Hey Ho, How are you all? Isn't it terrible how we take things for granted. You know just little everyday things but when they go wrong Oh My what a drama it is. Things like pooing for instance. I never think about it.................. Feel the urge and off I go except I cant go and now I have a whole lot of stuff natural and otherwise to get me back on track which is all very well until you get hit with the uh oh moment while you are out. Ok so you get the message on that one. My in laws are here from NZ at the moment. We have been doing the tourist things which brings me to my next bitch. I took them on a huge drive 5 hours to the southern most point of WA where there is a lighthouse. Its not all that interesting but the Southern and the Indian ocean meet so Im thinking that might be a cool place to take the sight see'ers. We get there (I'm shattered from the marathon driving effort) only to find a notice saying it is $5 per adult to stand on the grounds and $3 per child. What the! That is bullshit, I understand a gold coin donation but $23 to stand on some grass. I don't think so. So, we went and had Chinese instead. My mother in law thinks the band is terribly anti social as I had to keep going to the loo. It really does get me down a bit too but that's just the price of it I guess.
Now for bitch number 3. My 18 yr old son (the one that is going to be a dad in 4 weeks) has been laid off from his job. So the local paper ran an article about him standing on the side of the highway with a sign that says 'hire me'. The article clearly says ' my only negative is I do not have my drivers licence'. He gets 4 offers of jobs all saying you need you drivers licence. Grrrrrrr. Anyway that's my bitch for today. Now I am off to take him around the local CBD to see if he can get some work. If you are reading this and know some labouring type work going in Perth South then please leave me a message.
PS I can eat pork crackle without it getting stuck .mmmmmmmmm..
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Morning all. Cant believe nearly a month has gone past and I havent blogged. Its been a shit month for me personally but thats a whole different Oprah show!
Band is still really restricted although I have decided that the studies are right and alcohol must be INCREDIBLY fattening cos I hardly manage food but have been drinking quite a bit and so the scales just stopped moving down and even swing a bit up grrrrr. So, I have pushed the Kahlua to the back of the cupboard and havent bought anymore red but have bought diet coke to have with the vodka.
I have had two weeks off work and was going to walk everyday but those two weeks are almost up and alas the only place I have walked it to the driveway to get into the car.
Oh oh most exciting news is my friend who is having a new WLS. She is part of a trial and its costing her nothing (but the hard work that goes with WLS). I dont know what the procedure is exactly but Im so thrilled for her and excited about our future shopping trips woo hoo. Ha I havent actually seen her in over 11 years so itll be a good one lol.
I have added a couple of shots of our news pups. Cant replace Bella but Murphy and Lilly are so much fun. Right well must be off and get back into my shit month. Will blog again soon. Hope you are all doing great.
Band is still really restricted although I have decided that the studies are right and alcohol must be INCREDIBLY fattening cos I hardly manage food but have been drinking quite a bit and so the scales just stopped moving down and even swing a bit up grrrrr. So, I have pushed the Kahlua to the back of the cupboard and havent bought anymore red but have bought diet coke to have with the vodka.
I have had two weeks off work and was going to walk everyday but those two weeks are almost up and alas the only place I have walked it to the driveway to get into the car.
Oh oh most exciting news is my friend who is having a new WLS. She is part of a trial and its costing her nothing (but the hard work that goes with WLS). I dont know what the procedure is exactly but Im so thrilled for her and excited about our future shopping trips woo hoo. Ha I havent actually seen her in over 11 years so itll be a good one lol.
I have added a couple of shots of our news pups. Cant replace Bella but Murphy and Lilly are so much fun. Right well must be off and get back into my shit month. Will blog again soon. Hope you are all doing great.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Hello all. The scales are resting tentatively on 86kg today. Probably will sway up a bit by the end of the day then down again tomorrow but I'm ok with 86kg. The band is still super tight although I have learnt to drink my meals well and I can eat nuts so me and my bag of cashews go many places hand in hand.
My news today is (apart from the 86kg) that I am writing a book. Probably called something along the lines of Dianne's bariatric journey or something lol, In fact if you can think of a good name Id love to hear it. Its really bloody hard trying to put it all together but I am ready to give it a go I think. Funny how confronting its been already. Its been amazing to look back over my life and then the last two years. Its sure been a road with a lot of twists, turns hills, and slips. I will let you know how I get on and if you have any ideas I would love to hear them.
