I can't say I'm mad about it, but like you I always felt good from the neck up lol and now I've got a bit of a turkey neck that worries me more than anything, I think because you see your face all the time, while the rest of us is hidden away the majority of the time. I'm sure you're just doing what we always do to ourselves, finding faults, we all do it, instead of looking at the positives. I'm sure it's not as bad as you think it is x
Good to hear from you and good to hear you are doing so well. You are definitely kicking the weight loss and all the good things it brings. So happy for you xxI'm alive!
Just cruising along, really. As of today I've lost 61lbs (4.3st) since surgery which then brings my total since Jan '18 to 96lbs (6.8st). I find it very surreal to think that I've lost that much and it's hard to wrap my head around it! Finally I've gotten to a point where I have to buy new clothes but one pair of jeans I bought is already getting baggy on me and they're meant to be skinny jeans! I've lost track of the NSVs I've experienced.
Getting our new dog Alfie has given me a reason to get up and about in the mornings and to take him for a walk and I just cannot believe how much easier moving is. At least once every walk I find myself in awe of the fact that I'm doing over half a mile in about 20 minutes and I'm not wanting to die! Heck, the other day both me and my husband took the dog out together and he actually had to ask me to slow down. I never thought that would happen in a million years. It's always been me trailing far behind my hubby. I'm still swimming as well and enjoying it, although it was a bit hit and miss over the summer break because trying to do laps with a million splashing kids is nigh on impossible.
Work continues to be bleh, although there is now light at the end of the tunnel and we will have a new vicar come November. I really hope she puts some of these people under her thumb because seriously... some of them are so far over all sorts of lines and they need putting back in their boxes! I'm still working towards getting my NVQ for nail services though. Even if things do start improving once the new vicar starts, I'm just sick of being stuck in an office.
Overall, things are good.
Lovely to hear from you, it’s fabulous that all is going so well for you and your reaping the benefits of wls, I hope the new vicar sorts out some of the problems but in the meantime I’m glad all is going well with your NVQ, fantastic weight loss @OkieGirl just brilliant, isn’t it mind blowing though xxI'm alive!
Just cruising along, really. As of today I've lost 61lbs (4.3st) since surgery which then brings my total since Jan '18 to 96lbs (6.8st). I find it very surreal to think that I've lost that much and it's hard to wrap my head around it! Finally I've gotten to a point where I have to buy new clothes but one pair of jeans I bought is already getting baggy on me and they're meant to be skinny jeans! I've lost track of the NSVs I've experienced.
Getting our new dog Alfie has given me a reason to get up and about in the mornings and to take him for a walk and I just cannot believe how much easier moving is. At least once every walk I find myself in awe of the fact that I'm doing over half a mile in about 20 minutes and I'm not wanting to die! Heck, the other day both me and my husband took the dog out together and he actually had to ask me to slow down. I never thought that would happen in a million years. It's always been me trailing far behind my hubby. I'm still swimming as well and enjoying it, although it was a bit hit and miss over the summer break because trying to do laps with a million splashing kids is nigh on impossible.
Work continues to be bleh, although there is now light at the end of the tunnel and we will have a new vicar come November. I really hope she puts some of these people under her thumb because seriously... some of them are so far over all sorts of lines and they need putting back in their boxes! I'm still working towards getting my NVQ for nail services though. Even if things do start improving once the new vicar starts, I'm just sick of being stuck in an office.
Overall, things are good.
try not to get angry about your face looking different, your skin just needs time to snap back! A friend of mine started to look quite old after her surgery and a bit saggy for a while in the face but now she looks younger and better than ever lol
Wow you look fantastic and that smile says it all, that car is wow too!
Fantastic weight loss, your going to just fine on the plane this time, my flight to and from St.Lucia recently was surreal because I was able to curl my knees up on the seat with my body.....mind blowing!!
I know hun, I fear the slippery slope too, I'm trying my damnedest to keep myself in check, but it's not easy. I feel like I'm now learning what will and what won't work for me and that is taking time. I've never been a breakfast person either, but I've had to make myself eat it now, because of work, if I don't, I'd be going way too long without food, I make my breakfast and lunches up for the the week, so I've pretty much nailed that, but doing different shifts every day does mess things up, if I had a set pattern I'd find it a lot easier all round. I agree that it's a blessing and a curse at the moment, but I'm sure we will work it out in timeThis exactly what I'm experiencing. There are times shortly after I've eaten that I feel hungry again and I just question it constantly until I finally have something and most of the time it stops it, sometimes it doesn't. But I'm then terrified that it's just the start of a slippery slope and I'm going to just keep snacking and end up back where I was.
I have had some crisps, but by and large I'm keeping away from super bad stuff. Meat and cheese seem to be my go to foods. I don't have anything at all for breakfast now simply because I just don't fancy it. That's not really anything new for me though. I've not a breakfast eater for a long time and so I don't miss it.
I feel you about everything being bland though. Nothing really appeals and when I have those rare moments when I actually fancy something, by the time I'm halfway through preparing it or shortly after starting my meal, I've gone off the idea. This surgery has certainly been both a blessing and a curse. More blessing than curse, thankfully, but still, there are times when I still go ARRRRGH!
