I munched much more than I should have. In all reality it wasn't that much, but I felt like it was too much (ugh food guilt strikes again). I ate nuts and good things, but my mind was wanting more, and more, and more. At least I'm able to ride my exercise bike - helps me burn some of the calories from my transgressions.
Guess that's one bad thing about the gastric banding vs. the gastric bypass I CAN actually digest sugar and fats. I haven't pushed it mind you, but it's been a temptation. It's not good for me, it's just as bad as it always has been, but my body doesn't reject it like someone that has had gastric bypass. My mind still sees a chocolate bar and thinks.... mmmm.... chocolate. But my conscience usually kicks in and says NO!
My tummy still growls and I still get hungry, but I've learned to ignore these signals that I normally would have ran to the fridge for. But, this week it has been harder than the previous month and a half to say NO. I've learned to make my protein shakes more enticing with nuts, 1% milk, and ice. I can make a plain vanilla protein shake into something like a butter pecan ice cream shake. YUUUUM! This helps with my cravings and fills my pouch in-between my meals.
So, like one of my support divas reminded me "Get back up, dust yourself off and start all over again". Time to start a fresh week.
We did have a fantastic weekend with new friends. We even went to the National Aquarium and I never once got tired, winded or needed to sit and rest. In the past I would have been searching for the seats to rest my legs & or feet. I was good to go and didn't even mind chasing our 2 year old daughter down the ramp when she decided to make a run for it!
Maya and I at the Nat. Aquarium Rain Forest.
That's all for now, hope you will see less of me next week!
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