Today the last bits left on my glue fell off and I've seen what was under the ugly scab. Let me tell you what, a thin pink line and smooth skin :) VERY pleased with that. Not that I was at all bothered with possible scarring but still made my day!
Also I felt something poking out of my skin after the glue fell off while drying after my shower this morning. It was like a thick transparent hair sticking out of my incision so i felt it and thought it was a grey hair first (lol). Gently pulled the 'hair' and it came out! It was probably a part of the dissolvable stitches the skin pushed out while healing. Weird!
Normal food going ok. I had salad for lunch today, oh how I missed salad!
Eggs, chicken and fish very hard work but everything else I seem to manage fine.
If I have any readers, you can look me up on http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/Tobi13 to see what I eat everyday :) xxx
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
What I ate today - lunch was a bit too much
Breakfast:
Ready brek made with skimmed milk
Mid-morning:
Atkins coconut bar (YUM!)
Lunch:
6x Crispbread + 2 low fat cheese triangles + 50g low fat pate + 1 slice of wafer thin ham
(crispbread was a bit too much I think I could have had just 3-4 but it was in front of me and I ate it...)
Mid-afternoon:
Small banana
Dinner:
2 chicken frankfurters + 50g carrot and swede mash + a few chunks of steamed celeriac + mustard + 1/4 can chopped tomatoes
Drinks:
2 coffees with skimmed milk and 1.2 litres of NAS squash
Exercise:
30 min walk
TOTAL 993 calories
xx
Ready brek made with skimmed milk
Mid-morning:
Atkins coconut bar (YUM!)
Lunch:
6x Crispbread + 2 low fat cheese triangles + 50g low fat pate + 1 slice of wafer thin ham
(crispbread was a bit too much I think I could have had just 3-4 but it was in front of me and I ate it...)
Mid-afternoon:
Small banana
Dinner:
2 chicken frankfurters + 50g carrot and swede mash + a few chunks of steamed celeriac + mustard + 1/4 can chopped tomatoes
Drinks:
2 coffees with skimmed milk and 1.2 litres of NAS squash
Exercise:
30 min walk
TOTAL 993 calories
xx
Monday, 12 November 2012
What I ate today - fish is hard work
Started normal food today and the crunch of melba toast is sooo nice :)
Breakfast:
Small banana
Mid-morning:
Atkins protein peanut bar
Lunch:
6 slices of melba toast & 2 ww cheese triangles & 6 slices of wafer thin turkey ham
Mid-afternoon:
Cup-a-soup chicken
Dinner:
Birdseye hake in cheese and leek sauce & 2 vegetable nuggets & a few chunks of steamed celeriac (took me ages to have that 1/4 of the fish, even though it had a sauce. Fish is hard work even when I chew for ages!)
Drinks:
3 cups of coffee with skimmed milk, 2 pints of nas squash
Exercise:
25-30 min walk
TOTAL 866 calories
So, eating meat... I'm struggling with chicken and fish. Haven't attempted pork, lamb or beef other than sausage or mince form. Struggled with this hake and got fed up in the end... x
Breakfast:
Small banana
Mid-morning:
Atkins protein peanut bar
Lunch:
6 slices of melba toast & 2 ww cheese triangles & 6 slices of wafer thin turkey ham
Mid-afternoon:
Cup-a-soup chicken
Dinner:
Birdseye hake in cheese and leek sauce & 2 vegetable nuggets & a few chunks of steamed celeriac (took me ages to have that 1/4 of the fish, even though it had a sauce. Fish is hard work even when I chew for ages!)
Drinks:
3 cups of coffee with skimmed milk, 2 pints of nas squash
Exercise:
25-30 min walk
TOTAL 866 calories
So, eating meat... I'm struggling with chicken and fish. Haven't attempted pork, lamb or beef other than sausage or mince form. Struggled with this hake and got fed up in the end... x
It's been a month!
Exactly 4 weeks ago on the 15th of October at exactly this time, I was
sitting in the Dolan Park reception, shaking with nerves, waiting for my
blood tests.
I lost 30lb pre-op in 4 weeks and as of today 8lb post-op. It's a little frustrating to lose much more pre-op but hey I wasn't expecting a miraculous cure :)
If it goes as planned, I'll hopefully hit my mini objective of losing 50 lb by the end of the year. And even if I can't, I won't beat myself up because I've never managed to lose this much weight before. I love my band :)
Hello normal food, here I come! xxx
I lost 30lb pre-op in 4 weeks and as of today 8lb post-op. It's a little frustrating to lose much more pre-op but hey I wasn't expecting a miraculous cure :)
If it goes as planned, I'll hopefully hit my mini objective of losing 50 lb by the end of the year. And even if I can't, I won't beat myself up because I've never managed to lose this much weight before. I love my band :)
Hello normal food, here I come! xxx
Sunday, 11 November 2012
What I ate today - ate out for the first time
Early morning:
Glass of oat milk
Breakfast:
1/2 extra lean sausage (Sainsbury's be good to yourself)
1 glamorgan sausage
1 Egg yolk cooked with 2-3 mushrooms and a handful of mixed peppers
Mid-morning:
2 slices of Melba toast with a low fat cheese triangle
Lunch time:
1/2 Atkins protein brownie bar (we were on the way, shared it with my husband)
Late lunch:
1 1/2 Birdseye premium beef burger (the super thin ones, grilled, all fat drained)
Mixed veg - petit pois, onion, mushroom, carrot
0% fat natural yogurt
Dinner:
Ate out for the first time after my surgery! Husband and I went out on a date night hehe :) watched Skyfall (amazing film!!) and went to Frankie & Benny's for dinner. I had the crab cake starter from the light options menu. It was yummy and only 300 calories!
