As of right now I have no fill in my band. The nearest fill-doctor is over four hours away, so as of right now, I'm going to see what I can do on my own without having it filled. If I get stuck and can't lose any more, then I will look into getting fluid put back in my band.
Honestly, I don't miss the restrictions of the band as far as having to eat slowly and some foods that I can't tolerate. If I can do this without having to get that restriction, I think I will enjoy the eating aspect of my life much more.
So as I posted before, I gained way more weight with this pregnancy than I had ever intended to. It ended up being about 75 lbs. So, right now, in order to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight, I have 50 pounds left to lose. Yay for already being 25 pounds down from my baby's birth three weeks ago!
I have tried to exercise a couple of times since baby was born, but both times I ended up in pain and really worn out. I think I was jumping the gun just a bit. I went for a walk around the neighborhood. I didn't make it more than about half a mile either time. My abdominal muscles were very weak and sore throughout. I will try again soon and see if I'm ready yet.
My biggest problems that have caused my weight gain are not exercising and eating too many sweets. So this week, I started back on not eating sweets. I will allow myself one occasion of sweet-eating per week. (Like a party, or movie, etc.) I'm on day three of no desserts and down four pounds so far. Not bad results. It really shows me that sweets make a huge difference in my weight.
So I will be posting much more regularly to keep myself accountable and update you on my progress. Stay tuned!
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What great, measurable progress so far. That must be really motivating. You are an incredibly strong person, and I admire you for sharing your journey. :) sally
Thanks, Sally. :)
Way to go, Melissa. Yes, just ease into it, because I think I jumped the gun a bit myself and I regressed in many areas of my recovery. Right now, I'm walking each morning and not eating sweets. Sweets are my weakness! I hope it works, because I have 25 lbs. to lose. My weight has not changed in 2 months now. Patience is in progress.
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