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Peters date is nearly here !
Jan 24, 2010
Peter is 12 days into his 2 weeks of Optifast and doing really very well . He has been extremely hungry ..well of course ..and its been a tough go but he is almost at the end now ..just 2 days till his RNY ..yay !! He is down 14 pounds ..and has reduced his isulin already by 75% !!! Thats before he even has surgery ..woot !!
I am very proud of him ...we are each others biggest fans and support ..and we are very blessed to have each other .When I had my WLS he was always there for me and now I get to return the favour ! Its an honour !
So we are packing our suitcase tonight and are raring to leave for TO on Tuesday ..surgery on Weds ..hopefully home by Friday evening . I will post about his surgery details on the main forum asap . We have been innundated with wonderful messages of support and encouragement ..and are very blessed with all our wonderful OH friends ..thanks every one xx. We really apreciate everything you have done for us on this difficult road to his surgery . Support and friendship is everything ..you are the BEST !!!! I am looking forwards to everyone who is coming to visit him ..and the 2 evenings out that are planned for me ..I am just glad the Optifast days are almost done ..and the waiting has been the hardest bit of all . My nerves are bad ..so are his ..about the surgery and inherent risks ..but thats only normal ..I know he has a lot of people praying for his safe passage to the losing side .
I am down 5 pounds ..thats a good loss ..I am feeling back on track ..and am doing my best to stick to the rules ..onward and downward ..lets roll !
Thanks for reading ..more after his surgery ..
Linda x
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I am very proud of him ...we are each others biggest fans and support ..and we are very blessed to have each other .When I had my WLS he was always there for me and now I get to return the favour ! Its an honour !
So we are packing our suitcase tonight and are raring to leave for TO on Tuesday ..surgery on Weds ..hopefully home by Friday evening . I will post about his surgery details on the main forum asap . We have been innundated with wonderful messages of support and encouragement ..and are very blessed with all our wonderful OH friends ..thanks every one xx. We really apreciate everything you have done for us on this difficult road to his surgery . Support and friendship is everything ..you are the BEST !!!! I am looking forwards to everyone who is coming to visit him ..and the 2 evenings out that are planned for me ..I am just glad the Optifast days are almost done ..and the waiting has been the hardest bit of all . My nerves are bad ..so are his ..about the surgery and inherent risks ..but thats only normal ..I know he has a lot of people praying for his safe passage to the losing side .
I am down 5 pounds ..thats a good loss ..I am feeling back on track ..and am doing my best to stick to the rules ..onward and downward ..lets roll !
Thanks for reading ..more after his surgery ..
Linda x
Peter (hubby) started optifast today ..and update on me !
Jan 13, 2010
Hello again ...long time no see . I am 10 and a half months out now ..and not doing too well on the losing side grr .Christmas and my hubbies "Last Supper" syndrome did a number on me and I gained a horrible 6 pounds over Christmas . Argghh ..what was I thinking ! I know I eat with my nerves ( thats how I got soo big in the first place ) and his approaching surgery has me very anxious . I am almost more worried about his surgery than I was for my own . I have joined him in far too many Last suppers ..and all those Christmas treats that found their way into the house .Shakes head . However ....
I have lost 3 of the gained 6 pounds and am sitting at 75 pounds down at the moment ..and am detirmined to get the weight rolling off again now that Peter has started Optifast today . I am back on a protein shake a day ..loading on water ..and high protein ..very very few carbs ( and only good veggie ones at that ) I am almost glad that he cant eat food now ..its a blessing for me .
He is grouchy ..but sticking to it ..I have broth and sugar free gum and drinks at the ready to help him .His RNY is at Humber with Dr Klein on the 27th jan at 11am .
I have booked 3 nights at the Holiday Inn across the road from the hospital and will spend most of the time with him ..but am looking forwards to seeing my OH girl friends on the Thursday for dinner . I will be SOOOO glad when he is all done and home safely ..and we can get going on this new healthier lifestyle together .
