In the Red.

I haven’t written any thing of substance in quite a while (story of this blog) and to be completely honest, I haven’t had the energy for the past 4 weeks to even think of anything important to write. So I guess that’s what I’ll be writing about today. The down side of Lap Band–the dreaded RED zone.

I was in denial for a couple of weeks, because honestly, I wasn’t thinking about eating, and I wasn’t hungry, and I was dropping pounds super quick. But now it’s been nearly 4 weeks of not eating solids, barely eating proteins, and surviving on probably 20 ounces or less of water daily.

Yes, I’ve lost close to 15-20 lbs, but quite honestly, I think I might have lost more if I were just a tad “deflated.” I’m sure I’m in ketosis since I’ve not eaten, but I haven’t given my body near enough calories to work with. It’s not that I’m not trying to eat. Believe me, I am. I can’t keep anything down, I burp a lot, and if I am able to eat something, it comes back up moments later. And my stomach doesn’t quit expelling things until every last morsel is out. I’m just worn out. I’m really wanting to try to wake up earlier and get things going for my family, but it’s tiring to just get out of bed. I want to start running again, but the thought of pushing a 50lb stroller is daunting to say the least.

Now, let’s get one thing straight, I in NO WAY regret getting surgery, I’m just in yet another phase of getting used to my band and where it needs to be. I think it was inflated just a tiny bit too much, and once I’m able to snag an appointment at the Bariatric center, I know we can get it all straightened out.

Until then, juice and water. Hopefully, it won’t be but a few more days.