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Diarrea- a love letter.
Oh Diarrhea, I miss you so much. We were together for so long, years in fact and we got to know each other so well. I could rely on you being there for me, making my life easy. I’d be in and out of the...
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Progress
Well it’s been all go at Camp Ripley this morning. little milestones that might not mean anything to anyone else but mean the World to me. This morning was my first protein shake. That’s 30 grams of...
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Wait. Not weight.
To say I had a flying start to my weight loss was an understatement. I lost more in the three weeks before the op than I have in the seven weeks since. My pre-op diet was quite severe and my metabolism...
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Teens
I’ve been on a little plateau for nearly two weeks and that was also frustrating because I’ve been on the verge of my biggest milestone yet for that whole time.I’d considered a bit of amateur voodoo or...
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NSV
Something I’ve heard about on the weight loss circuit, is NSV; non-scale victory and this is a great thing. Its very easy to only base your success on the numbers that come from the scale. I’m a daily...
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Normal Parameters
I’m about two months post op now and I’m learning all the time. In just these few weeks I’ve had lots of trial and error experiences that are helping me to find my way. I’m due back in work tomorrow...
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The List
I’ve debated for a while whether to write about my list or not. Since I’ve been writing this blog I’ve spat out some pretty personal information and even told everyone I know what I weighed. Torture...
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Choice
I’ve just been thinking about how many more choices I have now than I did before. There are obvious things like the choices I make about what I eat. Before, I felt like I had less choice, although I’d...
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Movement
More now than at any time since I started this am I seeing a change. I know that I look different now and I feel very different than I used to, both physically and mentally. The belt I bought a month...
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Want to lose weight?
I never thought I’d know anything about food, nutrition and diets and shit, but hey, I do now. The singular most important thing for me has to be learning how to help myself. I’ve been lucky enough to...
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Support
I’ve always felt very supported and feel that I’m a supportive person. I knew before I started that I wouldn’t be making this journey on my own for two reasons: I didn’t need to and I didn’t want to....
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Fly me to the moon
Walking has become the new sitting. I get edgy if I’ve sat on my (shrinking) arse for too long and luckily my Jawbone is always there to share it’s passive-aggressive reminders. After a little while it...
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Where the hell have you been?
Good God, I knew i hadn’t blogged for a bit, but I’m ashamed at how long its been. All I can say in my defense is that I’ve been off doing shit and living life and that takes time. So I’ll give you an...
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Cape Town, Baby. Pt 1
I knew my life would change and I knew new things would be open to me, but working in Cape Town for six weeks wasn’t on my list. Before my op I’d worry about traveling an hour on the train in case I...
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Cape Town, Baby. Pt 2
I’m about half way though my time here and I’ve got Tonsillitis. Gutted. I went to the doctors yesterday, who were amazing. They’ve given me antibiotics and other bits and pieces, so fingers crossed...
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Spaniels ears
So I’ve been back from Cape Town for a few weeks now and getting back in to a routine. I spent a lot of my time away feeling pretty shite, with some rampant bug kicking my arse all the way home. I’ve...
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Boomerang
I’ve been gone for fucking ages. judge me and crack on. Update? I’ve lost twelve stone since the start of my journey, ten of it over the last year. You have no idea how much of a miracle that is to me....
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