep talk I am all for it!!! =)
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It's frustrating when the scale is so slow. I always try to remember that if the scale is showing lower numbers (no matter how small a loss) then it's all good. Sounds like you have a good thing in place by seeing the dietitian.
OK - pep talk from a 56-year old whose learned everything about weight gain and loss through personal experience over and over and over again.... (!).
Apart from following simple and basic rules with the band, which you clearly already know about, the dietician is right: it's not only patience you need, but the awareness that the patience is an important factor. Losing the weight slowly helps you adjust mentally and physically - mentally because though fun, it's not helpful to lose it quickly and be on a high about it. Zig-zagging between big highs and big lows is as bad as zooming up in weight then zooming back down again. Levelling your moods and your weight loss will ensure your can maintain it later, AND.... it means you can occupy your brain with other things unconnected to food.
From the physical point of view, fast and impatient weight loss makes it likely that the bits of you which potrude right now due to overweight, will look like melted wax later - and you want to avoid that.
Try to think long term - the lapband is going to make you a happier person and one who will live longer, but the two or so years it may take to do it are the rites of passage, and make no mistake, everybody has to go through them. You're young and pretty, and when you get to the other side of this experience you will have longer than most to enjoy it.
And how to deal with the impatience? Essential to think of a way to keep your brain occupied that has nothing to do with this. Leaving your physical self to one side, what else do you really care about? What interests you?
Hope this hasn't sent you to sleep, and I wish you lots of luck (and patience!).
Caroline
Breanne- It's slow, but we knew that going in and as you said we chose it over Bypass for that reason. I'm sure you're losing inches and once you get some restriction the scale will start moving again. Remember all of us June Journey's need to stick together :) - I'm sure none of us has restriction yet and it's frustrating - but we'll get there. I don't think I'm a great pep talk-er, but I have to say this stuff to myself everyday too.
Have a great weekend.
I feel ya! If you want some cheering or weird...something, go check out my most recent blog, my introduction! Then you can come join me!!!
I know you are doing fabulous and I feel the same as you. My optimistic thought though is that, "at least we're not gainers", we're loser we're just slow losers. And this is only temporary. I can't remember how much your fill was but mine was 4cc in a 10cc band and I'm doing good w/ it. I don't know how "full" i feel but I don't get hungry for 6-8 hrs. good good so far!!!
Hiya,
I'm with the rest of the girls. Going through this slow loss myself (after blasting off the first fifteen or so kilos like a super-charged turbo - sigh lol) is hard going. But as someone said: we did go into this whole experience knowing it was going to be little by little that we lose the weight (doesn't make it easier though, huh!) We will just have to be patient together :)
ME TOO!! Im hanging in there - its such slow going - even more frustrating - there was a good loss and then nothing!! I just called for a second fill - sad thing is I am not eating much and still not losing - I think I need to boost my protien - I have 6cc or so in but still not to that sweet spot - Im hoping just a little more will do it and keep me full longer! I'm also finding it hard to drink enough since the meal time area is a no go... gotta remember to drink!!! Not much of a peptalk, but your not alone :)
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