ZeeDove
9 months post op
Jul 17, 2007
Wow, how time flies.
barely a year ago i had absolutely no idea that i would be doing the WLS. sitting around on the couch, barely able to move, waiting to die. it was as if the light of hope was permanently snuffed from my life.
how has my life changed?
wellll, yesterday i decided to take a walk to the discount clothing store down the road. previously, i would have taken the car.
i had barely crossed the road from work, and decided just to pop in at the discount shoe place. i work on the city fringe ... lots of factory shops, and bulk trader facilities here.
i tried on a few pairs of shoes.
normal shoes.
not crocs. not men's shoes. not slip-ons.
but real ladies shoes.
how is that different from last year?
well, last year i could not get my feet into shoes. my feet was too swollen for most of the mens shoes.
well, i ended up buying a sexy pair of black velvet high heeled wedge slingbacks ... with wrap around the legs straps
i spent the rest of the day tottering around, trying to balance myself at work.
the last time i wore hi-heeled shoes was in the previous century!
i have decided to reward myself with a new pair of shoes every 5kgs. the rate i am loosing weight it will take quite a while for me to buy another pair. i have been eating much more regularly now and bigger portions. sometimes even getting the hunger pangs on the hour. i was seriously worried about it. it seems my body have woken up, and now wants food.
food
food
Food
FOod
FOOd
FOOD dammit, i want FOOD!
but have started to do some fasting which had helped me decrease my size portion and food requirements. thank goodness. i think that is helping me loose the 2kg /4.5lbs this week.
Weight: 110kg / 242.5lbs / BMI1 44.4
october 2006: 162kgs / 357lbs / BMI 65
barely a year ago i had absolutely no idea that i would be doing the WLS. sitting around on the couch, barely able to move, waiting to die. it was as if the light of hope was permanently snuffed from my life.
how has my life changed?
wellll, yesterday i decided to take a walk to the discount clothing store down the road. previously, i would have taken the car.
i had barely crossed the road from work, and decided just to pop in at the discount shoe place. i work on the city fringe ... lots of factory shops, and bulk trader facilities here.
i tried on a few pairs of shoes.
normal shoes.
not crocs. not men's shoes. not slip-ons.
but real ladies shoes.
how is that different from last year?
well, last year i could not get my feet into shoes. my feet was too swollen for most of the mens shoes.
well, i ended up buying a sexy pair of black velvet high heeled wedge slingbacks ... with wrap around the legs straps
i spent the rest of the day tottering around, trying to balance myself at work.
the last time i wore hi-heeled shoes was in the previous century!
i have decided to reward myself with a new pair of shoes every 5kgs. the rate i am loosing weight it will take quite a while for me to buy another pair. i have been eating much more regularly now and bigger portions. sometimes even getting the hunger pangs on the hour. i was seriously worried about it. it seems my body have woken up, and now wants food.
food
food
Food
FOod
FOOd
FOOD dammit, i want FOOD!
but have started to do some fasting which had helped me decrease my size portion and food requirements. thank goodness. i think that is helping me loose the 2kg /4.5lbs this week.
Weight: 110kg / 242.5lbs / BMI1 44.4
october 2006: 162kgs / 357lbs / BMI 65
Ssssllloow Monday ... :)
Apr 29, 2007
118kg / 260 lbs
BMI: 47.5
Size 22 Jeans (non-stretch)
Size 26 Blouse (loose-fitting, i dont wear revealing shirts)
Hi Everyone!
i am so very tired today! tomorrow is a public holiday (worker's day) and i will be sleeping late! YIPPEE!
gone are the days where i can gallivate late into the nice and be fresh as a daisy after just a few hours sleep!
i have been having such problems finding bra's for my titties. they are bigger than F cups and that dont get made in SA, unless i especially order. and that aint gonna happen. i currently wear the 38/F bra, trilobel. however, if the cup is not a trilobel, that girls of mine plays pee-a-boo regularly escapes into the big bad world!
what i also do: i take a size 44 bra, eg, without underwire, and make a few inch nips all along the band of the bra, ensuring that it fits snugly in a bigger cup, without having to pay the price of an AIDS programme of an african country.
