NSV's

Non Scale Victories!

I'd forgotten that I've had one! Thanks to Vanessa for reminding me! My loose top and safety pin holding up my pants is DEFINITELY a NSV.

Oh and I tried on one of the tops I'd been given to shrink into, and it fit! It was a little tight, I need to loose a smidge more to wear it properly, but still - WOO HOO!

And today - more!

We went to the beach today, and I just couldn't believe the difference in myself. I was able to run around with the kids more without getting puffed so easily (actually being able to run around was a bonus!), I walked SO MUCH during the day (my exercise for the day) and I even tried out helping row the boat, something I would have backed away from before. I was crap, but still, I tried! LOL!

I did have an ice cream and a sausage roll for lunch, certainly not the healthiest of foods. Actually I don't think any food today has been healthy. Oops! Thank goodness for the exercise burning off some of those calories. I don't feel as restricted as I'd hoped. I seem to be able to just have a cuppa in the morning then make it through until lunch, but I do still have the hunger. Can the restriction still come or should it be there right after the fill?

My port site is still a bit red, I might call them on Monday to see what they want to do. I don't want to get some deep set infection or something.

Follow up appointment

I had my follow up appointment today with the surgeon. I had to wait an hour, but since he was running late in surgery I can't be cranky - can't exactly leave someone on the operating table and say "hey I'm sorry, but Sue has an appointment and I can't hold her up". LOL!

When I went in his nurse coordinator (the one I met with to discuss diet etc pre-surgery) took me to the scale to weigh me.

Good thing 1 - they weigh the same as my scales at home, makes things easier.

Good thing 2 - THEY SAID I WAS 114.2KG!!!! w00t!!! That's down from 126.9kg before the Optifast diet! That's a loss of 12.7kg!!!! For all you non-metrical peeps, that's 27.9 pounds in 4.5 weeks!!!!! HOLY SCHMALOLY! THAT'S 10% OF MY BODY WEIGHT!!!!!

I LOST THIS FISH!!!

I Googled, and that fish is the same weight as what I have lost so far!!! I LOST A BIG BUGGER OF A FISH!! Actually, my nearly 3 year old son weighs nearly 14kg so I've nearly lost my son (actually he's in the bedroom, he's not really lost *giggle*)!!! WOW!! LOL!

 

I've lost 27 of these!!!!! It's amazing when you put it into something visual. Make a big difference, helps you keep your eyes on the prize better.

So I went in and as asked, laid down on the bed, and the nurse coordinator took off my dressings, checked the wounds (all good) and just had a light press to see if she could feel the port. She asked the surgeon (who at this stage had just been sitting there typing) if he wanted to see if he could feel it, he pressed a little but when I winced he said it doesn't matter, it's still a bit tender (normal) and that he'll look next time.

Oh he did reassure me I didn't really nearly die on the table, ok, maybe I over-reacted. ;) But damn, it felt like that after you get told all that stuff about trouble intubating because of swollen throat!! LOL!

When talking to the nurse coordinator I did tell her how much I was craving scrambled eggs, and she said I could try them now (not due to go to soft food for another 4 days) if I wanted to but I said I'd wait. I'd be so annoyed with myself if it got stuck or made me sick or something. Not long to go.

So that was about it for the appointment, I was genuinely in there only about 3-4 minutes!!

I am feeling so excited after working out some of these statistics. 10% of my body weight in just over 4 weeks! A fish! ROFL!!

One week post banding

So it's been one week since surgery. I'm feeling a lot better physcially, although I do still have to be careful bending, twisting and lifting, as I still get those "twangs" when you feel you're pulling on a stitch or something inside. Still bloated, and I get a bit sore by end of day, nothing that rest and paid medication can't get rid of. My wounds still look the same as I'm not meant to take the dressings of until Thursday afternoon when I go see the surgeon for my follow up.

Yesterday the small cup of pumpkin soup I had at lunch filled me ALL DAY. I was SO FULL that I only had a 1/2 cup peppermint tea and 1/2 cup chai (my favourite) tea the rest of the day. So in total I just had that, plus a Berocca Performance and an Up and Go drink for breakfast. That was all I had all day. I've felt mild hunger a couple of times on other days later in the week, but nothing that a cuppa won't fix.

I made my soup for this week yesterday in the slow cooker. It's DELICIOUS (of course, yes I tasted it). It's all pureed up, no lumps, but it has 4 lamb shanks (bones removed of course LOL), zucchini, carrot, cauliflower, broccoli, corn, cannellini beans, chick peas and pasta in it. I haven't had red meat in over a month so I think it's going to be fantastic. With the lamb shanks in there there is a little fat in it, but with the small amounts I'm eating and the lack of fat anywhere else in my diet I'm not in the least concerned. I'm looking forward to thicker stuff this week, and DEFINITELY looking forward to next week with soft food. I'm craving scrambled eggs!

I weighed myself this morning - 117kg! That's the lowest I've weighed on my scales (hospital ones were different). I know I'm still bloated with gas and fluid, so I'm not concerned about my weight really (post-op I was actually up to 120kg again on my scales so I know I've lost this week).

My best friend is a nurse, and she read my hospital notes (they sent them home so I had a record of what meds I had in surgery for future reference) and the allergic reaction I had was actually right at the start, they had trouble intubating me as my throat had swelled up!!! AAAHHGGG!! That's scary! But yeah, they got it all sorted. But it still plays on my mind that "I had an allergic reaction on the operation table and it could have gone BAD". But I'm here. I'm sure that will fade from memory soon.

I've been "spoiling" myself with those yummy coffee sachets (latte and strong cappuccino), and tomorrow when I go to the shops I'm going to get some of the Chai ones, they're so yummy. It fills me up and is a treat for me.  If that's my food sin I think I'm doing pretty well.

Bloating

I think if it wasn't for the bloating I would be feeling much better, although a bit tired still. Being tired is obvious because of surgery and not eating much. So far today I've had a cup of tea (had in 2 halves, very slowly), some water and 1/2 water for my Mylanta (fizzy one). That's it. I'm not hungry either.

Here's a gruesome photo of my belly - I look like I'm a stabbing victim! You can definitely see the bloating.

I have more bruises on my (top chest) where I reacted to the heart dots they put on me (seems I react to everything!). So I look terrible! LOL!

I'm actually going up to the doctor this avo just to get the central would checked. It's a bit "angry" around it, red and warm, and I don't want to risk infection. I'd rather be safe and look silly and worried than have it get all yucky.