I know the band is supposed to free me from dieting and calorie counting, but keeping track of my calorie intake has been oddly comforting for me. I guess it's because I can see that I'm satisfied on so many fewer calories than pre-band. I've been faithfully measuring and weighing to make sure I relearn appropriate portion sizes.
We had 15 members of the hubs' family over on Sunday for Chinese takeout, the Golden Globes red carpet and some football (on the smaller kitchen TV - big TV reserved for red carpet fashions, obvs). Not many of them know about the band, so I wasn't sure how it would go.
I don't really like Chinese food and they all know that, so I don't think it was too strange that I made a separate dinner for myself. I had a glass of wine, a cube of port salut (soft) cheese and 1/4 c. of ricotta with 1/2 c. of tomato sauce baked in the toaster oven (yum!). I faithfully logged everything and came in just under my 1000 calorie self-limit for the day. Very happy about that.
Yesterday was fun and relaxing. The hubs and I saw Sherlock Holmes, I did a little cooking and everyone just chilled and played.
I woke up with my fingers all crazy swollen, and the scale showed me up .5 pound. Lousy piece of... ;) Since I could barely get my rings on, I'm assuming it's all water retention, so drinking lots today and hoping to pee it all out soon.
Thanks to everyone who answered my question yesterday about whether your significant other or family reads your blog. My husband said he's happy for me to use this as a place to vent, ask questions and hang with the band girls without worrying that he'll be checking in.
Tomorrow is my first follow-up visit with the surgeon. Wondering when he'll schedule my first fill...
I love that the Golden Globes Red Carpet took presedence over the football!! You are my kind of girl!!!
ReplyDeleteWe saw Sherlock Holmes as well - how did you like it??
Good luck at the Doc tomorrow! My first visit to the surgeon, I scheduled at least my first 3 fills since the office seems to get booked up on those quickly!
I think I'll be counting calories a lot in the beginning, too. I have to re-learn appropriate portion sizes as well! I am using fitday.com right now for pre-op and it is a tremendous help.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, but my husband was cooking dinner last night, and my 11 month old wanted to try the cream cheese he was using. I dipped my finger in it and offered it to her. She decided she didn't want it so I started to lick my finger instead and then stopped myself quickly. Haha. I think relearning eating habits is going to take a while, but it's in the small things :)
Good luck with your Doctor appointment, I am sure that he will be very happy with your progress!
ReplyDeleteI too love that the Golden Globes was on the main TV!!
I tried the whole calorie counting thing, for about, oh three days? lol Then as usual, I lost interest. But for me, it was a case of 'I'm never doing that again (after the band) and I think something in my head was being stubborn. If it works for you though - you should def go with the flow.
ReplyDeleteLove that you got to see the Golden Globes. I love stuff like that but I have a feeling I missed them here.. sigh. Such a dope. And I wouldn't worry about the .5 gain... it sure does sound like water retention.. my fingers and rings are always a good indication too. Can't get them on, or fingers puffy? Yup.. carrying water.
Counting calories for me just works ! I find that it helps keep me accoutable for what I am eating. But I have realized that I am getting more comfortable with knowing the right portion sizes.
ReplyDeleteIf you find that this is what works for you then go for it. There is a great app on the iphone or itouch called Lose it which makes tracking really easy.