Hi there everyone,
I haven’t been keeping up to date with my blog. I have had a really hard time of late. My beautiful cat, Billy Corgan, died and I have had a real time getting over it. It’s just been really emotionally draining, and I feel like i have lost my best friend. I still really miss billy, but I am starting to get up and go about my life again… but even as i write this i am starting to get teary.

Anyway… my lap band has proved to be quite useful for stress and tears.. I used to overeat when I was sad. I would hole myself up with food.. food made me feel better. but instead of that.. this time I went off my food. I still ate enough to survive and all that, but there was no snacking. there was no late night coke cans… all good.

So two days after billy died, i went to the doctors and I had lost 4.5 kgs that month. Some of if would have been lost before billy died but overall it was a great docs visit.

So I am going well. I do however need to get back into exercise so I am off now to make an exercise plan.. has anyone got any tips?

Before I go I have noticed that some people have been getting to my website by searching things like “meal plan for lap bands”. Just a quick note on that.

1. Once you are done with the mushie stage and all of that, you should eat wholesome food that makes you feel good. Basically you can eat fatty/sugary foods. but you can’t eat enough of them to sustain your body. So you will feel much better eating some vegies or fruit.

2. Never eat foods that make you get a “productive burp” (burp that brings your food back). It will just upset you. You will need to find foods that do this because it’s different for everyone. For me it’s only really bread (more than a slice), rice and some stir frys. But for you it might be beans… who knows…

3. NEVER NEVER NEVER drink with food. It washes food through the food and you won’t loose weight.

4. I have found that a great breakfast is yogurt, frozen fruit and musli - just a little of each. A great lunch, two Ryvita’s with ham cheese or tomato (although the more you put on the ryvita the more chance you will have of only eating one of them). For dinner I just have what everyone else is having but a small ammount of.

Does anyone have any questions about lap bands?

c ya

I am sorry that I haven’t been updating you on my ongoings.

I have been really busy with the rest of live, you know my non lap band life.

I know there has been people visiting my site so i decided to open up the line of discussion.

What do you want to know about Lap Bands?

Tell me..and i will tell you…

My name is Catherine and I am in my mid twenties. I live in Melbourne, Australia.
Once upon a time I was an overweight girl, and now I am an obese woman.
So it’s time to do something about it.

Tomorrow, I will be getting a Lap Band™ put on my stomach.
If you don’t know anything about Lap Band’s™ check out this web site The Centre for Bariatric Surgery. This is also where I will be getting the surgery, my surgeon Mr. Gary Crosthwaite, is the most calming doctor I have ever been the presence of. He seems so know everything about what he does, which of course is makes me feel great!

So basically the lap band separates your stomach into two, without the dangers of a long and invasive surgery. Having a Lap Band™ is a weight loss surgery, and it is not something to be taken lightly. Essentially when you have a Lap Band™ you feel fuller sooner. So after I eat an entrée serve I will be stuffed. It’s hard to believe, but I am assured that my new life starts tomorrow. Let’s just see…

I will be writing my first few posts in a few days once I am home from the hospital and recovered a little bit… Stay tuned

Current Weight: 134 kgs / 295 lbs
Goal Weight: 72 kgs / 158 lbs
Only 62 kgs to go…