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Hi, I'm Kirsty, banded August 2014. My post op dairy

Ohh Kirsty what can i add hunni .......... we all know that a band certainly isn't an easy option and frankly anyone who goes into this thinking is a magic cure is SO wrong..... it is torture at times and takes a whole heap of determination, desire and drive to work with it, and even then its not simple especially when are heads are fighting us all the way. We have a life time of eating in hard times., sad times, happy times and every celebration in-between and breaking them ties are not simple for sure. I think early on i realised this wasn't going to be an easy battle, and i need to make this a life long stroll rather than a quick fix..... so my head kinda handles it slightly better these days, so what if i have a bad day??? whats the worse that can happen??? ok so i gain............ which i know with being strict i can loose again. I have to keep danger foods out of the house because i have little self control........ I also try and plan in naughty days so the damage is minimal........ You have to balance it up in your head........ do i have this meal out?? is it going to impact on my weight?? am i happy with that? sames goes for the drinks....... am i happy to accept a gain for the sake of a few drinks??? it may not seem alot but +3500 cals over the week is a 1lb gain........ that equates to 5 extra jaffa cakes a day!!!! the difference between a loss and a gain is so small its so easy to do.

If your struggling with huger get that fill, but frankly it don't sort the head hunger out....for that you need to be strong,....you are strong hunni you can and will do this i promise :) expect to have your down days we are taking away all the things we love and sometimes we rebel LOL I have days where i have to constantly kick myself.................... i had a 30 day stall, and hell it was hard but i had to push those thoughts away or i could have spiraled out of control so easily. Just see how far you've come, ypu have achieved so much, you here everyday inspiring everyone, cheering them on. I think you need to be not so hard on yourself, be kind and climb back on that wl wagon........ no one ever said it was going to be easy.............. Just this week i have set myself lots of goals from now til Christmas at -2 a week we can be another stone lighter ....what a fab crimbo present to ourselves :)

I echo finding something to do with your hands :) if evenings are you danger times be prepared with non danger thins in the fridge..... my go to is a hot chocolate drink :) or and apple............ Make yourself some goals and reward yourself for reaching them, cheer yourself on sweetheart .......onwards and upwards is the only way now.....ok so we sometimes have a wee holiday along the way, but ultimately we will get to where we want to be................. this will always be a hard battle, even when we reach goal its never going to be over..... it is a life long battle unfortunately.

I am send the biggest sweetest hugs your way sweetheart x x x x x x chin up and look at what you have achieved so far..... life is short enjoy it whatever comes :)

Your are AMAZING WOMAN :) x x x x
 
Hi kirsty..
Oh my god..im so sorry you are feeling down!! I dont know how it feels to have the band but i know what its like to be obsessed with food and binge eat! Sounds like the band hasnt stopped this for you, maybe you do need that fill but then again you dont want to cut off the blood supply to your stomach!!
As for keeping your hands busy..maybe take up knitting?!? You could make us all a christmas jumper!! Snacking is so dangerous and chocolate tastes so much better that soup!! Ive not tried these aitkens bars or whatever they are called..they sound dangerous!!

The booze still seems to be a factor...it seems to set you off..you need to keep away from the stuff!

At least you have shared your disappointment and im really sorry for you because you have spent your money like i have and am hoping this is the start of a new way of living. It does sound like you are hungry alot though..2000 cals a day thats good going.

Keep us updated xx
 
Hi kirsty
Sorry to hear your not feeling great at the moment, can only voice what other people have said. Good luck with your appointment tomorrow, and make sure you tell them what you have said on hear.
Coloring book, and if you can't paint paint by numbers is a good one, anything to help with the night time nibbles, just to take your mind of it.
Plus its always bad this time of year, with the dark nights and getting colder.

Sending you lots of virtual hugs
 
Kirsty,I'm gonna sit and have a think and wrote something when I can think clearly how to help you . I feel you need some help from us and im quite tired and waffley tonight so let me sit down in the morning, re read all the posts and spend sometime helping you out,

In the meantime I'm thinking of you.

