Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: phatassphairy on July 29, 2012, 12:34:05 am
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because i am booked in to have lapbanding surgry done in september .... and for the first week after the op it is a strict liquid diet then the next couple of weeks are mashie foods like potatos and stews....then you increase to back to eating normal meals working out what you can and cant handle. ..... so i am loving that i can cook my family normal dinners and just whip my serve in the thermo .... and the soups will be so easy. I have joined a forum of people who have had banding and they share some of their recipes and they talk about different soups that they buy ..... and i was busting to say well i own a thermo and i make my own stock and the soups are so yummy =) and just rave on about my love affair with my thermo .... but i thought that was big noting my crack and just kept this secret to myself =) .... so i reckon it is the right place to say .... i am so glad i have a thermo and everybody know exactly what i mean with out sounding like a big noter ;D ;D ;D.
just sayin ;D
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I think we all love our thermies. I do.
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Good luck with your lapband op phatassphairy. Yes you are one up on those who buy their soups. I can't remember the last time I bought a can of soup (it would have been for a recipe not to eat as soup), never did like them except tomato soup and have made my own soups since as early as I can remember.
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Soups are great in the TM.
Think you can eat mash potatoe puree... Yum.....
:)
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Runny pureed porridge ;D
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Welcome to the forum paf. You are pretty brave to undergo that surgery on a lot of levels. There are others who have done the same thing and TMX has been the greatest thing. You will never have to worry about making the right food for yourself in the months to come. It also means you can make your own to take with you when you go visiting without any fuss.
I wish you the best of luck and if there is any way we an help you with your journey then just ask and please keep posting so we know how you are going. You will no doubt be a help to the others on your other forum so I would not want to keep the TMX All to yourself. Whatever you can do to make it easier to manage a whole new way of life the better.
Good luck.
Gretchen
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Good luck on your journey. You are very fortunate to have a thermomix. Your soups will be so much fresher and tastier than those that need to buy their soup.
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Wishing you the very best of luck with your surgery. You are definitely on the right track having your TMX by your side.
Jadey :)
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Dear phatassphairy - first let me say welcome, as even though you have made 35 posts I haven't met you on the forum before. :)
Second, just to let you know I have had my lapband for seven years and my Thermomix for 18 months. I agree that you are well set for your changing life with the support of the TMX.
I wish I'd had mine back in the post-op stages. Good luck.
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Best of luck with the lap banding. A friend had it done several Years ago and has coped really well.
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My best wishes on your forthcoming surgery paf. :)
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Best of luck with your surgery and you will find the TMX very useful for making yummy, healthy food and be able to get the consistency you need.
May I also add that a friend of mine lost over 60kgs with lap band and I have seen her change from a very insecure person into this very confident happy one, a decision that was the best one she ever made and I am sure you will find the same xx
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Hi P
Welcome to the forum.
Best of luck with your lapband op. With the help of your TMX and your sense of humor, judging from your forum name, I'm sure you will be successful. Let us know how you're getting on :)
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Wishing you the best of luck with your surgery and recovery afterward. :)
We all love our thermies - and I am glad you will be able to cook yourself up the needed food too! :)
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Just had a thought with having TM, you might only be eating liquids but your meals will be high in nutrution using fresh products.
:)
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thanks guys for the support .... to all of you ...Cheers
it is not a decision that i have made lightly ... but i am in my forties and i weight about 117kg which is pretty sad on many levels ... i used to be 136 at my heaviest ... Xmas 2010 i was down to 108kg and the weight is just creeping back on ... i have been doing water aerobics 3 nights a week for the past 16 months (i have just stopped in may cause it is too bloody cold) and i have done every diet that is on this earth ... i have had every blood test ... and i am normal (apparently ... but some would beg to differ ;) though ) so the bottom line for me is i am over indulgent in foods ... and this is where i want the physical control of the banding. i don't think i eat unhealthy foods on any sort of higher level ... i just eat too much .... and i really don't want to get 10 years down the track and have stuffed knees and ankles and spurs in my heels not to mention the heart and blood problems that can come with long term weight carrying. i had my kids young and i have no health problems and my hubby and i are almost child free (only one left at school out of our 4 kids) and i want to travel and continue to do the things that i like to do ...like camping and bush walking ... so my theory is prevention is better than cure.... and i really believe i have given all the weight loss eating styles a fair go .... and i want this ... yes i am a bit nervous about getting my head around the eating challenges of post -op and the soft food intake is only for a short term of the big picture...... but everybody that i have spoken to that are post banding all finish with the same thing ...no regrets and it is the best decision they have made. and the before and after results are amazing. anyway enough of that .......
