Not a great deal Lap Band wise going on, I brought a new house recently and it settled last Friday so all weekend was spent cleaning and preparing and meeting trades people and spending a lot of money, basically! I find on the weekend that I tend not to eat much because I always have a bit going on whereas during the week while I'm at work I tend to be very hungry. I think it's mostly because I'm bored, I don't like my job so I am always looking for something else to do. This week I am determined to break that cycle and have a good eating week. The weather is (allegedly) going to be good this week so I'll bring my runners in and go for a walk at lunchtime to get additional exercise in. I am also booked in for a fill this Friday, but at this stage I don't think I need to get anything put in, but will re-assess later in the week.
Funny thing that happened yesterday, I was carrying 20 litres (44 pds) of paint (10 in each hand) and I couldn't get over 1) how heavy they were and 2) how I've lost 17kgs more than that!!! It was really quite incredible when you put it in perspective. Can't possibly imagine how I carried all that extra weight, amazing!
Jodie & I went tap dancing last week, bloody hell it was funny and great exercise too! If you're looking to do some decent exercise, get a good workout and have plenty of fun, we suggest you give it a go. Can't wait to go back tomorrow!
Have a good week everyone!
http://www.lapbandforthemind.com/
Monday, October 26, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
"Happy Bandiversary to me…."
I went to see the lovely fill Dr Caroline and decided not to get any fill put in because I have been quite tight and I lost 2.5kgs (5.5pds) in the last 2 weeks so I am VERY happy with that. If I can lose 1kg a week with the eating and exercising I'm doing, I would be extremely satisfied with that. I also got the results of my 12 month blood tests and a few issues which aren't too dire, but still not as good as I would've liked. I'm deficient in folate and vitamin D so she wants me to take additional supplements and I've also got thyroid issues. I've been having trouble with my thyroid for some time and it's taken forever to sort out. I went to see an Endocrinologist and was diagnosed with overactive thyroid (which I thought was strange given I had all the symptoms for under active thyroid) and then given radio active treatment for that and now it seems that my thyroid is under active so the treatment must have worked too well! Now I'm going to have to go on medication for that, I'm hoping it works. I'm also hoping that this has been some of the reason why my weight loss had really hit a plateau for a bit there and this might kick my metabolism back into gear again and the weight loss to pick up. Fingers crossed!!
What a difference 12 months makes!! This time 12 months ago I had already been operated on and was back in my room. If someone had've told me right then that I would lose 35kgs (77 pounds) in the next 12 months with not a great deal of effort at all, I don't know whether I would have believed them!! This is the most weight I've ever lost, although I was coming from a place where I started at a higher weight to begin with so I guess that's not completely unsurprising. In a nutshell, I couldn't be happier. It took me a long time to get to a place where I even decided to go to a Lap Band information session and now, I wouldn't have it any other way. I remember back to about June last year and I was so unhappy. I felt sick and unwell all the time, none of my clothes fit me and really, I just hated myself. I have 2 dogs who demand to be walked twice a day every day and I was so overweight that I had trouble even walking around the small block and my back would hurt so bad and it was a painful experience I didn't look forward to. I had trouble getting out of bed and up off the couch, my knees and ankles were always hurting and I hardly had any clothes that fit me. I can't even imagine what my life would be like if I hadn't gone ahead and had the Gastric Band surgery - the thought actually fills me with dread. I think I was only lucky that I had no other illnesses associated with my obesity and probably the only thing I had on my side was my age. I knew that wasn't going to last forever though so I'm glad I finally acted when I did. This has been the best decision I've ever made.
