I'm Finally Losing It!
My quest to finally lose the extra kilo's I've been carting around for years.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Wowzers, It's been forever.
Just a little update. I reached my healthy weight range goal about 2 months ago and have only lost 900 grams since then. I am now weighing in at 70.1 kg. So bloody close to being under 70 kg. I've only got 5.1 kg to go to reach my ultimate goal of 65 kg.
Life has been pretty fun lately. We entertain a lot and have a made a really good circle of friends since moving back to Mount Isa almost a year ago. It has been simply wonderful having some family around which I have not had for over 12 years. I'm a little sad though cause my BFF has decided to take a job in Mongolia with a large mining company there. Fantastic opportunity for her but now I won't have her around. We have already planned a catch up holiday in either Phuket or Kuala Lumpur, maybe even Korea, mid next year. Now I just have to tell my husband. Lol.
I've been feeling really healthy but I think I might still be drinking a little too much. This is reflecting in me not being able to move the last 5 kg I think, so I am going to have to address this. I've been working with my podiatrist on trying to completely heal my feet issues. I really want to get back into doing some running. I discovered that I love running about 1.5 years ago but then developed a plantar ficaitis which has been giving me hell ever since.
Well gonna head off now. Take care everyone. xx
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Had a great couple of weeks
Sunday, March 13, 2011
UNDER 77kg
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Gotta Tell You!!!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Last two days.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Hello there
Saturday, January 15, 2011
So, So Good
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Having an Un-fill
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Ho, Ho, Ho.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
End of Challenge
The biggest success I have achieved over these 6 weeks has not been the weight loss but has been the exercise. I now have a happy routine of doing classes and going walking. The motivation of the challenge helped me find a rhythm that I am determined to stick with.
Happy am I, going into the Christmas feasting season knowing that this will be the first year ever that I have not over eaten and that I will most likely lose weight this week :)
I Love My Band
xxx
PS: Merry Christmas Everyone
Sunday, December 12, 2010
MIA - Sorry
My band has finally settled down and I am now able to eat most things again (minus bread & pasta) without PB'ing. This is such a great relief because I was thinking of getting an un-fill. I have noticed that it gets quite loose around TOM and after doing some reading I see this can be quite common.
It is really starting to heat right up here now. Last week we had a good few days over 40 (104). It is only gonna get hotter coming into January. I'm so happy to have a pool and the boys and I have been living in there.
Oh a NSV. I bought and fitted into my first size AU12 (US8) denim shorts in years. I am a firm size 14 (US10) in most things and all of my size 16 (US12) are now way to big. I started out this journey wearing tight 18 (US14) and now almost 5 months in I am fitting into 12's, that's 3 dress sizes. YAY!!! I've also had to throw out all my knickers and bras, much to my husbands glee. He much prefers my now lacy numbers ;-)
Well thanks for sticking around. I am going to try and get through some blogs today and catch up on everyone.
Cheers Nikki x
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Week Two
Lost 1.2 kg or 2.65 pounds.
Woohoo, I am so ecstatic about this loss. I so hope to be under 80 kg by next week. I am currently only 4.3 kg off pre-pregnancy weight of 76 kg. I think I will try and make this my goal for the challenge. I'm sure if I up my exercise a little and cut out the drinking I will be able to achieve this. :=)
Friday, November 19, 2010
Ok, took a sneak peak but am confused??
I am amazed at what a difference a little bit of excercise can do. Not only do I feel stronger and healthier but i feel better within myself also.
Bring on the next four weeks I say. Not sure if I will be able to catch up to grace but I will sure as heck give it a try :)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Week One
Friday, November 12, 2010
I'm sure it is killing me!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
First Day of Challenge
Monday, November 1, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
First Mini Goal Reached
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Changing my Ticker.
I've decided to follow in the footsteps of some fellow bloggers and change my ticker to reflect how much I have lost since I was at my highest, just after I had my twins when I weighed in at 108kg (238 pounds). It looks so much more impressive, and is such a good confidence booster to show how far I've come so far. Claim it Nikki, you deserve to. :-) The picture is of me just before I had my boys. Wow, how on earth did I manage?
Friday, October 15, 2010
YOU MUST WATCH MELI MELI. HAHAHAHAHA.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Why I had WLS.
