Remember the Rules

So it's 389 days since I've been banded. I have had some up and downs with this band. Especially the last few months. But ya know, I wouldn't trade it for the world. I'm creating this blog so that I can keep myself accountable. Whether people read it or not, it's just for me. My online journal.


so here are a few of the rules I still... to this day... have problems with,


rule 1: CHEW CHEW CHEW...

if only I would freaking listen... CHEW CHEW CHEW.... let me save you the trip to the potty to BP... if you chew 30 times each time you put something in your mouth, you will notice when you become full, stopping you from over eating and in turn stopping you from overfilling your poor little pouch, which will then save you a trip to the potty to throw up everything you just ate!

rule 2: DO NOT DRINK WITH MEALS!!

if you thought rule one was hard, this one is harder. It's a nasty ... NASTY...habit to break. The reality is that if you drink with meals it'll cause the food to slide, and some say your pouch to expand... we don't want that...

Oh and if you thought drinking with meals was a hard habit to break.... SODA ADDICTION is an even harder habit to break!.... NO SODA OR JUICE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES... one its really unnecessary calories, and two its bad for you... (keep telling your self that Jacky... it's bad for you. it's bad for you. it's bad for you)

rule 3: STOP WHEN YOU'RE FULL

what a concept right... haha I got the band for portion control. I consider my self a food addict. I love food and over indulge and to this day I even show my love and gratitude by cooking for others.... but my band is a physical reminder that I have a limit! LIMIT... so who cares that my eyes see that I only ate 1/2 a cup of food, 1/2 a cup of food is sustanence and all i need and can tolerate with my band! soo STOP WHEN YOU'RE full.... remember rule one and the potty... yea you don't want to be there again, it's gross and it hurts like a b%tch


rule 4: You won't be able to eat the same foods so don't try!

OK so pizza is out but that doesn't mean you can't have a pizza substitute... think eggface recipes, or bandedwendy's mushroom pizza thingys thats taste sooo good. Just remember, only cause you can't have it the way you used to doesn't mean you can't be creative and think of alternatives to having what you like.... whoa run on sentence to the max lol....
so cheese burgers are your thing? think 4 oz turkey burger no bun fat free or reduced fat cheese hold the mayo...

RULE 5: YOU CAN DO THIS!


I can do this... these are only a few rules but you got this. Remember you've come this far so you know you can do this!!


today I weighed in at 170.8 :-)