Helllooooo everyone
Been reading back and it's nice to see some new people on here. Sorry I've not been on, there have beeen a few reasons, mostly cos of being unwell.
Soooo TB had a lovely break
fab I'm so pleased huni, you needed it.
BD you sound like you've been in the wars too!! I hope you are on the mend now luvvie xx
Life in Coventry has been up and down the last few months. Work was crazy busy. The turnover of staff on my team is ridiculous and I'm feeling the strain of training new people over and over again. I really hope my manager can address the problem this year as I am unable to continue doing the amount of work I have been doing.
I've been doing really well with my exercise, swimming 3 times a week and I now do half a mile which takes me about 32-35 minutes. It is enough at the moment, though I am being encouraged to start pilates by the back people I see, I just couldn't do it this week as I was soooooo cold. I've been bone cold this week, not sure why as I'm normally such a hot bod. Maybe it's something to do with returning to work and therefore stress and it making me a little under the weather, I don't know but I can't keep making excuses so next week I WILL go
Just before christmas my band became uncomfortably tight. It was a combination of many factors, the father in law finally died, so I had to face the ex and his family at the funeral. (I wasn't welcome at the service, but was allowed to attend the wake) the sillyness of the ex and his ever continuing efforts to control all I do and all other people think of me was very upsetting for me and the girls. I'm so glad its all over and done with. The drive down there was scary, the weather was horrendous. Seeing family I haven't seen in many years was strange too, but I was welcomed with open arms, one of my sisters in law even asking to come up and see me for a visit this year!!
So I guess all that combined with my daughters birthday, my birthday and christmas all rolled into one made for an extremely tight band to the point I couldn't even drink water. I think in two days I managed to consume the equivalent of one small mug of fluid. Consequently I went in on the 23rd and had a ml removed, doctor was shocked at how tight I was. I'm still bruised to this day!!
Anyway I can now eat and drink anything again. I'm not and am conscious of my newly formed habits, however with xmas and new year extras were consumed that wouldn't normally be available to me.
I can't tell you how lovely it was to be able to have xmas dinner (still on a side plate) I savoured every morsel
Tell you something though the discomfort of eating more carbs and drinking the odd glass of fizzy pop definately affected my stomach. It's still swollen, and I'm still getting the odd cramp. Still it'll ease once I'm back on the straight and narrow. I've stopped the heavy carbs again now, as much because I didn't like how sluggish they make me feel as anything else.
I spoke to the hospital new year and I've decided to ait and see if I need any more putting back in once the work life routine is back to normal. I think it would be a good idea for me to begin using all my aquired skills (eating slowly, right foods, smaller bites etc) and seeing if I can now begin to manage myself with this lower restriction, as ultimately I need to stop relying on the band so much and being able to cope myself. Hosp was happy to do that and stressed that should I feel it isn't working to go back to them. Time will tell.
Compared to me 2 years ago I have now lost 47% of my excess weight!!! I am so happy with that and feel like a different person. I even went on a date last week!!!!! Haha no need for a new hat tho ladies.
Life is improving, I will continue to take my baby steps, but blimey how far have I come now
Have an amazing weekend everyone xxxxx
