Weight Watch '08

Over the last four days I've hopped on and off the scale about 4,623 times waiting for some movement. Anything in the left direction would have been that goddamn validation I'm always starved for.
Three days went by and I became increasingly pissed off. I forgot that it was ok to keep enjoying the weight loss I had already achieved. No, I need loss every day. So for three days I ranted and raved and pouted and crabbed about all the work I'm doing, the very little I'm eating and for what? Nothing?
I saw my dietitian on Thursday and she suggested that my water retention (did I mention that my ankles are denting again? Not as much as before but still more than I'd like) was due to my constant low potassium. Did you know that low potassium makes your body retain water? I didn't. She also said I wasn't eating enough, that my metabolism gets a hint from the lack of food and senses starvation coming on and says, uh, hell to the no, and shuts down completely. She suggested after researching the ADA's recommendation for band recipients, that I start including some low sodium V8 juice (imagine me at this point, crying with joy over the thought of V8 with a twist of lime and vod... er, never mind, I WAS NOT thinking about adding a shot of vodka I swear. She also suggested yogurt. At this point, my taste buds were having an orgasm in my mouth. I also added a potassium supplement and a tums at every meal for calcium.
So, after all of this........ wait for it................wait for it...............................
I'm down four more pounds. It worked and who knew that eating MORE would result in a weight loss? My period is due on the 20th too so this is technically PMS week for me too.
My jeans are really loose on me and I am down a shirt size.
One of the boys on Ian's baseball team told Ian that I looked really good and asked him if I had lost weight. I LOVE those unsolicited comments from people who don't know I've had the surgery. It's one thing for people to comment who know I've had it and are sort of looking for signs of loss but a comment from a 13 year old boy? That absolutely made my day.
So, thank you Nicholas. You are a punkin for saying such nice things about me!!
We went out to dinner after our full day of baseball and I had the broth (yeah yeah, I'm still on the broth) from chicken and dumplings, cottage cheese and some apple sauce. It was a joy to be out, having dinner and feeling good.
Larry and I bought a bowflex machine over the weekend so we're all going to start working out too.
Tomorrow is another long day at the ball field but I'm armed and ready with my slimfast, tomato juice, soft cheese and yogurt. I'm also going to start incorporating some egg salad into my lunches. It's such a great source of protein and easy on the band.