Managed to get down some Risotto last night. I made it myself - delish and healthy. It had bacon, spinach, mushrooms and onion in it with white wine and chicken stock. Nice and wet and easy to eat. Took me 30 mins to get through a cup full. I concentrated on getting the spoon filled with approximately 1 thumbnail bite size on it. Chewed it at least 20 times and make sure I took a break between each spoonful. It was great, and no problems with PB's or getting stuck or anything. I felt pleasantly full and didn't want for anything else. At around 8:30pm I had an icey pole which was delish as well.
Funny how when you follow the rules the band works!
Decided not to go to my follow-up appointment. I'm going to reschedule for 3 months time. It's also a $$$ issue as I didn't budget for it this month..
My trip approval is not approved yet. I had to change my itinerary which unfortunately this added approx $1500 onto the total amount... which now needs to be approved. So while I got original approval for the original trip, because of the changes I have to wait for re-approval.
For those who don't know, I work in Clinical Research as a Project Manager. I manage a regional project that feeds up into a global team, and as such I am responsible for the quality that comes out of the region and conduct of the study. Therefore I need to visit with my associates in the region and ensure that the doctors running the projects at various hospitals are working towards the proper guidelines, the data quality is good and they are following our protocols. I have sites in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan and Korea. I get to travel out to the region around 2-3 times a year. Fingers are firmly crossed that I get this trip approved!! I've never been to Taiwan or Korea!
Have a good hump day!
LBG xx
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Definitely do NOT need a fill!
After 2 days away at a conference, I really had a chance to test the band with some "harder foods" and well... test it I did! I pretty much haven't been able to keep anything much down. The choices weren't all that great - sandwiches for lunch was what was on offer and then dinner last night was a 3 course meal with loads of prawns (off the list), steak (off the list), uncooked vege (off the list). In fact the only thing I've been able to keep down is a spoonful of scrambled eggs this morning and a moussy dessert last night. And I think because I've been having to PB after each try it has made my stomach a little sore. So I'm sticking to liquids for the rest of the day. I'm just now sipping on a cup a soup and it's taking me 20 mins to have half a cup!
I definitely DO NOT need a fill...
Funny isn't it... my 2 year bandiversary is coming up and I'm still learning about my band...
LBG xx
P.S. Korea/Taiwan trip still not approved by management, but it's close - I should find out tomorrow *fingers are firmly crossed*!!!
I definitely DO NOT need a fill...
Funny isn't it... my 2 year bandiversary is coming up and I'm still learning about my band...
LBG xx
P.S. Korea/Taiwan trip still not approved by management, but it's close - I should find out tomorrow *fingers are firmly crossed*!!!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Getting there!
Yesterday was my first day of eating foods that would truely "test" my band.. and it definitely worked! I had cereal for breakky - took me an hour to get through and by the end it was nothing but mush anyway!! Morning tea was a yoghurt with blueberries - only got through half of that, the other half is in the fridge waiting for today's morning tea. Lunch was a cape seed roll with avocado, tuna and philly cream cheese. Took me a couple of hours to eat (which was norti of me because I ended up taking it back to my work desk and nibbling on it. I got through around 3/4 of it but I definitely could eat it. Afternoon tea was a couple of lindt balls and a 25g packet of salt and vinegar chips. And dinner was a vegetable korma which I ended up PB'ing. Then a small pot of custard for dessert. Loads of liquids throughout the day too..
Today I've had cereal for breakky which took me round an hour to eat. I've got blueberries and yoghurt for morning tea, not sure what to have for lunch yet... will go down to Woollies and find something, afternoon tea is some watermelon which is sooo gorgeous to eat at the moment. Friday night is take away night and I'm in the mood for Thai - so I might get a stirfry and rice..
Right now I have a stinking headache. I'm trying to get past it without drugs, but I'm afraid I might have to take some panadol just so that I can function for the rest of the day.. I also want to get to the gym tonight for a workout so I want to be feeling better.
Have a good day peoples!
LBG xx
Today I've had cereal for breakky which took me round an hour to eat. I've got blueberries and yoghurt for morning tea, not sure what to have for lunch yet... will go down to Woollies and find something, afternoon tea is some watermelon which is sooo gorgeous to eat at the moment. Friday night is take away night and I'm in the mood for Thai - so I might get a stirfry and rice..
Right now I have a stinking headache. I'm trying to get past it without drugs, but I'm afraid I might have to take some panadol just so that I can function for the rest of the day.. I also want to get to the gym tonight for a workout so I want to be feeling better.
