24 hours later

I haven't read this book - it's more the title was suited to what I wanted to write about today. I feel much better than I did yesterday. A huge thanks to everyone who tried to give me a bolster and gave suggestions on how to get past this bump in the road.

I know I wrote that I was stressed and feeling out of control - and 24 hours ago I was. Today.... I feel 100 percent. I actually think I was off colour yesterday. I went food shopping and while walking around - and afterwards while home unpacking - I was constantly dizzy. Then I started to feel a little nauseous, my nose started running and I just didn't feel like myself. I thought maybe I had low blood pressure, then it could have been a sugar low - or that I had caught MOTH (Man of the House's) flu but whatever it was, it seems to have passed. (That's one thing I have noticed. Since being banded and losing 70 plus pounds, I do seem healthier. I might get symptoms of a cold or something but it doesn't seem to stick. Must be all the vitamins I shove down my throat.)


I started the day with an UP & GO. Do you guys in the US and UK have these? I'm not sure since it mentions on the box it's the equivalent to two Weetbix and milk. Anyone who's been reading my blog for a long time would remember when I was first banded and on mushies, Weetbix was a staple and I had a lot of questions about the product from other countries. The UP & GO's are high in protein, calcium and have a lot of different vitamins and minerals.They taste nice too - but I usually stick to the banana one's. The others are just too sweet.

Since I can't eat much for breakfast due to a tight band, these are quite good - even if it does takes ages to get through due to drinking it cold (bands don't seem to like cold food much and though I do have a cup of coffee first to 'warm' it up - it doesn't make a lot of difference.)

Lunch was two scrambled eggs with 20 grams of smoked salmon cut finely and sprinkled over the top and dinner - well, dinner wasn't anything. Couldn't seem to keep it down. I did though have a few crackers and cheese and a glass of red wine while watching the Oscars with MOTH (Man of the House.) How was Sandra Bullocks win? She looked like an angel and I was so happy she won. She's such a lovely person. Back to the subject, I also managed to get down a fair whack of the clear liquid - upping my intake again. I've been a bit naughty lately - don't know what that's about because normally I love my water. I think it was because when I was at the nursing home - you don't get a chance to scratch yourself let alone have the means to lug around a water bottle or get to the staff room to take constant swigs from it. 


I am puzzled by my band though. I haven't had a fill in about a month or so, so it's not a new fill that's made me too tight. Something has though. I have been struggling a lot lately in keeping food down, which has bought on a fair few PB's. These worry me, because we know when you PB too much you increase the likelihood of a slipped band. This never leaves my mind - so usually I'm ultra careful. I also try to eat healthy but sometimes its harder to eat the good foods more than the bad - as we can all testify. Good news is, due to behaving yesterday -  not snacking between meals and upping my water again - I lost that weight I put on though I do seem to have snagged weight wise on the scale again. I keep seeing the same number each morning - or at least when I lose the few hundred grams I put on... I go right back to this number. But - as I know from past experience - I just have to ride it through. It will go down again at some stage if I focus on what needs doing. That is following the basic rules and moving my bum to do some exercise. 


Hope you all have a great Tuesday,
Be good, stay safe
Speak soon
Cara xx