I confess to being a little confused about my current weight loss journey. I sort of assumed I was going to see a greater loss than I have experienced so far. Over the last week, I’ve actually lost 3 kilos, which is really good. On the other hand, over the last 3 *days*, I’ve only … More The loss has hardly ‘stalled’ and yet?

Well, it was all going so well. The weight started to move downwards again, only 300 grams but still going the right way. Been eating ok, had lots of soup, drinks etc no problems at all to speak of. And that’s where the good part endeth… This morning I felt a tiny pinpick of pain … More So, no pain no… ?

Couldn’t type yesterday. I was so tired I could hardly see never mind type. I think my energy levels are so low simply because I have so little calorie input and therefore less energy to keep me moving. As it is my weight nosedived from where it was down to 142.7 kilos. It rose slightly … More Slowing Down Now.

Not quite a second verse, more an update really. I’m yet to learn what I can, can’t, should and shouldn’t eat. So far, with most of the stomach gone, I don’t feel at all hungry, good yes? Well, two-sided sword this one. If I don’t feel hungry, I don’t eat, if I don’t eat I … More Second verse, same as the first!

Yesterday I tried to behave as if everything was ‘normal’ in life again, other than being on a highly restricted diet. Well, I soon learned this is *not* the case. Even allowing for the pre-op diet, my body was accustomed to a fairly high level of calorie intake and it’s dropped *very* sharply from 1,000 … More Second Day Home

Well after last time’s ‘panic post’, I’m glad to say nothing of the sort eventuated. I’ll cover the experience now. My 76th birthday was on Friday 27th, the day of the operation. A nurse realised and when I went into the operating room everyone shouted “Happy Birthday” which was really nice. So, went off to … More Anticlimax or what?

We’re finally on the way. However, as always there was a hiccough because I’d gone for an Ultrasound a few days ago and the doctor rang to ask me to go see her at 12:20. This put back my taking Pico-prep for an hour. Still, eventually, I took it and waited. Nothing happened for an … More It’s started!

Yaay… yet another failure. Yesterday was a disaster and today was another. I had a half tin of butter beans, a small can of baked beans, a packet of cauliflower and ‘something’ soup mixed with another of Asian Laksa. It was lovely… but totally off the diet. And of course, I’m now wracked with guilt … More One Day…