Back to the thermo .....i am going to be so glad that i can smash fresh fruit and freeze them into blocks too and i feel so lucky that i can still have such a huge variety in my menu compared to some of the other members of the forum of banders that i joined ..... but i will mention the thermo .... but i just felt i can really share my yip-a-dee yahoo here.
i will post you my journey as i go if you like .... i have a dietitians appointment middle of next month ...then pre op first week in Sept ... you have to go on optifast for 2 weeks prior to shrink your stomach and reduce the risk of rejection. ... so thunder-birds its a go :P from here
Hi P
Welcome to the forum.
Best of luck with your lapband op. With the help of your TMX and your sense of humor, judging from your forum name, I'm sure you will be successful. Let us know how you're getting on :)
... yum yes my sense of humour gets me both in and out of trouble ...i think it is in my genes ;)
Best of luck with your surgery and you will find the TMX very useful for making yummy, healthy food and be able to get the consistency you need.
May I also add that a friend of mine lost over 60kgs with lap band and I have seen her change from a very insecure person into this very confident happy one, a decision that was the best one she ever made and I am sure you will find the same xx
... well give your friend a big congrats from me ....Dear phatassphairy - first let me say welcome, as even though you have made 35 posts I haven't met you on the forum before. :)
Second, just to let you know I have had my lapband for seven years and my Thermomix for 18 months. I agree that you are well set for your changing life with the support of the TMX.
I wish I'd had mine back in the post-op stages. Good luck.
... thank you and i hope i can get 7 years down the track and still feel happy with my decision.
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Dear paf--- it is a tough gig being a bandit. Of course it is lovely to get the positive feedback from people as the weight starts to come off eventually but there is a big cost to you as you adjust. You have to be strong and disciplined. It isn't a comfortable automatic success, but I have found it a brilliant example of engineering, just like the Thermomix in that way. Best wishes, Cecilia.
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Good luck with your surgery, hope everything goes well
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Dear paf--- it is a tough gig being a bandit. Of course it is lovely to get the positive feedback from people as the weight starts to come off eventually but there is a big cost to you as you adjust. You have to be strong and disciplined. It isn't a comfortable automatic success, but I have found it a brilliant example of engineering, just like the Thermomix in that way. Best wishes, Cecilia.
yeah Cecila ... i am sort of looking at it like morning sickness (which i had for 20+ weeks with 3 of my 4 kids) at first it will be the most mind battling thing and you feel terrible and drained of all my energy ...then as time goes on you learn to manage and become to accept what your body controls ... and then after months of adjusting changing of things it is all worth it.
i am dreading the optifast for a couple reasons ...just liquid after liquid ..... but the taste of something so artificial ..... i was thinking i might go test the flavours prior to my pre-op schedule so i know what flavours i like and what ones i dont ... a bit of pre planning cant hurt. i know this is not the easy way out ... i have some hard yards ahead ... but with baby steps and focusing on the greater outcome ... i know i will get through it. i also have the support of an amazing hubby and of course the kids. The forum i have been mingling on has been great, the members are very honest and open on sharing their true experiences-- good and bad--. it has been very informative with tips and all.
i will share my pre/post op recipes that i make in the thermo as the dates get closer .....
i am going to start making my concentrate stocks up on the weekend and freezing them. but i am on the look out for a nice creamy soup recipe with prawns for 2nd phase of post op .. i love prawns .... this is what i fear missing the most
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i am going to start making my concentrate stocks up on the weekend and freezing them. but i am on the look out for a nice creamy soup recipe with prawns for 2nd phase of post op .. i love prawns .... this is what i fear missing the most
I thought I would bump this for you pah ;)
Portuguese Shrimp Cream Soup (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2673.0)
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yum ... looks like a yummy recipe ... will try it but i think i will blitz my prawns first and set aside just to make it smaller pieces.
might have to do a tester of it first ;) though
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I too wish you luck on this journey. Would be very interested to keep track of your progress. Sorry no recipes come to mind at the moment but will keep the thinking hat on. Best of luck and good on you for being so brave and for taking charge of your situation.
