yea I know

I haven't posted in a while

been busy yada yada

so here's where I am

I had my first fill yesterday 07/17

WOOT!

everyone has this spot or spots that

you can really judge how well you are losing

weight

mine is this a space above my tookus

which is getting smaller and smaller

and there were 2 creases at the back of my

arms that used to be behind my arms

are now in my pits...

~GRINS~

yea it comes down to butt and pits for me

I've not been doing everything I'm supposed to

which is bad because I retarded my weight loss

which is not good...

you HAVE to follow what the Doc and his

staff says

I lost 1 yes ONE pound in 2 weeks

not good at all

yes yes I know the band isn't "activated"

until the first fill

Dr. was just happy I was holding my own

...me not so much ...

so here I am laying there ready to get my 1st fill

my husband was with me....

((my rock in shiny tin foil))

the Dr. does his deadening which didn't even hurt

and while we are talking and I am deadening

I look over to see this freaking HORSE

needle

I'm like "OMG that's HUGE"

the Doc says "well you're not supposed to be looking"

so by now I'm thinking

HONKING CRAP no wonder he deadened it

so I'm like prepared for the worse...

I tell the Doc I'm now counting ceiling tiles

and I'm expecting this drilling rig to set up

on my stomach

so here we go..I feel pressure

I'm told that I may have to push my stomach out

but end up that relaxing it was better

he was searching for the diaphragm to put

the needle in

my husband is now standing and I'm watching

his face contorting all sorts of ways

OMG I thought they were doing some

horrible, even, unimaginable stuff...

so I muster the nerve and ...look...down

and lo and behold

it was a tinny tiny little needle

I look at my husband and he's laughing

he is still getting the evil eye over that one

I get filled drink my water

go through all the formalities

leave

and go to the donut shop

NOT FOR ME...good grief no

but for him..

he went through the whole

"are you sure it's ok" and blah blah

"I feel bad you can't.."

he ends up with pigs in a blanket

I'm just elated to have my first fill

so I get home and drag out my chicken broth

and then it happens...

~GASPS~

I get the freaking hiccups

you know all the little tricks you can try

yea well HA HA

not this time

I go to sleep with them

wake up without them

get them again

they go away again

right now I am hiccup free

in 2 minutes who knows

fun stuff really

NOT

so that's where I am

1st fill was a success

and now I'm well on my way

TIP:

I have found that when you are really gassy

or if you have that uh oh I'm about to get

my food stuck like an 8am traffic jam on a Dallas freeway..

first stand about an arms length away from a wall...

second put your hands above your head on

the wall ... you will be leaning

third stretch out your left leg like you are

stretching your hamstring

this will lengthen your esophagus

much like standing will, only better

that or even getting your 17 yo daughter to

beat you on your back... which she did seem

to really enjoy...hummm