My First 'Fill'

Last Fri I had my first 'fill' or 'adjustment' for my lapband. This is where they add the saline thru the port to tighten the band. The reason it is also referred to as an adjustment is because they can also remove saline if the band is too tight.

When the lapband was originally put around my stomach during the surgery they do not keep saline in it because there is already a lot of swelling going on for the stomach due to the invasiveness of having the band put on initially. So with the surgery they place the band around and attach the port then test the band by adding saline to make sure it will work. Then they remove the saline and stitch ya all back up.

So now that I had my fill, I feel full a lot faster and definately feel a difference if I eat larger bites. So far I have lost a total of 15 lbs. Yay me!

Catch Up

I didnt have internet or home phone for a few days so I am getting caught up.

Once again I was denied DirectTV. This time my apartment building was in the way by a couple feet. UGH!!! Last year it was because I was facing north and the dish needs to face south. So I was excited when I decided to move apartments and my new apartment was facing east. Unfortunately I did not factor in that the building would be in the way!!!

Then when AT&T tried to hook up my home phone and internet they ran into a problem because the building was wired wrong and guess who was the first person in the building to have AT&T service? So that took a couple extra days on top of them not being able to set up my initial appointment for a couple days after I moved. It made it a bit harder to look for jobs without internet. I am still getting a few nibbles a week but so far no interviews which is pretty frustrating.

Weight Loss Update:
Its now been 5 weeks since my surgery and I have lost a total of 14 lbs so far. I am still trying to balance getting my 60 grams of protein and staying within 1000-1200 calories. I have been so scared of not getting my protein that I sometimes go over my calories. I have heard a lot of stories about not getting enough protein post surgery like your hair falling out or your finger nails getting very weak and falling off. So I am glad that I have prevented any of that.
Also I have not thrown up which has been my other biggest fear. I also get to start exercising more this week so that should help too. Fri morning I have my first 'fill' which is when they inject the saline into the band to make it tighter.

Packing, Packing and More Packing

This weekend I am moving apartments. My lease is up at the end of May and I decided I should downsize from my 2 bedroom to a 1 bedroom and will save over $100 a month in doing so. I am staying in the same complex but moving to phase II which just opened a couple months ago. Last week the Apartment Office called to ask if I could move earlier than 5/2 since they have someone that wants to rent my apartment. So I decided I would rather make some money back by moving out earlier so this weekend was pretty much the only weekend my moving helpers are available.

I am recruiting Mike and a few Young Life kids to help with my move. In exchange I will be donating money for the kids to be able to go to camp. So its a win win for everyone. :)

My new apartment will be brand new which is exciting for still being in an apartment. It is also more energy efficient with a more open layout and oddly no bedroom door. I guess that is ok since it is just me living there. :)

Grammar Test

I got this spam email the other day and couldnt help but laugh at the grammar. I may be desperate but I dont think I would be this desperate. :)

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