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just sticking my head in to say hi ....Thanks for your support and kind words.
I am 10 days out of my proceedure ... i cant wait, i am currently on the "pre op" phase which means this is daily routine atm.
■Breakfast-shake/bar/soup (optifast)
■MidMorning-100g-150g fruit
■Lunch-shake/bar/soup + 1cup of free vegies
■MidArvo -shake/bar/soup + tablespoon of nuts (raw and unsalted)
■Dinner-100g meat or 2 eggs +2cups of free vegies
■AftDinner (if needed) 1/2 punnet of strawberries
■Extra:- Diet softdrink, Diet cordial, Diet jelly.
i have been on this now for 9 days and i have lost 6.2kg .......it is a requirement to shrink your liver before your op.
i made some VEGo soup .... i have made it quite chunky
yesterday i made a salad and mixed some of the soup over it .... it was like a dressing ... and it was yummo .. i have never thought about using a cold soup over salad .... might even work with pasta down the track.
Today for lunch i am going to mix tomato, onion, eggplant and zucchini in thermie and cook it with a bit of garlic and curry powder and steam some cabbage in the basket then mix it together.
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Hey PAP, its great to hear from you!! :D
Your meal routine doesn't sound too bad. When it works it will definitely be worth it :) Its good to hear that your experimenting with the thermie and the things you are able to eat. Its going to make the recovery from this operation a lot easier for you in the practical side of things.
I hope you can find the time to pop in and let us know your progress every now and then :-* :-*
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Well on you way now. Keep up the good work. Cant wait to see ya on the other side.
Gretchen
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Hi, I hope all goes well, and let us know.
not long now. :)
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hi PAP all the Very best for your procedure. Not long now. Hope you are able to let us know how you are going.
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8 days now and 7 tomorrow. hopefully it is going quickly for you. All the best for the op.
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well i was done yesterday ..... and i am home today ;D
a little sore.... but that is to be expected. apart from that not feeling to bad. still early days, but i feel that it is a good sign that i am not in mega pain and i am quite mobile.
i am off to have look for a beef soup recipe .... my son is an apprentice butcher .... instead of getting me flowers he bought me beef bones for soup .... :-* :-* :-*
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PAP!! Its great to hear from you! :D
I'm glad you're home and not in mega pain. Just keep the strong painkillers close by ;)
How thoughtful of your son, such a practical gift ;D ;D
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Well done PAP. Let us know how you go. Lovely DS.
Gert
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Nice to hear from you PAP, no pain - I like that. Beef bones - I like that too LOL
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glad to hear you are doing well post op. what a wonderful DS so practical.
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Glad to hear from you PAP, keep us in the loop.
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Glad your home and recovering well PAP. A bouquet of beef bones - clever DS.
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Good to hear from you and pleased to hear you are doing well after the op.
Marie
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Good to hear your home & all OK. Any op there is always a risk.
Beef bones good ds.
I love asian chicken broth. That woud be a yummy meal for you, just the flavours of the ginger & lemongrass etc.
H :)
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How about the drinking porridge from the EDC I havnt tried it but it sounds nice.
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thank you for your well wishes
hmmm good suggestions about the drinking porridge i will have give that a go this week up grading from soup and smoothies this week =)
well in 3 weeks (including my 2 weeks prep) i have lost 11.2kg ..... so happy with this
i made some yummy beef and vegie soup with my bones..... then a few nights later made creamy pumpkin soup ... then i joined both of them together and had pumpkin beef soup ... which was so yummy surprisingly .....
i am now about to try something with prawns
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Great to hear from you again PAP :-*
Sounds like you're getting right into the soups! I think there is a Thai Pumpkin and Prawn soup on here somewhere ;)
The weight loss is great, well done! Hopefully this operation will be a really positive, life-changing event for you :)
I can highly recommend the drinking porridge, but it does need sweetening ;) ;)
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So pleased to hear that you are doing well PAP. ;D
What a lovel son you have ;D
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yeah for a 17 year old, i had a real giggle ..... i can imagine him panicking that he was too busy checking chicks out in his lunch break and forgot to buy his mumma flowers ..... or he saved $$$ by giving me soup bones..... but either way i love him for putting thought into a gift ..... one of my pet hates is giving thoughtless gifts ..... my theory is if you dont know the person well enough to know what they would find a great gift whether it be practical or sentimental .... dont give one. so i guess he is a chip off the ole block ...kekeke
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He is a keeper. Very caring.
