Goal, that is!! Saturday marked the official weight loss of minus 40kgs (88 pds) - very excited!!! So close to the 80's too, can't wait to hit that decade!
Went to my surgery centre on Friday to get the results of my blood tests and the lovely fill Dr Caroline wasn't there so I saw someone else I hadn't seen before. She just glossed over the results of the blood tests and said they were fine, which annoyed me a bit because that was the main reason I went. I had lost 5.4 kgs (11.88 pds) in 6 weeks according to their scales and she was 'concerned' that it was too much for this stage of the journey (13 months in). She ended up taking .1ml OUT!!!! I couldn't believe it. She scared me a bit because she was talking about stretching my band so a new stomach forms above it and all these complications that can occur. I was in so much shock that I kind of just went with it and didn't know what to say. I know I hadn't been able to eat a great deal, but I've also been stressed with work and moving house the last 2 weeks so food was not a huge priority. I know I had talked about the flip side of tight vs less restricted, but I didn't know that I was going to get any out! Anyway, it hasn't seemed to have made a massive difference so far because I am still quite tight so we shall see what happens! I don't mind if I am able to eat just a bit more, but I am also mindful that I still have about another 20kgs (44 pds) to lose, which is still quite a bit, and to be honest I just want to get the losing weight bit over and done with! I don't want to be 2 years down the track and still not where I want to be.
I do have another appointment in 2 weeks to see my regular Dr so I'll go to that and see what she says and also what the weight loss looks like. Then I won't have another appointment until the first week in January so hopefully the restriction hangs around!
Have a great week everyone!
Jen
http://www.lapbandforthemind.com/
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
It's not a Monday...
It's Tuesday! I took yesterday off work after the moving of the weekend and although I am feeling like today is a Monday, at least it really isn't! :) The moving went well, as reasonably as it can anyway...about 7.00pm Saturday night when I was suffering sheer exhaustion and even my fingernails were hurting, I was SO happy that I had decided to take Monday off. It was kind of forced anyway because I had the Phone, Cable & Broadband people coming to connect everything and of course they give you a window of 5 hours so you have to sit around and wait. 2 days without my beloved Foxtel (cable) is more than I could handle! 2 of the 3 even turned up early, I couldn't believe it, that is unheard of. A lot of the unpacking is done, but there are still some things to sort out, I'll get there.....
Not a lot going on in Band Land. My weight has stayed the same, which is a tad annoying because I've still hardly been able to eat anything, but with all the moving I was hardly making the best choices possible and I am going to my surgery centre this Friday to get the results of my blood tests and although I won't be getting any fill, I'll have to weigh in. So this week I'll make an effort to eat a bit better and hopefully that will make some difference. Need to think about ramping up the exercise too. When I was walking the boys last night, we went for a bit of a jog and it was definitely easier carrying less weight so I'll have to keep that up. I'm SO close to 40kg (88pds) lost, I wish it would just hurry up! Purely out of coincidence my 10kg losses and major milestone losses are all about the same point so I don't have any for awhile and then they all come in the space of a few weeks. I'm only .5kg away from 40kg loss and only 1.5kg away from the 80s - now that is going to be a special day! I haven't seen an 8- on the scales in 10 years and I know it's 10 years because when I returned from living in London in 1999, I weighed 85kgs. And I didn't stay in the 80s for long either before the numbers started to climb. Hurry UP..............
Have a great week everyone!
Jen
xx
http://www.lapbandforthemind.com/
Not a lot going on in Band Land. My weight has stayed the same, which is a tad annoying because I've still hardly been able to eat anything, but with all the moving I was hardly making the best choices possible and I am going to my surgery centre this Friday to get the results of my blood tests and although I won't be getting any fill, I'll have to weigh in. So this week I'll make an effort to eat a bit better and hopefully that will make some difference. Need to think about ramping up the exercise too. When I was walking the boys last night, we went for a bit of a jog and it was definitely easier carrying less weight so I'll have to keep that up. I'm SO close to 40kg (88pds) lost, I wish it would just hurry up! Purely out of coincidence my 10kg losses and major milestone losses are all about the same point so I don't have any for awhile and then they all come in the space of a few weeks. I'm only .5kg away from 40kg loss and only 1.5kg away from the 80s - now that is going to be a special day! I haven't seen an 8- on the scales in 10 years and I know it's 10 years because when I returned from living in London in 1999, I weighed 85kgs. And I didn't stay in the 80s for long either before the numbers started to climb. Hurry UP..............
Have a great week everyone!
Jen
xx
http://www.lapbandforthemind.com/
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday :(
I hate Monday's, the weekend is never long enough and I can't stand to come back to work. I always wonder if I was to work 4 days a week and take Monday's off would I eventually feel the same way on Tuesday morning?!?!?