We are currently getting 4 eggs from our chickens which is fantastic for the cake tin but not so good for my son and husbands waistlines lol. Poor Andy is working out so hard then I go make a batcch of afghans with 200gms of butter in them.
Well no more news for now but will blog you again soon xx
My news today is (apart from the 86kg) that I am writing a book. Probably called something along the lines of Dianne's bariatric journey or something lol, In fact if you can think of a good name Id love to hear it. Its really bloody hard trying to put it all together but I am ready to give it a go I think. Funny how confronting its been already. Its been amazing to look back over my life and then the last two years. Its sure been a road with a lot of twists, turns hills, and slips. I will let you know how I get on and if you have any ideas I would love to hear them.
We are currently getting 4 eggs from our chickens which is fantastic for the cake tin but not so good for my son and husbands waistlines lol. Poor Andy is working out so hard then I go make a batcch of afghans with 200gms of butter in them.
Well no more news for now but will blog you again soon xx
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
A long blog
Morning all. I'm shattered after working 6 days in a row ( I know I know it doesn't sound like much but they are 14 hour work days) . Just gotta work tonight then I have 8 off woo hoo.
The band is still super tight and I gotta take laxatives to help in the pooping area which is a pain in the arse (literally) but its probably to do with having liquid meals and not enough roughage.
Scales are still on 87 and then 88 then 87.................................................. I don't get how losing works (not surprising is it). I mean if you have a 1200kj daily diet you are suppose to lose. If you have a high fat high protein low Carb diet you will lose (and that can be as high in calories as you like). If you have a low fat diet you lose if I eat 400kj a day the scales STAND STILL!!!!!!!!!! I know all about starvation mode etc but I still don't get it.
I'm having a hysterectomy in Sept so that's gotta be worth a couple of kilo's lol. I traded my fantastic NZ holiday to have a hysterectomy. What am I thinking lol?
You know when people ask me about having the band I really hesitate recommending it especially if I don't know them well because its such a personal thing and I know of some people who hate it or cheat it and they feel like the band has failed them so I really think fat struggling people have to look at all the facts and come to their own conclusions as to weather this is for them or not. In saying all that a very good friend of mine that I have know for over 20 years has told me she has an appointment to look at getting the band. I am so rapt for you Kay. In the case of someone that I know and love and have seen a mirror struggle with my own I think she is making the best decision of her life that will probably give her a longer life and a more content one. This is by no means a easy option and I still have dark days where I feel ripped off that I cant eat like the majority of others but it has saved my life or at least given me an extra 15 years or so but more importantly just like giving up smoking it may not have killed me from cancer or diabetes or whatever but the quality difference is something to really shout about . I still look at those plastic chairs and remember the day I got wedged in one. I still remember having to get an extender belt from the air hostess but deciding I was so wedged into the seat I would be found with the seat attached to my arse if the plane crashed. I remember how ashamed I felt when my niece made an innocent child like comment about how huge my legs were and they were bigger than her dad's. I remember how my own dad said he thought that I was enormous but the pig he had just slaughtered was even fatter than me. (I don't think most people intentionally try to be hurtful but the wounds still get poked at). I was talking this over with another bandit friend and she was telling me about some of her horrendous moments when young people were walking behind her shouting out ' boom boom boom' as if the ground was moving as she walked. When she was telling me I saw a cloud of pain come over her face as if it was almost too painful to say. Anyway, even though all of these things are part of my story its such a personal decision except to my friend Kay I want to say 'its time for you hon'. You will be fine. You will do great but regardless of your decision Im glad you are my friend. Also to Cara who gets banded on Friday. Dont stress. You will look back with wonderment about this time.
