| March 8th, 2007 | Size 18.. much better this time around |
So I went to doctors today. How on earth does one casually mention that they have constipation? My body is also retaining liquid. So while I have lost a couple of inches around my tummy the scales told a different story. I haven’t budged a bit. It’s time to eat some fibre! Things that come from a can are not a diet. Fruit, vegies, protein and NO CHOCOLATE are a diet! Well a way of living. On the brighter side… I went to DFO today and went and brought a pair of size 18 jeans. So it’s official (and everybody knows jeans are the test – not much give there) I am down from a SIZE 22-24 to an 18!!!!! Current Weight: 114 kgs Posted in Medical, Mood, Uncategorized | No Comments »
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| March 1st, 2007 | i hate my back |
I am still having problems with my back. The doctors at the bariatric centre don’t think that the back pain has anything to do with my band. My GP doesn’t think it has anything to do with my band either, just one of those things I guess. My GP suggested rubbing the muscle pain stuff, which works but only temporarily. I am still officially losing weight, but without eating properly I am not feeling great. I am lazy and can’t exercise because my back hurts. Which means that I am not losing weight the way I want to. |
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| February 20th, 2007 | still a loser… and a loser |
I had really hit a low with the weight issue. I need to be exercising but the back pain is terrible. It comes on at about 2pm everyday. Since I am not a morning person, I don’t exercise much in the morning. So by 2pm I am in pain and not even thinking of talking a walk. The other side of the back issue is that I don’t feel like putting a lot of effort into cooking. So I have been living on the 8-year-old kid diet. Party pies, spaghetti etc Not good. |
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| February 13th, 2007 | Second filling |
Got more liquid put in my band today. (See below for more exciting news) I had food poising the last few days so I haven’t really been in the mood for anything. The liquid filling was not at all painful this time. I have booked in to see my normal GP tomorrow. c |
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| January 31st, 2007 | ouchies |
So with the big 19 kg news rocking my boat yesterday I didn’t get much done. Today was the same storey. I woke up with a sore passage running from where the liquid was put in (left of my belly button) up through up into my armpit. And because of the way I have been sitting or something, my back has also started the ache, just below my bra strap on my left. I assume that having the first lot of liquid put into the band aggravates the scare tissue? I have eaten a little today. But I am starting to get in the habit of eating late a night, which isn’t good for me. I mean it’s not that bad because I wake up late… so when I eat late at night I am really eating ‘dinner’. Nut I should be mindfully eating 3 meals a day, not two and some snacking later. Current Weight: 116 kgs |
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| January 29th, 2007 | First filling |
Today I went to see Mr. Gary Crosthwaite and I weighted myself… UNREAL!!! (See below). I got the liquid put in my band for the first time and it’s back to liquid for a day… yuck. It didn’t hurt; mum said the needle was big tho. Current Weight: 116 kgs |
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| January 29th, 2007 | The beach and being XL in the normal world |
Well the beach was fun! I progressed through the mushie stages without a problem. I got caught in a rip while swimming. Which was scarey, but my boyfriend and I made it out. He said I was overreacting but it was terrible. But at least I am a little leaner. Which I am sure made it easier. Eating out was easy; on the last night I had a very tender steak, well half of it. AND IT WAS AMAZING. Every now and then I eat a food that my LapBand™ doesn’t think I should but I have a slip of coca-a-cola and everything is good again. Who would have thought that Coke™ is my wonder drug? But it is. If something is too hard for the band Coke™ just washes it away. There weren’t any scales in the hotel room, so I haven’t been able to weigh myself for a month, which is a good thing! The next time I get on the scales will be when I get my band filled tomorrow. I am seeing the surgeon will be putting the liquid put into my band. As much as I never thought I would be able to say this again, I am getting hungry. When I first got the surgery it was so hard to drink a glass of water. And even know I knew that it would get easier and that one day I could eat a whole entrée serve. I just couldn’t imagine it happening. The doctors told me that by the time I got the liquid put into the band I would need it. But it was just hard to believe. Once I get the liquid put in, the band will start working effectively. But by the way I feel and look, it already is! I went shopping while I was on holiday and I was actually able to buy things. Normally shopping at the beach would be painful. Because there are no larger sizes stores, but this time I was actually able to find some XL’s in the normal stores that fitted me. I am actually now a XL in the normal work instead of a XXL in the fat world… it’s fanflippingtastic! |
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| December 18th, 2006 | The insane me |
Well I am now officially insane. I got this surgery so that I never felt that overwhelming feeling of hunger ever again, but now all I feel is gut-wrenching hunger. I am all right for the first few hours of the day, then when it gets to dinnertime and hates everyone who is allowed to eat. The sane me – knows that it’s not their fault, knows that this will all be over in a few days… but the insane me… well she couldn’t care less. No pain to report. Haven’t weighed myself. ARRRGGGGHHHH.come on… mushy stage… Current Weight: 124 kgs |
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| December 13th, 2006 | 10/12/06 |
So here’s the thing! For the past few days I have been addicted to sleep. I think it might be the painkillers. Mr. Gary Crosthwaite has suggested (well ordered) that I do not eat anything solid for the next two weeks. So it’s two weeks of water, juice, ice coffees, yoghurt, ice cream, custard and soup. I actually really love most liquid things… Liquid is how I gained most of my weight… I just love a few litres of Coke. Now that I have given that up, I need to get my arse moving and coke guzzling. Today was more painful that the past few days. My tummy kinda hurts and I have some back pain from the gas used during surgery. I was told this might happen. So I have been taking the painkillers. Which I have also been told to do… Apparently pain should be managed before you really feel it. So I have been sitting around a lot. Lying on the couch… Spending time with my animals… Which I thought would be difficult, because I thought my dog wouldn’t understand that he couldn’t jump on my stomach. But he totally understood and somehow he just knew. I also have some more good news. Current Weight: 129 kgs |
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| December 13th, 2006 | 12/12/2006 |
Today was a mixture of pain, embarrassment and happiness. My father picked me up to take me to the dietitan at about 10am. This was the first time that I have been in a car since coming home from the hospital. Now let me tell you that after stomach surgery… Speed humps should be illegal. Every bump and nick goes right through your body. Now, while I haven’t been in massive amounts of pain, I still feel not quite put together. So by the end of the trip I felt like I had to pick up my intestine from the back seat. The next part is not for the faint hearted I ran into the dietitans and searched for a toilet, washed my underpants and threw them out. The whole meeting with the dietitans I was uncomfortable and nervous. “Was it going to happen again?” After going through what was on offer next week “The mushy stage”, I was so hungry I could have eaten a mushed onion. It’s amazing how hungry you can be when you have only had liquids for a week. Before going through the diet rules for the rest of my life and the integrated stages before that, I got on the scales. GOOD NEWS!!!! Current Weight: 124 kgs |
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