Wednesday 27 May 2009

First Band Fill - Tue 26 May 2009

 

Went and saw the lovely Wendy today for my first band fill
She was happy with my progress since we last met 4 weeks ago as I have increased my protein intake. I have put on 2 lbs which is not bad since ive had a weeks holiday and havent done any cycling for last 2 weeks since hurting my knee and have had little restriction so portion size has increased. I felt I was ready for my first fill and wendy agreed as its now 11 weeks since I had my op

I must say I feel great thoigh and when I bump into people I havent seen sice xmas they are shocked at how good I look - well I have lost 4 stone

The band fill was a walk in the park , Wendy explained what would happen a slight scratch and that was it she was in. £ml later and I found that drinking fluids didnt go down as smooth as I would have like- It felt like a pint of water in a funnel - going down but slowly so I had 1ml removed and all was fine

So its 3 days on liquids and then 3 days mush and then im off to Spain for 5 nights with the lads on a cycling holiday - should be fun. After my 3 days mushy when I start eating solids again it will be back to the smaller portions as I will have more restriction and that will be easy as my pouch will tell my brain that im full and continued gradual weight loss. I only want to lose another 20 lbs to take me to 13.5 stone but as I know it wont be coming back on again im comfortable in taking it easy and looking at the long game

This is a marathon and not a sprint but knowing Im not going to be starting a silly new faddy diet on 1 Jan next year as I have done for the last 20 years is putting a smile on my face already
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Cyprus holiday

 

Just enjoyed a weeks holiday in Cyprus with my kids
Weather was great but expensive due to poor exchange rate
Was not allowed a band fill at end of Apr and was told by Wendy not eating enough and losing muscle as well as fat
Enter Mr protein, I now have porridge or eggs for breakfast and never go anywhere without a babybell cheese in my pocket. I drink milk daily and have fresh fish for tea 5 nights per week
I have noticed that I can now eat almost anything and portion size has increased so now looking forward to my first fill
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