Countdown to Balloon Launch

[cb4]

Was at the dietician last night and since I last saw her 5wks ago I have lost just under 6kgs. So she is well pleased with my progress & so am I. I'm just waiting for an app now to see Mr Stuart so he can organise funding for the next phase.... And here comes the fly that lands in and spoils the ointment...
Turns out that Forth Valley HB are making financial cutbacks in bariatrics. The dietician can't see a problem as I am making my weight-loss targets easily and it seems that it is those that don't show the commitment prior to surgery that are going to lose out in these decisions. But as usual I'm now in a right flap that this is now going to burst my happy bubble!! I foresee a very nervous few months ahead for me. X

That's great news about the weight loss.!!!! Well done!
But if u can stay positive and keep proving that u deserve the surgery, then you should go through with flying colours. So don't let it get u down!!!! No good taking a step back. Everything happins for a reason and Mabey this is going to push u that bit further! Your doing a great job!!!

I'm back in the swing, well and truly! Down another three pound this week! Back to pre holiday weight thank god!!!!

carol b

 

[femfrankie]

Well done Carol!

Yeah I'm just a worry wart lol dietician tried to make it clear they had no intention of letting me go as I have showed commitment but there is always that little niggle of doubt that eats away at you ... Especially when it comes to these things. Sod's law and me are old buddies hahaha x

 

[Nickynoodles]

Hi Femfrankie


You are doing brilliantly, keep up the good work.
I do know what you mean about worrying .When is your balloon due to come out ??

Nicky xx

 

[cb4]

Well done Carol!

Yeah I'm just a worry wart lol dietician tried to make it clear they had no intention of letting me go as I have showed commitment but there is always that little niggle of doubt that eats away at you ... Especially when it comes to these things. Sod's law and me are old buddies hahaha x

Yea it is defiantly a worry for u! But keep going! You are doing fab


I have become a super positive head this week! Increased my fruit intake by 100 percent and changed my way of looking at things!
I'm at a good weight now! People no longer look at me like I'm so discusting! So I have to start loving my self now and I'm starting!
I have damaged my self so much from over eating and no exercise and all that!
Now I'm looking after myself and seeing positive outcomes body's looking way better! Men actually look at me not from top to bottom and round one side to the other! And it feels great!
Sorry me me me!!! Part of the positivity!!!

carol b

 

[femfrankie]

Hi Femfrankie


You are doing brilliantly, keep up the good work.
I do know what you mean about worrying .When is your balloon due to come out ??

Nicky xx

Thanks Nikki
Come Thursday I will be 12 weeks in and halfway there, so we are looking at roughly the end of July beginning of August for removal. I have a stone and a half still to lose and i cant forsee any problems that will hamper that loss as long as i keep focused. Gastric Reflux is still a major issue so i would hope for it not to be in there any longer than need be tbh but will discuss this with Mr Stuart at the intrim app.

EDIT...OMG you nearly a centurian!! WELL DONE YOU!!

 

[cb4]

Hi Femfrankie

You are doing brilliantly, keep up the good work.
I do know what you mean about worrying .When is your balloon due to come out ??

Nicky xx

Hi ya!
Well done you! Fantastic job
I was 20 st 2 years ago and now 13.7!!!!!! Can't believe it
Can't wait to get below 13 and into the 12s!!!!!

carol b

 

[RoseMcnose]

Hello peeps. Sorry I am not on regularly any more. Great to see everyone doing so well. No job yet, crashed and burned in a few interviews recently!

Weight loss is slow but steady. I stall and then loose a few etc. Ballet going good, have had to stop Pilates as I can't afford them at the moment.

Keep going girlies.

X

 

[femfrankie]

Hello peeps. Sorry I am not on regularly any more. Great to see everyone doing so well. No job yet, crashed and burned in a few interviews recently!

Weight loss is slow but steady. I stall and then loose a few etc. Ballet going good, have had to stop Pilates as I can't afford them at the moment.

Keep going girlies.

X

Awww hun I still have everything crossed for you. Stalls are just part of the game I think. I don't stress about them any more and just keep up with the plan because I know it will start up again. I am trying t walk a bit more but it is painful on the feet and back. A new pain has developed over the past month... Painful shins.. Not like shin splints more like a deep bruised feeling. They are very sore to touch. I have noted it gets worse after a few days of extra walking...when i say xtra it is nothing spectacular., about half a mile. :/
Keep up the good work rose you are doing fantastic xx

 

[femfrankie]

Just saw too that you are over halfway there hun and your BMI not far from 30 too Well Done!! Xxxx

 

[RoseMcnose]

Just saw too that you are over halfway there hun and your BMI not far from 30 too Well Done!! Xxxx

Thanks femfrankie, getting there slowly. If I can continue through this stress, I can get through anything! I have a chat with a guy about a job tomorrow. Hopefully it will go well. Still not dropping clothes sizes for some reason. Ah well. Will worry about that if I reach my target and am still a size 18!!!

 

[femfrankie]

Thanks femfrankie, getting there slowly. If I can continue through this stress, I can get through anything! I have a chat with a guy about a job tomorrow. Hopefully it will go well. Still not dropping clothes sizes for some reason. Ah well. Will worry about that if I reach my target and am still a size 18!!!

I was the same then all of a sudden the inches dropped off ...waist 51 for weeks & weeks then 46 the next! Also I couldn't see that clothes were hanging off me until I was a good 3 or 4 sizes smaller. The mind and body are a complete mystery to me lol

Good luck for tomorrow Rose I will be thinking of you xx

 

[cb4]

Hello peeps. Sorry I am not on regularly any more. Great to see everyone doing so well. No job yet, crashed and burned in a few interviews recently!

