I'm on a high

Friday the 13th's don't bring me bad luck. Usually, just the opposite. Maybe it is one more way to go against the crowd, who knows.

I am still incredibly high on the adrenaline and stress of finishing the thesis. Yes, I finished it. My original thought, abstract, bibliography, everything. I finished Wednesday and am still reeling from the endorphins. I still have left whatever corrections and comments my chair and reader provide me, but it is easier to fix something than to create it from scratch. I also have to finish up a class and its deliverables. But I am oh, 93% there, if not more.

I got a fill yesterday as well. This fill felt good. It was satisfying and I did not feel hungry. I have gone almost two full days with just liquids. I am starting to feel like I need regular food, but not too bad. Maybe this was what I needed to push me off my plateau, because I checked the scale and seem to have lost 5-6 pounds, just from a day ago. Of course, this gave me another high! I think I am a but bloated from my upcoming monthly cycle, and this can affect banding as well. When a woman bloats, so does their stomach. It is not uncommon for a woman a week before she is due to not be able to get down a lot of food. This is because the stomach also bloats, causing more restriction against the band. The solution to his is just to stay on liquids for the 2 days of bloating, then the stomach will go back to normal. If I am bloated, like I believe, then in a few days I will notice the band will be looser. So I will need another adjustment. Yesterday I got .4 ccs for a total of 4.2 ccs (I think).

N has been progressing well with the potty training at daycare. She now asks to go to the potty. She graduated today to pull-ups so we expect her to be trained within a month. But she still will not go at home. I will be working on her this weekend.

I found this website and I will be trying some products from here: bariatriceating.com. It seems to be a supportive website for those having undergone weight loss surgery.

I felt so good I even went shopping for clothes. Alas, everything I tried just didn't fit right. I did buy underwear, because, well, I wanted to buy something and they were on sale, and most importantly, I felt even better buying a much smaller size panty than my clothes size. Anything to prolong this high!

Potty Update

N has gone TWICE to the potty in school. Her new school, of course. Although she has sat down a few times here at home, she has only peed once here. I thought the change of school would be more traumatic, but the fact that she goes to the potty there, or maybe they just push the issue more, is great news.

So far I'm really liking the school, but N doesn't seem to be close to anybody yet. Today we got the news that she was fighting with some boys. I tell you, I would not wish the wrath of that little girl on anybody. I feel sorry for the boys. I hope she learns that fighting is not the way you make friends.

Thesis update: I'm on the last chapter and may finish this monster yet! Who knows? maybe even a full day ahead of schedule! But let's not push my luck... I MUST turn in a complete ready-to-go draft by this Friday. Then, I will have about 2 weeks to get corrections and make them...

Oh, and although I was filled last week, I have an appt Thursday with the Lap band doctor. They think I might just need another fill...

Wish me luck!

Another day, another fill

Last week I noticed my portion sizes creeping back up. That's when I know I need my band filled. When my band is nice and tight, I get full with half a sandwich and very small portions. Sometimes a cup of coffee is enough to hold me down for a few hours. So I made a trip to Reston for a fill.

I'm a bit disappointed that so soon after the fill I am veritably hungry. A protein drink does seem to fill me, but I think it may be the stress. I am on the last stretch of thesis writing and have to turn in a complete draft by end of next week and I only have 3 chapters written. So than means 2 chapters plus any revisions, bibliography, front matter, back matter, appendices. So if I survive, I'll give you a shout on the other side.