week #1 detox menu...

Here's what I have planned so far for week #1...

carry on...

So, I had a bit of a break-down yesterday.  I'm dealing with it...but need to do so privately before I can do so publicly.  I have some things to consider and some decisions to make.  Will let you know more when I am able.

In other news...

Darrell and I are going to do the Whole Living Magazine 2012 Detox.  We're starting on Friday.  We'll probably lose weight, but that's not the main focus.  I need to get my head back in the game and I'm a Capricorn which means I'm an all or nothing kind of gal.  A week of nothing but fruits, vegetables & nuts will force help me get over this "a little bit won't hurt too much" attitude I've had going on since my unfill.  I'm hoping that Darrell will get over his dependence on caffeine and meat-at-every-meal.  We have a lot of other reasons---far too many to get into here.

Here's the link if you want to read more about it.

i've been binging...

potato chips...ice cream (2 pints today so far)...pretty much anything else that I can get down my pie-hole (except pie, that is).  I'm scared to get on the scale.  I don't know what's going on with me.  Fingers crossed that I'll figure it out before I do too much damage.

still on liquids...

...and doing just fine.  My doc likes for me to stay on liquids for 48 hours after a fill (I think this is fairly standard).  So far, I've been doing & feeling alright.  Very little hunger and everything goes down as it should--even pills!  Since my band is so sensitive to fills, I plan to do a couple of days of mushies before graduating on to solid food.  The Hubs is out of town at the end of the week, so it will make it easier for me not to nibble on things I'm making for him.  

I feel good about this one.  But, I won't really know until tomorrow or Friday (in the past, the swelling sets in around the 3rd day after a fill).

Keep your fingers crossed for me!

doc says all is good w/ my band!!!

Saw my doc yesterday...x-rays look fine!  He put back in 3cc (took out 4cc on Jan. 1).  I will see him again in 6 weeks.  I'm feeling good, but scared to get on the scale.  The last few days have been atrocious in the eating department!  I think I'll just wait until next week when I've been eating (and drinking) properly again.

apparently embedded comments are the devil...

Check out this helpful post from Stephanie (by way of Lap Band Gal).  I just fixed mine, so y'all should be able to comment again.  Thanks, Draz, for the heads-up!

re-fill on monday...

I am SO READY to get some fill in this little old band o' mine.  My pants are getting tighter (probably has something to do with the bag of Cheetos I ate the other day...just because I could) and my face feels puffy.  I think I've had a case of the "Last Meal Syndrome" that I had just prior to surgery.  You know,  eating anything and everything possible in un-godly portions because this might be my last chance to ever eat something like that again.  

The funny thing is that I haven't really enjoyed most of it (except for the birthday hamburger which was HEAVEN!)  I've discovered that I don't really miss bread much.  I've eaten a couple of sandwiches and while I enjoyed the convenience, I could have done without the bread.  Same for the crust on the pizza we ordered last week. I have found myself craving "band-ster" food the last few days.  I miss my band!

Also interesting...since I've been eating crap I've also noticed a significant dip in my energy level and even had to lie down for a nap twice this week.  I haven't needed a nap in over a year!

The good news is that I just got the call from the doc's office and I have a fill scheduled for Monday afternoon.  

happy weekend!