Weight loss is slow but steady. I stall and then loose a few etc. Ballet going good, have had to stop Pilates as I can't afford them at the moment.

Keep going girlies.

X

Know the feeling of slow weight loss!!! But I believe at this moment that there are hills for us to climb and slopes for us to skid down!

I've changed so much in the past two weeks alone! I've decided positivity will get me to the finish line! ( although that is hard to keep up )
I am having a mega emotional week! Time of the month! Although I have no pain, I'm exhausted. But way better than previous months!
I'm so excited to get below the 13stone mark! But I've got a bit to go!!!!!
I'm much more positive about getting there!

Fingers crossed for ur interview tomorrow!
Positive thinking. Xx

carol b

 

[RoseMcnose]

Thanks for the positive vibes.keep them coming. This will be a long process. Tomorrow is a phone chat. Then there will be a face to face and I suspect a further interview in Holland. I don't even know what the job is yet. It could be one of two things. Option one is amazing and would suit really well. Option two is an no go. I will find out tomorrow anyway.

Everything crossed girlies. I need this.

 

[cb4]

Thanks for the positive vibes.keep them coming. This will be a long process. Tomorrow is a phone chat. Then there will be a face to face and I suspect a further interview in Holland. I don't even know what the job is yet. It could be one of two things. Option one is amazing and would suit really well. Option two is an no go. I will find out tomorrow anyway.

Everything crossed girlies. I need this.

Omg!!!! Positive thinking lol!!!
As I was wrighting to u! My 2 year old decided to go the loo, rubes poo all over him, the walls, toilet floor!!!!! Ahhhh!!!!!
Positive thinking!
All before leaving to collect the 5 year old!
I couldn't even get cross!!!
Could do with a nap!
Lol!!!!!!

carol b

 

[RoseMcnose]

Interview over. Next one in Cork on the 9th.

Scared now. Mega job opportunity but it means a lot of time away from my little girl.

Decisions decisions.

 

[cb4]

Interview over. Next one in Cork on the 9th.

Scared now. Mega job opportunity but it means a lot of time away from my little girl.

Decisions decisions.

Well done!!! That's fantastic!!!
Big decisions for you ahead!
Write them all down, good and bad! How much extra money u might have and what u can spend it on holidays n all that. Then u have to decide is my child better off listening to me giving out we can't afford anything or missing you while ur working to provide the best you can for her

I'm having a trip down a similar road!!!!
Earn nothing now! Hubby's wages is all. But the kids would be better off if I can afford to send them to classes and all those extras we can't afford when staying at home!
I'm looking forward to having some money of my own again

carol b

 

[femfrankie]

Interview over. Next one in Cork on the 9th.

Scared now. Mega job opportunity but it means a lot of time away from my little girl.

Decisions decisions.

Is the interview on the 9th for the same job?
If so well done you!! ... It's a painful decision I know and I am sure you will make the right choices when need be Rose..& these opportunities dont come along very often.
It's a sad fact of life that to make it in this world you need paid work. Very few parents have the funds to be stay a home parents any more.

Good luck :fingerscrossed:

Frances

 

[RoseMcnose]

We can't survive with one income. We could never sell the house to clear the mortgage anyway. I have to work. There is 15% unemployment here. Jobs are not that common. Has to be done. Personally I think it's better for my little girl to stay where she is, in the home she loves, nana down the road,with her daddy and her pets and me suck it up and go away for work.I will be back at the weekends.

It's amazing how narrow minded folk are about this. And sexist to boot. Not a comment would be made if I was male in fact I would be commended for supporting my family but just because I am female, I am criticised. Folk don't get that I am the main earner. I must work and there are no jobs that will support the outgoings we have around here. Anyway, I have tried to get jobs but because of my education and previous roles and the level I worked at, they will not take me on.

The job will involve significant over seas travel so I can't take her with me to a new area with no support network. Her daddy works a normal 9 to 5 job so she is better off with him, at home, happy rather than being dragged from pillar to post with me.

 

[Yvessa]

Honey I totally do get it. And the guilt we live with is as bad as other people's thoughts. But the times we live in mean that women's roles have changed. And we have to go out to work. My partner can't work. I am the sole earner - an somehow we get by. He does the childcare but his MH problems are pretty bad and he does struggle many days despite doing his best. Your daughter will know you love her. And she will be fine. An beyond that no one else matters.

 

[cb4]

We can't survive with one income. We could never sell the house to clear the mortgage anyway. I have to work. There is 15% unemployment here. Jobs are not that common. Has to be done. Personally I think it's better for my little girl to stay where she is, in the home she loves, nana down the road,with her daddy and her pets and me suck it up and go away for work.I will be back at the weekends.

It's amazing how narrow minded folk are about this. And sexist to boot. Not a comment would be made if I was male in fact I would be commended for supporting my family but just because I am female, I am criticised. Folk don't get that I am the main earner. I must work and there are no jobs that will support the outgoings we have around here. Anyway, I have tried to get jobs but because of my education and previous roles and the level I worked at, they will not take me on.

The job will involve significant over seas travel so I can't take her with me to a new area with no support network. Her daddy works a normal 9 to 5 job so she is better off with him, at home, happy rather than being dragged from pillar to post with me.

I didn't realise, you will have to work away during the week. It will be tough while trying not to comfort eat!!!!!
But you seam so strong!!!! You will get through it! Also u will be building a better life for ur daughter xx

carol b