Weigh in today, I have only lost 1lb. Well I shouldn't say only as I am happy as it is a loss after all I just thought that as I am only going into my third week being banded maybe I should have lost more,a bit of pressure there to keep up with others. I actually feel great about my loss and to think I haven't had to starve myself half to death to lose a whole pound! This is not a quick fix to lose weight, it's a permanent fixture so slow but sure is ok with me. I am not worrying about having to lose 'x' amount of weight by 'x' day, let it just happen is what I say.

I love my Band xx

We are now on mushie.... Yipeeeeeeeee.... Sheppard pie OMG!!! yum yum! as you can see my love of food has not been lost, I still have to learn to curb it tho! Eyes bigger than my belly.... literally lol I am still not able to judge the amount but that will come with time. The great thing is that when I am full I sure know about it and that's it I stop eating.

I do have to share with you tho... I am constipated, I know I am not drinking enough fluid, and I have to say I am a bit scared to try to open my bowels as I am straining and I can feel it on my stomach and worried I am going to disrupt my band. I will drink some green tea tonight and hopefully that will sort me out but I don't want to have to take something everyday just to make me go to the loo. Although I am on mushie now so I will be able to eat plenty of veg, rather than just soup.

It was Machela's birthday on Tuesday she is now 13. on Wednesday my two older girls went to London on a school trip to watch two shows, Grease and Hairspray and to stay over the night in a London hotel, they will also have a guided tour around London, I wish I was able to go I would absolutely love it!!! they are due home tonight, and also today is my eldest daughters birthday (Aurora) she is now 14. I am pleased they went on a trip other wise it would have been three days of celebrating and there would have been food all over the place, chocolate, sausage rolls, sandwiches all sorts, and none of it I can have, so it was a bit of a blessing, there will be birthday cake later tonight but I can handle that.

I am really missing gum too, I used to chew it everyday, I have to do alot of talking at work and it helped to stop that dry mouth feeling also helped with the coffee breath when you can't get to your toothbrush. I understand why we can't have it and it is such a small thing to give up in the grand scheme of things but I do miss it. Well I think we can't have it because if we swallow it, we will not be able to digest it and it will block up the tiny hole in the stomach or chewing activates the enzymes (stomach juices) and encourages digestion. or maybe both reasons. ummmm No actually I am not sure!! Does anyone know? am I right? all I do know is that I miss it!.

My war wounds are healing very nicely, I have one tiny one you can hardly see it and the others seem to be getting smaller and the scabs are falling off on their own accord. My large scar is my favorite, and I can now feel the port under the scar which is a bit weired, My sticky out stitch is STILL there, PLING PLING ♪♫♪♫ I keep having a little tug on it now and then to see if there is any movement....but still nothing.