I attended my first and probably only, for awhile anyway, support group meeting. I really did not enjoy it as much as other weight loss support meetings I have been to. It was very unorganized and I did not feel that the 'professionals' actually knew what they were doing. They have these meetings once a month. It should be easy. They couldn't remember the name of bariatric brand food, among other things. The worst part of it was that it felt like people were competing. I never felt that way in other weight loss groups, but this meeting contained four types of people...those considering surgery, those who had lap band surgery, those who had gastric sleeve surgery and those who had gastric bypass surgey. Results all seemed wonderful, but I felt a little discouraged because lap band weight loss is a lot slower than the other surgeries. I talked to two other women that had lap band surgery and compared stories.
The gym felt so wonderful this week!! I do ten minutes warm up on the elliptical trainer and about 35-40 minutes doing weighted circuit training. My stamina has been great. I did a ton of walking this weekend also. I still get tired and seem to sweat more than I used to, but I feel great doing it and keep pushing myself.
My stomach, actually the area where the port is, hurts a little on occassion. Nothing really painful, just a little. I also can't bend down for an extended period of time yet. The incisions have really healed nicely. I almost can't believe it's been 5 weeks!!
This is the first time in my life that I feel like I have my eating under control. I am not tempted to eat the foods that I should not and I am definitely not tempted to eat more than I should. I wish I could have done this without going to drastic measures, but it is working and I am so happy. It feels good to finally have control over this aspect of my life.
Update: HW 317, PSW 306.4, SW 284, CW 274.2!!
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