A nice, positive week last week ? Weight gain - gone with a couple of extra pounds thrown in for good measure. Our anniversary dinner was lovely. As autumn has hit with a vengeance (non-stop rain and cold ?) the dress I was going to wear was relegated back to the wardrobe so I bought a smaller sized top and IT FIT!! I was so pleased. I was able to wear a nice set of underwear, a skirt I couldn’t get over either my stomach or my arse a couple of months ago and a smaller top and dressy jacket. I’ll be honest, it felt wonderful to be in smaller sizes and not feel that I was trussed up like a chicken in clothing that was too tight or something that didn’t really suit me. I didn’t even have to wear pully-in control knickers - the shock!!?

I called the Bariatric admin on Friday, just to enquire about the MDT etc and was told that it was around a 3 month wait to go to the MDT. This should be around the beginning of December. At least I know now so can stop wondering. I will just carry on with what I’m doing presently and wait for the next steps on the WLS journey ?

Went back to the gym today and really enjoyed it. I upped my levels and really felt the difference. Will see if I can get out of bed without crying tomorrow, just to make sure I didn’t overdo it!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Onwards & Downwards ?

2 hours ago, MrsFitz said:

Our anniversary dinner was lovely.

Happy Anniversary ❤️

Delighted to hear you had a lovely dinner and felt (and looked) fabulous. As you say December is not that far away at all now so fingers crossed.

I was back at pilates at the weekend after a summer break (theirs, not mine) and boy could I feel it yesterday in my abs/core area but it is a good pain. On Friday I went to an intro session at the gym near me and am due back in two weeks to go through their body scan process and have them design a workout plan for me.

Thankfully on the scales today I was back down to just below my goal weight so the flights and plane food have worn off, woohoo.

16 hours ago, MrsFitz said:

A nice, positive week last week ? Weight gain - gone with a couple of extra pounds thrown in for good measure. Our anniversary dinner was lovely. As autumn has hit with a vengeance (non-stop rain and cold ?) the dress I was going to wear was relegated back to the wardrobe so I bought a smaller sized top and IT FIT!! I was so pleased. I was able to wear a nice set of underwear, a skirt I couldn’t get over either my stomach or my arse a couple of months ago and a smaller top and dressy jacket. I’ll be honest, it felt wonderful to be in smaller sizes and not feel that I was trussed up like a chicken in clothing that was too tight or something that didn’t really suit me. I didn’t even have to wear pully-in control knickers - the shock!!?

I called the Bariatric admin on Friday, just to enquire about the MDT etc and was told that it was around a 3 month wait to go to the MDT. This should be around the beginning of December. At least I know now so can stop wondering. I will just carry on with what I’m doing presently and wait for the next steps on the WLS journey ?

Went back to the gym today and really enjoyed it. I upped my levels and really felt the difference. Will see if I can get out of bed without crying tomorrow, just to make sure I didn’t overdo it!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Onwards & Downwards ?

I am so glad you had a lovely week! What did you have for your anniversary dinner? ?

The weather at the moment is awful isn't it ? Literally we are just predicted heavy rain & thunderstorms in the South East! Not particularly keen given that I have 0 clothes that fit so I am severely underprepared ?

I am so happy to hear about your clothes fitting & how happy that made you - genuinely put a smile on my face! You are doing so well ❤️

I still haven't been to the gym but my excuse this time is that my boyfriend is having to use my car for work and therefore I can't get there in the mornings until I get it back tomorrow haha. But, hopefully, I'll have someone coming with me so we shall see!

Have a good rest of the week ❤️

Thank you @GreenTealael ?

Woo Hoo for being sub-target once again @FifiLux??? It does give a bit of a boost doesn’t it? Especially knowing that the odd gain can be tackled in a timely manner and be rid of. I had some beginner Pilates classes donkeys years ago and actually enjoyed them. Wouldn’t manage them now because of my knees but I would like to try it again once they are sorted out. I can definitely feel the difference in my muscles from upping my levels at the gym on Monday. Like you say, it’s a *good* pain! It’s interesting that your gym offers a body scan process? Mine certainly didn’t!

