Re: Monday morning weigh in - eeeekkkk!!

[Guest guest]

I'm trying to take the advice of successful PNW bandsters. Combined,

that advice adds up to approximately: Stop expecting the pre-fill

time to be big weight loss time. Weight loss may or may not happen,

but it's primarily a healing time. That's your goal during that

period. Let your body heal from surgery. And don't beat yourself up

if you've gained weight during that period. Don't even beat yourself

up if you've gained or stagnated after your first fill - if the fill

doesn't give you enough restriction, the best you can do during that

period is make healthy food choices. When you get a proper fill and

it gives you satiety after the recommended volume of food, then

start looking in earnest for the weight loss if you're making

healthy food choices, drinking enough water, getting exercise, etc..

You wouldn't beat yourself up if you had a brand new calculator that

didn't have batteries, and so you couldn't do your calculations.

You've got your new tool, but without the right fill, it doesn't

have " batteries " yet.

a

// Gained 3 pounds over this week..thank God I'm scheduled for

my first fill on Friday!//

[Guest guest]

Yup, it sounds like time for it! Sandy R

> Gained 3 pounds over this week..thank God I'm scheduled for my

first

> fill on Friday!

>

> Kem in Eugene

> 286/269/150

> Dr. Neal 8.6.04

> <º)))><

[Guest guest]

What a fabulous analogy!!!! I never thought about it this way.Thanks for

sharing

Kerrie

You wouldn't beat yourself up if you had a brand new calculator that

didn't have batteries, and so you couldn't do your calculations.

You've got your new tool, but without the right fill, it doesn't

have " batteries " yet.

[Guest guest]

I'm back down to 266 for 2 days in a row so I guess those 3 pounds were

due to that time of the month + eating like a hog. I've curbed eating

everything in sight since Monday weigh in and get my first fill

tomorrow..yea;-) I know weight loss doesn't start until a good fill

but I can't easily give up any weight loss as it came at such a high

price;-D

Kem in Eugene

286/266/150

Dr. Neal 8.6.04

<º)))><

<< Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:39:37 EDT

From: Kerrie97@...

Subject: Re: Monday morning weigh in - eeeekkkk!!

What a fabulous analogy!!!! I never thought about it this way.Thanks for

sharing

Kerrie

You wouldn't beat yourself up if you had a brand new calculator that

didn't have batteries, and so you couldn't do your calculations.

You've got your new tool, but without the right fill, it doesn't

have " batteries " yet.>>