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I don't think it's done as an outpatient procedure here in Australia, at least I haven't heard of it. But.. everyone I know was up and about walking with in a few hours, so it does seem possible. ?‍♂️ I totally get the not wanting to wait till March. Having made the decision it's like.. Yeah bring it on!

I am in Australia, self funding. Already paid, so go to go!! ?

I am in! Jan 16th! Starting pre Op New Years day. for once NY resolutions will actually mean something!! ?

Yep, also in this age group! I am getting sleeved on Jan 16! ? It's been a long time coming with a few false starts, but great to get all the little duckies in a row! ? Just got to make it through Christmas, which is pretty boozy and lots of food here in Australia!! ?

Looking lovely Arabesque! so petite!! Hubba Hubba!! Dress Deffo a keeper!! Stunning!!

Thanks for the review Arabesque, I have the black bean version, but think I will give it a miss now! I agree Zucchini noodles are the best.

Happy belated birthday!!! ?

OMG.. I hadn't heard that one... lol

yuuuuuuuummm!!! Totally a bone gnawer as well, but only at home hahaha!

Smokin hot! love that dress, really looks amazing on you!!! Bummer on the day before ... but the day karma redeemed it's self with those pants... awesome!!

wooo hooo... good for you realizing a dream Jake!??? Although gawd knows why you would want to jump out of a perfectly serviceable airplane lol ?? ??

Happy Birthday!!! Looking very dapper Mr DTrain!

Your parties look like so much fun Sophie, I want an invite too lol

Gosh you are so right!! I was at a funeral interstate on the 14th of March, flew to the nearest town, hired a car, drove 1.5 hours, hugged and cried with a hundred + other mourners, many of whom travelled interstate or internationally to get there..... seems like about a year ago and a different world, everything changed here about a few days later, and none of that would be possible even now!!! Wow, I can imagine you are anxious about re-opening up, the protests (whilst I can understand completely) seem like just asking for a second - worse wave of infections... so difficult and so stressful for everyone right now, it must be really hard living there. We are all pretty stunned and amazed down here at how "lucky" we have been... just a blessing really, could so easily have been a very different story, I am impressed with (most of) my fellow Aussies and how we have pulled this off... somehow!!! We are slowly getting back to normal, but still wary of a second wave here. I don't think anyone or any country can be complacent until that effective treatment and vaccine are widely available.. no point only one level of society/advantage having access to it. I miss my family too... so much, my family all live interstate and I can't get to see them, nor them me for now... not sure when that will change either. Thank you for the kind thought, I wish you and your family all the very best in these trying times!

It was really good actually, we both loved it! No date yet, elective surgery is still up in the air right now, and I am still deciding if I go with my original surgeon in Sydney or find one here in Brisbane... tricky as the Queensland borders are closed still and not expected to open until Sept... makes it a bit hard to plan a date, but I am sooooo ready lol!!

WoooooW you look incredible, and your happiness shines through! Congratulations

Y'ouch!! Hope you are on the mend now! @Sophie7713 your buffet and salad looks amazing! So yummy Fresh apricots are delicious if you get a good one, if they are floury not so nice, and if too green they are very sharp flavoured, but one that is just right... Oh Yeah!!! @ms.sss Wowsers your lobsters and sides looks incredible! We sometimes buy the frozen Canadian lobster tails and they are scrummy. @Cheeseburgh Your hubby's birthday meal looks lovely, the candle is hilarious!! haha, shame about the banana bread, the gooey-ness of the bananas probably weighed down the delicate GF flour quite a lot, not sure what you used, or if you have tried this... but I find 50% Almond flour 50% GF flour a better combination for banana bread when doing GF. OK so today's lunch salad.... 50gm Smoked Salmon with Avo, feta and leaves... super yummy, ate all of mine (smaller one at the back, foreground is hubby's) approx 215 calories and carbs approx 5.3gm So far this week of being very careful I have lost 3kg (6.61 lb) I know most is water weight, but happy with it it's half of what I have put on since isolation.

Oh that is lovely!! And oh yeah, I hear you on the bath!!!

I've decided to play along too... although I am pre op I have put on a bunch of weigh since lockdown and need to at least get back where I was before I go back to work!!! Today marks the start of making better choices.... 110 gm Home made low carb lean meatloaf on leaves for lunch. Total cals - 320 Total carbs - 5.3g Took a break half way through eating then finished it about an hour after.

They look amazing!

Hi Lisa, When you wrote that in March yes it was the end of our Summer and we did not shut down as a country until around the 22nd of March...I was stood down from my job along with most of the country on the 31st of March. I am not quite sure what constitutes "walloped" where you are, but just to clarify, we in Australia have had a very lucky and "best case" scenario when it comes to Covid, whilst the lock down has been difficult and economically challenging, our death rate had been truly astounding considering that we travel the world a lot and have a very large international tourism industry. As of today May 30, we have only lost 103 people due to Covid-19 and only 7,200 total cases in the country since the pandemic hit, currently there are only 2 people on ventilators due to Covid in the whole country. We have moved from level 4 lockdown and are at level 2 or even 1 in some states now and the country is starting to return to normal, although travel especially any international travel to or from will be off the cards for a long time I think. Was it due to the fact it hit in Summer?... The distance we are from the rest of the world?.. Quick, decisive and thorough lock down as soon as the scale of the problem was identified? or Just sheer good luck? No doubt analyists will be studying, conjecting and analysing for years to come. I hope and pray the rest of the world can get some better outcomes from this in the very near future, the death rate has been truly appalling in so many developed nations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_by_country_and_territory

Way to go!!! ??? keep up the great work!

OMG yes! hahaha the ones with velcro on the top so they would stick in place for those outfits sadly lacking in sufficient shoulder padding hahaha! Too funny that you and Sophie have the same shoes

hahahha... yep.. just like that, I had a double breasted jacket very like the bottom one, a shorter jacket in the middle photo colour and was always trying to look like the first photo #80'sfashiongoals

Love that chair Arabesque!! such a gorgeous colour... and flipping heck it's coooooold here today!!! Wishing I had a fireplace right about now!! bbrrrrrr