Have a good day peoples!
LBG xx
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Being Lazy..
So I've got an appointment with my wonderful fill doctor on 27th January and I'm actually starting to wonder if I should go. My weight has pretty much been the same since my last appointment back in October and I know my doctor will be a little disappointed. I know why my weight hasn't moved. Mostly to do with Christmas and Holidays, but I really haven't been doing all that well with my food intake.
At the moment I really couldn't be bothered. I think that I'm being a bit lazy with my food choices because I couldn't be bothered "working the band". I'd prefer to have a "slider food" rather than something that I have to work at eating and I know will fill me up at a smaller portion. I would have a protein shake for breakfast and be hungry by 10:30am and looking for food. I'd have crackers with cheese instead of cut up vegetables or fruit for snacks because I worry about whether or not I will be able to handle the skins on the fruit or fiberous veges. I wouldn't have much for lunch because I can't eat quickly while I'm arround my colleagues so it would be a few crackers and a can of tuna or some other lunch meat and so then would be hungry by mid afternoon and be raiding the biscuit barrel. By the time I get home from work I'm hungry so I tuck into the cheese and crackers which keep me full for around an hour until dinner is ready. Couple that with a glass of wine while making dinner. Dinner consisted of mostly easy to eat carbs with loads of sauce like curry with rice, risotto, mashed potatos with mince, lots of mince based dinners like shepherds pie, nachos and chili con carne. So you can see that I was never really testing the band.. just eating easy foods but then getting hungry and eating easy (aka junk) foods to get me through to the next meal. I've also noticed that my portion sizes of these easy foods are creeping up. I am able to eat 2 cups of mashed potato or 1.5 cups of rice. And another thing, I would eat the carbs first with the meat (which was usually mince or fish or something easy to eat) and then if I was "full" I wouldn't finish the veges.
Instead of an optifast/optislim shake for breakky today I'm having 30g of saltana bran with skim milk... I've had 4 small mouthfuls and I am soooooo full. I have half a punnet of blueberries and a yoghurt as a snack and half an avocado and a can of tuna for lunch - and I'm going to get a bakers delight cape seed roll to have with it and see how I go. I have a packet of vitawheat snacks for a snack incase I get hungry in the afternoon.
Anyway, I have an appointment with fill doctor on 27th Jan and I'm wondering if I should go. I know what I'm doing wrong and definitely don't need a fill at the moment... I'm thinking I might change my appointment to later on in the year to give me a chance to give it a good go.
What does everyone think?
LBG xx
P.S. Thank goodness I've kept up my exercise during this time otherwise I'd be screwed!!!
At the moment I really couldn't be bothered. I think that I'm being a bit lazy with my food choices because I couldn't be bothered "working the band". I'd prefer to have a "slider food" rather than something that I have to work at eating and I know will fill me up at a smaller portion. I would have a protein shake for breakfast and be hungry by 10:30am and looking for food. I'd have crackers with cheese instead of cut up vegetables or fruit for snacks because I worry about whether or not I will be able to handle the skins on the fruit or fiberous veges. I wouldn't have much for lunch because I can't eat quickly while I'm arround my colleagues so it would be a few crackers and a can of tuna or some other lunch meat and so then would be hungry by mid afternoon and be raiding the biscuit barrel. By the time I get home from work I'm hungry so I tuck into the cheese and crackers which keep me full for around an hour until dinner is ready. Couple that with a glass of wine while making dinner. Dinner consisted of mostly easy to eat carbs with loads of sauce like curry with rice, risotto, mashed potatos with mince, lots of mince based dinners like shepherds pie, nachos and chili con carne. So you can see that I was never really testing the band.. just eating easy foods but then getting hungry and eating easy (aka junk) foods to get me through to the next meal. I've also noticed that my portion sizes of these easy foods are creeping up. I am able to eat 2 cups of mashed potato or 1.5 cups of rice. And another thing, I would eat the carbs first with the meat (which was usually mince or fish or something easy to eat) and then if I was "full" I wouldn't finish the veges.
Instead of an optifast/optislim shake for breakky today I'm having 30g of saltana bran with skim milk... I've had 4 small mouthfuls and I am soooooo full. I have half a punnet of blueberries and a yoghurt as a snack and half an avocado and a can of tuna for lunch - and I'm going to get a bakers delight cape seed roll to have with it and see how I go. I have a packet of vitawheat snacks for a snack incase I get hungry in the afternoon.