Gert
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How funny PAP - and at 17, he is a credit to you. :)
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How's everything going for you now PAP?
Jadey :)
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hi Jadey
i am fine, in fact i am impressed how easy it has been. .... had a bit of a hick up last week though, i had a bladder infection .... nothing to do with the banding ... this is a side effect with me every time i have anesthetics. so that was a bit of a bummer and i actually gained a bit of weight ... it was more than likely fluid retention thing i think. so i am on antibiotics for 10 day .... i have 4 days left.
i am doing 1/2 hour walks every second day .... and 1/2 sessions walking in the town pool. i am also back at work
and i am at 13.5kg loss atm.
i am eating bigger size meals (3/4 - 1 cup portions) and i am at the "minced/ stewed phase" and i have been allowed to add pasta and rice just over cooked to make sure it is soft enough.
i am quite shocked at the change in my brain already in my desires towards food. normally i would eat meals and pick at food as the day goes on as i am a cook. i am the type of person, even though i am not hungry, if i was to see little quiches or muffins or slice, ... i would think hmmm they look nice and try it even when cutting up fruit and vegies for recipes i nibble === atm the moment i am like --- oh no way i am already full; i am not hungry at all and am actually reminding myself to eat .... so i am currently in what they refer to as a "green zone" and you change into yellow zones (this is when you are hungry and your small meals are not satisfying anymore. ) and you need to have the band topped up with fluid ( through a little portal that is under my skin just to the left of my belly button. they just use a needle to inject it ).... i am booked in for my first "fill" in 2 and a bit weeks. i am under weekly appointments of a dietitian at the moment and have a pretty strict rules to follow
as for things that i am noticing .... my shoes are looser, and my clothes at looser, i had a bath the other night and i could feel more water between my hips and the bath sides. and my hubby give me a kiss the other nigh on my neck from behind (i was at the computer desk ;) ) and he was like oohhh you feel different. ;D. i laughed and said it will be like you have a new woman to touch and feel soon.
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Keep up the good work.. actually your DH will only have half the woman that you were.
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Fantastic, keep up the good work.
Glad its worked out good. :)
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Sounds great keep up the good work :)
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Wonderful. Time to change your forum name. !
Gert
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blahhhh ..... hmmmmm.....maybe
"skinnyasspixie" :P
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blahhhh ..... hmmmmm.....maybe
"skinnyasspixie" :P
Perfect.
Gert
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Glad things have worked out well for you, you are doing a great job.
Marie
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blahhhh ..... hmmmmm.....maybe
"skinnyasspixie" :P
Love it and NOW is the time to change it ... positive confirmation of what you are working towards :-* :-* :-* Well done so far S.A.P. ;) ;)
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Love the new name.
I hope things go smoothly for you from now on. Please keep us updated!
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Oh, I've completely missed all this! Must have been when we lost our niece and I was off air for a while.
Great to hear it's going well albeit with a slight hiccough, PAP! Definitely need to change the name skinnyasspixie is perfect! From PAP to SAP
Hope that all continues the way it should and you keep losing weight and feeling great. I have a couple of friends who've had lap bands and they've never looked back. One is a 21 yo guy. I just love seeing how he's so happy and confident now.
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Love skinnyasspixie. ;D
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SkinnyAssPixie......great! ;D
Hope you are feeling better... :(
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ok forum buddies ..... heres the deal .... when i get to a 25 kg loss (which is half way to the surgeon and dietitian goals) .... i will cocoon from PAP TO SAP =)p. BUT i am only still at the grub stage ... so while things are moving quickish atm ... i am sure i will plateau somewhere in my journey.