I still weigh every morning ..and am down another 6 inches in Dec ..despite gaining ..not sure how that works but I'll take it ! I am down over 70 inches in total ..and easily fitting in to a size 12 now . My hair is still thick and healthy ..and my bloods healthy too.
I am only 35 pounds from my goal weight ..I can do this !! Still keeping up with the Belville and Peterborough support groups . We hosted the Peterborough Christmas party and it was a big success . I love seeing all my OH friends ..they have been my saving grace over and over again ..thanks guys !
Onward ho ..talk to you again before Peters surgery ...I hope I will be losing nicely again by then .
Linda x
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I have lost 3 of the gained 6 pounds and am sitting at 75 pounds down at the moment ..and am detirmined to get the weight rolling off again now that Peter has started Optifast today . I am back on a protein shake a day ..loading on water ..and high protein ..very very few carbs ( and only good veggie ones at that ) I am almost glad that he cant eat food now ..its a blessing for me .
He is grouchy ..but sticking to it ..I have broth and sugar free gum and drinks at the ready to help him .His RNY is at Humber with Dr Klein on the 27th jan at 11am .
I have booked 3 nights at the Holiday Inn across the road from the hospital and will spend most of the time with him ..but am looking forwards to seeing my OH girl friends on the Thursday for dinner . I will be SOOOO glad when he is all done and home safely ..and we can get going on this new healthier lifestyle together .
I still weigh every morning ..and am down another 6 inches in Dec ..despite gaining ..not sure how that works but I'll take it ! I am down over 70 inches in total ..and easily fitting in to a size 12 now . My hair is still thick and healthy ..and my bloods healthy too.
I am only 35 pounds from my goal weight ..I can do this !! Still keeping up with the Belville and Peterborough support groups . We hosted the Peterborough Christmas party and it was a big success . I love seeing all my OH friends ..they have been my saving grace over and over again ..thanks guys !
Onward ho ..talk to you again before Peters surgery ...I hope I will be losing nicely again by then .
Linda x
Down 73 pounds now at 8 months out .
Nov 04, 2009
Long time no blog ...but am still here plodding onwards and losing nicely although sloooowly . Down to 187 now and down a total of 73 pounds .I feel great ..am wearing a size 14 and even have a couple of size 12's in my closet .I see the difference in my face ..and body ..my wedding rings are getting loose and I am back wearing my Raymond Weil watch ( that has been too tight for at least 12 years and has languished forever in my jewellry box ..I love this watch and its a huge thrill that I can wear it again .) My other watch was hanging off my wrist .I still feel fat tho ...hmmm . I have to see a photo to see that I have truly lost a lot of weight . I am determined to keep going and one day hit my goal of 150 pounds ..I still have 10 months 'at least' left of my window of opportunity .I still dump on sugar quite badly and that keeps me more or less on the straight and narrow . I find that some days I am just hungry all day long and some days can easily stick to my food plan . I do cheat ..I am by no means perfect ..but now my cheats have waaay less calories and are much smaller in portion size . Bread is still a problem and creeps into my life far too often . I am used to the new way of eating however and do find the good habits come a lot easier these days .The dietitian was quite happy with my weight loss and my bloods are all great apart from my Vitamin D was slightly low .I am taking one Life brand 'Spectrum 22 'multivite every morning and 2 Jamieson chewable calciums a day . I am off all my other meds now ..yay ! Even my cholesterol is staying low ..amazing .My hair didnt get thin ..I am very happy about that .
I saw my GP and she was visibly amazed by my weight loss transformation ..she was thrilled for me . I have had people not recognise me ..then do a double take when I spoke to them . I love all these wows .
Peter is seeing Dr Klein tomorrow for his Lap RNY surgery date ..and had his Persantin nuclear imaging and stress test today . Sleep clinic tonight . So everything is coming together for him and he cant wait to join me on the bench . We continue to go to as many support group meetings as possible .Our wonderful OH friends are very important to us both . We have had such happy times with them lately .
