Well, today I'll start with an update about me :-) I am down to 245.4 lbs. from 261 on July 29th! I'm happy about that! I haven't been faithful on sugar busters the entire time but for the last 2 weeks I have been pretty strict. I also received word today that I've been approved to have the surgery and we're just waiting on the hospital financial information to proceed with scheduling my pre-op appointments and surgery dates! That being said, some of you may not know that I've accepted a full time, four days a week, job at an incredible dental practice in Valdosta that I'm starting this coming Monday October 4th! So lots and lots of changes. I'm hoping to be able to have my surgery on a Friday so I don't have to take any time off. We shall see. So that's the scoop on me for now. Stay tuned!
As far as Brian's concerned he's been a little frustrated lately. He has seemed to camp out between 330 and 326 lbs. He's not even weighing this week. He's going to wait and weigh this weekend. Part of his hang up has been making smart choices with his food when we're eating out. For example, thinking soft, mush foods has led him to have french fries with grilled chicken strips. The chicken's great but the fries aren't. He orders off of the kids menu all the time and only eats 1/3 to 1/2 of the kids meal. So portion control's not an issue but his choices are. So that's been one thing he's had to fix. Also, he's not exercising yet but is planning on joining a gym this week.
In my last post I mentioned his 'saline fill'. The Lap-Band is an adjustable band that has a saline band core if you will. When they place the band it's simply slipped around the upper portion of our stomach. Then 6 weeks after surgery, you go and receive saline that is pushed into a port that is located by your pectoral muscle and is connected to the band which then constricts the band even more around your stomach thus restricting the amount of food consumed. Brian has a 10 cc band so I'm assuming that each fill will be 1-2 cc's but we'll know more on October 12th when he goes for his first fill.
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