Hey girls,

Just a quickie from me today... no, not that kind, mind out of the gutter lol.

So much going through my head today. I feel like I'm turbo-charged or something. Call me 'The Whizz!"

I went to the Doc's office yesterday for my fourth fill. Happy times. I was actually feeling pretty satisfied with what I already had in my band but I also wanted a tweak. I held fast and didn't mention I was off to Tasmania in less than a week. I was a little worried the receptionist might have let slip or dobbed me in.. but nope.. he was right on cue with all the normal questions and nothing about me going away. All good. I ended up getting another .5 ml (cc) in and it just amazes me how much difference such a tiny amount can make. I am now sitting at 6 mls in a 10 ml band. I was a little worried yesterday after I had it done. The water and everything else went down fine, but it's definitely taking me longer to eat and I had three cups of unfinished coffee scattered around my desk. Unheard of. Anyway this morning was just great! I had my first cup of coffee at around 10am.. wasn't hungry before then.. and just a half hour ago had 3/4 of a cup of cereal... and didn't manage to finish that either and now I am really full. WHOOOOOHOOOO! Portia rocks!!

I also wanted to say a massive thank you to all you girls that responded to my weight-loss pics. Seriously, you all rock. I was so nervous about putting the before's up and I had to really push myself to put them in. Especially the one where I look 6 months pregnant!!! I felt I was really putting myself out there. I know it would have been a shock to first see it.. it was for me.. in fact I was horrified .. but on the plus side.. it was the picture that set me off on this whole banded experience. Who wants to go through life looking like that??  Even the after pics are still a bit hard to look at. I'm not anywhere near where I want to be and looking at them I just see all the flaws and the places I need to concentrate on. (Did you notice my legs looked short in the back shot? lol That's what you get when you have a 6 foot three man looking down onto a five foot six woman and then taking a picture. Stumpy legs.. thankfully they don't actually look like that!)

Kay I'm outta here. Will update with a longer blog tomorrow hopefully.. but right now I have a busy one ahead. Be safe, stay good, love you all!
Cara