Your doing amazing, your looking amazing and to be honest I believe in you fully. This is such a hard time of year. So hard ...
Catch up tomorrow xxxx
 
Aw Kirsty love, I'm sorry your feeling so down just now!! :( the advice the girls have given you had been fantastic already, I can't add much more to it, but know that you have it in you to succeed!

I think the baileys sets off your head hunger and it's hard to reign it back in again...

I think having a goal set to work towards helps...for me at moment it's going to Vegas and buying amazing skinny clothes at outlets and malls as when I was in NEw York this year I had money with me and all so beautiful and wouldn't have got a wrist in some of it!

As said before your welcome to join Aquafit with me, I know not a lot but helps keep u moving xx

Chin up love, despite this setback you have still done amazing and don't forget that!!!

Good luck with the appt tomorrow and let us know how u get on xx
 
Hey Kirsty thinking of you.
How did the appointment go???

Xxx
 
Thanks for all your kind thoughts and support girls. I really could not do is without this forum. I often wonder why folks disappear. Irish lady and kezzi had surgery about the same time as me and they seem to have gone off the radar. I hope they are ok

Well, I had my appointment with the dietitian today. Felt a tad more positive going in because I had managed to stay under 1k in calories yesterday and lost 1lb of the three I had gained. Managed to stay on track today as well, so far

When we spoke about it, this big bl,ip has only been since Monday'

She weighed me. I had only lost 4lbs since I saw her a month ago. Not great at this stage in my journey.

I realise I have slipped and become complacent, putting things into my mouth in passing, grazing at night (mostly within my calorie allowance I have to say).

I have identified my triggers: boredom/wine/getting too hungry/ not having planned or prepared- I have started working on strategies to deal with these

We discussed my seeing a physiologist ....been there done that for over 7 years. I actually am pretty well emotionally and I am very self aware. I guess it is just that we might not be successful in giving up the coping mechanisms overnight.

We discussed my very active social life...which has been slashed I have to tell you. Lindsay and I used to eat out two or three times a week and I would pick him up from the pub a few nights and have a glass of wine while he finished his pint, that would put me in the mood, I would pick up a bottle on the way home with a couple of packs of chopsticks and hula hoops. I regularly went out with my girlfriends on a Sunday afternoon for food and a drinking session. A Saturday night in front of the telly was a wee crisp and chocolate fest with a bottle of Prosecco or red wine.

When I am at home I can do well. It's as soon as I'm faced with a social situation, I fall apart. One glass of wine puts me in the mood for another, then I hit the bailies or Cointreau.

I have to decide how to deal with that going forward

I am away to my friends log cabin on the banks of Loch Lomond the week after next. It's only for one night. The dietitian and I discussed my plan. Not get involved in the cocktails or bailies. Allow myself to take up a bottle of wine and some low cal nibbles. Be uber good the days before. Accept that I am going to have this time away and get right on track the next day. And try to limit social occasions. I can actually start going out with my friends on a Sunday afternoon, have a light meal and a cup of tea. When I was not drinking in the past diet irn bru was my salvation. But now we are not allowed fizzy drinks and I grudge the calories, and the cost for these wee bottles of fruit juice. Any suggestions for a low calory drink while I'm out would be welcome

If the weekend knocks me back into a binge or a downer, I will have to consider going T total for a while. Luckily the dietitian loves a glass of wine and understands how hard it is to give it up for ever!!

Since I have given up the food I have become a bit of a compulsive shopper too. I was getting concerned about my credit card spending. I put my band on a card EEK! I do my everyday spen on American Express BA card as I save avoius flight miles. But.....dah dah dah...drumroll. I have put my cards away, taken the. Out of my purse and am going cash only!!!!! I have sat down and worked out a plan to pay these cards off and decided how much I can lift out the bank every Friday...and it's not much! But what do I need money for. I can do a food shop for me for the week for about £15

I actually feel relieved and a bit more in control

I was very hungry there so had a cup of my free soup...about 30 cals a cup. That is one of. Y new strategies, always have a pot of free soup ready. I downloaded one for the weekend. Cabbage and tomato

So....I feel a wee wave of determination.

