So, 10 months banded today and wow hasn't the time gone fast. I just wanted to mark this occasion - no particular reason - it's just 10 months is a great milestone and only another 2 until I hit a year. Fark! I am also due in to see Dr Hill in about an hour. I am still umming and ahhing over this fill. Some days I think I def need one.. I feel the munchies come on so quickly complete with rumbly tum and I can't seem to fill up, but then there are the days when I PB (but I do think thats my fault - I still sometimes eat too fast..) yet I fill up on a half piece of toast or something less (strange how I can again east toast - hmmmm.) So anyway, will report back and let you know how it went, fill or no fill.
Saturday night out in Fremantle was a great night. We met our friends at Clancy's Fish Shack (it's a pub with live music etc) and mingled with a lot of faces we knew and quite a few we didn't. But those that I did know were complimentary about my weight loss. One girl, Jackie, who I haven't seen in maybe 2 years literally did a double take lol. I saw her squint her eyes then the penny dropped. She was maybe a little too effusive in the end (read I was squirmy lol) because she kept saying: OH MYYY, you look like you've lost half your body weight.. you are half your size.. What did you do with the other half of the weight you lost? .... half I tell, you! Half! Half!... (ok I made that half! I tell you half, half, up.. but it felt like she kept saying ALL the time .. ack! lol) The other thing is I kept getting told over and over again that I really don't need to lose more weight. What do you say to that? I feel like I want this last 6 kilos gone. I COULD stay where I am but I have a goal to reach. Someone actually told me I will be too skinny if I follow through and lose this last stone. HAHA!....(that was me laughing not them! lol) BUT that even if I did reach my final weight I would most likely be one of the lucky ones. No gauntness in the face as there is absolutely no sign of it so far. That's good, cos I don't want to look haggard! I am most definite about that!
Another interesting thing that happened was I found another old friend who I haven't seen in a few years. When I saw her last she was last debating between the lapband (I wasn't interested in this back then so it meant nothing to me ) and the gastric sleeve. Well, she went the sleeve option. I was a little taken aback to hear that in the 2 years since getting the sleeve done, she has
MOTH (Man of the House) said maybe I should have fudged my own weight loss to match hers. Firstly, I didn't think of it because I'm an inherently honest person and 2nd in hindsight, I have worked hard to lose this much. I'm not going to say it's less than it is. Anyway, we spent the next half hour or so swapping stories about how we got where we are and how much better life is. And it is. I will take all compliments - especially the ones where I get told I look so much younger lol. They are the really good ones!
Ok, I'm outta here.. have a doc's appointment to go to. Have a great Monday, and see you all again soon.
xxx
Congratulations - you have done so well in 10 months!!
ReplyDeleteI really hope that I can get the same kind of results you have :-) Thanks for the inspiration!
That is so wonderful about your job -- Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting about your friend with the sleeve. I don't think you should feel badly about being honest about your weight loss with her. You may even have inspired her to get back on the stick. :)
Hope the fill goes well, you have done an amazing job in 10 months! Congrats on landing the home health job, I hope you love it!!
ReplyDeleteI think you did the right thing telling your friend the truth. She probably would have known if you lied. Congrats on your 10 months of success with the band. You're an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new job! They are lucky to have you.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to hear about seeing friends who you haven't seen in a long time.
YEA!!! I know you'd get it.
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad about what you've accomplished. I understand how you feel though. I have a friend who had bypass and kind of stalled, so I feel bad sometimes talking to her about it.
Let us know if you decided to get the fill.
Looks like the 19th is going to be great day all round - we will settle on the unit and you will start your new job
ReplyDeleteyay congratulations :-) I wouldn't worry about losing more weight than the other lady - you don't know what she has been up to and whether she has been doing what she is meant to although 24 kilos is still bloody awesome :-)
Congrats on the job! Awesome. They are so lucky to have you!
ReplyDeleteYay Cara, Congratulations on the new job....you are going to rock it!
ReplyDeleteAnd you should be proud of what you have achieved with your weightloss and should never have to "fudge" the number to make someone feel better about themselves...I had a relative that had a lapband years ago and hasn't lost anything (she has never had a fill either) but that is another story...anyway, I felt bad when she found out how much I had lost...but as my mum said...you shouldn't feel ashamed about what you have lost when you are using your tool to the full advantage...be proud of what you have achieved! Mum was right....AGAIN!
Cara great to hear about your new position. Hope you wont be working on a Sunday. Well done!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the job - awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love what your old friend was saying - how did you react when she kept saying "half your body weight"??? I'd have ended up laughing with her commenting so much. Maybe I'd have said "I made a whole new person - here he is!" and pointed to MOTH. ROFL!!!
