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Is Food Calling You?

Posted by Katy on November 24, 2010 4 Comments

Ice Cream

Last night was my monthly Lap-Band support group meeting with my surgeon. One of the topics that came up was whether or not food still called to you. As in, what are you craving or eating because you want to and not because you NEED to.

Immediately post-op hardly any food called to me. It took more than a week to be interested in wanting anything other than my liquids. And I was quite content with my egg salad during the “soft solids” phase. When solid foods came back into the picture, I had no problem eating the things I should be eating. My routine with food was consistent and I was very happy with it.

I ate good solid protein, perfect 4 oz meals, and avoided high calorie, high carb, and high sugar food. Sounds like following the rules, right?

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Filed Under: The Mental Game

Weight Loss & My Period

Posted by Katy on November 23, 2010 2 Comments

Always Pads

I promised that I’d be open and honest on my blog. And though this is not a topic I’d typically discuss with a large majority of people I don’t know, I want to be honest about every piece of this journey. So, here it goes….

In my early teens, my period was what I believed to be normal. The first couple of days were very heavy and then it’d slowly taper off. A normal period for me could last anywhere between 5 to 8 days. It was never consistent.

During my adult life I have been putting on weight slowly to reach my high of 387 lbs. And remember, I come from a place of being heavy… all of my life.

Now that I have lost 88 lbs, my periods have really changed.

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Filed Under: Life After Surgery

Post-Op Lap-Band 23 Weeks

Posted by Katy on November 22, 2010 Leave a Comment

What a crazy couple of weeks. I hate that I am so behind in videos and updates. But I’m balancing big changes for my family and my weight loss journey. This by far has been one of my biggest challenges since surgery. It’s an interesting ride.

And while I’m at it, I apologize that I am vague in this video about the changes happening in our life. There are some details that I simply cannot publicly share at this time. But when it all works out, as I’m sure it will, details will come.

This Week’s Pictures:

Filed Under: Weekly Update

Goodbye 300+ Pounds!

Posted by Katy on November 7, 2010 10 Comments

299.4 Pounds

I’ve been anticipating this day to come for a long time but more so the last couple of days as my weight has been hovering at 301 lbs. And I knew the minute it happened I would grab the camera and show all of you…

Goodbye 300+ pounds. May I never see the scale begin with the number 3 again!

I’m so excited. To date, it’s 87.6 lbs lost. And I’m still hoping that tomorrow it’s even lower.

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Filed Under: Life After Surgery