During the writing of the above I got a stabbing pain in my back which came around to the middle of my chest. It was so painful that I really did think of those heart attack adverts and wondered if I was having one! So I traipsed up to the hospital and spent from 9.30am - 11.00pm being monitored. As it turned out to be nothing to do with my heart I feel a bit better but one of the Drs was wondering if its the band. Not sure but its gone now so maybe it was just some sort of spastic muscle thing. I gotta tell you that Rockingham hospital were outstanding and I chuckled to myself when at 5.00pm they bought me in the CARDIAC unit my dinner which was the most delicious slab (size of dinner plate) of pizza with heaps of gooey cheese all over it, a slice of white bread with real butter and a tub of ice cream lol. Anyway will blog you again soon xx
The band is still super tight and I gotta take laxatives to help in the pooping area which is a pain in the arse (literally) but its probably to do with having liquid meals and not enough roughage.
Scales are still on 87 and then 88 then 87.................................................. I don't get how losing works (not surprising is it). I mean if you have a 1200kj daily diet you are suppose to lose. If you have a high fat high protein low Carb diet you will lose (and that can be as high in calories as you like). If you have a low fat diet you lose if I eat 400kj a day the scales STAND STILL!!!!!!!!!! I know all about starvation mode etc but I still don't get it.
I'm having a hysterectomy in Sept so that's gotta be worth a couple of kilo's lol. I traded my fantastic NZ holiday to have a hysterectomy. What am I thinking lol?
You know when people ask me about having the band I really hesitate recommending it especially if I don't know them well because its such a personal thing and I know of some people who hate it or cheat it and they feel like the band has failed them so I really think fat struggling people have to look at all the facts and come to their own conclusions as to weather this is for them or not. In saying all that a very good friend of mine that I have know for over 20 years has told me she has an appointment to look at getting the band. I am so rapt for you Kay. In the case of someone that I know and love and have seen a mirror struggle with my own I think she is making the best decision of her life that will probably give her a longer life and a more content one. This is by no means a easy option and I still have dark days where I feel ripped off that I cant eat like the majority of others but it has saved my life or at least given me an extra 15 years or so but more importantly just like giving up smoking it may not have killed me from cancer or diabetes or whatever but the quality difference is something to really shout about . I still look at those plastic chairs and remember the day I got wedged in one. I still remember having to get an extender belt from the air hostess but deciding I was so wedged into the seat I would be found with the seat attached to my arse if the plane crashed. I remember how ashamed I felt when my niece made an innocent child like comment about how huge my legs were and they were bigger than her dad's. I remember how my own dad said he thought that I was enormous but the pig he had just slaughtered was even fatter than me. (I don't think most people intentionally try to be hurtful but the wounds still get poked at). I was talking this over with another bandit friend and she was telling me about some of her horrendous moments when young people were walking behind her shouting out ' boom boom boom' as if the ground was moving as she walked. When she was telling me I saw a cloud of pain come over her face as if it was almost too painful to say. Anyway, even though all of these things are part of my story its such a personal decision except to my friend Kay I want to say 'its time for you hon'. You will be fine. You will do great but regardless of your decision Im glad you are my friend. Also to Cara who gets banded on Friday. Dont stress. You will look back with wonderment about this time.
During the writing of the above I got a stabbing pain in my back which came around to the middle of my chest. It was so painful that I really did think of those heart attack adverts and wondered if I was having one! So I traipsed up to the hospital and spent from 9.30am - 11.00pm being monitored. As it turned out to be nothing to do with my heart I feel a bit better but one of the Drs was wondering if its the band. Not sure but its gone now so maybe it was just some sort of spastic muscle thing. I gotta tell you that Rockingham hospital were outstanding and I chuckled to myself when at 5.00pm they bought me in the CARDIAC unit my dinner which was the most delicious slab (size of dinner plate) of pizza with heaps of gooey cheese all over it, a slice of white bread with real butter and a tub of ice cream lol. Anyway will blog you again soon xx
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Woo hoo
Quick update on weight loss (considering That's what this blog is suppose to be about). I am now 2.5kg away from my very first goal of 85kgs. I remember right back at the beginning thinking that if I could just get to 85kgs I would be thrilled and now I am so close I can just about touch it. Funny thing is that until a month ago I knew I had lost weight but never really felt slim but with the last few weeks of good loss I really do feel like I have achieved something. Its been a bit cheaty as the band is so tight that I am mainly doing meal replacement drinks but regardless I don't really care right now how but I get there as long as I arrive. I have sat on 92 -95 kg for a year so to finally see 87.5 kg on the scales is fantastic, Will post a recent photo to go with the blog. Post ya soon xx
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