The retired life is wonderful and we love our new "country lifestyle" I miss my TO family and friends but we go into town often so that helps . My son is settling into living in his own apt well and has a job in Marketing now ..well done son .
I can hardly believe that it will be Christmas next month and my thoughts are turning to planning the holidays ..lots to look forwards to . We just had a new deck and stairs added on to the house and are hoping to afford a hot tub out there soon .Onwards and upwards ..we feel very blessed generally .
My dad is still not well tho in England and we are waiting results to see if he has Prostate cancer ..so thats weighing heavy on my mind .
I thank heaven every day for my RNY..I can eat any thing ..I enjoy food ..dont throw up or get food blocked . My pouch (as a revision) has always been a little larger than I would prefer and I know thats why my loss has been relatively slow . But thats OK .I also seem to stall regularly but it breaks usually within 2 weeks ..sometimes less even. I feel so much better for having lost the weight I have so far and can hardly wait for the rest of my life now ..so many good things to enjoy . Well thats it for now ...onward to goal..I am determined to get there .
Thanks for reading ..
Linda x
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I saw my GP and she was visibly amazed by my weight loss transformation ..she was thrilled for me . I have had people not recognise me ..then do a double take when I spoke to them . I love all these wows .
Peter is seeing Dr Klein tomorrow for his Lap RNY surgery date ..and had his Persantin nuclear imaging and stress test today . Sleep clinic tonight . So everything is coming together for him and he cant wait to join me on the bench . We continue to go to as many support group meetings as possible .Our wonderful OH friends are very important to us both . We have had such happy times with them lately .
The retired life is wonderful and we love our new "country lifestyle" I miss my TO family and friends but we go into town often so that helps . My son is settling into living in his own apt well and has a job in Marketing now ..well done son .
I can hardly believe that it will be Christmas next month and my thoughts are turning to planning the holidays ..lots to look forwards to . We just had a new deck and stairs added on to the house and are hoping to afford a hot tub out there soon .Onwards and upwards ..we feel very blessed generally .
My dad is still not well tho in England and we are waiting results to see if he has Prostate cancer ..so thats weighing heavy on my mind .
I thank heaven every day for my RNY..I can eat any thing ..I enjoy food ..dont throw up or get food blocked . My pouch (as a revision) has always been a little larger than I would prefer and I know thats why my loss has been relatively slow . But thats OK .I also seem to stall regularly but it breaks usually within 2 weeks ..sometimes less even. I feel so much better for having lost the weight I have so far and can hardly wait for the rest of my life now ..so many good things to enjoy . Well thats it for now ...onward to goal..I am determined to get there .
Thanks for reading ..
Linda x
Onederland Baby !!!!!!
Sep 13, 2009
I hit onederland a couple of weeks ago ..it feels wonderful . My darling hubby bought me some gorgeous Swarvorski jewellry to celebrate my big achievement !
I am sitting at 196 at present ..and seem to have hit another stall ...but thats OK ..am used to being a slow loser with many a stall ..lol .
I am loving life and doing so much more now than I could before my revision to RNY 6 and a half months ago .
The move out of the Condo went very smoothly a few weeks ago and we are settling into a wonderful "retired" lifestyle at our country place in Norwood out in the Kawartha's . We seem to have never a dull moment and have already been back to a coffee night in TO ..lol (see my pics ) We have been away in our new trailor and entertained here a lot .I am getting busy with the Peterborough area WLS support group and met the lovely ladies in Belville too .
My hubby saw Dr Klein last week for his consult and was approved for RNY not the VSG as Dr Klein feels the RNY is better suited to eliminate Peter's severe insulin dependent type 2 diabetes . Peter is thrilled that he got approved and has a permanent smile on his face ever since ..lol . He already did the Bariatric class at Humber and has appts with the Dietician , the internist , and social worker all set up for Mid oct . we are hoping for a surgery date sometime in Dec ( poor man may well have a Christmas on optifast )
Tomorrow we are heading out again for a week in the trailor camping at Sandbanks in Picton ..hope the glorious indian Summer holds out a little longer .