Need to figure out what to do with my hands in front g the telly at night...I'm rubbish at the domestic stuff, sewing, knitting etc. But I did fancy making a Christmas wreath if I could find a pattern to do one in felt or so knitting one,

girls ...a thousand heartfelt thank you's
 
Hi Kirsty, I am so pleased you are positive again, it was so sad read that you were so down. I must admit as soon as I have a drink I lose my resolve, and think oh another won't hurt, next thing I know I've helped finish the bottle and some...! 4 lbs loss is good so don't be hard on yourself. Enjoy your trip away. As for low calorie wine I've only tried Weight watchers white and red but I did not like them. Take care.
 
Hi kirsty
Thank you for your kind words on my diary.
Pleased you are getting yourself on the right path now, its not an easy journey losing weight has we all know, but little steps and you will get there.

On the NHS Choices site WLS: For a mixer low cal coke, lemonade and wine and soda water.
Not sure for Bypass, but ok for Band.

You take care xx
 
Lovely to see such a positive post sweetheart......... you mention firstly about those who disappear from the forum, i've seen several bander come then vanish................. one thing i've learned most (not all) of them stop coming normally when times are tough and the band has become a struggle or difficult to live with...... so this taught me early on not to stop posting................ the support we get from this forum is wonderful and can keep us on the straight and narrow :) ok we all have our bad/dark times..... me included but keep posting thru the good and the bad :)

I think the main thing is getting the head in that right space................ no once says we have to give up all the things we love, all the social times, but we must know those things are the things which got us here in the first place........ and as your dietitian says if you have those kinda days just be prepared for that gain.......or a no loss, and get straight back on the next day........ There is no point being a martyr and stop going out or weekends away to avoid the social situations.... just plan them in.........so what if it takes a few weeks longer to get to target!!! just remember not to have such high expectations of yourself, this band is for life now, we cant spend the rest of our days feeling deprived and cut off for all the things we love to do........... its just find that happy medium....finding that balance...... we can have it all hunni...... just in smaller portions LOL i try not to deprive myself anything....... ok so the weight loss may not be speedy but its going and never to return :) i sometimes think a quick loss and that compulsive need to get there like its the end of the story isn't helpful...... the story is the journey, there is no end...... in fact the happy ever afters are there everyday to enjoy...... trust me once we reach target it don't end..... we don't wake up a happier cured person..... we are always going to face thee battles, just try and be easier on yourself and you will find it will ease the guilt and then the binges........ When i became ill i could no long do the housework, i felt so bad, it made me worse....as soon as i forgave myself the easier it became :) I just feel being constantly hard on ourselves sets us up to fail then that old vicious cycle begins again.

Just taking back that control is sometimes enough to get us back on track, so well done on taking back control over your own life :) stop allowing the tides of time to keep throwing you around...........be strong and above all be your own beautiful self hunni

Know i am here anytime if you need to talk :) I love the sound of a felt wreath hmmm Christmas here we come lol

HAve a wonderful evening sweetness, its good to have your beautiful happy self back x x x x you was missed x x x xx x huge hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
Off to Lanzarotti - all inclusive !!!!! Was booked before I decided on my band. So trying to b realistic about what I will do weight wise
 
Hi Kirsty..I've no friends so a social life isn't an issue! When I go out I have iced water fresh from the tap..it's free!!
I've been thinking about what you could do with your hands as you aren't the crafty type..what about play doh? It feels like food but tastes like a salt lick!!
I find if I'm peckish a yoghurt does the trick but guess with a band it would go through quick. Have you tried shredded wheat? That takes some digesting..

I wondered where Irish went, she must be doing well with a sleeve at this early stage. You don't have much choice!

I had a slice of pork pie yesterday, it weighed about 100g so was like a sliver but it was magic with a bit of ketchup! The best bit is I get so full and can't eat anymore...not like before when I would have eaten a family sized pie in a day!

I don't have any craving for crisps or chocolate...thank god!!

I thought the dietician was looking at doing you a fill today that's why I wished you luck.

Tina Malone was on this morning today, she's lost11st, she said her success was due to having a fill every month. It was interesting!

I'm working all weekend and Monday ..bummer...roll on holiday!!

Hope you feel a bit cheerier x
 
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