countrywench
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I have this image of thelma and Louise in my head now !
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All booked and now on that road of no return
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countrywench
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Went to boots for the weigh in .. I was scared , I admit .. I wanted more , but I got 4lbs off .
Don't get me wrong I am happy and I know I cannot keep getting massive losses ..
And a loss is a loss !
So now I've a total loss of 32lbs ! That's 5 weeks from pre op to post op ..
That's 32lb I Am .. NOT EVER GETTING BACK EITHER !
I'm starting to eat some food with a bit more substance today ..
I had a delicious bowl of tomato and basil soup in Boswells , if you have a Boswells near you , go try it ..
Came home and made my version of tomato soup for the freezer .. I added a tin of butter beans for protein ..
Just now I spiralled some courgette and cooked it off in the frying pan with a spoon of coconut oil , then piled that on top of another bacon and veg home made stew I had made a week or so ago for the freezer .. Now that was the yummiest dinner I have had for weeks , literally ..
In 30 mins or so I'm going to make myself a smoothie with frozen fruits and coconut milk .. I goes nice and thick like ice cream !
Mindy
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Don't get me wrong I am happy and I know I cannot keep getting massive losses ..
And a loss is a loss !
So now I've a total loss of 32lbs ! That's 5 weeks from pre op to post op ..
That's 32lb I Am .. NOT EVER GETTING BACK EITHER !
I'm starting to eat some food with a bit more substance today ..
I had a delicious bowl of tomato and basil soup in Boswells , if you have a Boswells near you , go try it ..
Came home and made my version of tomato soup for the freezer .. I added a tin of butter beans for protein ..
Just now I spiralled some courgette and cooked it off in the frying pan with a spoon of coconut oil , then piled that on top of another bacon and veg home made stew I had made a week or so ago for the freezer .. Now that was the yummiest dinner I have had for weeks , literally ..
In 30 mins or so I'm going to make myself a smoothie with frozen fruits and coconut milk .. I goes nice and thick like ice cream !
Mindy
Xxxx
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Hannah2
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Hi Hannah
When is your op ?
I will hopefully treasure my band as people I love and hold dearest have paid for it .. I feel quiet protective towards it , like a new child !
Hi CW
Hopefully the summer. I think I have a date pencilled in but I have to have a few apts first. Also have the added complication that I have to have knee surgery which is probably going to be end of May so I have to have a gap to recover and also due to the general anaesthetics as well.
Giving me time to get my head straight though.
Have also just moved our holiday as it clashes with proposed surgery date - double edged sword a) I get to eat out for the last time fully but b) I am still going to be a fat hot sweaty mess on holiday
!!! I think I will have 2 days after holiday before starting LRD. Eeep.
Crystalrainbow
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Wooohoooo MINDY going great hunni all those NSV to come thick and fast.... am loving your healthy foods too......
all those NSV to come thick and fast.... am loving your healthy foods too......
starryeyed
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Ooooo check you out with that huge loss ;D well done x
countrywench
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Thank you all !
Just had a delicious , lovely bowl of homemade tomato and lentil soup to which i had added a tin of butter beans at the end of cooking . It's been all whizzed up , no cream or milk added , and I put some so e chunks of cooked chicken breast into the bottom of the bowl before pouring the red hot soup over it .. So a nice bowl of extra proteins going in my mush !
Mindy
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Just had a delicious , lovely bowl of homemade tomato and lentil soup to which i had added a tin of butter beans at the end of cooking . It's been all whizzed up , no cream or milk added , and I put some so e chunks of cooked chicken breast into the bottom of the bowl before pouring the red hot soup over it .. So a nice bowl of extra proteins going in my mush !
Mindy
Xxx
countrywench
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I actually spoke to my team last Friday about liquids .. I would be happy to stay on the for longer as I like it so much lol !
But she told me in no uncertain terms I was to start eating and chewing soft food now .. I now understand why an all liquid diet could become dangerous to weight gain ..
Liquids will , and do go right through the band and will leave me hungry , even if it is one of high protein shakes I make and that would also be a lot of calories just slipping through ..
I can still have my smoothie in the morning , as I use this to get all my vits down in one drink . I can't swallow them whole so they get whizzed up in coconut milk etc ..
So hence the soup with chunks of chicken and I can feel my meal sitting there ..
Tonight I am having a treat !