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Keep up the good work...we'll be watching for the name change!!! :D
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Can't wait to see that name change SAP-to-be ;D ;D
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;D well said Amy ;D
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just sharing that today .... i am at 16kg loss ... so i am at 30% to goal weight. =)
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Woohooo!!! Go PAP!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Congratulations :D
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Congratulations PAP. That's a lot of kgs. :)
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16 kilos, way to go..
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That's great PAP
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👏👏👏👏👏
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Great achievement PAP. :D
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my scales have broken :-)) so i have decided not to buy any until i have my dietitian appointment on the 14th of this month ... i might have a nice surprise for myself ...wanting to reach -20 by xmas.
also i had a giggle to myself on thursday night .... i have bought a casual dress that is made out of t-shirt material so as i shrink it will come with me a little bit .... my clothes are just getting way to lose and i feel stupid wearing pants where the crutch sits so low ....so i thought i will grab just a couple of dresses to solve this problem.
Well back to thursday night .... i picked up my son from work, then took my daughter to tutoring ... he stayed in the car while i went in signed her in and walked back to the car .... when i got in he says ... mum you nearly look like a skinny person in that dress..... naaaawwwww thanks mate :-*
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LOL what a sweet boy you have PAP ;D ;D ;D
Good idea not buying another set of scales straight away too ;)
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That comment is worth gold. Well done!
Gert
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How nice. You must be proud - of you son and of yourself. :D
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PAP, I would keep that Son of yours, How sweet. :) :) :)
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Nice son Pap, I hope that magic 20 is there for you.
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A great effort PAP well done and what a lovely thing for your son to say. :)
Marie
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Awe great son you have pap and good luck with your goal. :)
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Lovely to hear that you are doing so well - you will be ready for that name change before you know it ;D
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Good on you PAP comment from your son priceless!!!!!
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This is so heartening to read this thread... Please keep posting!!! I'll live vicariously through you!!
I find it *really* interesting when you comment on the changes you are noticing - if you can/ want to, do please keep them up!!
Good luck!
Gillian
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17 year old sons surprise us sometimes! Pap, you are doing an amazing job. Congratulations on loosing 16kg already. I am sure 20 by Xmas is achievable for you. Can't wait to read your next posts.
Moptop
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Great effort PAP. wshing you well
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Thanks for your lovely comments about the young fella everyone ....
he does drive me mental ... he is actually my sparring partner if i have to have one amongst my tribe...... but MOPTOP you are right every now and then he melts my heart and i think he will be a nice gentleman one day (just like his dad :-* ) ....instead of the wild rough nut that he can be.
GILLIAN ..... aweeee that is so lovely, you make me feel humbled .... and i will keep sharing and one day i will even post some pics..... maybe be when i cocoon to become a skinnyasspixie ;) ;) ;) that will be at 25 kg loss .... so i am thinking about april - june next year for this goal .... that is half way to my total goal loss (according to dietitians ideas) but definitely by sept ... that will be one year from my surgery date. i am sort of thinking to keep life real ...so 2 years for my total goal loss... considering i have been obesely over weight for at least 20years give or take a few diet yoyo trips on my journey.
but the thing that i love and have discovered since being banded is that i am not struggling with the mind game of hunger and desires to eat ...and i dont feel like i am failing if i do eat the treat or whatever is normally a no no. for example every second day i have one tim tam .... and i am satisfied with that JUST ONE ..seriously is enough and i have no desire to eat more .... where as a month ago i would of eaten half a packet in a few hours ..... the physiological change to my brain, in the way of hunger signals from my stomach, and the easy in which i feel full ... has been so amazing and unexpected. it is just like a switch has been turn on ... or in my case ... the want to pig out and eat has been switched off.
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Glad you are doing so well PAP. Look forward to seeingyour name change.
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Thats awesome Sammi. Well done! :D
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Well done sammi you are doing wonderfully
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Well - that's fantastic!
I have to admit that I'm at the other end of the spectrum at the moment.
But each time I read through your comments it gives me a little nudge to try harder.
Funnily enough when I was pregnant and everything internally was squashed I too found that I could look at food and walk away or stop after just one. There must be something in that small stomach thing !!