I had bad news from UK today ..my elderly and much loved dad is ill in Hospital with bleeding from an enlarged Prostate . My sister is with him for now but as he lives alone I may well decide to fly over in the next couple of weeks to nurse him back to health and generally look after him till he gets back on his feet .He may be having surgery in the next couple of days so obviously this is a big worry for me . Please say a little prayer that he comes through this ok ..Thanks guys !
Linda x
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I am sitting at 196 at present ..and seem to have hit another stall ...but thats OK ..am used to being a slow loser with many a stall ..lol .
I am loving life and doing so much more now than I could before my revision to RNY 6 and a half months ago .
The move out of the Condo went very smoothly a few weeks ago and we are settling into a wonderful "retired" lifestyle at our country place in Norwood out in the Kawartha's . We seem to have never a dull moment and have already been back to a coffee night in TO ..lol (see my pics ) We have been away in our new trailor and entertained here a lot .I am getting busy with the Peterborough area WLS support group and met the lovely ladies in Belville too .
My hubby saw Dr Klein last week for his consult and was approved for RNY not the VSG as Dr Klein feels the RNY is better suited to eliminate Peter's severe insulin dependent type 2 diabetes . Peter is thrilled that he got approved and has a permanent smile on his face ever since ..lol . He already did the Bariatric class at Humber and has appts with the Dietician , the internist , and social worker all set up for Mid oct . we are hoping for a surgery date sometime in Dec ( poor man may well have a Christmas on optifast )
Tomorrow we are heading out again for a week in the trailor camping at Sandbanks in Picton ..hope the glorious indian Summer holds out a little longer .
I had bad news from UK today ..my elderly and much loved dad is ill in Hospital with bleeding from an enlarged Prostate . My sister is with him for now but as he lives alone I may well decide to fly over in the next couple of weeks to nurse him back to health and generally look after him till he gets back on his feet .He may be having surgery in the next couple of days so obviously this is a big worry for me . Please say a little prayer that he comes through this ok ..Thanks guys !
Linda x
59 pounds down and only 2 more to lose till Onederland ..
Aug 11, 2009
I am still here plodding along .. not far till my weight finally begins with a 1 !! Peter has promised me a piece of Swarvoski crystal jewellry when I reach that mini goal ..yay .
I had a 2 week stall after going to the Wedding last month ..those carbs needed curbing again ! But at 5 and a half months out I am proud of the 59 pounds lost so far ..and loving all the wows that come with it . Its hard work but slow but sure .
I move in just over a week ...and cant wait for my life to settle onto a more even keel at our Norwood place . At the moment it is hard saying good bye to our friends and family here ..I know its not for ever but of course it will be hard not seeing every one as often . I hope I can still make it up for the ocasional York region support meeting ..I am going to miss Andrea and all my good friends there an awful lot ..sigh !
Peter ( hubby ) has joined OH and has his consult for VSG with Dr Klein on Sept 6th ..and already has most of his other pre op apts booked . Soon he will be on the losers bench himself ! All very exciting !
Its been a wet summer but some glorious days of sunny weather too and not working means we have made the most of every day ..loving having Peter retired .Loads going on ..never a dull moment in fact ..
We have been away a couple of times in the new trailor and plan a lot of time away camping in it after the move .
Charles my 21 year old son moved out last week into his city pad ..good luck son ..the world is your oyster now !
I am getting used to this empty nest of ours ..its a very freeing feeling actually !
I am going to miss my Toronto condo and lifestyle a lot but am also very excited about enjoying retirement in the Kawarthas ..generally feeling very happy and blessed these days .
I will be glad when the continuous packing and unpacking is behind us ..yay for Decluttering !
I am still determined to get the last 50 pounds off ..no matter how long it takes me .
Food goes down great still ..getting all my vits and iron in ..eating a very healthy diet generally ..and can do so much more these days ..I LOVE my RNY !