Anyway, I have an appointment with fill doctor on 27th Jan and I'm wondering if I should go. I know what I'm doing wrong and definitely don't need a fill at the moment... I'm thinking I might change my appointment to later on in the year to give me a chance to give it a good go.
What does everyone think?
LBG xx
P.S. Thank goodness I've kept up my exercise during this time otherwise I'd be screwed!!!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Boxing Madness!!
I just did my first boxing session in about 9 years! It was absolutely fabulous! I'd forgotten just how much fun boxing with a partner can be. My good friend K e-mailed me yesterday asking if I was up for it... and I immediately said yes! Then realised that I was going to have to get up at 5:30am in order to make the class on time... but I did it. It was 55mins long and it wasn't just pure boxing which was great. We swapped who would be the boxer and who would hold the pads after each 5 mins there would be a change over. Then we did some sit ups where we boxed and did sit ups for 30 seconds and then rolled over and held the plank for 30 seconds and then situps for 30 seconds etc etc for 3 minutes. I was really chuffed that I could hold the plank position for each 30 seconds without going onto my knees... even though I really wanted to. After each 5 minute boxing session we would jog or side step around the gym for 30 seconds to get the pad holders heart rate up. So it was a mixed workout, heaps of different exercises and worked not just the upper body but the core and cardio as well. Burnt 618 cals in the process! Definitely going to be adding this class to my exercise reportoire!
LBG xx
LBG xx
Monday, January 12, 2009
2008 - Year in Review
A little more about me:
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Got Married, Saw my first dead body
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don’t make NY Resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No
4. Did anyone close to you die? My mother in law
5. What countries did you visit? Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Thailand and Malaysia
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Less Stress
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
6th June 2008 – My wedding day, the most amazing day of my life. I felt like a princess and I was marrying my best friend and soulmate and all my amazing family and friends were with us.
3rd August 2008 – the death of my mother-in-law from a 18 month battle with lung cancer
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Getting Married
9. What was your biggest failure? Not making more of an effort
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing Major – just my ongoing back pain..
11. What was the best thing you bought? my wedding band
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? mine! For not turning into Bridezilla!!!
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? My sister…who thinks it’s cool to do lines of coke and brag about it..
14. Where did most of your money go? The wedding and my mortgage..
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? My honeymoon and trip to Thailand!!
16. What song will always remind you of 2008? Moonlight serenade (my wedding song!)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Thinner.
c) richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Taken more photos!
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Worried.
20. How did you spend Christmas? Eating and Drinking with friends and family… just the way it should be
21. Did you fall in love in 2008? All over again with my amazing husband.
22. What was your favorite TV program? Big Medicine
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Hate is such a strong word… dislike is better…
24. What was the best book you read? The Persimmons Tree
25. What was your greatest musical discovery? Workout Cardio Tunes that you can download on your IPOD
26. What did you want and get? A perfect wedding day
27. What did you want and not get? Reaching my goal weight
28. What was your favourite film of this year? WALL-E
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? It was a Sunday, I went out for dinner with my friends and family… I turned 28
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Winning Lotto!
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Confused – I am getting into size 16 and a few size 14 clothes yet fat me was still picking up the size 18 clothes…
32. What kept you sane? Exercise and my husband
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Daniel Craig
34. What political issue stirred you the most? Probably the US election.
35. Who did you miss? My friends and relatives overseas
36. Who was the best new person you met? A friend at work…
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. What other people think of you is none of your business
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Now I had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you... "
LBG xx
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Got Married, Saw my first dead body
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don’t make NY Resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? No
4. Did anyone close to you die? My mother in law
5. What countries did you visit? Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Thailand and Malaysia
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Less Stress
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
6th June 2008 – My wedding day, the most amazing day of my life. I felt like a princess and I was marrying my best friend and soulmate and all my amazing family and friends were with us.
3rd August 2008 – the death of my mother-in-law from a 18 month battle with lung cancer
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Getting Married
9. What was your biggest failure? Not making more of an effort
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nothing Major – just my ongoing back pain..
11. What was the best thing you bought? my wedding band
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? mine! For not turning into Bridezilla!!!
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? My sister…who thinks it’s cool to do lines of coke and brag about it..
14. Where did most of your money go? The wedding and my mortgage..
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? My honeymoon and trip to Thailand!!
