12 weeks today - record of progress

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,004]

This is my personal record of my progress at twelve weeks. A bit dull so don’t read it! But I kinda need to get it down.

And I have to admit, it has been a dream run.

14 December, Lap band removal and RNY in one. Fobi Pouch (‘no stretch’) type RNY, with intestine sewn over the incision line for my long thin pouch, making it very thick and non-stretchy, also with a small non-adjustable silastic ring sewn in to maintain the girth size/shape. Open surgery, but even that was pretty easy. I did take 4 weeks off, then built up my hours over the next 3. I have a stressful job with 1000 staff, so I wanted to come back carefully, knowing I would not collapse.

And steady weight loss averaging 3.75lbs (1.7kg) a week ever since. The MyFitnessPal graph below- at the start the pre-op diet for 3 days, the flat drop in the post-surgery out-of-town-so-no-daily-weighing days, and daily weighings first thing in the morning since.

I am so glad that I faced up to the non-working band and made the call for surgery before letting my weight get right back up to my pre-band weight. In only 3 months I am less than 5kg off my band-working weight, so my reward has been like instant gratification. Back into many of my old, carefully stored clothes. Walking, without feeling self conscious. Hips, knees much less sore. Proud of my eating.

Back into my motorcycling gear - so bought a new bike in the weekend!! She’s a beauty. And going scuba diving in the pacific at Easter. Amazing the lifestyle difference 45lbs makes. Being ‘obese’ and not.

I can eat more than I want - I think. Too much sweet gives me dumping - or did. I am too scared to try sweets again! I have a piece of liquorice each night, fine. I can eat bread easily but if I eat a bread roll that is my whole meal, so I don’t. I feel like I can eat a lot, but after a meal maybe 1/4-1/3 the size of my partner’s, I kinda stop eating - not feeling full exactly, but feeling ... finished. Disinterested in having more. No drive to eat til stuffed. 3 or 4 potato chips and I am done - these were my nemesis. Am never driven to buy them.

I am pretty good about ‘protein first’ each meal. I get 45-60g a day. My calories are 750-900 a day and very slowly climbing - I am on strictly 3 meals a day but I think I may need to add one to get to 1200 calories/60g Protein. I eat too quickly and I sometimes forget and drink with a meal, to no ill effect. I drink lightly carbonated Water, my coffee is mostly Decaf, and I start each day with a Nescafé pod/ice/trim milk//‘balance’ vanilla Protein Powder frappe on the NutriBullet. lunch - sardine or chicken salad. And a good dinner, which I love to cook for us both. My normal-sized partner’s wee pot tummy is gone because I am not being a bad influence!

And this forum has been a constant source of inspiration, chuckles, and fascination. Many thanks.

[FluffyChix 17,415]

Yay!!! Congrats. So glad you started your journal! And what a beautiful weight loss graph!!! Thanks for your constant thinspiration!!!

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,004]

2 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Thanks for your constant thinspiration!!!

Great quote! I am going to steal it, shamelessly use it, and neglect to attribute it! 😃

2 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Edited March 7, 2018 by Biddynz

[FluffyChix 17,415]

So what??? Where ya bean? Are we just chopped livah these days?

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,004]

So what nothing! I LOVE your daily posts, my life and brain are not nearly as interesting or capable! My intention is to do one of those posts roughly every three months!!

[FluffyChix 17,415]

Ha! Maybe I can talk ya into something a little more often?

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,004]

Ok @FluffyChix, here’s the pix. Not easy FINDING a before, having obsessively deleted ‘fat’ (ie all) photos of me all my life! So the first pic, me this morning. The one below - a couple of years back...

Edited March 17, 2018 by birdynz

[FluffyChix 17,415]

I wish I could bazillion like this! You look amazing woman!!!! Congrats!!! What a cute figure you have mam!!!

[FluffyChix 17,415]

I especially love your darling face! bahahahahaha!

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,004]

Almost 16 weeks today, and I am now at the weight I sat at when my band worked, of 80.5 kg - two or three lbs off my lowest weight with the band. Took me 15.5 weeks RNY to get here from 230lbs, where it took over two years - closer to three - with the band from start of 260lbs, due to having to travel for fills etc.

So I am now wearing all my best beautiful band-weight CEO clothing. People are complimentary although one guy did ask me today if I have worms!! Except, the weight loss is a little different in pattern this time. Legs smaller, abdomen above navel a bit bigger, so some of my “slim” clothes catch on it. I guess fast vs slow weight loss gives a different effect.

No worries though - last week on scuba holiday I lost nearly 2kg, so I know it isn’t over yet!

In fact my current weight was initially my goal. Then I lowered it to 5kg less than now, when surgeon said I should be more ambitious. Not I have lowered it to the top of my bmi ‘not overweight’ range - I should at least have a GOAL of not being overweight, right?

This surgery has been an utter joy ride...

Edited April 3, 2018 by biddynz