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Almost afraid to post, but by my scales, I've lost 5 pounds since Tuesday when I finished my liquid/mushies after my fill.

I certainly can't eat as much.

Of course, the others did too. 

Had my fourth fill on Friday.  I'm slimed and brought up food now, three different meals.  This is why I don't eat at school anymore.

However, I have to change that a bit. 

So far, since I have had lap band surgery, I've lost 25 pounds.  I haven't lost any significant weight since I have recovered from the surgery.

I have however, lost and gained 5 pounds in addition to the 25 pounds.

I am also wearing clothing that is at least three dress sizes smaller than I did pre surgery.  In fact, I'm wearing clothing that was uncomfortable when I weighted 20 pounds less than I do now.  And wearing them comfortable.

Weird, anyone have an answer to that?

So my energy level still isn't great, because I'm only carrying 25 pounds less than I did.

I've identified my major eating problem — stress.  Yesterday I got tired and stressed and I started wanting to eat the house.  A Slim Fast drink did not solve that problem, so I'm going to pick up Slim Fast bars or something similar.

By the way, the taquiro <sp> down the road helped.  For $7.99 you can get fajita beef (no vegetables).  I really had to work hard to eat that, but it did help the "so hungry could eat the house".

Let me start out by saying I’ve been exhausted lately and I’m not entirely sure why. This morning I was hoping it wasn’t my blood sugar, but it’s probably just the work stress.

So it was really hot by the time Macy’s runs were up.  She’s got a thick coat, and she was definately hot when we started.  She tried really hard though, staying with me most of the time.  She did try to get a ring steward to save her from the dog walk — I’m pretty sure she thought it was the teeter.

Her JWW’s run were the best, moving pretty well and putting together some good obstacles.

I think her biggest problems is the state of my health and weight, plus she’s not entirely sure she’s going to get paid for her efforts.  That takes repetition.

So today was pretty typical.

I arrive at school pretty close to 7:30 — today a little less close as I stopped at McD's for a Mocha — that's one of the only ways I can get fluids in me that early.  I need to find a way to have hot water in my room easily and a low fat way to drink chocolate flavored caffeine.

Sometime before 8:15 I get hit with a major crisis — today, it was letting Dell know that they didn't put decals on the new 54 computers, and how to get the Decals.  So far, I've convinced everyone in the district that Dell didn't put the decals on, and have identified which computers, but not their exact location (don't worry, they have "lo-jack" installed if they get stolen).  It took getting a phone call from them (but I didn't talk to them), and two emails to them. 

2nd period was going really well when suddenly two of my students were facing off in the middle of the room (near my projector), and a third student was trying to get them to stop.  I know I needed to

a) get help

b) stop them before something or someone got broken

Managed it, and at one point had just about every adult with a radio in the room. 

They are out until Tuesday.

So I finally ate lunch during the last half of my lunch period, at my desk, reading emails.

Didn't eat again until after my planning period, sometime after 3:30.

Notice no water got drank, okay, maybe two sips during study hall.

Ate dinner when I got home — but since I was going to support group dinner, only ate the protein and tossed the rest.  Also drank a protein drink before I left.

Went to support group, ate the inside of a Muffeleta (and it wasn't as good as Jason's usually is), and some Jason's softserve ice cream.

Now I'm sucking on raspberry tea.

My problems — not enough calories during the day, not enough water, and too much in the evening, but I same to be at least maintaining my weight and I was gaining about 5 pounds a week this time last year.

Also didn't get to the treadmill, but do most of the time.

My prescription plan has a weird exception when it cmes to GERD drugs.  I think they want it on over the counter Prilosic but not sure.  I also don't think there is enough Prilosic available to solve my GERD, I break through Protonix, and Nexium does nothing for me.  I don't think Prilosic does anything either….

Just found out that the prescription was automatically "skipped" without telling me.  Well, found out two weeks ago.  Sent email to Medco about it, and it looked like we had it solved without using the phone.  WRONG.

That just got one of the precerts done.  I need two.

So I had to do the second precert over the phone.

Here's the real stressor.  I got an phone message saying the meds were approved, their phone system said I was approved but when I tried to order the meds yesterday, the guy on the phone said it wasn't and that the doctor said I didn't need that much.  I was so mad, I was spitting tacks, seriously.  But decided to wait until I saw Dr. next week to find the answer.

I actually didn't hear the phone message until I got home and it said I was approved so I called Medco back.  This time I got a person who actually looked at their computer and read their screen, and sure enough it was approved.

Hopefully the pharmacists actually put the order in — it's not showing up on the Medco website, and it's on its way.

Good news: my plan restarts on September 1st, including my flexible spending.

Having the right contact in, really helps — and is a bit of a pun, since it is the right that is giving me such problems.

Now I need to either get my brain to reset — which is why we're waiting until Wednesday to try any changes, or get a different contact for the left.

I've got a bit of fuzz on that side.