We had a phone call earlier this week from my brother and his wife. She had her Lap Band surgery on August 25th. When we fist spoke with her a few days after surgery she was doing really well...not hungry, etc. As of now it seems she is eating anything that she wants...including a burrito and re fried beans! I am somewhat concerned that maybe she has not received the full extent of counseling that Chris has received. The number one thing that comes to my mind is something that I have heard the dietitian, Emily, say at least 3 or 4 times...Just because you CAN eat something doesn't mean that you SHOULD. We have been told 1,000,0001 times that this is not a miracle...this is a tool to help you. You still have to do your part. Okay, so if Janice can manage to eat more than she should be eating right now, why is she not eating grilled chicken and vegetables...or salad...or something much healthier than a burrito and re fried beans?!?!? You have to fix your mind...there is nothing that anyone can do to help you with the mental aspect of it...that is all up to you. You have to want it bad enough. I am not saying you can never go have a burrito again...but three weeks after surgery when you are still supposed to be on mushy, creamy foods?!?!? I have said before that this is a concern of mine for Chris...the mental aspect of it...and the ability to sustain that mental determination for the long run. This is for the rest of your life. One advantage that I think Chris might have is the fact that he has so many health issues...that is our goal. We want the diabetes to go away, the blood pressure, the high cholesterol, the high triglycerides, etc.
By the way, Chris has already seen an improvement in this blood pressure. He had several appts. at the hospital this past Friday for pre-op stuff. They did an EKG, an ultrasound of his legs and and ultrasound of his carotid artery. The ultrasound of the legs is so that if he has pain in his legs after surgery and they suspect a blood clot, they can do another ultrasound and have something to compare it to. Interesting... So, no more appointments until Monday the 22nd. That is when we meet with the surgeon for the last time prior to surgery on the 25th. We have a list of things that we need to get together for the hospital so I'll be working on that this week and next weekend I guess.
We went to GNC yesterday and picked up some of the liquid protein drinks that he will need after surgery. Wow...they are pricey. We also got a liquid multi-vitamin...again, expensive. I will continue to do some more on-line searches to see what we can find at better prices since this will be a life-long expenditure.
PS: As an after thought to the way I started today's blog, talking about just because you can eat something it doesn't' mean that you should. In the support groups they have talked about people who "out eat" the band and/or try to push it to see what they can get away with eating without getting sick. WHY??? What is the point in doing all of this if you don't plan to change anything about your eating habits? One example was a guy who was just having a fit to have something sweet so...he went to McDonald's for a Vanilla Shake. Okay, they might not be so bad if you drink about 1/4 of it and toss the rest. Nope...he took the shake home and put it in the blender...with a twinkie AND a Reece's Peanut Butter Cup!!!! Why, why, why would you do something to blatantly stupid. I'm sorry, Chris and I are both fat but it is not from nonsense like that! Good Lord people!!!!!
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