TOTAL 1061 calories
Not a bad day at all :) xxx
Glass of oat milk
Breakfast:
1/2 extra lean sausage (Sainsbury's be good to yourself)
1 glamorgan sausage
1 Egg yolk cooked with 2-3 mushrooms and a handful of mixed peppers
Mid-morning:
2 slices of Melba toast with a low fat cheese triangle
Lunch time:
1/2 Atkins protein brownie bar (we were on the way, shared it with my husband)
Late lunch:
1 1/2 Birdseye premium beef burger (the super thin ones, grilled, all fat drained)
Mixed veg - petit pois, onion, mushroom, carrot
0% fat natural yogurt
Dinner:
Ate out for the first time after my surgery! Husband and I went out on a date night hehe :) watched Skyfall (amazing film!!) and went to Frankie & Benny's for dinner. I had the crab cake starter from the light options menu. It was yummy and only 300 calories!
TOTAL 1061 calories
Not a bad day at all :) xxx
Saturday, 10 November 2012
What I ate today - trying meatballs
Breakfast:
3 slices of crispbread, topped with with 0.2% fat cream cheese (15g each) and wafer thin turkey ham (2 slices each)
Lunch:
1x extra lean sausage & 2x glamorgan sausages and 1tbs or less extra light mayo
Dinner:
Lamb meatballs (managed a tiny amount chewing veeery slowly), 5 oven fries (thin ones), gherkins and green salad with lemon juice
Snacks:
WW hot choc, light cheese triangle
Drinks:
Pint of water
2 pints of NAS
Exercise:
1 hour cleaning if that counts :)
TOTAL 874 calories
3 slices of crispbread, topped with with 0.2% fat cream cheese (15g each) and wafer thin turkey ham (2 slices each)
Lunch:
1x extra lean sausage & 2x glamorgan sausages and 1tbs or less extra light mayo
Dinner:
Lamb meatballs (managed a tiny amount chewing veeery slowly), 5 oven fries (thin ones), gherkins and green salad with lemon juice
Snacks:
WW hot choc, light cheese triangle
Drinks:
Pint of water
2 pints of NAS
Exercise:
1 hour cleaning if that counts :)
TOTAL 874 calories
Friday, 9 November 2012
What I ate today - re starting my food diary
I post what I eat in MFP (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/Tobi13) and on WLSurgery.com forums (here) but blogging as well as doing those might come handy one day if I ever want to go back and relive the first couple of days of 'normal' food :)
Ok today wasn't so good... I'm hungry a lot and feel the need to eat often. Sick of mushies also, need real foods and a fill asap :P
Early morning before leaving for work:
Weightwatchers hot choc made with hot water with added skimmed milk (~50ml)
Breakfast:
Ready Brek 30g with 150ml skimmed milk
Lunch:
Dalepack corned beef crispbake + 100g M&S leek and bacon mash
Afternoon:
Vanilla protein bar, can't remember name, from Holland & Barrett (half the size and calories of the choc orange Maximuscle diet bar)
Later in the afternoon:
Crispbread with 15g 0.2%fat cream cheese
Dinner(ish):
2x chicken gyoza (we were on the way driving somewhere, stopped at the new M25 Cobham services and grabbed some bits from the Chozen Noodle Bar, I chewed and chewed and chewed these but it wasn't a good choice... but so yummy lol)
Evening:
Obviously I was hungry when we got home so I had 3 more slices of crispbread with low fat farmhouse pate this time.
TOTAL 985 calories
Tried crispbread today, it was a nice change but not really crispy, melted once in my mouth.
Overall not a good day. I'm fed up with having stuff full of carbs as they are 'mushy'... everything has potato in it... Can't wait til normal food, only another day to go :)
No exercise today either... lol xxx
Ok today wasn't so good... I'm hungry a lot and feel the need to eat often. Sick of mushies also, need real foods and a fill asap :P
Early morning before leaving for work:
Weightwatchers hot choc made with hot water with added skimmed milk (~50ml)
Breakfast:
Ready Brek 30g with 150ml skimmed milk
Lunch:
Dalepack corned beef crispbake + 100g M&S leek and bacon mash
Afternoon:
Vanilla protein bar, can't remember name, from Holland & Barrett (half the size and calories of the choc orange Maximuscle diet bar)
Later in the afternoon:
Crispbread with 15g 0.2%fat cream cheese
Dinner(ish):
2x chicken gyoza (we were on the way driving somewhere, stopped at the new M25 Cobham services and grabbed some bits from the Chozen Noodle Bar, I chewed and chewed and chewed these but it wasn't a good choice... but so yummy lol)
Evening:
Obviously I was hungry when we got home so I had 3 more slices of crispbread with low fat farmhouse pate this time.
TOTAL 985 calories
Tried crispbread today, it was a nice change but not really crispy, melted once in my mouth.
Overall not a good day. I'm fed up with having stuff full of carbs as they are 'mushy'... everything has potato in it... Can't wait til normal food, only another day to go :)
No exercise today either... lol xxx
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