@Bypass2Freedom I had prosciutto and burrata mozzarella to start, fillet steak with pepper sauce, small chips, mushrooms, grilled tomato for main and then chocolate fudge cake for dessert. I was happy with my choices and it really was a lovely meal ? Our weather really isn’t good at the moment but then I read about how bad other places have it and I know we don’t have it that bad in comparison. Winter clothes? Mmm…I’m looking for jumpers but nothing is catching my eye particularly. At least with winter clothes you can get away with coming down a couple of dress sizes before having to bag them up and donate them! Did you get sorted for the gym?

2 minutes ago, MrsFitz said:

@Bypass2Freedom I had prosciutto and burrata mozzarella to start, fillet steak with pepper sauce, small chips, mushrooms, grilled Tomato for main and then chocolate fudge cake for dessert. I was happy with my choices and it really was a lovely meal ? Our weather really isn’t good at the moment but then I read about how bad other places have it and I know we don’t have it that bad in comparison. Winter clothes? Mmm…I’m looking for jumpers but nothing is catching my eye particularly. At least with winter clothes you can get away with coming down a couple of dress sizes before having to bag them up and donate them! Did you get sorted for the gym?

Oh my god that sounds amazing ?I have so been craving cake lately ? I've ordered some things from the Skinny Food Company, and they have a muffin & mini doughnuts that are high protein & really low sugar so I am excited ?

Glad to hear you had such a lovely time ❤️

That is very true! I am gonna try and wait as long as I can, but I am in dire need of some work clothes! I will be going this week I think! My boyfriend shouldn't need my car after today so I will be able to get there safely as I don't want to be walking in the dark!

@MrsFitz the body scan etc is not included free, there is a €150 charge for the administration/set up and then it is €85 every two weeks hence I only signed up for a six month agreement, to see if it is worth it longer term. That said it does include about 8 or 10 personal training sessions in the six months as well as general gym access.

That main course sounds lovely, I love steak and pepper sauce though I tried it in July and it did not stay down, think the sauce I had was too creamy.

On 10/2/2024 at 5:48 PM, FifiLux said:

@MrsFitz the body scan etc is not included free, there is a €150 charge for the administration/set up and then it is €85 every two weeks hence I only signed up for a six month agreement, to see if it is worth it longer term. That said it does include about 8 or 10 personal training sessions in the six months as well as general gym access.

That main course sounds lovely, I love steak and pepper sauce though I tried it in July and it did not stay down, think the sauce I had was too creamy.

Wow, your gym does seem erm…a *little* expensive? Is that the average cost for where you live? Maybe it’s to encourage you to go once you have actually paid?? I think it would be interesting to see what your scan says though? Attending for 6 months should give you a really good grounding in working out and deciding what works for you ?

Nothing much to report this week, everything is just ticking over.

Weight is stable, no losses this week after the unexpected losses of the week before. Happily going to the gym 3 times a week and I do feel improvements even if I can’t see them.

Been to see my GP today (she’s the one who put me forward for Bariatric surgery) I’ve had a sharp pain smack bang in the middle of my chest. First time was a couple of months ago - it woke me up and lasted about 5 minutes or so. Could only be eased by sitting forward. Then nothing else until the pain happened again yesterday afternoon. The area still felt tender when I woke up this morning so rang the docs and actually got a face to face appointment - the shock!! Anyway, GP listened to my heart and chest, asked a stack of questions and came to the conclusion that it’s some sort of ligament pain where something is slightly out of alignment. I then explained about the endoscopy ?show I had - pinned down, thrashing around etc and she thinks it could be caused by that as the timing adds up. She did ask if I was taking ibuprofen and I said no and explained about not taking anything until my next set of bloods (17th) in order to give my liver some breathing space. Advised to take after my bloods if needed as it will help recovery. Thankfully the gym isn’t causing any pain so I was cleared to carry on with that.

We did have a chat about WLS and how everything has been so far. She is so incredibly supportive, it makes such a change. She said she’s updated with everything from the hospital and is really pleased with how things are going, so that was nice!

So, that’s about it. Hope everyone is having a great week so far.

Onwards and Downwards ?

Hey @MrsFitz are you doing ok?

Maybe I have missed a post or two (had laptop issues, the stress trying to find a new place to live) but I don't think I have been any posts from you the last couple of weeks so I just wanted to check in.