loulou09

Hi Debbie

You are doing great!! I was banded on Friday 24th April - feeling a bit sore still, but been going for walks to get me moving. How long did it take you to get really moving? You may be due for some updated pics I think :wink:. Thanks for the continued inspiration. Lou

Lovey, your blogs are sensational!! This has answered so many question marks I have had in my head. I re-read our book during the week (seminar book) - not enough answers. Think you may need to write a book for everyone. Lou

Hi Megsy

Just saw your b & a pics you have posted. Congratulations!!! You are doing brilliantly. I was banded on Friday at the Avenue in Melbourne, I understand completely what you are saying, I am obviously not up to that stage yet - still on the fluids, but I have a feeling this is how I am going to be. The last few months I have been looking on menus when we go out to dinner and searching to find what i'll be able to have post LB. Keep us informed how you go - Im sure you will be fine - you are doing so well already that you will find a way to work around it.

Lou

Hi Lili

Thank God!!! :thumbup: I am so pleased you put on a brave face - I think I may have talked myself into the fact that I will be okay. In a lot of pain but we went for a coffee after surgery and then wandered around at home - was okay until yesterday - sad sacks hit. and sore as anything on my shoulder and war wounds. Being a day behind you I could sleep on my side and tummy last night - what a beautiful sleep. Did you get shoulder pain? - that seems to be my worst part at the moment. Loved the blog - told everyone not to visit on Friday night - thanks, Jim came in, but I was in la la land so he didn't stay long. Sister called and kept falling asleep on the phone. A laugh a minute I was :thumbdown:.

chat soon

Lou

In a bit of pain today - lap band in on Friday and wish I had asked for harder drugs to take home. Panadeine all I took - hmmm - decided I am too sensible at times. Thought that was the best thing - don't cover the pain - let it happen - thinking I had a high pain thresh hold. Uh uh no no no lou lou - no high pain threshhold for you . . . Sent Jimmney home so I can wallow in my own pain watching dvds all day - :mad: and the stockings - they hurt more than the shoulder. how can we put them on without a crinkle what we have 5 holes in our gut???? took them off this morning with pain from the stupid crinkles - (love the fact that I can moan and grumble on this and there is a chance that no one will see it )

Here I was thinking I would be a brave sole and - there you go - I'm NOT!!! :thumbup::tongue_smilie::thumbdown:

Other than that I had a lovely note saying that it is the start of my new life - and it is. So I have had my grumble and noted my disappointment with myself - by being a whoose. Now I will continue on some self affirming positive thinking thought processes. Have to remember what they were again. :thumbup::rolleyes2::mad:

But no I am excited and love the fact that went to a beautiful french coffee shop this morning and had a black coffee and absolutely no desire to eat anything!!! Now that is something!

So yes, I will get through the nest few days and I will begin this journey with positive thoughts of healthy living and loving the fact that I am about to go through a journey of my wardrobe. I have clothes that will fit me for the next 20 kilos (lost 10 so far before surgery) so slowly but surely my wardrobe will start to lessen as the fat clothes get placed in the brotherhood bin. Loving the fact that I will have a small wardrobe of clothes to choose from instead of a shop with 6-10 items of every size!!

So off I will go on my journey and I will check in with more positive thoughts soon. :smile2:

Today I went to see the doc & to do the respiratory tests - pre surgery. I got on the scales and I have lost 2kg since they weighed me last Thursday!!! What is that?? I started Optifast on monday - so as they say - it's fast

Since I have decided to do this i have lost 4.5kg and now another 2 - thats 6.5kg (14.3 pounds) in a month! I think it's a bit in the mind as well - I have finally found some relief from my stress of being "obese" beautiful word that it is :mad2:. So in my mind I am thinking this could be the last time that I have to put all this effort into losing the weight - it's not going to come back to me - I wont ever need to send a search party out for it - it's gone - never to return. pheww - sayonara !!!

I am trying to get as much off as I can before my surgery - my surgery has just been booked - a bit later that I thought it would be - 24th April. More time to get cracking. :ohmy:

Took my fat photos last Sunday, so Im all set - thinking the fat photos may not get displayed here - I saw them and realised I have been deluding myself - I am bigger than I thought - I knew i was big - but not that big!!!! :thumbup:

Till next time x

Hi Debbie

I have been watching your progress - I think you were one of the first photos that came up when I first joined LBT. What can I say but WOW!!! - You are doing so well. I am being banded mid April in Melbourne Australia, I can only hope that I do as well as you do. Do you have any advice that you can spare? I have started the Optifast early - so that I can get as much weight off before hand and I am walking every day. Anything else????

Thanks

Lou