16. What song will always remind you of 2008? Moonlight serenade (my wedding song!)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier
b) thinner or fatter? Thinner.
c) richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Taken more photos!
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Worried.
20. How did you spend Christmas? Eating and Drinking with friends and family… just the way it should be
21. Did you fall in love in 2008? All over again with my amazing husband.
22. What was your favorite TV program? Big Medicine
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Hate is such a strong word… dislike is better…
24. What was the best book you read? The Persimmons Tree
25. What was your greatest musical discovery? Workout Cardio Tunes that you can download on your IPOD
26. What did you want and get? A perfect wedding day
27. What did you want and not get? Reaching my goal weight
28. What was your favourite film of this year? WALL-E
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? It was a Sunday, I went out for dinner with my friends and family… I turned 28
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Winning Lotto!
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Confused – I am getting into size 16 and a few size 14 clothes yet fat me was still picking up the size 18 clothes…
32. What kept you sane? Exercise and my husband
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Daniel Craig
34. What political issue stirred you the most? Probably the US election.
35. Who did you miss? My friends and relatives overseas
36. Who was the best new person you met? A friend at work…
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. What other people think of you is none of your business
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Now I had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you... "
LBG xx
Friday, January 9, 2009
Delish Salad Discovery
I made a fabulous salad discovery last night at Sumo Salad. It's the pumkin and pinenut combo. It's got mixed lettuce, cucumber, walnuts, feta, pinenuts and pumpkin. I also added some avocado and had a light french dressing... YUM. I ordered a small and only got through half of it. Chewed really well and got full full full without wanting to PB. Bloody beautiful.
Did have ice cream last night. 2 bowls... what's with that?!?! Rest of the day was good though. Had an optifast for breakky, piece of cheese mid morning, some cucumber and carrots sticks and a can of tuna for lunch and around 30g peanuts for afternoon tea.
Gym tonight and tomorrow will be 8:30am spin class.
Have a great weekend all!
LBG xx
Did have ice cream last night. 2 bowls... what's with that?!?! Rest of the day was good though. Had an optifast for breakky, piece of cheese mid morning, some cucumber and carrots sticks and a can of tuna for lunch and around 30g peanuts for afternoon tea.
Gym tonight and tomorrow will be 8:30am spin class.
Have a great weekend all!
LBG xx
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Blueberries - bloody beautiful!
Blueberries in Australia are just gorgeous at the moment and really really cheap at around $3.98 a punnett. They're great for those with lap bands as they are in perfect bite size pieces, filled with juice and a skin that is easy to eat. A great snacks on their own or in a lovely fruit salad or with some yoghurt.
Blueberries are phytonutrient superstars. These fruits contain significant amounts of anthocyanadins, antioxidant compounds that give blue, purple and red colors to fruits and vegetables. In addition, blueberries also contain ellagic acid, another phytochemical that has been shown to prevent cell damage.
So pick up a punnet today! Your body will thank you :)
LBG xx
Blueberries are phytonutrient superstars. These fruits contain significant amounts of anthocyanadins, antioxidant compounds that give blue, purple and red colors to fruits and vegetables. In addition, blueberries also contain ellagic acid, another phytochemical that has been shown to prevent cell damage.
So pick up a punnet today! Your body will thank you :)
LBG xx
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Optifast Coffee Flavour - DELISH!!
Yes people, you heard it right here... the optifast coffee flavour tastes like a freaking iced coffee... I blended it with some ice this morning and it is absolutely devine.
I'm looking forward to my first Pilates session at the gym tomorrow evening. I've done Pilates before but I stopped doing it for some strange reason. I've decided to get back into it for 2 reasons:
1. Mainly for my back. My core strength is good now, I want it to be even stronger..
2. Something new! Exercise shouldn't just be about how much I can sweat or how high I can get my heart rate - so I'm mixing it up a bit with some low impact strength work.
Looks like I might be taking a bit of a work trip to Korea and Taiwan next month! It hasn't been approved yet but fingers are firmly crossed that I get to go! I've never been to either of these places and I'll be away for 3 whole weeks! it will be a bit of a whirlwind trip but I will get to actually see some of the sites and play tourist on the weekends as I've got 2 weekends to enjoy while I am travelling... Must admit, am a bit worried about the food intake. I can't do alot of the breads and rice meals that they have... but I can have the soupy type meals and will probably take some optifast sachets with me to have while I am away... Cross your fingers for me that this trip gets approved!!! probably a 50/50 chance at the moment.
Enjoy your day peoples!
