tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932736446111682488.post4526019600259589670..comments2023-09-06T05:14:18.262-05:00Comments on My Lapband Journal: Advice from the DietitianCeeJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08108144896669458008noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932736446111682488.post-8987563686497418182010-02-03T18:48:45.840-06:002010-02-03T18:48:45.840-06:00I agree that tracking calories makes you feel like...I agree that tracking calories makes you feel like you are on a diet, but until I get some great restriction I made a promise to myself to do it for at least 1 full week a month. This way I can reset my idea of portions and calories just in case i get off during my non-tracking days. However, even when I am not tracking I still see what is in certain foods - especially new foods. For example, when I go out to eat I check on the nutrional facts online (sometimes the healthiest sounding foods have more calories that I eat in a whole day...!!). <br /><br />This month doing only 1 week of tracking has been good. I didn't feel like I was constantly "dieting", but honestly without restriction it was still a little of a diet. I did lose less weight, but strangely it was during the weeks that I tracked that I lost the least :)TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274989438466842161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932736446111682488.post-5245774467334183782010-02-03T10:56:38.253-06:002010-02-03T10:56:38.253-06:00I like the car analogy. I forgot how it feels to e...I like the car analogy. I forgot how it feels to eat because I need to and not because the food is there. I also want to give up the counting calories (points in WW). I want to be able to let the band be my guide alone.<br /><br />You are so right. We are all a work in progress. The band is just a little part of the who picture. Thanks for your post.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400904095865742386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932736446111682488.post-26852464712119858592010-02-03T09:27:40.233-06:002010-02-03T09:27:40.233-06:00Some people do it, but I agree that tracking calor...Some people do it, but I agree that tracking calories is part of the diet mentality, and something we need to let go of. <br /><br />Listening to your body and eating only when you are hungry is the real ticket to freedom. We lifelong yo-yo dieters have completely lost the ability to feed our bodies in a natural way. I am so happy to be off the yo-yo rollercoaster, and learning how to trust myself when it comes to food.<br /><br />Great advice, thanks for sharing. You are growing even as you shrink!Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414571860592267584noreply@blogger.com