Congrats on the job, how fabulous sounds like its just what you wanted! Interesting your friend with the sleeve had last only 24kg.. I guess like the band it is only a tool and if someone wants to fill up on high calorie liquids they could... I am still just realising what an amazing tool this band is! Thanks Cara for all your comments and support on my blog I really appreciate it a lot xxxx
ReplyDeleteI just wrote a comment and the PC ate it (grrrrrr Mondays!)
ReplyDeleteCOngrats on your job, I think professional carers do a wonderful work.
And you deserve the blog award too.
Interesting re your sleevie friend, I nearly got talked into a sleeve, but I'm so glad I didn't
Hx
Hey Cara...great that your losses were noticed and why should you lie...you earned your weight loss thru damn hard work and perserverance...I remember those weeks when the scales WOULD NOT MOVE!!!! That is sort of how I felt about the lady in my support group who had only lost 12 kgs and was still very large. Congrats on the job I am sure you will rock it....
ReplyDeleteCara, thank you so much for referring me to your older posts. They were so helpful. Also, congrats on the new job! Exciting! You really do look just fabulous!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the job! And 10 months banded!
ReplyDeleteI think you handled yourself just fine with your sleeved friend. You've worked very hard, and while you don't have to rub it in her face, there's no reason to diminish your accomplishments. As my favorite saying goes, "playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you." (~Marianne Williamson) Shine away, my friend, shine away!
Congrats on the job!
ReplyDeleteSo happy you got the job. Now you'll have the cash for that new wardrobe.
ReplyDeleteSucks that you were made to feel guilty because you lost more weight than your friend. You shouldn't though. You did it, she didn't. You can feel for her but you worked your @ss off and maybe she'll get the hint. You have nothing to feel guilty about.
Congrats on the job!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the job..You will do great.
ReplyDeleteDont feel guilty...you worked hard for every ounce you lost. You have done amazinlgy well
Congratulations on the job Cara!! In terms of the friend, I agree that you shouldn't make you feel bad in the slightest. You don't know how hard she is working/or not, why should it diminish your choice and how proud you are of what you accomplished! Go Cara Go!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your job Cara, your clients will be so lucky to have you.
ReplyDeleteI definitely have heard a lot of stop losing comments, and they're BULL! People are just so used to seeing us a certain way.
I also think you did the right thing with your sleeved friend... Honesty is the best policy, and maybe she needs to really examine herself and her choices and comparing herself to you may be hard, but will force her to do that. xxx
Congrats on the job - they are lucky to have you! I hope I do as spectacular as you at my 10th month - BRAVO!
ReplyDeleteOh MOTH, what are we going to do with him? Yeah, don't downplay your weight loss. No reason for that. Did she go into detail about how the sleeve works? Does she wish she would have done the band?
ReplyDeleteI think it is funny those people that tell us not to lose anymore. I havent had many tell me that though, but there have been a few when I say I want to lose 30 pounds more. I mean that would still put me at 170...not even close to underweight. I think it's just bc it has happened so fast that maybe their minds cant catch up? I dunno!
Congrats on your job sunshine!
Yay for the job! There was no doubt!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a fantastic weekend. There's a fine line between people noticing your weight loss VS making a huge public deal about it! Sounds like both your friends were genuinely happy for you, though.
Cara, I think that YOU more than anyone else, deserves this award!! You are always one of the first, if not the first to comment on our blogs and give us your support and insight!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new job, you will do great there!! And they are lucky to have you!
So happy to hear that everyone noticed your weight loss and made you feel like a million bucks!!! You deserve it!
I hope this Fill helps you.
Congrats on the new job, they're lucky to have you. Sounds like you had a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the job and your success in 10 months!
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS, CARA! Wonderful news about the job, your new employers don't know how lucky they are to have you.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting the job!! How exciting!! I guess a Sunday seems feasible... nursing homes don't close on weekends, right?
ReplyDeleteHappy 10 months, too! I love that you say the time has gone fast. That's what we like to hear! hehe.
I love Clancy's... Haven't been there for ages.. I miss it!
That is very interesting about the sleeve. I didn't even know about it until after I was booked in for my surgery, and I was thinking that maybe I had made the wrong choice, but now I'm thinking maybe not!
And no way should you have lied about your weight loss! I'm glad you didn't.
Congrats on the Job and your 10 month bandiversary! You've come a long way baby!
ReplyDeleteI suspect your friend has not been as diligent about her "sleeve rules", I imagine there is such a thing? Possibly, your being honest has spurred her into action!