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I had a 2 week stall after going to the Wedding last month ..those carbs needed curbing again ! But at 5 and a half months out I am proud of the 59 pounds lost so far ..and loving all the wows that come with it . Its hard work but slow but sure .
I move in just over a week ...and cant wait for my life to settle onto a more even keel at our Norwood place . At the moment it is hard saying good bye to our friends and family here ..I know its not for ever but of course it will be hard not seeing every one as often . I hope I can still make it up for the ocasional York region support meeting ..I am going to miss Andrea and all my good friends there an awful lot ..sigh !
Peter ( hubby ) has joined OH and has his consult for VSG with Dr Klein on Sept 6th ..and already has most of his other pre op apts booked . Soon he will be on the losers bench himself ! All very exciting !
Its been a wet summer but some glorious days of sunny weather too and not working means we have made the most of every day ..loving having Peter retired .Loads going on ..never a dull moment in fact ..
We have been away a couple of times in the new trailor and plan a lot of time away camping in it after the move .
Charles my 21 year old son moved out last week into his city pad ..good luck son ..the world is your oyster now !
I am getting used to this empty nest of ours ..its a very freeing feeling actually !
I am going to miss my Toronto condo and lifestyle a lot but am also very excited about enjoying retirement in the Kawarthas ..generally feeling very happy and blessed these days .
I will be glad when the continuous packing and unpacking is behind us ..yay for Decluttering !
I am still determined to get the last 50 pounds off ..no matter how long it takes me .
Food goes down great still ..getting all my vits and iron in ..eating a very healthy diet generally ..and can do so much more these days ..I LOVE my RNY !
Am down more inches ..4 and half months out now .
Jul 12, 2009
Down another 8 inches this month ..and 54 gone pounds now ..still slow but sure !
I still have great days and some naughty days ..my hunger varies..but generally all is good . I am sticking to the plan as far as is humanly possible .
We sold our Condo ..it all went through so fast ..4 good offers within 48 hours and a bidding war . I am thrilled with what we got and how fast it happened . The closing date is 28th August..so we will be living at our home in the Kawarthas full time then .
generally I am very happy with that ..its a lovely area and we have a beautiful bungalow with land out in the country there .We celebrated with a week there ..during which we went boat shopping and actually purchased a new travel trailor ..traded in our old one for a bigger better 2009 version .
All very exciting ...I am enjoying having my husband retired for sure !
I am planning to join the Belville support group once we move ..am sure they are a great bunch . I will miss my friends here in TO and York region but hey I can always drive up for a visit to see every one .
Actually heading up to the York region support group monthly meeting this afternoon . A lovely hot sunny July Sunday ...life couldnt be better .
Another update soon hopefully guys xxx
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I still have great days and some naughty days ..my hunger varies..but generally all is good . I am sticking to the plan as far as is humanly possible .
We sold our Condo ..it all went through so fast ..4 good offers within 48 hours and a bidding war . I am thrilled with what we got and how fast it happened . The closing date is 28th August..so we will be living at our home in the Kawarthas full time then .
generally I am very happy with that ..its a lovely area and we have a beautiful bungalow with land out in the country there .We celebrated with a week there ..during which we went boat shopping and actually purchased a new travel trailor ..traded in our old one for a bigger better 2009 version .
All very exciting ...I am enjoying having my husband retired for sure !
I am planning to join the Belville support group once we move ..am sure they are a great bunch . I will miss my friends here in TO and York region but hey I can always drive up for a visit to see every one .
Actually heading up to the York region support group monthly meeting this afternoon . A lovely hot sunny July Sunday ...life couldnt be better .
Another update soon hopefully guys xxx
50 pounds gone ..yay me !
Jun 26, 2009
Today is my 4 month surgiversary and today I am down 50 pounds . This is quite a milestone ...yay me I say ! I may be a slow loser but I am gonna win this race just wait and see guys !
I have good days and bad days eating wise ...some days I feel hungry all day ..some not hungry at all . I try to get my protein in ..am still not as good as I should be with the water ..am eating about 800-900 calories prolly a day . I am never sick ..every seems to sit pretty good at this stage ..just not a lot of most things .