Now 12 months down the track and I'm so much happier and I just feel so much better. I have more confidence, I have lots of clothes that I can wear now and walking my boys around the block is something I look forward to and we've even started jogging! The last time I went on a plane I didn't have to worry about whether the belt was going to do up or whether I was going to be able to squash myself into the seat, I don't have all those annoying aches and pains I once had. At the moment I'm in between moving houses so I just have the mattress on the floor because my bed is in pieces and I said to my Mum the other day that it's so much easier to get up off the floor when you weight 35kgs less!! 12 months ago there's no way I would have been able to do that everyday, it would have been far too much like hard work! One of the funniest things that I've found great pleasure in (and I'm sure some of your will relate to) is, I can see my collarbones!!!! I reckon the last time they made an appearance was back in high school! :) Isn't it funny how the smallest things can make you so happy??? The other night I went out for a few drinks and caught up with some people I hadn't seen in awhile and I had to wait for them to arrive. I sat by myself in a bar for 20 minutes and just took in everything that was going on. That was a really big achievement for me. 12 months ago not only would I have not gone to the drinks, but there is no way in the world that I would have sat there by myself waiting for people to arrive. Well done, me! I really am proud of myself. That's not to say it's all been smooth sailing. I haven't had any major mishaps with the Lap Band, just your usual PBing incidents and the like, but I've never for one second regretted the decision I've made. Sure some days I wish I could eat a whole pizza, but those days are very few and far between and I have to be honest and say it's not like I've gone without! I'd been on the diet merry-go-round for 20 years before this and had horrible self-esteem issues and there's no way to change all of that in even 12 months so even though I know I've come along way, there's still some way to go too. The positives of this experience and journey well and truly more than outweigh the negatives and no amount of pizza in the world is worth that :)
This is the first Christmas that is fast approaching that I'm not freaking out about because I need to lose all this weight in the shortest amount of time possible. I am getting into unfamiliar territory in terms of my weight loss and I am looking forward to the day where I can maintain my journey and not worry about the losing weight. The best thing about all of it is that when I reach my goal, I can be confident that I'll never put the weight back on again due to the help of my Lap Band friend.
And who knows what the future holds?! All I can say - Bring It On!!!!
http://www.lapbandforthemind.com
What a difference 12 months makes!! This time 12 months ago I had already been operated on and was back in my room. If someone had've told me right then that I would lose 35kgs (77 pounds) in the next 12 months with not a great deal of effort at all, I don't know whether I would have believed them!! This is the most weight I've ever lost, although I was coming from a place where I started at a higher weight to begin with so I guess that's not completely unsurprising. In a nutshell, I couldn't be happier. It took me a long time to get to a place where I even decided to go to a Lap Band information session and now, I wouldn't have it any other way. I remember back to about June last year and I was so unhappy. I felt sick and unwell all the time, none of my clothes fit me and really, I just hated myself. I have 2 dogs who demand to be walked twice a day every day and I was so overweight that I had trouble even walking around the small block and my back would hurt so bad and it was a painful experience I didn't look forward to. I had trouble getting out of bed and up off the couch, my knees and ankles were always hurting and I hardly had any clothes that fit me. I can't even imagine what my life would be like if I hadn't gone ahead and had the Gastric Band surgery - the thought actually fills me with dread. I think I was only lucky that I had no other illnesses associated with my obesity and probably the only thing I had on my side was my age. I knew that wasn't going to last forever though so I'm glad I finally acted when I did. This has been the best decision I've ever made.
Now 12 months down the track and I'm so much happier and I just feel so much better. I have more confidence, I have lots of clothes that I can wear now and walking my boys around the block is something I look forward to and we've even started jogging! The last time I went on a plane I didn't have to worry about whether the belt was going to do up or whether I was going to be able to squash myself into the seat, I don't have all those annoying aches and pains I once had. At the moment I'm in between moving houses so I just have the mattress on the floor because my bed is in pieces and I said to my Mum the other day that it's so much easier to get up off the floor when you weight 35kgs less!! 12 months ago there's no way I would have been able to do that everyday, it would have been far too much like hard work! One of the funniest things that I've found great pleasure in (and I'm sure some of your will relate to) is, I can see my collarbones!!!! I reckon the last time they made an appearance was back in high school! :) Isn't it funny how the smallest things can make you so happy??? The other night I went out for a few drinks and caught up with some people I hadn't seen in awhile and I had to wait for them to arrive. I sat by myself in a bar for 20 minutes and just took in everything that was going on. That was a really big achievement for me. 12 months ago not only would I have not gone to the drinks, but there is no way in the world that I would have sat there by myself waiting for people to arrive. Well done, me! I really am proud of myself. That's not to say it's all been smooth sailing. I haven't had any major mishaps with the Lap Band, just your usual PBing incidents and the like, but I've never for one second regretted the decision I've made. Sure some days I wish I could eat a whole pizza, but those days are very few and far between and I have to be honest and say it's not like I've gone without! I'd been on the diet merry-go-round for 20 years before this and had horrible self-esteem issues and there's no way to change all of that in even 12 months so even though I know I've come along way, there's still some way to go too. The positives of this experience and journey well and truly more than outweigh the negatives and no amount of pizza in the world is worth that :)
This is the first Christmas that is fast approaching that I'm not freaking out about because I need to lose all this weight in the shortest amount of time possible. I am getting into unfamiliar territory in terms of my weight loss and I am looking forward to the day where I can maintain my journey and not worry about the losing weight. The best thing about all of it is that when I reach my goal, I can be confident that I'll never put the weight back on again due to the help of my Lap Band friend.
