39 days until Band-day.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Friends For Life.
Its funny how many friends I have met through the Lap Band forum, I have always been a person that finds it hard to make new friends maybe it stems down to my self esteem problems, but since I have decided to go through with the Lap Banding I feel as if I have been blessed with the people with whom I chat to through the Lap Band forum and Yahoo Messenger.
I feel as if some of the people I have met through this forum will become friends for life, my two lovely friends on Mr Michells thread - randomness and blueberry both great ladies of who I cannot wait to meet and chat too about our bands. Not long now girls.
It is so good to find a place where we are all like minded, and even though we have never met face to face, we know what we are going to say before we even say it.
If we were to have a party for all the people who actively participate on the Lap band forum we would have one hell of a party - Wouldnt we people.
I feel as if some of the people I have met through this forum will become friends for life, my two lovely friends on Mr Michells thread - randomness and blueberry both great ladies of who I cannot wait to meet and chat too about our bands. Not long now girls.
It is so good to find a place where we are all like minded, and even though we have never met face to face, we know what we are going to say before we even say it.
If we were to have a party for all the people who actively participate on the Lap band forum we would have one hell of a party - Wouldnt we people.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Tossing and Turning. Is There a New Life Ahead.
I awoke this am feeling good until I stood upright, yes sounds strange. I feel ok whilst lying down under the covers safe in my warm lovely bed, no one can see what is underneath. (Except for my husband but I am comfortable with him and know he loves me no matter what I look like).
As soon as I got up I felt uncomfortable, then I had to go and squeeze my body into a tight pair of jeans and a top as that is all I have at the moment, tight clothes. I had so much house work etc to do but feeling less than active these days I just had to basically push and push myself to get started. In my head I am saying once you start it you will be fine, its the starting, its always the starting. I am going to start losing weight, I am going to do this. I have been gonna gonnaring my whole life.
With this in mind I have decided to make the move to enter into a life changing situation and lose my weight permanently. A drastic maneouver I know.
So why the tossing and turning, many thoughts going through my head at this present time.
*Eagerness - hurry up and let the Op date come
*Fear - What if it doesnt work, what if I have surgical problems, what if I die oh oh oh where is all coming from.
I do know that I will probably die and early death if I dont get the lap band done, as there is no way that I will sustain any weightloss. I am nearly 40 years old, with high blood pressure and pre-diabetes and a family history of diabetes, high blood pressure, and stroke. I know what needs to be done but then why am I so scared of it all.
As soon as I got up I felt uncomfortable, then I had to go and squeeze my body into a tight pair of jeans and a top as that is all I have at the moment, tight clothes. I had so much house work etc to do but feeling less than active these days I just had to basically push and push myself to get started. In my head I am saying once you start it you will be fine, its the starting, its always the starting. I am going to start losing weight, I am going to do this. I have been gonna gonnaring my whole life.
With this in mind I have decided to make the move to enter into a life changing situation and lose my weight permanently. A drastic maneouver I know.
So why the tossing and turning, many thoughts going through my head at this present time.
*Eagerness - hurry up and let the Op date come
*Fear - What if it doesnt work, what if I have surgical problems, what if I die oh oh oh where is all coming from.
I do know that I will probably die and early death if I dont get the lap band done, as there is no way that I will sustain any weightloss. I am nearly 40 years old, with high blood pressure and pre-diabetes and a family history of diabetes, high blood pressure, and stroke. I know what needs to be done but then why am I so scared of it all.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
TIME TO BAND
Again I find myself blogging, its really hard when you have decided to keep this rather important aspect of your life to yourself and another person, esp when that other person is not around, but anyway, am wanting to get a countdown counter onto my blog but they are currently broken, not sure what is up with that, so i will have to manually count down at the present time. There is now
8 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS UNTIL OP DAY.
8 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS UNTIL OP DAY.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
The Waiting Is Killing Me
I am due to be banded on Saturday 29th November, 2008. I know that it is now October and therefore it is not overly a long time to weight, I am being driven mad at how slow time seems to be passing by. Not one to wish time away too much as the thought of growing old is not one I like to entertain, but I would really like to commence my weight loss journey and actually start to lose some weight.
I gave up smoking some time ago and ever since then have got bigger and bigger as I think i have replaced the nicotine with food.
I have to keep positive and try to restrict what I put in my mouth, wish me luck.
I gave up smoking some time ago and ever since then have got bigger and bigger as I think i have replaced the nicotine with food.
I have to keep positive and try to restrict what I put in my mouth, wish me luck.
New to Blogging
I am new to blogging, but I wanted to have a record of my weight loss journey.
I have now started to learn how to post blogs etc so I will post to catch up to where I am now in my weight loss journey.
I will transcribe my diary as such into this blog.
I cannot wait until I reach my goal.
I have now started to learn how to post blogs etc so I will post to catch up to where I am now in my weight loss journey.
I will transcribe my diary as such into this blog.
I cannot wait until I reach my goal.
The Start of My Weight Loss Journey.
I have always been overweight, I have tried every diet and fad out there to no avail. My father and grandmother are/were overweight and my brother is also overweight. I am also not one to give up a chocie or some cake either. Lack of exercise is also a factor that has hounded me all my life too, not overly a fan of exercise, but have joined many a gym or exercise program, gloria marshall, curves, contours, fernwood and other gyms also, all with only minute or no weight loss, and lasting for up to 6 months. I have paid for programs and have hardly used them. I know a lot of people who have or are doing this at the moment.
For the last 18 months to 2 years I have been researching Laproscopic Gastic Banding as a form of permanent weight loss help. I have had a couple of work colleagues that have had it done and each has had success of various forms, all have lost over 30kgs. Whilst their starting weights were much larger than mine, we all have the same thing in common, not able to sustain permanent weight loss.
On the 2oth August 2008 I attended an information seminer by a prominent Melbourne Gastric Surgeon about the Lap Band procedure. I learnt a great deal this day, it is not just a go in and have done and thats that surgery, there is a lot of planning that goes into having a lap band.
Lucky for me I had already half decided on having this surgeon as I felt all my options had long left me. I had made appointments with the Nurse, Dietician, Physician, Surgeon and Pscyhologist already.
My journey to newfound slimness and health had began. I had become positive about losing weight and never putting it back on again.
For the last 18 months to 2 years I have been researching Laproscopic Gastic Banding as a form of permanent weight loss help. I have had a couple of work colleagues that have had it done and each has had success of various forms, all have lost over 30kgs. Whilst their starting weights were much larger than mine, we all have the same thing in common, not able to sustain permanent weight loss.
On the 2oth August 2008 I attended an information seminer by a prominent Melbourne Gastric Surgeon about the Lap Band procedure. I learnt a great deal this day, it is not just a go in and have done and thats that surgery, there is a lot of planning that goes into having a lap band.
Lucky for me I had already half decided on having this surgeon as I felt all my options had long left me. I had made appointments with the Nurse, Dietician, Physician, Surgeon and Pscyhologist already.
My journey to newfound slimness and health had began. I had become positive about losing weight and never putting it back on again.
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