The weekend was very busy preparing to move this Saturday into my new house. There is still so much to do and another reason why I don't want to be at work is because I hardly feel like I had a weekend at all with all the running around and there is still so much to do that I'm worried I'm not going to get it all done before the moving truck arrives! Oh well, I guess it will either have to be done and if it isn't, the things that are left aren't super critical to the actual moving in bit. It's been a long time coming that it doesn't even actually feel like it's happening, I'm just going through the motions. I'm actually really tired and I feel like I need a break. The job situation is still a tad precarious and I don't feel like I can do much at the moment until it's somewhat sorted, which is annoying me.
Anyway enough of that, on to Lap Band news, where there isn't a great deal to report either! I did end up cancelling my appointment, but I will go to the next one because I need to get a blood test done and find out what my thyroid is up to. Hopefully the medication has been helping and there will be some improvement. The weight is coming off at a steady pace and I'm wondering if the medication has anything to do with that as well. As of today I've lost 4.7kgs in the last 4 weeks since my appointment so very happy with that, but most days still quite tight and I struggle with whether to keep it tight and try to get the weight off sooner or get some out and take a little longer. The debate never ends!! It's funny how it literally took me 12 months to the day to get to 'ideal restriction'. I am getting closer to goal, but still a bit to go so that's why I'm keeping it pretty tight at the moment because I don't want to still be trying to get to goal in another 6 months. I'd really like to get on with the business of maintaining!
Have a good week!
Jen
www.lapbandforthemind.com
The weekend was very busy preparing to move this Saturday into my new house. There is still so much to do and another reason why I don't want to be at work is because I hardly feel like I had a weekend at all with all the running around and there is still so much to do that I'm worried I'm not going to get it all done before the moving truck arrives! Oh well, I guess it will either have to be done and if it isn't, the things that are left aren't super critical to the actual moving in bit. It's been a long time coming that it doesn't even actually feel like it's happening, I'm just going through the motions. I'm actually really tired and I feel like I need a break. The job situation is still a tad precarious and I don't feel like I can do much at the moment until it's somewhat sorted, which is annoying me.
Anyway enough of that, on to Lap Band news, where there isn't a great deal to report either! I did end up cancelling my appointment, but I will go to the next one because I need to get a blood test done and find out what my thyroid is up to. Hopefully the medication has been helping and there will be some improvement. The weight is coming off at a steady pace and I'm wondering if the medication has anything to do with that as well. As of today I've lost 4.7kgs in the last 4 weeks since my appointment so very happy with that, but most days still quite tight and I struggle with whether to keep it tight and try to get the weight off sooner or get some out and take a little longer. The debate never ends!! It's funny how it literally took me 12 months to the day to get to 'ideal restriction'. I am getting closer to goal, but still a bit to go so that's why I'm keeping it pretty tight at the moment because I don't want to still be trying to get to goal in another 6 months. I'd really like to get on with the business of maintaining!
Have a good week!
Jen
www.lapbandforthemind.com
Monday, November 9, 2009
Quick Update...
Not much to report really, just thought I'd quickly check in. I've been really tight lately and it's a good and a bad thing!
I've lost over 3kgs in the last 3 weeks, which I'm really happy about, but because I'm so tight I've hardly been able to eat anything and not really drink a great deal of liquid either and sometimes it can become a tad tiresome. We always want what we don't have, hey?! I've got an appointment with the lovely Dr Caroline this Friday, but at this stage I'll probably cancel it. It's so funny how something as little as .1ml can make all the difference! I don't want to get any out because I don't want to go the other way, but then sometimes it would be nice to eat and drink a little more. I've also had a few 'PBing' incidents which I don't enjoy at all. On better news, I went shopping and brought a few things in sizes I haven't been near for years so that's always exciting.
Things aren't so good on the job front, really, I can't stand it. I feel like I need a decent break. We're hoping that next year www.lapbandforthemind.com really takes off so I can ditch the crap job. Or we win Tattslotto!!! :)
Have a great week everyone!
Jen
I've lost over 3kgs in the last 3 weeks, which I'm really happy about, but because I'm so tight I've hardly been able to eat anything and not really drink a great deal of liquid either and sometimes it can become a tad tiresome. We always want what we don't have, hey?! I've got an appointment with the lovely Dr Caroline this Friday, but at this stage I'll probably cancel it. It's so funny how something as little as .1ml can make all the difference! I don't want to get any out because I don't want to go the other way, but then sometimes it would be nice to eat and drink a little more. I've also had a few 'PBing' incidents which I don't enjoy at all. On better news, I went shopping and brought a few things in sizes I haven't been near for years so that's always exciting.
Things aren't so good on the job front, really, I can't stand it. I feel like I need a decent break. We're hoping that next year www.lapbandforthemind.com really takes off so I can ditch the crap job. Or we win Tattslotto!!! :)
Have a great week everyone!
Jen
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