I'm really chuffed and excited for you.
Do please updating us - we're obviously all excited for you !!!
Gx
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well i have reached my goal....was aiming for Xmas .... but i have reached it now .... -20.4 kg ... very happy and cant believe it really ......and i thought i might share some pics .... the first one is of me about 3 months before i went to see my surgeon ....
and the second one is me in the spare block .. the morning of the eclipse.
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Fantastic, it has been very inspiring hearing your story and success. you and TMX make a good team!!
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You look wonderful PAP :)
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Good golly miss Molly
That's a fantastic pre/post set of photos.
You have a really shapely figure that looks fantastic. Brilliant.
You look really good. Keep at it!
I'm having a real challenge and would love the remote control for that switch off button you found ;-)
Self discipline (at least for this!) is a real challenge sometimes!
Onwards and upwards for the weightloss figures please!
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Well done!
Gillian x
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WOW PaP! What a fantastic achievement!
You are so courageous to take on the task of changing your life.
I really admire what you have achieved and hope you are able to make it a lifelong change.
There are lots of yummy and healthy recipes on this forum and many tweaks to lower calorie counts.
Keep it up!!
:)
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Pap you look amazing! Gorgeous hourglass figure going on there! You must be so proud of yourself - losing weight requires so much commitment and perseverance so you have done so well!
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You look fantastic.
It must have been such an effort but well worthwhile.
The smile in the after pic is so genuine. Be proud girl.
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An amazing achievement :D
Thanks for sharing the photos too!
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Huge congratulations from me Sammi, you've done so well :D
And like the other ladies said, you have a lovely figure ;) ;) ;)
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Well done, hard sork loosing weight.
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Well done you look amazing ;D
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:-* :-* :-* :-*... thanks guys, your comments make me feel all humbled ..... i am not even 1/2 way to my goal weight loss yet ... i just can't even imagine what my next set of pics will look like. And even the fact that i have stuck pics up ... is a milestone within itself
this has really been the easiest method i have ever done in my life ...... being banded certainly pulls you into line when you forget to stick to the guidelines and rules, which is why i opted for this. i wanted the physical discipline that goes with it ... it is not a cure to obesity but it certainly is the best tool i have found and i have been on every diet out there. Nothing is long term and i dont have the guilt associated with eating all types of food. i can eat anything i want, it is about portion control and where the band sits is right on the nerve endings that send the signal to the brain to say that you feel full. so you have a couple of bites ... and seriously you feel like you have eaten xmas lunch every meal. It is amazingly surreal that i can eat about a coffee cup of food, and sometimes not even finish that amount and i am full 100% satisfied full. it has nothing to do with "the band wont allow you eat more" (which in part is true..) but it is the mind game that has me winning.. i really have no desire to eat because i feel full all the time and for hours after i eaten ... Also given the new found energy and some of the quirkiest things i am discovering .....like my shoes are now all to big ... and i complain now about needing new clothes ---but not because they are too tight, the shower rose feels different even, when the water is running over my back. My smiles are genuine, my hubby says i am glowing and it is wafting through the energy in the house. He is loving the effect of a happy wife a happy life!!!!
the only regret i have is waiting as long as i did to have this procedure done and so much time and energy in my life, wasted because i was not feeling good about how i looked and the hours spent dreading shopping for clothes because nothing would fit me.. i think though i can say that old me is gone for good ... and this time really know that is the last time i will ever weigh a certain amount and honestly feel it in my heart.
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You are doing well Pap, love your new waist ;D I wouldn't buy too many new clothes, before long they won't fit you anyway. Maybe op shopping might be the way to go until you reach your goal weight. Keep it up, the band is obviously working for you which is not always the case as I have a friend who tried it - don't know what went wrong there :-))
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Well done! Maybe by Christmas you will have a name change ;D
Glad to hear that everything is going so well for you Nd that you are feeling so good.
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HUGE congratulations to you. That is an amazing achievement that you have every right to be proud of. You are so inspirational. The difference 20kg makes!!! Top marks to you. :-*
Moptop
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You are doing so well, congratulations and thank you for the photos. You look wonderful. Well done :-*
Marie
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OMG you look so wonderful, Brilliant.
