ObesityHelp UK and Ireland
Just in case anyone reads this board any longer
HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all my fellow weight loss surgery friends and their families. May your waistbands never feel tight.
Kate
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Enjoy the trip. Layers are the key. Don't imagine sitting in the fridge - that's about 4 Celsius, quite warm. Imagine sitting in the freezer at about minus 18C. Then allow for wind chill.
Gloves!! Not nice fashionable ones! Ski ones. Or mittens are actually warmer. I wore long legged/ sleeved thermals. Corduroy trousers, knee length thick socks, fleece lined wellies, waterproof over- trousers, specialist fleece top, quilted waistcoa****erproof anorak, scarf, thin gloves with lined mittens over them. Woolly hat with anorak hood pulled tight over it. Going on deck at midnight, away from the shore, in a strong wind to see the lights is unimaginably cold!
Even with all that clothing, my legs were purple mottled when I got back to the cabin!
But then you go into a cafe with enormous stove, or into a shop! And it is plus 25C. So you need to strip off!
Up by the Russian border was the worst but I don't think you are going as far north as that are you?
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
Do you do the low carb route? I did try once and I suppose that when I am being good I do go fairly low carb. But for me, any restrictive diet just doesn't work. I just think of food all the time!
Mind you, half a stone on over Xmas! Not good! Stopped gaining but need to get my head in gear and start LOSING.
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
I put on two pounds over the holiday... Advice with the sleeve is dense protein first, then veggies and only then carbohydrate. I can eat more carbs than anything else, but two hours later I'm ready for more. Protein keeps me fuller for longer. As a type 2 diabetic, the fewer carbs I eat the less medication I need.
Hope 2013 is brilliant for you.