22 July 2011 - Update

Hi All,

It has been a really interesting couple of weeks. Things were tracking really well until the last week of my post op when I had healed and I could eat pretty much what I liked. It is amazing how those old habits come back to haunt you! I had a great week and sure enough a slight gain in weight was a result!

I had my first fill last week and have pretty much been able to still eat anything I like although now I can feel some restriction and although I haven't got anything stuck I have had a couple of things sit there for a few moments. It is an uncomfortable feeling! :-)

So the result - after losing pretty close to 15kg I have gained 0.6kg in the last 4 weeks. I'm not worried about that for a variety of reasons. Those old habits are pretty hard to break and I know as the fills start to kick in I will have some assistance there. I am still head eating (my head thinks I am hungry) and I need to work hard on that and my portion size. In saying that I am nowhere near eating what I was pre surgery (both quantity and type of food). No takeaways since the pre-op started. As always I blame no one but myself for the gain and I am able to understand why it happened. The belt notches are comintg in and I am feeling good.

The great thing is that everything that has happended I have been ready for and understand. This is a great resource and the information I was given by the surgeon and orgnaisation I used was first class!

AJ