LBG xx
I'm looking forward to my first Pilates session at the gym tomorrow evening. I've done Pilates before but I stopped doing it for some strange reason. I've decided to get back into it for 2 reasons:
1. Mainly for my back. My core strength is good now, I want it to be even stronger..
2. Something new! Exercise shouldn't just be about how much I can sweat or how high I can get my heart rate - so I'm mixing it up a bit with some low impact strength work.
Looks like I might be taking a bit of a work trip to Korea and Taiwan next month! It hasn't been approved yet but fingers are firmly crossed that I get to go! I've never been to either of these places and I'll be away for 3 whole weeks! it will be a bit of a whirlwind trip but I will get to actually see some of the sites and play tourist on the weekends as I've got 2 weekends to enjoy while I am travelling... Must admit, am a bit worried about the food intake. I can't do alot of the breads and rice meals that they have... but I can have the soupy type meals and will probably take some optifast sachets with me to have while I am away... Cross your fingers for me that this trip gets approved!!! probably a 50/50 chance at the moment.
Enjoy your day peoples!
LBG xx
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Off to a great start!
January is going to be my month for detoxing... and no, that doesn't mean that I'm going to go on some sort of liver cleansing journey and drink only Lemon Water for the next week. It means that I'm going to concentrate on eating whole foods and limiting things like Alcohol and sweeteners and processed crap in my diet. I'm also going to focus on drinking heaps of water, and try to get into green tea a bit more. Goal weight loss for this month is 2kg.
So far so good. I went and did an hour spin class this morning as well as 15 mins on the cross trainer, so I am well and truely exercised out for the day. Actually I had quite a bit of energy after the class and wasn't feeling wiped which was great! Burnt 875 cals with an average HR of 147bpm. Excellent!
I also did a big shop at the fruit and vege shop and picked up some fabulous foods such as roasted pepitas, mixed baby salad leaves, lemons, a seed mix to sprinkle on salads, good quality parmesan, adhuki beans and lentils. I'm going to make a vegetable and lentil bake tomorrow night for dinner... I've made it before and it was fucking awesome... my husband even liked it!!
Yesterday for lunch we went to Many Beach, to a lovely cafe on the beach side. I had an entree sized sashimi of salmon and swordfish and a small side salad full of herbs. OMG the tastes were amazing. The Sashimi had this seasame sour dressing with a tiny amount of whole egg mayo for dipping and the salad had this devine subtle vinigarette on it. I ate 3/4 of the sashimi (as it's pretty slippery so pretty easy to get down as long as I chewed) and around 4 mouthfuls of the salad. FUCKING AMAZING!! I made a very conscious effort to chew small bites until it was liquid before swallowing. Lettuce takes on a different flavour when it is chewed to a pulp.. it almost tastes peppery! Interesting!
Hope your 2009 has started off as well as mine!
LBG xx
P.S Weight on 1st Jan was 88.6kg, Weight today is 88.0kg. so down 600g already. Excellent!
So far so good. I went and did an hour spin class this morning as well as 15 mins on the cross trainer, so I am well and truely exercised out for the day. Actually I had quite a bit of energy after the class and wasn't feeling wiped which was great! Burnt 875 cals with an average HR of 147bpm. Excellent!
I also did a big shop at the fruit and vege shop and picked up some fabulous foods such as roasted pepitas, mixed baby salad leaves, lemons, a seed mix to sprinkle on salads, good quality parmesan, adhuki beans and lentils. I'm going to make a vegetable and lentil bake tomorrow night for dinner... I've made it before and it was fucking awesome... my husband even liked it!!
Yesterday for lunch we went to Many Beach, to a lovely cafe on the beach side. I had an entree sized sashimi of salmon and swordfish and a small side salad full of herbs. OMG the tastes were amazing. The Sashimi had this seasame sour dressing with a tiny amount of whole egg mayo for dipping and the salad had this devine subtle vinigarette on it. I ate 3/4 of the sashimi (as it's pretty slippery so pretty easy to get down as long as I chewed) and around 4 mouthfuls of the salad. FUCKING AMAZING!! I made a very conscious effort to chew small bites until it was liquid before swallowing. Lettuce takes on a different flavour when it is chewed to a pulp.. it almost tastes peppery! Interesting!
Hope your 2009 has started off as well as mine!
LBG xx
P.S Weight on 1st Jan was 88.6kg, Weight today is 88.0kg. so down 600g already. Excellent!
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