60 DAYS POST SURGERY

DH & I are 60 days out from surgery.  The time really went by fast!  We are having a very successful & easy time with our bands so far.  DH has lost 54.3 lbs & I have lost 29.8.  I am very pleased with my results BUT...seeing DH lose so much sometimes makes me feel that I could lose faster (I know I shouldn't feel that way). 

Heeding Catherine's advice, I took my measurements today.  This is how they compare to 4 days before surgery:

                         Before         Today

Chest                   45"             41.5 "   -3.5"
Waist                   46"             43"       -3"
Hips                     52"             48"       -4"
Neck                   15.5"           15"       -.5"
Upper Arms         16"              15"      -1"
Thighs                  37.5"           26.5"   -11"   - very strange!!!
Calves                 19"               17.5"   -1.5"

Total inches lost - 24.5 - not bad!

I dropped 1 clothing size.  I am wearing 18's now.  My stomach is still big & it is difficult for me to see my loss.  DH & DD's say they can see it - but I think they are being nice.  I went to my hairdresser on Thursday; I had not seen her since a month before banding & she said the loss was very noticable.  As she was cutting my hair she said I looked like a different person around my neck & shoulders. 

DH has not had a fill, I have had 1 fill.  We both have a fill appt. on Monday.  DH is not sure he needs one; we'll see what Dr. Ceppa recommends.

Some of the things we do that I feel has made us so successful in Bandster Hell:
Journaling our food is key for us.  We do count our calories on a daily basis & rarerly go over 1000 per day.  I know this is contrary to what many of you do; but it works for us.  It does not feel like we are dieting because we are full, satisfiesd & happy. For the most part we are not exercising.  DH is much more active than I am at work & just in general.  We track calories & protein; we do not really worry about fat, but do tend to use very little oil, butter or full fat margarine.  We eat ALOT of fish & other seafood.  We also enjoy potatoes & whole wheat bread.  We tend to stay away from pasta & rice because of the high calories.  We eat 3 meals per day and weigh and measure everything.  I am pretty sure we both eat more than a cup of food at dinner; hopefully the fills will help me with that. We enjoy 2-3 snacks per day such as string cheese, SF popsicles, popcorn.  We both have a difficult time getting 64 oz of water in per day.

I plan to post some pictures soon - but I am afraid you wil not see much difference with me - except my thighs!

Have a great weekend everyone!