for jo Porter

[Guest guest]

Hi Jo, yes it's very true i have mixed feelings since I've been

banded but i think it all has to do with the crappy run that I have

had after the surgery and I don't think it's the band op itself. Just

state of mind and that is very screwed up sometimes. That said

i saw the surgeon yesterday and he was happy with my progress

and said that he didn't expect any weightloss at all until after they

start filling me up, so I guess i've been anxious over nothing. I

get very depressed when I read about some of the others and

their startling results before fills but I'm trying to put it all in

perspective now and think, " hell I'm 37, have two teenagers and

I've been on HRT for 15 years! " So I'm trying not to put so much

pressure on myself at the moment.

So far I've lost 6 kg which I'm happy with and the doc reminds

me that I have a lesser starting point than many other bandsters

so naturally my weightloss won't drop in such great increments.

My enthusiasim is just a bit low at the moment but I can safely

say now that I don't regret the surgey but I'm just a bit of a slow

starter. I'm sure that once i have a fill things will really start

happening for me.

The biggest problem I have is discovering what to do with

myself and all the idle time that I now don't graze. There is only

so much housework and crafting one can do. I've been

gardening and going for walks around the neighbourhood and I

also work two jobs. My problem is I'm awake too many hours in

the day. Ideas please what to do with myself! Maybe I need a

third job...

Take Care Jo and don't listen to me I'm just full of shit...LOL

Karin

Aug 6th

96 kg / 90kg /Something in red