my aunt came from cairo (egypt) yesterday, and brought me some ready made dresses. i was so chuffed! it fitted! when i was in the middle east about 15 months ago, i could not fit into any dresses off the rack. i had to have my clothing especially made, and it cost a fortune! those dresses have all been packed away, and in storage. i dont like keeping stuff in my cupboard that is too big, cos i dont like wearing the stuff. and eventually i will wear it, cos it is there! so i pack it away, out of sight, out of mind. nothing worst than wearing clothes that is too big, you look like a cast member of 'honey, i shrunk the kids!' :)
i was very surprised to find the size 22 jeans fitting me, as i have just recently ventured into a 24. i am still wearing of the 26 jeans, but the 28s have been chucked in the bin. now i have been told to donate the clothing, but honestly, i dont SEE any 28 people! also, some of that old clothing look real bad! luckily i have always kept my tops current, and i am able to take it to the dressmaker for alterations. i really like the stripped shirt on the pic dated 2 jan 2007, but it is so very 'flappy' when i wear it! it has been altered twice already, the shirt is starting to look not so nice any more.
i wanted to have some pics taken with my mobile / cellphone, but the collegue says that those cameras < widen > a person and his professional camera is more accurate. so unfortunately i cant update the pics. it will need to be taken on a day when he brings the camera, and i am wearing something suitable.
yesterday is not a good day to cite what i injested. more likely it will appear in the 'what not to eat post WLS,' from deep roasted potatoes to deep fried samoosas (deep fried phyllo pastry traingles with savoury mutton filling). looking back i am glad to note the size of the servings was minute! :) Luckily every day is not a family gathering day and today we can all take a deep breathe and try to down that 2 litres water.
it is my aunt's 74th birthday tomorrow and i have been invited for the day. actually for lunch, but i rarely leave before 9pm, so the eating will flow from one meal to the next she will have a constant stream of visitors and it will be great to catch up with the family again (yeah, since sunday, hehe). now at that aunt we eat. whole day. i get told 'today you eat, tomorrow you can diet again.'
what i do on those days to keep dumping to a minimum> i drink lots of strong black tea, no sugar. i also dont eat much sweetness, and cut all visible fat from meat.
i have noticed lately that i have developed the ability to throw up. i have not been able to do so since the op.
let me hasta la vista ... have a lovely day, and thanks for popping around to my profile :)
lovies, Zah.
BMI: 47.5
Size 22 Jeans (non-stretch)
Size 26 Blouse (loose-fitting, i dont wear revealing shirts)
Hi Everyone!
i am so very tired today! tomorrow is a public holiday (worker's day) and i will be sleeping late! YIPPEE!
gone are the days where i can gallivate late into the nice and be fresh as a daisy after just a few hours sleep!
i have been having such problems finding bra's for my titties. they are bigger than F cups and that dont get made in SA, unless i especially order. and that aint gonna happen. i currently wear the 38/F bra, trilobel. however, if the cup is not a trilobel, that girls of mine plays pee-a-boo regularly escapes into the big bad world!
what i also do: i take a size 44 bra, eg, without underwire, and make a few inch nips all along the band of the bra, ensuring that it fits snugly in a bigger cup, without having to pay the price of an AIDS programme of an african country.
my aunt came from cairo (egypt) yesterday, and brought me some ready made dresses. i was so chuffed! it fitted! when i was in the middle east about 15 months ago, i could not fit into any dresses off the rack. i had to have my clothing especially made, and it cost a fortune! those dresses have all been packed away, and in storage. i dont like keeping stuff in my cupboard that is too big, cos i dont like wearing the stuff. and eventually i will wear it, cos it is there! so i pack it away, out of sight, out of mind. nothing worst than wearing clothes that is too big, you look like a cast member of 'honey, i shrunk the kids!' :)
i was very surprised to find the size 22 jeans fitting me, as i have just recently ventured into a 24. i am still wearing of the 26 jeans, but the 28s have been chucked in the bin. now i have been told to donate the clothing, but honestly, i dont SEE any 28 people! also, some of that old clothing look real bad! luckily i have always kept my tops current, and i am able to take it to the dressmaker for alterations. i really like the stripped shirt on the pic dated 2 jan 2007, but it is so very 'flappy' when i wear it! it has been altered twice already, the shirt is starting to look not so nice any more.
i wanted to have some pics taken with my mobile / cellphone, but the collegue says that those cameras < widen > a person and his professional camera is more accurate. so unfortunately i cant update the pics. it will need to be taken on a day when he brings the camera, and i am wearing something suitable.
yesterday is not a good day to cite what i injested. more likely it will appear in the 'what not to eat post WLS,' from deep roasted potatoes to deep fried samoosas (deep fried phyllo pastry traingles with savoury mutton filling). looking back i am glad to note the size of the servings was minute! :) Luckily every day is not a family gathering day and today we can all take a deep breathe and try to down that 2 litres water.
it is my aunt's 74th birthday tomorrow and i have been invited for the day. actually for lunch, but i rarely leave before 9pm, so the eating will flow from one meal to the next she will have a constant stream of visitors and it will be great to catch up with the family again (yeah, since sunday, hehe). now at that aunt we eat. whole day. i get told 'today you eat, tomorrow you can diet again.'
what i do on those days to keep dumping to a minimum> i drink lots of strong black tea, no sugar. i also dont eat much sweetness, and cut all visible fat from meat.
i have noticed lately that i have developed the ability to throw up. i have not been able to do so since the op.
let me hasta la vista ... have a lovely day, and thanks for popping around to my profile :)
lovies, Zah.
