Thanks for the comments yesterday! I do go back and forth wondering if my band is too tight. Here the problem though-it was not too tight when I was 163 and i made this 168 pound situation. I hate to get an unfill only to need a refill in a few short weeks. I have thought about going back to basics (basically similar to the 5 day pouch test). In the past when I have irritated my band I do a day of soups and liquids then hard core protein first, veg second and carb last (which means no carb because i do not have room). I also had a look at the protein supplements at the grocery store yesterday. This summer I threw out my protein powder (two years old!!) and stopped eating any protein bars. I had really stopped using them but I wonder if I don't need to re-institute some protein laden items to get back on track.
Today I am having soup for lunch followed by a crazy day of school pick up (Grace is back at school and lice free so far), horseback riding, an evening meeting for me and then bunco tonight. I am sure I will be late to at least two of the above events :)
xxxooo
Living with a lapband after seeing goal is just as much work as getting there. This blog chronicles my journey to qualify for band surgery, my work to goal weight and now living with the band long term. Weight will always be an issue but there is a whole lot of living to be done.
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I'd think a couple of days of liquids would help. Are hormones a factor right now, too? I am just coming off of something very similar myself - and just one day of liquids made all the difference!
I hate the uncertainty of it all, it's like a crap shoot sometimes trying to decide to fill or not to fill, to unfill or not. Good luck, I'm sure getting back to basics will definitely help.
I bought protein shakes at Costco for the first time in months a couple of weeks ago. I don't have one everyday, but if I am low in calories and protein, I'll have one. And I've lost weight so I think between tracking and adding the protein, I'm doing what I need to do.
Sometimes getting back to basics is the answer!
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