I need some of your motivation to loose 10 kilos.
Hugs from Me :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Wow you look great keep up the good work and thank you for sharing your journey with us. Very inspiring.
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hugs and love back at you all ....xoxoxox :-* :-* :-*
You are doing well Pap, love your new waist ;D I wouldn't buy too many new clothes, before long they won't fit you anyway. Maybe op shopping might be the way to go until you reach your goal weight. Keep it up, the band is obviously working for you which is not always the case as I have a friend who tried it - don't know what went wrong there :-))
yes For sure i will be taking your advice on the op shops ..... it feels like such a waste of money buying new clothes .... only have bought a few things cause my clothes are "falling" off me ..literally :o
there are a set of rules and guidelines that are quite clear with banding ..i read so many ;the good; the bad and the ugly stories and other peoples journeys for about 18 months before i plucked the courage to see the surgeon .... he give me a book which i have read and re-read... and it is clearly said that if you keep opting to sway from the rules you have a higher percentage of having the band fail you and increase your risk of complications. it is only a tool .... if you dont use it properly it can cause you all sorts of grief ....so i educated myself on all the possibilities of the things that can go wrong with the banding ... both self caused and medically caused..... and believe that this knowledge has helped me on my own journey. There is also a huge mental attachment for some with emotional eating and the band can not fix your psychological reasoning to food and it is really sad when you read some of the people that are failing to use the band correctly because of a food addiction. ....... of course your friend will have her own journey of why the banding is not suitable ..... some people do fall into another category where it is not their fault or the surgeons ... it is simply the body just rejects it ... and nothing can prevent or control this.
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Sammi your photos are amazing and you look and sound so happy, well done to you xxx
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There is certainly more to it than meets the eye then Pap and with your research and determination, you sound like one of the lucky ones. So happy for you and looking forward to the next photo.
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You have done an incredible job, PAP & you certainly look and sound so happy. :D
Congratulations. :-*
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your certainly in the right mindset PAP, great work.. :) :)
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Wow great work just saw the photos, your new haircut makes you look younger too :) :)
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thought i would share an update - 22.8 kg.....
i wanted to be minus 20 by the end of the year and -25 by april 2013....
i have 1.6kg to go ... and i will be dancing with double dudes (below 100kg) i am trying to get there before the end of the year .... but these xmas party treats are calling my weakness .... ;) lucky it is once a year
am ahead of where my personal goals are set ... so this makes me happy .... i wanted to be minus 20 by the end of the year (whooo hooo i reckon i will get to -23/24 by the end of the year )and -25 by april 2013.... Would be awesome to make -25 by the end of the year ,,, but no biggy if i dont ...just a bonus.
had a funny experience the other day ... someone who has not seen me in about 6 months ...come up to me and went "ooooohhhhh my gawd ....in a way that i jumped 10 feet high, spinning about in circles looking for what she was looking at in shock thinking there must be a spider or a cockroach behind me and something was going to jump out ..... :-)) :-)) :-)) and it was me
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That is fantastic Pap, well done. You are doing so well :)
Marie
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Congratulations on your hard work.
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Congratulations. What a great Christmas present you have given yourself.
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Phenomenal effort Sammi. Congratulations :D
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Congratulations PAP on your journey so far, what determination you have!
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So - I'm dying to know - how was at the end of last year...???
Any chance of another photo???
Whatever your news - you are inspirational!!!!
Gx
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so Pap, did you make -25
post another photo.
keep it up.. :)
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thanks guys for asking ..... i am currently @-24 ..... soooooo close ..... but i am being so naughty and having chocolate every day :-)) :-)) :-)) and a little alcohol (cause hubby has been home for 6 weekes holidays.....and on that note we are going out tonight to join in on some chinese NY feasting :-)) )but oh well i am still happy with where i am at.
i have had to get rid of 6 garbage bags of clothes ..... not one thing i owned pre surgery can fit me anymore........ i actually had a funny moment a while back and forgive me if i am repeating the story .... but i had on my daggy jarmies on a sat morning ... doing the washing ... and i bent down to the basket, went to peg up some clothes and my jarmie bottoms just fell to the grass!!!! Geeezus lucky we have i high fence or other wise our neighbours might be suing me for trauma insurance.