A little while ago I made hubby and mum some freezer meals . One of those boxes contains cheesy mash and buttered carrots
I mashed the spuds down with some extra strong cheddar ( Tickle from sainsburys ) , lots of pepper , creme fraiche mixed with English mustard . It's so good .. Might eat that with some ready cooked chicken breast I've just bought ..
Mindy
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But she told me in no uncertain terms I was to start eating and chewing soft food now .. I now understand why an all liquid diet could become dangerous to weight gain ..
Liquids will , and do go right through the band and will leave me hungry , even if it is one of high protein shakes I make and that would also be a lot of calories just slipping through ..
I can still have my smoothie in the morning , as I use this to get all my vits down in one drink . I can't swallow them whole so they get whizzed up in coconut milk etc ..
So hence the soup with chunks of chicken and I can feel my meal sitting there ..
Tonight I am having a treat !
A little while ago I made hubby and mum some freezer meals . One of those boxes contains cheesy mash and buttered carrots
I mashed the spuds down with some extra strong cheddar ( Tickle from sainsburys ) , lots of pepper , creme fraiche mixed with English mustard . It's so good .. Might eat that with some ready cooked chicken breast I've just bought ..
Mindy
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countrywench
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Hey mona
I bought the ready cooked chicken breast in a packet ? I've found that meat is ultra soft , very moist , esp if you give it 30 or less secs in the micro just to warm it through .. It hardly needs chewing at all .. The cop op sell a lovely pack of juicy cooked chicken breast for £2.49 I think it .. And that is so good and moist , it melts in the mouth ..
I do cut it up into small cubes though so I know it won't get stuck even if I swallow a lump by mistake ..
Mindy
Xxx
I bought the ready cooked chicken breast in a packet ? I've found that meat is ultra soft , very moist , esp if you give it 30 or less secs in the micro just to warm it through .. It hardly needs chewing at all .. The cop op sell a lovely pack of juicy cooked chicken breast for £2.49 I think it .. And that is so good and moist , it melts in the mouth ..
I do cut it up into small cubes though so I know it won't get stuck even if I swallow a lump by mistake ..
Mindy
Xxx
countrywench
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I got a feeling Blossom is in holiday this week as she wrote she was going to get her bike out and take it with her ? I'm sure it's this week ..
Crystalrainbow
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oh yummmmmm just had shop brought tomato and lentil soup lol was so blooming hungry would have eaten a scabby horse..... yup blossom said she was off the weekend with bike, flipping gorgeous one at that!!! hope she not over done it x x x
hope she not over done it x x x
countrywench
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Nowt wrong with a scabby horse ! Plenty of protein in a scabby horse steak
countrywench
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27/4/16
Nothing much to report really .. 3 weeks post op ..
Still on smooshy food and smoothies ..
Feeling extremely well and alive .. I feel very calm and relaxed also .. Like nothing can get to me ..
Have had a few mo ents of wanting and longing for something unhealthy to eat .. And it would be so easy to give in to temptation , but if I do , then I wasting not only my time but the people around me who love me and support me ..
So my go to sweet naughty feeling food is
A good amount of Fage full fat yogurt , whipped with a dessert spoon of Options powder .. And it sets like mousse ! And tastes like heaven ..
Still waiting on my fill date .. Sigh ..
I have asked , but they say I won't get an appointment until after the first 4 weeks post op ..
I've been hungry a few times but not ravenous hunger , just a growl ..
Wounds are all nicely healed , and even the port site is now almost unnoticeable ..
Now the hard work begins !
Mindy
Xxx
Nothing much to report really .. 3 weeks post op ..
Still on smooshy food and smoothies ..
Feeling extremely well and alive .. I feel very calm and relaxed also .. Like nothing can get to me ..
Have had a few mo ents of wanting and longing for something unhealthy to eat .. And it would be so easy to give in to temptation , but if I do , then I wasting not only my time but the people around me who love me and support me ..
So my go to sweet naughty feeling food is
A good amount of Fage full fat yogurt , whipped with a dessert spoon of Options powder .. And it sets like mousse ! And tastes like heaven ..
Still waiting on my fill date .. Sigh ..
I have asked , but they say I won't get an appointment until after the first 4 weeks post op ..
I've been hungry a few times but not ravenous hunger , just a growl ..
Wounds are all nicely healed , and even the port site is now almost unnoticeable ..
Now the hard work begins !
Mindy
Xxx