I love getting full on soo much less food .
I rarely eat bread ..never eat pasta or rice .I dont crave the bad things ..whoa ..thats amazing !
I only have dumped badly once (on Chinese food ...it was the sweet sauce I think )
I seem to lose 3 pounds or so in a week ..then the next week maybe only one pound ..then a week with nothing ..then again 2 or 3 pounds ..very weird but I am used to it now . I lost 7 pounds in May and so far 8 pounds in June . My bloods are all good ..apart from a low potassium .
I am wearing regular sizes ..no more plus sizes for me ...yay !
Today I bought 3 new tops in size large at Winners ..that was a great feeling .
I still feel fat though (whats with that ?)...the scales say 211 today so I still have another 61 pounds to reach my goal of 150 .I am still a large woman ..but am getting lots of comments and compliments on my weight loss from people these days .I like myself a lot better and am excited about the future .
I am looking forwards to reaching onederland ..thats my next big goal .
Life has been hectic lately ...hubby is enjoying his retirement and we have had all sorts of fun and adventures .
We have spent the week getting our condo ready for sale ...that was exhausting but we are hoping our efforts pay off and we get a quick sale .
It goes on MLS.CA on Monday 30th June
...wish us luck as we prepare to live full time at our country home in the Kawarthas. This is turning out to be quite the year !!
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I have good days and bad days eating wise ...some days I feel hungry all day ..some not hungry at all . I try to get my protein in ..am still not as good as I should be with the water ..am eating about 800-900 calories prolly a day . I am never sick ..every seems to sit pretty good at this stage ..just not a lot of most things .
I love getting full on soo much less food .
I rarely eat bread ..never eat pasta or rice .I dont crave the bad things ..whoa ..thats amazing !
I only have dumped badly once (on Chinese food ...it was the sweet sauce I think )
I seem to lose 3 pounds or so in a week ..then the next week maybe only one pound ..then a week with nothing ..then again 2 or 3 pounds ..very weird but I am used to it now . I lost 7 pounds in May and so far 8 pounds in June . My bloods are all good ..apart from a low potassium .
I am wearing regular sizes ..no more plus sizes for me ...yay !
Today I bought 3 new tops in size large at Winners ..that was a great feeling .
I still feel fat though (whats with that ?)...the scales say 211 today so I still have another 61 pounds to reach my goal of 150 .I am still a large woman ..but am getting lots of comments and compliments on my weight loss from people these days .I like myself a lot better and am excited about the future .
I am looking forwards to reaching onederland ..thats my next big goal .
Life has been hectic lately ...hubby is enjoying his retirement and we have had all sorts of fun and adventures .
We have spent the week getting our condo ready for sale ...that was exhausting but we are hoping our efforts pay off and we get a quick sale .
It goes on MLS.CA on Monday 30th June
...wish us luck as we prepare to live full time at our country home in the Kawarthas. This is turning out to be quite the year !!
Yay ...stall over and another 17 inches gone forever .
Jun 14, 2009
Hi guys ....am glad to report that cutting those evil carbs did the trick and I am down 3 pounds this week .I find eating more protein and less carbs really damps down my hunger pangs ...I hope I can keep the protein (more) to carbs (way less) ratio going . I just did my 3 and a half month measurements and another 17 inches is gone ..yay . Thats 32 inches over all . I am really seeing a difference ..my waist is now 34inches ...cant keep my pants up lol..am wearing size 16/18 from 22 .I will post some pics taken before going to the Blues Brothers concert at Rama on Friday night .I am down almost 50 pounds now ..almost half way to goal.I LOVE my RNY.
Today is my sons 21st birthday celebration ..am feeling very blessed and happy and am loving this Summer weather . We are busy getting the condo ready for sale and have our agent coming to value it next week ..when we get back from our next little holiday away we will put it on the market. Going for a 3 day freebie to Hotel Rama and on The steamship HMS Segwun on Lake Muskoka tomorrow ..losing 47 pounds makes every day feel soo much better . I LOVE MY LIFE so much more these days .
