Something is not right!

Have you ever had that feeling that something is not right? I have that feeling every time that I eat. I am swallowing slowly. Since my last fill (Sept 27), I have a slow drain. Not clogged--just slow. I am not sick, I am not stuck but just slow. I can't explain it and I don't want to call the doctor but I am afraid that I am going to have to. I keep waiting for this to get better but it is not getting better. I have read about esophageal dilatation but that doesn't sound like me. I know if I call the doctor, I will have to have the dreaded tests... Maybe it will work itself out and my drain will speed up or maybe I will call the doctor :(

256....256...256

Are the scales ever going to move??? Everyday I wake up (feeling like P Diddy--of course) and weigh myself. I don't know why I weigh myself every morning but I hope that the scales record something different but for the last two weeks 256 is the lowest that they will go. Is that the lowest that I will see, I hope not because I have about another 100 lbs to loose. I guess it will happen.  I suffered a plateau in June because it takes a while for your body to catch up with your weight loss. I began obsessing over calories to the OCD point. So I had to just let the band guide me through that period. So here I am again wondering if I am going through another plateau. I started a new exercise routine, so maybe I am making muscle again. There is nothing wrong with that just the scales don't move.

In other news, my primary care physcian appointment went well. He was sooo impressed with my weight loss even suggested in a year getting a tummy tuck for all the extra skin. Of course, he wanted me to have weight loss surgery for years before I agreed. So I will have time to think about it. My numbers were awesome. He even lowered my insulin. Not sure if I mentioned that I am type 1 diabetic who used 300-500 units daily before lap-band. Now I am using about 60 units a day. If I don't lose another pound that non-scale victory gets me through the day.

Full?

Well, it happened last night. I got full and then....tried to eat one more bite.  Just like a car that is too full of gas--it came straight back out. No warning at all!!  My husband and I went out shopping and then stopped at his dad's to visit. We ate lunch at 12pm and by the time we got home it was after 8pm. I was really hungry and neither of us felt like cooking. So, we went through Wendy's drive thru. To tell the truth, I am quite sick of chili at this point because I have been eating chili for about two weeks due to the fill. So I went outside the box and got a bacon burger. I wasn't sure about the bread because I have been staying away from bread since surgery. Since the bun was toasted, I decided to try it. I began eating and taking very small bites doing well and eating really slow. I gave 1/4 of the sandwich to my dog because I wanted a bite of frosty. So I  took a spoonfull of my husband's frosty and then frosty everywhere. The band is just doing its job--glad someone (something) does their job effectively. Everytime I go to Dr, Lapband, they ask "Are you getting full?" My usually answer is not really but I don't want to get sick, so I will stop eating. Last night, I didn't even finish my food--Yay!! I hope that means more weight loss. I weighted myself on Friday and 256 lbs. (down 70lbs).Woot!!

Until next time

Sleep Study--NSV

Last night, I completed my sleep study. I have been having issues with the CPAP kicking my mouth open since June. Finally, I was able to pinpoint who I needed to talk to because I haven't seen my pulmunologist in 3 years. I got my CPAP and was on my way--no follow up appointment or anything. Dr. Khajawha decided I needed to have a sleep study in order to see what was going on with my CPAP. Guess what!!! The weight loss has helped. My pressure on my CPAP was 15 and now needs to be 8. I am counting this a a NSV--maybe if I loose more I can get rid of the whole thing (dreamy eyes).