More of the Beginning......

*Sigh* Well another day over..... I finally got some measuring cups and am now measuring my food out... 1/2 cup serving of dinner, and behold.... I am FULL and still full after an hour....

Spoke with my Dietitian today who has suggested I put Milo in my milk and on my breakfast to keep me full for longer (extra protein or something) and so far today it has worked!! Yay!!

Realised today though I am not really drinking enough... Naughty Naughty..... I just get so focused on the Food intake that I forget I need to drink water also!!

Anyone have any tips to get me drinking more??

Anyway I'm off to get some exercise now....

The Beginning......

Well I was given the idea to blog by another person who went under the knife to beat the battle with obesity.... You know who you are..... Thanks.....

On October 11th 2010 I went under the knife and had a shiny new Lap band installed.... To say the surgery was a breeze would be a HUGE fib.... It was the most painful experience of my life to date... Yes worse than childbirth!!!

I awoke from the surgery with screams of "What have I done......." 

The first 2 weeks on a liquid diet seemed hard, however now I am onto a puree diet and in hindsight the liquids were easy.... Ice-cream, jelly, custard, yogurt etc.... Trying to find food that I can eat that can also be pureed and taste good are really ridiculous!! Challenging!! Frustrating!! Need I go on, you get the picture....

So I'm currently 2 1/2 weeks post surgery, I have currently lost 17kg and SHRUNK from a size 22 (AUS) to a Sexy size 18 (AUS) I have pulled out clothes I have not worn in 3 years... (glad I kept them and didn't chuck them) 

I had several health issues before undergoing the surgery, Fibromyalgia (FM), Diabetes, PCOS and Chronic Fatigue.... I am pleased to report that since the surgery have NOT had any major pain related to the FM and am off ALL strong painkillers (previously on several narcotics) however I am still having trouble with sleeping at night (which is a side effect of FM). I believe my Diabetes is cleared but do need to go in for a test!!