It all started with Nerds...then there were Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops. I have gorged myself on Halloween candy until my husband decided to hide it last night (it sounds mean, but I really had no complaints since I'd eaten all the Nerds in a huge pack of Nerds and a ton of Tootsie Rolls, etc....we had to buy another bag for the poor trick-or-treat kiddos from the damage I did). This is why I usually try not to keep junk food around...this is what happens...I really can't control myself at all! It's a sad situation.
There are a lot of blogs I've read lately about others needing fills. I am completely in that boat (not because of the Nerds and other candy, which I realize are sliders, but because I have been ravenous lately with everything...I have eaten burgers with the bun, sandwiches with bread, etc. without any restriction barring any type of food for a while now). I feel like I'm starving from the time I wake up until I go to sleep.
Early on in this process, my fill doctor described the band as a balloon...that like a balloon loses air, the band will lose a little fluid as time goes by. I know that I've lost some fluid previously between fills. But as long as I don't lose too much, I don't get too worried. I am wondering if that's why I'm needing a fill now...because of the natural loss of fluid. I guess I will see what the deal is when I can make my next appointment--see if I've lost any fluid since earlier this year (May or somewhere thereabouts was my last fill). Either way, I still need some fill since I am eating like a crazy person.
The problem is that my fill doctor has limited the days he gives fills, so there are less available appointments. Also, times are a little tight in the money department lately, and I'm totally self pay.
But I'm to the point where I just have to get a fill. I got the band for a reason, and I need to try to use it to it's potential (not that I don't have some mental work to do with the sliders--but part of that is just getting this candy out of the house...bring on the trick or treaters!).
Get your fill. It sounds like it is really needed.
ReplyDeleteI buy candy that I don't like to give out so I won't gobble it up on my own. Or something that isn't candy - like Halloween pencils. Try that next time to prevent temptation.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a good plan, AM!
ReplyDeleteI think I'm in your boat...I really need a fill but afraid because of that overfill situation. I guess we both need to get on it! Happy Halloween! You are so tiny a little candy won't hurt you!
ReplyDeleteThe way I look at it Halloween is the first holiday that starts my normal downward spiral. First the endless candy, then the huge meal and tons of leftovers for thanksgiving. And then a month of parties and baked goods leading up to Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping this will be the first year I don't gain during this season.
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