And who knows what the future holds?! All I can say - Bring It On!!!!
http://www.lapbandforthemind.com
Friday, October 9, 2009
TGIF!!
I'm always happy on a Friday! :) Even though I have to come to work, I try to do as little as possible and the day always seems to go just that little bit quicker! :)
I've lost 1.4kgs (3.08pds) this week and I'm VERY, VERY happy with that. I haven't done as much exercise as I would've liked, but the Band is pretty tight and I've made an effort not to snack as much so it's definitely paying off! If this is to continue I'd be very happy, but I'd actually be very happy just to lose around 1kg a week, actually more than happy with that!
The job situation has finally resolved itself, which has really taken the pressure off in quite a few ways - thankfully. I'm going to a different office to work with my original Manager who is a good bloke so hopefully it will all be good. I'm still trying to offload one financial commitment around my neck which will happen soon so that will be the end of it and all will be right in the world again!
TGIF everyone - have a great weekend!!!!!
http://www.lapbandforthemind.com/Friday, October 2, 2009
Happy Optifastiversary to me…..
Today makes 12 months to the day since I started Optifast, yay for me!! What a difference a year makes!
I'll wait until my official 12 month surgery date to go into things more, but in a nutshell, I just couldn't be happier in this part of my life. With 33kgs (73 pds) gone forever, my life has changed incredibly in the last 12 months. I'm so happy I made the decision to go ahead with the surgery, if I hadn't of, I can't even begin to imagine what I would weigh today. The thought is just far too scary to contemplate! I would've liked to have lost more weight, but I have to be completely honest, I've not had to put a great deal of effort into losing this 33kgs, when in the past to lose the same kind of weight I would have to exercise like a demon and never eat one bad thing in the whole time, I love the band SO much!!
I'm off to see the lovely fill Dr Caroline again this afternoon and I haven't decided if I'm going to have a fill or not. I had a bit of an incident on a protein drink of all things this morning and I think it was mostly because I have to be very, very careful with anything in the morning because I am always tighter than normal. I'll have a discussion with her, but I think I probably still need another .1ml so we'll see. Because I'd been so stressed and therefore tight, I wasn't going to add anymore, but now that's eased off a bit and although I'm still stressed, I can definitely eat more :(
On the job front - nothing definite as yet, but still plugging away hoping that something will come off soon. I had a meeting with my old Manager who originally hired me at this company and he said he has some things available so I've got my fingers and just about everything else crossed that it will all work out! I should know by the end of next week whether it will pan out or not.
Have a good weekend everyone!
http://www.lapbandforthemind.com
I'll wait until my official 12 month surgery date to go into things more, but in a nutshell, I just couldn't be happier in this part of my life. With 33kgs (73 pds) gone forever, my life has changed incredibly in the last 12 months. I'm so happy I made the decision to go ahead with the surgery, if I hadn't of, I can't even begin to imagine what I would weigh today. The thought is just far too scary to contemplate! I would've liked to have lost more weight, but I have to be completely honest, I've not had to put a great deal of effort into losing this 33kgs, when in the past to lose the same kind of weight I would have to exercise like a demon and never eat one bad thing in the whole time, I love the band SO much!!
I'm off to see the lovely fill Dr Caroline again this afternoon and I haven't decided if I'm going to have a fill or not. I had a bit of an incident on a protein drink of all things this morning and I think it was mostly because I have to be very, very careful with anything in the morning because I am always tighter than normal. I'll have a discussion with her, but I think I probably still need another .1ml so we'll see. Because I'd been so stressed and therefore tight, I wasn't going to add anymore, but now that's eased off a bit and although I'm still stressed, I can definitely eat more :(
On the job front - nothing definite as yet, but still plugging away hoping that something will come off soon. I had a meeting with my old Manager who originally hired me at this company and he said he has some things available so I've got my fingers and just about everything else crossed that it will all work out! I should know by the end of next week whether it will pan out or not.
Have a good weekend everyone!
http://www.lapbandforthemind.com
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