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Today is my sons 21st birthday celebration ..am feeling very blessed and happy and am loving this Summer weather . We are busy getting the condo ready for sale and have our agent coming to value it next week ..when we get back from our next little holiday away we will put it on the market. Going for a 3 day freebie to Hotel Rama and on The steamship HMS Segwun on Lake Muskoka tomorrow ..losing 47 pounds makes every day feel soo much better . I LOVE MY LIFE so much more these days .
Stalling ...grr.
Jun 07, 2009
I lost 7 pounds in May but since my Birthday at the end of May I seem to losing and gaining the same pound endlessly .Am getting very frustrated with seeing 216 on the scale for basically the last 2 weeks . Now I know I have been slipping into eating too many carbs lately ..and boy does my hunger fire up when I make that mistake . My portion sizes have increased and its obvious the Honeymoon period is over with my revision .I can eat almost normally ..NOT GOOD !!
I need to totally refocus and stop all the re emerging bad habits ...I have lots of excuses but in the end am just falling into bad patterns of eating again . Its basically since my husband retired last month ..my eating habits seem to have had to fall in with his ..grrrrrrrr ! The cooked breakfasts .. the little naughty treats ..he eats too many carbs and tempts me when he gets them out . We have been living in "holiday eating mode " ..we were away in our new trailor last week and ate out /or ate the wrong things ...I have even had the ocasional beer or rum and coke ...bad me !
We have had a LOT going on in our lives ..some good ..but a load of stress too . We have now flipped on our decision to sell our bungalow in the country and have decided to sell our TO condo instead ..not an easy choice believe me ..sigh . it means for me I lose all my local WLS friends and support meetings soon . I hate that !
Financially we need to get it sold fairly quickly as running 2 homes on a retirement income is just not possible and our savings are suffering . Once we get the condo sold and can settle permanantly in the Kawarthas life should become much less stressed and busy .
My eating always suffers when I am stressing ....sigh .
So I am here to confess my sins and get my (now size 16/18 body ..yay ) back on the right losing track . I hope to cut out all the crap and refocus on eating more protein /veggies and less carbs .
I hope I can report better news my next blog entry .
On a positive note Dr Klein and the Dietician was happy with my progress when I went for my 3 month follow up 3 weeks ago .I did point out again that my pouch is larger and way less restricted than I'd hoped .
I am now down 45 pounds ....and looking sooo much better for it . I am sure this RNY can get my weight to where I want it to be ..I just have to work my tool .
Thanks for reading guys ...you are the BEST.
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I need to totally refocus and stop all the re emerging bad habits ...I have lots of excuses but in the end am just falling into bad patterns of eating again . Its basically since my husband retired last month ..my eating habits seem to have had to fall in with his ..grrrrrrrr ! The cooked breakfasts .. the little naughty treats ..he eats too many carbs and tempts me when he gets them out . We have been living in "holiday eating mode " ..we were away in our new trailor last week and ate out /or ate the wrong things ...I have even had the ocasional beer or rum and coke ...bad me !
We have had a LOT going on in our lives ..some good ..but a load of stress too . We have now flipped on our decision to sell our bungalow in the country and have decided to sell our TO condo instead ..not an easy choice believe me ..sigh . it means for me I lose all my local WLS friends and support meetings soon . I hate that !
Financially we need to get it sold fairly quickly as running 2 homes on a retirement income is just not possible and our savings are suffering . Once we get the condo sold and can settle permanantly in the Kawarthas life should become much less stressed and busy .
My eating always suffers when I am stressing ....sigh .
So I am here to confess my sins and get my (now size 16/18 body ..yay ) back on the right losing track . I hope to cut out all the crap and refocus on eating more protein /veggies and less carbs .
I hope I can report better news my next blog entry .
On a positive note Dr Klein and the Dietician was happy with my progress when I went for my 3 month follow up 3 weeks ago .I did point out again that my pouch is larger and way less restricted than I'd hoped .