6 Months, 1 day
Apr 20, 2007
Hi Everyone :)
120kg / 264 lbs
BMI 48.3
no matter how i wiggled around on that scale last night, i could not get below 120kg (264lbs). Has my life changed much? hmmm, let me start off by saying that this cant be a long entry as i have to go on my date. now that in itself shows how much my life has changed. before the op i had ZERO dates in the last 5 - 6 years of single life. OMAGAD! i sound P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C.
I am now trying to cut the shop till i drop attitude of mine. i cant go past a store without finding clothes that fit me, which i simply have to have! i have no discipline in that department, as i never had to exercise it before. simply put, nothing fit previously.
i was hoping to reach the mystical and magical amount of 45kg / 100 lbs for my six month anniversary, but it did not happen. i am 3kg / 6.6 lbs short of the target. not that i tried too hard. previous to my vacation i was sure i would be able to keep up the 6x a week to the gym, but on holiday it was totally a different story.
today i got the foamies. to newbies it is when you vomit and the spit comes out in bubbles. loads and loads of it. like that dog in the movie K9. in the beginning of the movie he runs towards tom hands and saliva bubbles are flyinnnnngg all over the show. gross.
now foamies happen when the green sour apple stuck in the narrow outlet of my pouch. things build up and something has to give, unfortunately it came out the top. at work nogal. lucky it was lunch time and i only had two collegues with me who was trying to help me with relationship advice :)
how did i get rid of the foamie / gag feeling? i slowly sipped some water. weak black tea was recommended but i could not wait for the water to boil and then try to find a teabag in this place.
anyway, i am glad i got the foamies. it puts me in my place. i am also glad i get dumping, cos that also puts me in my place. my body telling me 'calm down piglet, if you dont stop gorging yourself i will make you soooo sick you will regret it.'
i have to say, dumping really keeps me on the straight and narrow.
Caio people
have a lovely day, Zee
120kg / 264 lbs
BMI 48.3
no matter how i wiggled around on that scale last night, i could not get below 120kg (264lbs). Has my life changed much? hmmm, let me start off by saying that this cant be a long entry as i have to go on my date. now that in itself shows how much my life has changed. before the op i had ZERO dates in the last 5 - 6 years of single life. OMAGAD! i sound P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C.
I am now trying to cut the shop till i drop attitude of mine. i cant go past a store without finding clothes that fit me, which i simply have to have! i have no discipline in that department, as i never had to exercise it before. simply put, nothing fit previously.
i was hoping to reach the mystical and magical amount of 45kg / 100 lbs for my six month anniversary, but it did not happen. i am 3kg / 6.6 lbs short of the target. not that i tried too hard. previous to my vacation i was sure i would be able to keep up the 6x a week to the gym, but on holiday it was totally a different story.
today i got the foamies. to newbies it is when you vomit and the spit comes out in bubbles. loads and loads of it. like that dog in the movie K9. in the beginning of the movie he runs towards tom hands and saliva bubbles are flyinnnnngg all over the show. gross.
now foamies happen when the green sour apple stuck in the narrow outlet of my pouch. things build up and something has to give, unfortunately it came out the top. at work nogal. lucky it was lunch time and i only had two collegues with me who was trying to help me with relationship advice :)
how did i get rid of the foamie / gag feeling? i slowly sipped some water. weak black tea was recommended but i could not wait for the water to boil and then try to find a teabag in this place.
anyway, i am glad i got the foamies. it puts me in my place. i am also glad i get dumping, cos that also puts me in my place. my body telling me 'calm down piglet, if you dont stop gorging yourself i will make you soooo sick you will regret it.'
i have to say, dumping really keeps me on the straight and narrow.
