Rectification - 3rd fill
Finally I saw my surgeon today and he removed the last(?) remaining stitch, not without it smarting, though. He commented that I am making good progress and that I looked slimmer. He asked me if I wanted another fill. I explained that I had one last week and we discussed the quantities of food I am able to eat then concluded that another 0.5 ml fill would be beneficial. He wants me to ring him in 4 days time to let him know how smaller my portions have gotten after this fill so we can plan for the future. Apparently I should now be eating 30% only of a man's portion. We'll see.
I asked my surgeon how come I can see the filling drum. He said he had to implant it relatively shallow in order to manage the fills. He told me that later on we could readjust its depth if that turned to be a cosmetic problem for me but first he'd like me to lose a bit more weight.
I am eating some cerial with milk as I am typing this. I have to eat watery and soft foods for 3 days till the ring adjusts again. I have a lot of trapped wind and feel as if I can't really eat, so I am not forcing it, I am taking it slow. Luckily I am doing alright with water intake, drinking 1.5 litres every day plus a glass of milk and a glass of coffee.
My weight today was 164.2 kgs, not too bad, though I had expected a bigger loss. I guess not going to the toilet in the morning affects the weight and I do feel it. Must be stress that stops me going to the toilet because when it is not a fill/weigh in day, I have absolutely no problem!
Met two sisters today and they both had the lapband last year. One of them had to have a review surgery as it had slipped. She had lost 40 kgs in 6 months and was vomitting a lot, so that dislodged the ring. Her sister had lost 32 or 35 kgs in one year and had had no problems. If I could dare hope, I'd like to lose a lot of weight... maybe 50-60 kgs in the first year so that there is only about that much to lose in the second year. But it has to be done safely. I was also thinking that as my legs are suffering the effects of weight loss, that should be the first part I ought to consider getting plastic surgery on. If things go well, I might even be able to have this surgery by Easter next year. They say the legs hurt the most... They also have the tendency to sag again after some time but I guess this is something that I ought to investigate in the long winter months.
Not eaten all of my cerial and already feel full. I think I have managed 2/3 of the bowl and I must admit I put more quantity than a normal portion (if we consider what comes out of a fun pack a normal portion, e.g. 30 grams of dry cereal). OK, 10 minutes later I managed the rest of the portion but now I am at bursting point. Arggh! greediness!
I asked my surgeon how come I can see the filling drum. He said he had to implant it relatively shallow in order to manage the fills. He told me that later on we could readjust its depth if that turned to be a cosmetic problem for me but first he'd like me to lose a bit more weight.
I am eating some cerial with milk as I am typing this. I have to eat watery and soft foods for 3 days till the ring adjusts again. I have a lot of trapped wind and feel as if I can't really eat, so I am not forcing it, I am taking it slow. Luckily I am doing alright with water intake, drinking 1.5 litres every day plus a glass of milk and a glass of coffee.
My weight today was 164.2 kgs, not too bad, though I had expected a bigger loss. I guess not going to the toilet in the morning affects the weight and I do feel it. Must be stress that stops me going to the toilet because when it is not a fill/weigh in day, I have absolutely no problem!
Met two sisters today and they both had the lapband last year. One of them had to have a review surgery as it had slipped. She had lost 40 kgs in 6 months and was vomitting a lot, so that dislodged the ring. Her sister had lost 32 or 35 kgs in one year and had had no problems. If I could dare hope, I'd like to lose a lot of weight... maybe 50-60 kgs in the first year so that there is only about that much to lose in the second year. But it has to be done safely. I was also thinking that as my legs are suffering the effects of weight loss, that should be the first part I ought to consider getting plastic surgery on. If things go well, I might even be able to have this surgery by Easter next year. They say the legs hurt the most... They also have the tendency to sag again after some time but I guess this is something that I ought to investigate in the long winter months.
Not eaten all of my cerial and already feel full. I think I have managed 2/3 of the bowl and I must admit I put more quantity than a normal portion (if we consider what comes out of a fun pack a normal portion, e.g. 30 grams of dry cereal). OK, 10 minutes later I managed the rest of the portion but now I am at bursting point. Arggh! greediness!
Total loss in 1 month: 9.4 kgs
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