I am now down 45 pounds ....and looking sooo much better for it . I am sure this RNY can get my weight to where I want it to be ..I just have to work my tool .
Thanks for reading guys ...you are the BEST.
10 weeks down 40 pounds and 2 sizes .
May 06, 2009
What a busy and in many ways very stressful time I have had lately . Big life changes happening all over the place .
Hubby turned 60 this week ..plus retired from his job . Both whoppers for him ..and me too .
We have decided to put our country bungalow up for sale in the next few weeks and permananently base our lives at our Scarborough condo .
My son is looking to move out in the next couple of weeks . He has finished his 3 year college diploma in Marketing and Business and wants to fly the nest . He is looking at apartments in Toronto down town core with his 2 best friends this week . We will be official empty nesters once they see one they like .
I have had a job offer !!!
I am having a final interview this afternoon ..and if it works out will be very pleased . Just part time ..looking after an elderly gentleman in our condo building but they are paying RN rates and thats great news .
I am doing well with my revision to RNY..still managing very well ( too well sometimes ..my pouch is very forgiving and fits a lot ) I can drink a full 6 oz glass of water at one time ..glug glug glug ..no need to sip here I tell ya !
I am still rarely hungry and this is wonderful ...keeps me on track . Losing 1 to 2 pounds a week consistently . Can now fit in asize 16/18 from a size 20/22 and down 40 pounds .I still struggle to get in my protein ...and those nasty carbs keep creeping in ..but generally I have good habits these days .Its harder now hubby is at home every day with me ..he keeps cooking and expecting me to sit down and eat more regularly and his choices ..grr . I am too weak and give in ...not good .
He does usually make healthy foods but he loves his carbs a little too much too .
I am still swimming ever day when at my condo ...want to do more walking but my bad knee has remained very painful despite the weight loss and I cant walk far before it really pains a lot. I will work on that .
I am really enjoying all the support meetings and have benefited from the clothes exchanges .I have lots of clothes to reciprocate with . So its a win win situation . Most of all am enjoying my new friends ...its so much fun to be on this journey with such nice people .
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Hubby turned 60 this week ..plus retired from his job . Both whoppers for him ..and me too .
We have decided to put our country bungalow up for sale in the next few weeks and permananently base our lives at our Scarborough condo .
My son is looking to move out in the next couple of weeks . He has finished his 3 year college diploma in Marketing and Business and wants to fly the nest . He is looking at apartments in Toronto down town core with his 2 best friends this week . We will be official empty nesters once they see one they like .
I have had a job offer !!!
I am having a final interview this afternoon ..and if it works out will be very pleased . Just part time ..looking after an elderly gentleman in our condo building but they are paying RN rates and thats great news .
I am doing well with my revision to RNY..still managing very well ( too well sometimes ..my pouch is very forgiving and fits a lot ) I can drink a full 6 oz glass of water at one time ..glug glug glug ..no need to sip here I tell ya !
I am still rarely hungry and this is wonderful ...keeps me on track . Losing 1 to 2 pounds a week consistently . Can now fit in asize 16/18 from a size 20/22 and down 40 pounds .I still struggle to get in my protein ...and those nasty carbs keep creeping in ..but generally I have good habits these days .Its harder now hubby is at home every day with me ..he keeps cooking and expecting me to sit down and eat more regularly and his choices ..grr . I am too weak and give in ...not good .
He does usually make healthy foods but he loves his carbs a little too much too .
I am still swimming ever day when at my condo ...want to do more walking but my bad knee has remained very painful despite the weight loss and I cant walk far before it really pains a lot. I will work on that .
I am really enjoying all the support meetings and have benefited from the clothes exchanges .I have lots of clothes to reciprocate with . So its a win win situation . Most of all am enjoying my new friends ...its so much fun to be on this journey with such nice people .
About Me
Toronto, XX
Location
29.1
BMI
Surgery
02/26/2009
Surgery Date
Aug 26, 2005
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