Caio people
have a lovely day, Zee
4 Months 2 Weeks 6 days
Mar 08, 2007
126.9kg / 279.8lbs
BMI 50.8
WooHooo! jumped right past 127kg ... barely, lol!
still in super morbid obese status.
the bmi's top range are as follows for my 157cm/5'1" height:
123kg Morbid obese
99kg Severely obese
86kg Obese
74kg Overweight
61kg Normal.
wow, how i long to be just 'overweight' lol
that is 53kgs away.
will i ever reach it? my expected loss is 70kg on a good day, and that will only bring me down to 92kg. eisch!!
i have lost 36kg since october 2006.
until 19 october 2007 is refered to as the 'honeymoon period'
that phrase is a load of crap. i have been going to the gym 5-6 times a week.
i was a bit nervous jumping on the scales this week.
i went to a kiddies party on sunday, and had a bit of cake, and mousse(s). lucky i did not dump. i think cos i was watching the portion size. it was smidgeon portions.
also got to see cliff richard on tuesday evening (6 March 07). yeah, i know i am giving my age away. so what? rather old then dead, né? hehe.
i spent tuesday and wednesday with my cousins and not much in the way of set meals. i did visit a few coffee shops as well :) i think maybe the scales moved positively cos even though i was contantly eating (that time of the month for me which i refer in my pre-WLS stage as 'eating a horse and still feeling hungry' stage).
i digress ... even though i was constantly eating on my two day holiday, i mnade wise choices. skinny decaf lattes. it tasted like piss at Mugg&Bean. problem is when i drink whole milk, i get soooo very nauseas! now that is phenominal for me ... me that loved deep-fried chicken skins coated in spices and flour ... yummo! when i had to cook lamb chops, i would take the fat rind off, and eat it myself! the layer of fat around the cooked corned beef? oooo, did Zah run for it. always kastig 'offering' to be the poor sap who offers to grate the corned beef ... i could not wait for whoever to turn away, so that i can stuff that rubbery rind of cooked fat in my opening. my sissy was grating the corned beef on sunday. i went to stand next to her and reminisce about the good ol bad ol days :) and then prompty cut myself a nice wedge of the corned beef, minus the fat.
when i started working at my present company, i weighed 101kg / 202.7lbs. that was when i was about 20 years old, back in the winter of '88. talking about 1988 here, folks ... like in the previous century, lol!!! as in all fairy tales, my weight prospered.
then in circa 1998, i went on a herbalife diet and came down to about 135kg.
needless to say, my weight prospered again to all new heights of +162kg / 357lbs before October 2006.
what i would like to point out with this rambling is that 126.9 kg / 279.8lbs is the lowest i have been for a long long while :)
gasp! someone just plopped down a millionaire's chocolate shortbread and a thank you note next to me! kept the thank you note but donated the chockies to someone else before i can be drawn in by the evil evil beautiful devine smelling confectionary!!
have a good day peeps, and keep da faith! :)
Love, Zah
ps: i was thinking of setting up a blog, but just feels too intimidated 'putting myself out there.' i grew up in a time that if you utter what is percieved to be the wrong words you get thrown into jail! that fear has still remained.
BMI 50.8
WooHooo! jumped right past 127kg ... barely, lol!
still in super morbid obese status.
the bmi's top range are as follows for my 157cm/5'1" height:
123kg Morbid obese
99kg Severely obese
86kg Obese
74kg Overweight
61kg Normal.
wow, how i long to be just 'overweight' lol
that is 53kgs away.
will i ever reach it? my expected loss is 70kg on a good day, and that will only bring me down to 92kg. eisch!!
i have lost 36kg since october 2006.
until 19 october 2007 is refered to as the 'honeymoon period'
that phrase is a load of crap. i have been going to the gym 5-6 times a week.
i was a bit nervous jumping on the scales this week.
i went to a kiddies party on sunday, and had a bit of cake, and mousse(s). lucky i did not dump. i think cos i was watching the portion size. it was smidgeon portions.
also got to see cliff richard on tuesday evening (6 March 07). yeah, i know i am giving my age away. so what? rather old then dead, né? hehe.
i spent tuesday and wednesday with my cousins and not much in the way of set meals. i did visit a few coffee shops as well :) i think maybe the scales moved positively cos even though i was contantly eating (that time of the month for me which i refer in my pre-WLS stage as 'eating a horse and still feeling hungry' stage).
i digress ... even though i was constantly eating on my two day holiday, i mnade wise choices. skinny decaf lattes. it tasted like piss at Mugg&Bean. problem is when i drink whole milk, i get soooo very nauseas! now that is phenominal for me ... me that loved deep-fried chicken skins coated in spices and flour ... yummo! when i had to cook lamb chops, i would take the fat rind off, and eat it myself! the layer of fat around the cooked corned beef? oooo, did Zah run for it. always kastig 'offering' to be the poor sap who offers to grate the corned beef ... i could not wait for whoever to turn away, so that i can stuff that rubbery rind of cooked fat in my opening. my sissy was grating the corned beef on sunday. i went to stand next to her and reminisce about the good ol bad ol days :) and then prompty cut myself a nice wedge of the corned beef, minus the fat.
