Friday, August 9, 2013

My first PB and hopefully my last

Last week was great for me.  I was on target, losing weight every day.  This week I went to San Antonio for a conference and it was more difficult than I anticipated to eat right.  I did all right with my eating, but not fantastic. I mostly had a protein bar for breakfast and something light for lunch - one day it was a tuna kit.  The alcohol may have been my problem but I had straight tequila instead of mixing it to save calories.  I did okay, but still a little off course.  I had fun though.

One night we were out to eat and I had ordered a chicken breast and some sweet potato fries.  It was over cooked, the bite was bigger than it should have been, and I swallowed.  dum dum dummmmmmmmm....I was uncomfortable almost immediately.   I decided to take a drink of water to help it down.  I tried burping, but that didn't work.  I decided to make a run for the bathroom. I did and thankfully it was empty except for the attendant.  It was weird and I think it was a Productive Burp (PB).  I didn't exactly vomit, but water came spewing out of my mouth in two separate occasions.  I expected the slime to come as I waited for the chicken to come back up.  I stayed in the bathroom for a while and the tightness in my chest went away.  I think the chicken went down because it never came up and I felt better.  The rest of my meal was just the fries!  I have no desire to ever be really stuck.  I was pretty uncomfortable.

The last few days I have been hungry again and more often.  I have been exercising a lot...like 800% more than I have ever done before.  I'm sticking with the 3 mile walks.  I even went walking my 3 miles in San Antonio.  That's the Alamo behind me.  I was trying to keep my time, that's why I barely slowed down and my picture is crazy-faced.

I am struggling again close to my second fill.  I am so frustrated about EVERYTHING right now. I am sensitive and emotional.  I am irritable and very very pissy.  PMS?  I would suspect.  Now if I can just keep myself from pissing off my husband too much in the meantime by my extreme emotional nonsense.  I want to eat everything I can find and it REALLY pisses me off that I can't!!!  Agh!!!

I am at my thirty day mark which means I need to take another round of pictures.  I don't feel like I am in my green zone yet.  I am still ahead of the schedule the clinic gave me for where I should be in my weight loss, but it feels like it should be more.  Maybe in a couple of days once my attitude improves.  :)  Aren't I a barrel of laughs!??  Wouldn't you love to be married to me?!  Geesh...

9 comments:

  1. So proud of you for keeping up the exercise while you were in SA! I find any day that it out of my normal routine makes it 104% harder to do what I need to do and I end up eating massive amounts of Mexican food and finding an excuse that makes exercise absolutely impossible! I'm such a rock star... At excuses at least :)

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  2. Good for you for exercising while traveling! When I'm away from home, I usually let everything fall by the wayside. Luckily I don't travel that much. :)

    I felt the exact same way before my second fill this past week. I can really tell it has made a difference in the amount that I can eat. I'm not ready to say that I'm in the green zone just yet, I'll have to see what happens over the next few days, but I can tell that I'm getting closer. It's a process, and you're doing great!

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  3. you are doing great... stop selling your self short. You have only had one fill. You are just at the beginning of your wonderful journey. And you exercised on vaca... you are a rock star.

    Rule #1 Jack... (via Uncle Si) cut any meat up to the size of your pinky nail. Right now you are still in the new faze and you will make the mistake again... Hell im almost 4 years and i still make them. having a plan ahead of time going to rest. is key. Until you really get too know your band and what you can and can't eat... go on-line and troll the menu. Today was a hard lunch for me. Went to Buffalo Wild wings... I HATE this place. No soup, no except able kid menu, not baked potato... i had to get a Asian salad which really wasn't asian at all. NEVER again.

    Anyway, this is what i loved about the band.. having the time to work with it and finding the ins and outs. At first i could eat bread, pizza, wings, rice, grits, ... but as time went on and fills came... i could no longer eat those things... i remember the first time got stuck on Grits... OMG.. I figured grits are small... surely i can eat that.. well, not instant grits i can't. These little beasts set in my pouch and expanded...it was terrible. I can though eat "cooked" grits. No bread, but i can eat crackers..... and in no was can i eat FRIES anymore.. But, to be the weight and size i am now... it is all worth it.

    Tip: sure fire way to get unstuck..... in a small cup, mix couple teaspoons lemon juice, same amout of water and meat tenderizer (3-4 shakes)... Run, don't walk to the bathroom. I keep tenderizer in a container in my purse...

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    1. I love all your insight and that you are looking out for me!

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    2. we are sisters now.... your stuck with me... lol

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  4. My sister has the perfect word for what you are feeling. You are "Hangry"! Hang in there!

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  5. Woohoo! You are doing awesome with the exercise. You should be so proud. Those PBs are just bleah. It motivation to cut your food good and eat slowly, isn't it?

    Here is the thing...you CAN eat everything you want...the difference is that this time you are CHOOSING your health over that cheeseburger or chips or whatever it is that tempts you.

    May not help your pissy moods ;) But thinking about it as a sign of your willpower, dedication and determination might make it easier. :)

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  6. Thanks everybody! Great comments from my banded sisters! Very helpful indeed!

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  7. Dude, sounds intense! And way to work out while in SA!!! I'm sure there were so many temptations... had to be tough. Keep it up and keep blogging :D

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