Countdown to Balloon Launch

[femfrankie]

Thanks rose... This very much the way I am aiming to go also. Not so much veg though more protein. I think you are probably on the right track re food sticking and it probably explains my porridge yesterday. Still going to stick with the shakes until saturday. Then attempt proper food WLS mushed of course lol

Isn't that the whole idea of Spatz in that it is adjustable..do you have a package that allows that to happen or do you have to pay for each adjustment?

Another 2lb down here though ... Well I think so any way because the battery decided to die in the scales just as it registered lol xx

 

[femfrankie]

So funny you mention lane swimming I looked this morning on the Grangemouth sports complex site and saw that they too have this ... I can be a bit dense sometimes and thought I wonder if that is for folks like me who want to swim back n forth .. Duh. I was going to phone and double check lol. i will need to be another 3 stone down at least before I am brave enough to expose my body to the public I think lol x

 

[cb4]

I know what u mean about loosing weight before joining the gym!!!! Most over weight people feel the same! Lots of people don't understand it!!!
But think about it!!!! If u get into the pool as soon as possible, u will be down 3 stone in no time!!!
Also u loose the most weight in the first two months with the balloon! Probly coz yer starvin yer body!!!!
I feel like I'm the biggest in my gym but it has to be done. Also when I get to goal weight, people will notice me as the one that was the biggest!

 

[RoseMcnose]

So funny you mention lane swimming I looked this morning on the Grangemouth sports complex site and saw that they too have this ... I can be a bit dense sometimes and thought I wonder if that is for folks like me who want to swim back n forth .. Duh. I was going to phone and double check lol. i will need to be another 3 stone down at least before I am brave enough to expose my body to the public I think lol x

Believe me femfrankie, you would not be the biggest person there. You have nothing to be embarrassed about if anything you should be proud to be there. 100 lengths??? At my fittest and smallest, a size ten I would not have been able to do that. Be careful cutting your veg down. Just limit your root veg but I would keep your leafy veg in there. Your dietician will see you right.

 

[femfrankie]

I know what u mean about loosing weight before joining the gym!!!! Most over weight people feel the same! Lots of people don't understand it!!!
But think about it!!!! If u get into the pool as soon as possible, u will be down 3 stone in no time!!!
Also u loose the most weight in the first two months with the balloon! Probly coz yer starvin yer body!!!!
I feel like I'm the biggest in my gym but it has to be done. Also when I get to goal weight, people will notice me as the one that was the biggest!

That's why I want myself a wii fit lol .. I need to build up my stamina before I even contemplate putting one toe in the pool and at the moment it's very much zero.

Believe me femfrankie, you would not be the biggest person there. You have nothing to be embarrassed about if anything you should be proud to be there. 100 lengths??? At my fittest and smallest, a size ten I would not have been able to do that. Be careful cutting your veg down. Just limit your root veg but I would keep your leafy veg in there. Your dietician will see you right.

Yep I used to do that every second morning barr weekends at the local gym but it would be more like 50 in a full size pool. At the weekend hubby and i cycled for miles. it was our plan to cycle along the full length of the Forth Clyde canal and back again in one day. That was over 10 years ago before my health plummeted and we never achieved it... The last leg of that canal reinstatement is due to be completed this year and its no more than 100 metres from my door... Maybe just maybe lol

 

[cb4]

When I had my second baby in feb 2011 I was determined to do the mini marathon on June 1st! 10km, I had never walked that far until the day of the marathon! I had three months to train after having a section. But I done it and quicker than my two sisters! That was a major achievement. I think once we set a goal and keep our eyes on it we will get there!
My next goal is a size 14 clothes and I hope to get there by the 2nd of April going to Porte RICO!

You can get second hand games and consoles on Facebook and gumtree. Rather than paying the shop prices!!!
I keep saying I will plug in the wii and get back to it!

 

[RoseMcnose]

I know it well. I used to regularly go for walks along that canal from broxburn. Used to cycle to the ratho inn and have lunch. It's gorgeous along the canal. You will do it femfrankie, cb4 is right, set your goals. Even if it's something like in 6 weeks I will get back in the pool. I will be back on a bike for 2013, in fact I think you should be asking for a new bike for Christmas!

 

[femfrankie]

I know it well. I used to regularly go for walks along that canal from broxburn. Used to cycle to the ratho inn and have lunch. It's gorgeous along the canal. You will do it femfrankie, cb4 is right, set your goals. Even if it's something like in 6 weeks I will get back in the pool. I will be back on a bike for 2013, in fact I think you should be asking for a new bike for Christmas!

Hahaha I know the route well ... Did you ever have a run in with the 2 swans that always set up shop on the canal bank at Broxburn? Hubby would fend them off while I cycled by .. I was so scared of them lolol.... Sadly someone "did them in" a few years ago and as much as I was petrified of them it broke my heart to hear of this

 

[RoseMcnose]

That's such a shame! Tell you what though, there are some stonking great big rats down there the size of cats. Especially as you just come in to broxburn not far from the dump. I paint such a great picture of broxburn don't I!

Don't be caught down there at dusk!!!!

 

[femfrankie]

I will take your word for it Rose I have no wish to meet up with them

 

[cb4]

Oh god!!! The heart burn has been killing me!!!!! Agony! Anyone else the same?

 

[femfrankie]

Oh god!!! The heart burn has been killing me!!!!! Agony! Anyone else the same?

Nope not had any heartburn since stopping the NAS juice. Today I am not as bloated either and that half plum and the baked beans i had yesterday seems to have done the trick too . However any sugar free cough and cold remedies that people can recommend would be greatly appreciated... I knew hubby just wouldn't be able to keep it to himself

Hang in there CB It does get better xx

 

[cb4]

Thanks I'm looking forward to eating actual food!!! Not just gaviscon tablets

 

[RoseMcnose]

Cb 4, have they given you anything to control your production of acid?

 

[cb4]

Yea one tablet a day! I'd say It will be easier when I eat!
I just done 30 mins on the vibro plate and I'm feeling the better of it
Was grand once I just stood up straight and didn't lean or bend

 

[RoseMcnose]

Yea one tablet a day! I'd say It will be easier when I eat!
I just done 30 mins on the vibro plate and I'm feeling the better of it
Was grand once I just stood up straight and didn't lean or bend

That's good that you are getting some relief. Don't suffer that too long though, make sure you let them know if it persists.

 

[cb4]

Thanks Rosie

I told David today and yesterday that I was suffering with it. He said its normal.

 

[RoseMcnose]

Thanks Rosie

I told David today and yesterday that I was suffering with it. He said its normal.

Hmmmm you know my views! Can't be that normal since neither myself or femfrankie are having the same issue. Just mind yourself with them. Don't let them fob you off.

Remember also, he is not a medic.

 

[femfrankie]

Hmmmm you know my views! Can't be that normal since neither myself or femfrankie are having the same issue. Just mind yourself with them. Don't let them fob you off.

Remember also, he is not a medic.

Yes it is normal and that is why they prescribe lamazaprole fast tabs(sp) CB. Having the balloon is hard enough to get used to without having to contend with heartburn and reflux. Gaviscon is not going to cut it for you. Is there not a nurse assigned to you that you can badger? x

 

[cb4]

No no nurse! Just the guy that answers the phones!
I will double check with him tomorrow and see what he says.
Thanks
I've had a protein shake and it has seamed to stay put