But i feel great, in fact i said to my hubby last weekend that i feel like my life is full of "awesomeness" ...in less than 6months i have lost 24 kg and kept it off, i have started a new job (prep teachers aide), i can shop in regular clothes shops..(i am currently a regular size 14/16 top and a regular 16/18 pants.) ..i have joined a gym and love it!!!! i just need the winning lotto ticket and I'd have it complete.....
as for photos i will get onto it in the next few days .....thanks for taking an interest
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Wow Sammi :o You have done an amazing job! You deserve every ounce of that awesomeness :D :D :D
Can't wait to see a new photo! Perhaps not while you are wearing old PJs and hanging out the washing though... LOL ;D
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Sammi you have done so well.
Makes me think I should do alot more walking, less eating sweets.
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well done PAP can't wait to see the latest photos 😄
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Now that would have been a good oops photo PAP ;D You are going well and it's great to hear you have joined a gym too, energy plus these days by the sounds of it.
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i know i would post a pic ..... and maybe on school holidays i will get too it ...please forgive me for my slackness :-)) :-)) :-))
but i am 97.5 kgs atm ..... so that is about a 27 kg loss ..... (but if i could stop eating those bloody maltesser bunnies...lucky they are just out at easter time).
My next goal is to be -30 by oct ---- that will be 12months since my op.
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Great PAP, keep up the good work!
:D
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You're doing awesomely Sammi, can't wait to see the next photo (when you're ready) :D :D
Just don't stock up on those bunnies, they sound dangerous ;D
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Oh, those darned bunnies - I ordered some in my groceries this week but they were sold out! Got to try another source for my bunny fix (did get some malteser mini eggs though... ;) ) Bunny season will be over soon though.
Well done on the amazing loss!
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Awesome job. Love those bunnies!
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27 kilos is great PAP, keep it up.
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Congrats Pap, that's fantastic news,well done ;D
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Wow! PAP, that's fantastic, congratulations on all your hard work! Thanks for the update :)
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WOW Pap that is amazing!!
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Well done PAP! You are doing well.
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hey ladies ..... sorry it has been so long ... but I managed to lock myself out of the forum ..... any way today I have managed to get in ..... so I thought I would like to share my up dates ... before I go sniffing about any new recipes .
I am now floating around 84ish kgs ... I really don't weigh myself so much ....
so this is me before I had my banding .... and me in feb 2015
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Wowee, you look great PAP and I bet you feel a million dollars. Welcome back.
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Wow PAP! Well done :)
I think it's time to change your username now :)
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A new user name definetly, well done.
Glad you managed to get back to us.
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Congratulations. You look wonderful. A big effort but worth it.
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PAP - that's an incredible achievement!!! Well done!! :D
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Wow PAP that's a lot of hard work - I know banding isn't a magic fix and you should be proud of the effort you have put in to achieve your goal!
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Fantastic PAP, you look so good.
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Congratulations. You look wonderful PAP.
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Wow PAP that's a lot of hard work - I know banding isn't a magic fix and you should be proud of the effort you have put in to achieve your goal!
you are right it is not .... there has been so many things that I have changed in my journey ... and it is a mental discipline as much as a physical adjustment ..... but no regrets ... and would I do it again ... in a heart beat :)
maybe SkinnyAssPixie ...lol..
thank you ladies for you encouragement over my journey I am truly thankful for it .
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You are going great guns, keep up the tremendous work. I bet you feel so much free-er (? is that a word) without all that fat weighing you down. Losing weight sure opens up a whole new opportunity to walk into a clothes shop and find something nice that fits.
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I can't believe I missed this entire thread, SAP, you must be so proud of yourself. Quite simply, you look stunning and you must be so proud of yourself, you have done a wonderful thing for yourself and for your family (and I am jealous as you are now lighter than me!).
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Phat you look gorgeous!
Congratulations on your achievement. Your happiness is plain to see in your photos and you sound strong enough to keep it going. Go girl! :D
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Well done. You look wonderful. All the hard work has certainly paid off.;D
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Fantastic, great work.
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Wow, great effort. Is this the same girl?
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Well done!
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Well done PAP, you look wonderful.