So I am around 6 weeks post surgery I think! Seems like it has been so much longer!

I have found that my restriction recently has been annoyingly high. I just have 0 interest in eating, and when I do take a bite it takes a while for me to get into it - I feel full quickly, which was something I wasn't struggling with a couple of weeks ago!

I have started going back to the gym as of last week, and I am nervous but excited. Quickly realised my body is a lot weaker than it used to be ? I did 3 x 10 sets of squats and was walking like a cowboy for 4 days ?

I want to try swimming but I am nervous about wearing a swimming costume if I am honest, even though I can tell my clothes are bigger on me!

Which is another thing...stuff just isn't fitting right! I was excited for this part, but I didn't think it would be annoying ? I can't wait to buy new stuff!

Thanks for reading my useless waffle ❤️

Edited July 1, 20242 yr by Bypass2Freedom

4 hours ago, SleeveToBypass2023 said:

bless yer heart = you're an idiot

yonto = do you want to

ya'll = you all

gimme some sugar = give me a kiss

touched in the head = crazy

use-ta-could = use to be able to

ain't = am not or isn't

you best not = you better not

The list goes on and on lol And the madder I get, the thicker my accent gets LMAO And don't ask us for directions, cuz WE know what we're talkin about but you'll never figure out where we're directing you to go LMAO

I knew bless your heart was an insult ? Plus others I have learned from reading/watching such as Sweet Magnolias. Love learning other people’s sayings and things.

We also say cossie, swimmers and togs in our household too @Arabesque Hubby lived in Aus in his late teens/early 20s and he has family out there too. He still has the occasional’twang’ ?

3 hours ago, JennyBeez said:

Happy 6wk anniversary!!

It doesn't help in the bathing suit / swimming costume part of things (cause those often have to fit more snuggly to prevent flashing other swimmers), but for clothing I've found some fantastic clips to help when you're mid-size, or don't want to spend too much while you're still losing so quickly. Cardigan clips with rubber / silicone teeth (so they don't harm the fabric). I used to only see the fancy ones for the front of cardigans, but there's a bunch of elasticized fabric ones online that are much more comfortable on the back of a loose shirt to make it a bit more form fitting. I've still had to buy a few items here and there (which is honestly part of the 'hurrah' for losing weight anyway), but it's helped me fit into some tops better without having to sew them.

I’ve just bought some of these off Amazon - 6 or 7 different types, some fancy, some quite plain and all for around £8. I bought them to help with cardis, jackets etc.

There are some cute ways to put a rubber band on the inside of tops too that creates a cute design while pulling it in to be more form fitting. I’m sure you can find some of the fancier ways if you poked around online but the easiest I’ve seen is to turn it inside out and put a small hair tie or whatever off to the side around the belly button area. You can also do it in the back and near the bottom then tuck it under. It actually looked really cute in the tutorial. They also sell waist tightener clips for pants.

Edited July 2, 20242 yr by ShoppGirl

I was doing grocery pickup earlier so I couldn’t look it up but this link shows what I was trying to describe for baggy shirts. I guess it’s a little about the belly button.

https://insideoutstyleblog.com/2015/01/how-to-style-your-loose-tops-with-a-rubber-band-the-kimtuck-revealed.html

Edited July 3, 20242 yr by ShoppGirl

14 hours ago, SleeveToBypass2023 said:

bless yer heart = you're an idiot

yonto = do you want to

ya'll = you all

gimme some sugar = give me a kiss

touched in the head = crazy

use-ta-could = use to be able to

ain't = am not or isn't

you best not = you better not

The list goes on and on lol And the madder I get, the thicker my accent gets LMAO And don't ask us for directions, cuz WE know what we're talkin about but you'll never figure out where we're directing you to go LMAO

Knew all these - watch too much American tv I think ?.

Don’t believe 3/4 of the Aussie slang people stereotypically think we use like I’ve never said gidday to anyone or called anyone a cobber (a friend). Most aren’t commonly used at all or haven’t really been in use for a long time. Many words are abbreviations or shortened forms of words - we’re great at doing that. Like cossie is short for swimming costume. In general, we’re more English in our vocabulary (& spelling). Except the young ones are adopting more & more Americanisms.

9 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Knew all these - watch too much American tv I think ?.

Don’t believe 3/4 of the Aussie slang people stereotypically think we use like I’ve never said gidday to anyone or called anyone a cobber (a friend). Most aren’t commonly used at all or haven’t really been in use for a long time. Many words are abbreviations or shortened forms of words - we’re great at doing that. Like cossie is short for swimming costume. In general, we’re more English in our vocabulary (& spelling). Except the young ones are adopting more & more Americanisms.

so you don't put shrimp on the barbie??? lol

16 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

I was doing grocery pickup earlier so I couldn’t look it up but this link shows what I was trying to describe for baggy shirts. I guess it’s a little about the belly button.

https://insideoutstyleblog.com/2015/01/how-to-style-your-loose-tops-with-a-rubber-band-the-kimtuck-revealed.html

I had seen something similar to this but using a coin and an elastic band.

14 hours ago, SleeveToBypass2023 said:

so you don't put shrimp on the barbie??? lol

Nope. We don’t even call them shrimp. They’re prawns. Shrimp was used in the original ad solely for the tourist market so you’d know what was being barbecued. You were all lied to. ?

PS - There aren’t kangaroos hopping down our streets either.

5 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Nope. We don’t even call them shrimp. They’re prawns. Shrimp was used in the original ad solely for the tourist market so you’d know what was being barbecued. You were all lied to. ?

PS - There aren’t kangaroos hopping down our streets either.

Well now I just feel like my whole life has been a lie!!! Next you're gonna tell me all of Australia isn't remote bushland with extremely large animals around every corner trying to kill me the second I set foot outside in the 135 degree heat!!!!

1 hour ago, SleeveToBypass2023 said:

Well now I just feel like my whole life has been a lie!!! Next you're gonna tell me all of Australia isn't remote bushland with extremely large animals around every corner trying to kill me the second I set foot outside in the 135 degree heat!!!!

I second this ?