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I’m thinking it’s always going to be a blessing and a curse....for me at least...I’m petrified of the slippery slope xxI know hun, I fear the slippery slope too, I'm trying my damnedest to keep myself in check, but it's not easy. I feel like I'm now learning what will and what won't work for me and that is taking time. I've never been a breakfast person either, but I've had to make myself eat it now, because of work, if I don't, I'd be going way too long without food, I make my breakfast and lunches up for the the week, so I've pretty much nailed that, but doing different shifts every day does mess things up, if I had a set pattern I'd find it a lot easier all round. I agree that it's a blessing and a curse at the moment, but I'm sure we will work it out in time
It was also very windy and very cold that day!
What a great post, you really are doing fantastic hun, lovely photo too, you look so happy xxIt's been a while since I updated.
I had my six month check at Luton at the start of October and they were very pleased with me. I'm just happy that I don't have to go back until April for my 1 year check! I've also had a recent blood pressure check and for the first time in... ever? my BP is normal while at the doctor's! I've gone from taking 16mg of Candesartan to taking 8mg every other day. I'm hoping that it won't be long before I can come off it completely because I've noticed the dizzy spells are starting up again when I get up too quickly or am reaching for stuff on shelves.
I've now lost 112lbs/8st/50.8kg since January '18 and 77lbs/5.5st/34.9kg since surgery. It's a massive amount and the numbers both impress and terrify me, especially considering that I've still got about another 140lbs to go. Lately it's like someone's flipped a switch and my shape really seems to be changing drastically. Not that it wasn't before, but it's really noticeable now for some reason. Believe it or not, I've actually had people who have known me for years come into the office, look me dead in the eyes and say, "Oh, you're not Mandy." This is probably helped/made worse by the fact that I'm now wearing contacts again. People are doing double takes when they see me and the numbers of folks who tell me just how beautiful I am is unreal. It's enough to give me the big head!
Five mornings a week I'm up at 6 am to take our dog Alfie for his walk and I'm still swimming three times a week. In the new year I think I'll extend my membership to cover the gym as well. One of the blokes where I go said that since I'm such a regular there he'll do me a deal. Usually it's £35 per month for the gym and swim membership, but he'll do it for me for £29, which I think sounds like a great deal.
My hubby and I headed over to Belfast at the end of October the celebrate our 20th anniversary and we had such a lovely time! We flew with EasyJet and on the way over I didn't need a seatbelt extension. I honestly ended up ugly crying. My husband was amused, but I think he got it. We stayed at the Titanic Hotel the first night we were there, which was lovely and did that Titanic thing, saw the museum and the Nomadic (the little ferry ship that took passengers from Cherbourg to the Titanic and other large liners) and did a bus tour of the city. The next day we walked down to the Caroline, one of the only ships to survive the battle of Jutland, and then moved over to Newtownards for the rest of our time there. We did some shopping, visited Scrabo Tower (omg... such a steep hill to get up to it, but I made it!) and then did a tour of a local distillery. I would love to know how many miles we walked while we were there in total, but I know the morning we went to see the Caroline, we walked 1.9 miles one way, walked nearly a mile while touring the ship and then another 1.9 miles back to the hotel! Sadly on the way home, we had an older plane and I needed an extension, but I just take it as the universe's way of reminding me that there is still work to be done!
My mom is coming over for Christmas, which should be nice, but she's always been notorious for insisting on paying for us to have fast food and takeaways while she's here. I will have to put my foot down because it's no good for me. I've seen others saying that it's a struggle, and it is. It's not that I feel hungry, I don't more often than not, but sometimes old habits die hard. The thing I need to really be careful with is portion sizes and making sure I'm eating slowly and mindfully. This is something that's slipping and I must really rein it in or else I know it'll be a slippery slope!
At any rate, I'm glad to see that everyone's doing well! I do come in and have a read, I just don't say much.
Here's a pic of Richie and me at the top of Scrabo Hill near the tower. Seriously, that hill was super steep.
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Alway great to hear from you and a belated happy surgiversary, I didn’t come on for my 2nd surgiversary either, I did note the day but time went by and I still haven’t updated, it just flies by doesn’t it, it good to hear your staying safe, hopefully you’ll get back to work soon, I’m still working Which is unfortunately where all my sweet temptations are and I rarely dump either even though it’s always sweet things I binge on
you really must take those photo’s they are fab to look back on. Hopefully Boris will bring us some good news on Sunday, I’m missing the Gym as you are the swimming although I can’t imagine those being top of his priority list.
I’m a savoury girl. I can eat a lot.
Great to hear from you Okie. Happy 1 year. Hasn't it flown by? Lock down seems to have a lot to answer for lol. Being out of routine on the beginning was bad for me, but I've pulled it around abs been pretty good, not that it's helping me lose weight, I've been bouncing around 16st Mark for months, I've only lost about 1 1/2st since my last appointment at end of October. You'll have to let me know if your telephone appointment is more fruitful than mine. When I told her chocolate tastes weird to me now, but my head still seeks it, her advice was to try dark chocolate