when i started working at my present company, i weighed 101kg / 202.7lbs. that was when i was about 20 years old, back in the winter of '88. talking about 1988 here, folks ... like in the previous century, lol!!! as in all fairy tales, my weight prospered.
then in circa 1998, i went on a herbalife diet and came down to about 135kg.
needless to say, my weight prospered again to all new heights of +162kg / 357lbs before October 2006.
what i would like to point out with this rambling is that 126.9 kg / 279.8lbs is the lowest i have been for a long long while :)
gasp! someone just plopped down a millionaire's chocolate shortbread and a thank you note next to me! kept the thank you note but donated the chockies to someone else before i can be drawn in by the evil evil beautiful devine smelling confectionary!!
have a good day peeps, and keep da faith! :)
Love, Zah
ps: i was thinking of setting up a blog, but just feels too intimidated 'putting myself out there.' i grew up in a time that if you utter what is percieved to be the wrong words you get thrown into jail! that fear has still remained.
4 Months out
Feb 22, 2007
I have decided to blog more regularly, as the days seem to be melting into each other, and i cant remember what is what any more :)
nah, i dont think i have to worry about alzheimers ... kidney failure in our family normally wipes us out before we can reach the wonderful state of oblivian.
today i jumped onto the scale with some trepidation. just checked now in the dictionary if there was such a word. yip. okay, lets continue.
i have been sick this past week, flu then bronchitis and i have not been able to shake it. i have not gone to the gym. so was quite pleasantly surprised to see the scale reading at 129kg. wowzer, that is a nice surprise. down 2kg since the last time i weighed about 10 days ago.
i have started to eat provita multigrains, and can i feel it in toilet visits, lol. i think i may be having a wheat intolerance, the constant farting may be the clue! LOL.
19 Oct 2006 Started out at: 162kg 357lbs BMI: 65
22 Feb 2007: 4 months out: 129kg 284lbs BMI: 52
(ghumps, still in the SMO range)
total loss: 33kg (72lbs) (YAY!!)
just a few more kgs, and then i would have lost a person's weight. wow, then one of my multiple personalities can go take a hike to NeverReturnLand.
cos lets face it, smaller body = less space inside, hehe.
Yellow!
Jan 03, 2007
Wow!
Dec 26, 2006
what a shocker jaw dropper!
jumped on the scale at lunch time to find that my weight is down to 138.5kg (305lbs). a whole 3kgs (6.5lbs) down from last week! this puts my weightloss at 24kg (53lbs). whats happening, mon?! this weekend was great! went to a few parties, and spent christmas day at the beach. mmm, the crisps was great. was careful not to have too much ... dumping is a real downnnnerrrrrrrr! had a half a wedge of watermelon as well. the sausage and lamb chops off the barbie at the beach was just phenominal!
my nibbling was so very bad last week. could not leave the biltong (South african jerky). eventually had to leave the biltong at work so that i can stop eating it. Thank goodness 'that' time of the month is past. the constant nibbling was stressing me big time .
i have no more excuses left on the exercise. my nut said no gyming until three months out. that would be 19 January 2007. i have been walking along the beach. it is summer in cape town. the sun only sets at about 8pm. last night i got inspired at 7:30pm to go for a walk, and decided to save my bit of world by not driving to the beachfront, but just walking down the street. what a pleasure! got to see a bit of the neighbourhood, and walk much futher than anticipated. got back with blisters, so i guess i will have to wear two pairs of socks next time :)
jumped on the scale at lunch time to find that my weight is down to 138.5kg (305lbs). a whole 3kgs (6.5lbs) down from last week! this puts my weightloss at 24kg (53lbs). whats happening, mon?! this weekend was great! went to a few parties, and spent christmas day at the beach. mmm, the crisps was great. was careful not to have too much ... dumping is a real downnnnerrrrrrrr! had a half a wedge of watermelon as well. the sausage and lamb chops off the barbie at the beach was just phenominal!
my nibbling was so very bad last week. could not leave the biltong (South african jerky). eventually had to leave the biltong at work so that i can stop eating it. Thank goodness 'that' time of the month is past. the constant nibbling was stressing me big time .
i have no more excuses left on the exercise. my nut said no gyming until three months out. that would be 19 January 2007. i have been walking along the beach. it is summer in cape town. the sun only sets at about 8pm. last night i got inspired at 7:30pm to go for a walk, and decided to save my bit of world by not driving to the beachfront, but just walking down the street. what a pleasure! got to see a bit of the neighbourhood, and walk much futher than anticipated. got back with blisters, so i guess i will have to wear two pairs of socks next time :)