I have been asked a few times lately why I had weight loss surgery, because to look at me I don’t look that overweight.
I am only in the obese category according to my BMI and my Doctor was a little reluctant to refer me to my Surgeon, but after a heap of blood tests and going through my dieting history it was decided that gastric banding was the best option. My blood tests revealed some very interesting results. It was found that I was borderline diabetic, I have high cholesterol and high blood pressure, and with my family having a history of heart disease I was heading down a very dangerous path. It was also found that the hormone (not sure of the technicalities here) that tells the brain that you are full was almost non-existant so I was having extreme difficulty loosing weight on my own, due to constant grazing and overeating.
I had tried many, many conventional methods to lose weight over the past 15 years. Some including, weight watchers, shakes, Jenny Craig, just to name a few.
I had tried prescription drugs, Reductil and Duromine. I had great success with Duromine and took it on and off (mostly on) for about 9 years right up until I found out I was pregnant with my twins 4 years ago. My Doctor offered to put me back on this but I flatly refused. I hated the side effects and was not keen to go back on them with two small kids around. When I was on them I got very moody and snappy and I just didn’t want that to affect my boys.
Then we found out that I had a huge Hiatus Hernia. I got this through my pregnancy with the twins. My Doctor said this is very common in multiple pregnancies. The surgery required to fix the hernia was almost the same as the WLS so my doctor said I could have them both at the same time, I thought “Yeah Why Not?” I am one of those rare cases that can have WLS for other reasons than being over a BMI of 40.
I am so very happy to have had the surgery and there were times during recovery when I thought, “What have I done? Surely I could have lost this excess weight on my own?” But I’ve come to realize that no I couldn’t. I still have a long way to go to get down to a healthy weight. I am looking forward to that time so I can get my blood work done again and compare to were I am now.
I needed to do this so I can watch my boys grow up and to enjoy a long and loving marriage with my wonderful husband. He is my rock and has stood by me through all of my crazy diets and drug taking. It was time that I finally took control of my health. For me the “Way I Look” is just a positive side effect to getting healthy on the inside, my main goal.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Another pic for Ash :)
My First NSV
So my DH and I went out on Saturday night for dinner with some friends, we had a lovely evening. They drank champers, I drank one glass of wine (I can't handle the bubbles, damn it), they ate big steak, I ate small entree. It was just fantastic, how it should be. Well today I downloaded a picture taken of DH and I before we went out, and I must say even I am impressed. I can really see some changes in my shape in the last few weeks. I bought a new dress specially for the evening. It is a size 14 Aust (I think that is a 10 US / medium). I was so excited, I tried on so many dresses in the store, all size 14 and they all fit. I actually bought 2 dresses, but I haven't had a chance to wear the other one just yet.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Hello Lena
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Hideous Withdrawals
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
My most Awesome Fill Ever
Friday, October 1, 2010
You girls are AWESOME!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
A Question??
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
2 new Followers - Welcome
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Finally a loss :)
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Well that's not pleasant...
Just experienced my first stuck and PB. Came home from the movies with the boys (Despicable Me - funny one) and was starving cause I decided not to indulge in popcorn. Decided a dry, cold pork chop left over from dinner was a better option. Boy was I wrong!!! Tasted lovely and thought I chewed it up enough, but NO! after a couple of bites I could feel the burning pain in my chest, then BAM, up it came. Nothing like having a full on puke, but rather a controlled slow foamy vomit. It lasted about 20 minutes and I can still feel a little pain there. I was amazed at how much foam I could produce in such a short amount of time. Definitely not something I wish to repeat in the near future.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Okay...Time to Confess...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Welcome Kristen
Monday, August 30, 2010
Arrggghhh...I've put on
Friday, August 27, 2010
First Fill (or was it my second?)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Not much going on.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Get me outta this HELL I'm in...PLEASE...
So I think I am officially in Bandster Hell. I knew it was coming but god this is crazy.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Big Welcome to Drazil
Monday, August 16, 2010
Draz & Joey's Fitness Challenge
So I've decided to put my hand up for this "Go-Chica-Go" challenge. I think it is a fantastic way to get my ass into gear and start doing some regular exercise. It starts on Friday and goes for 5 weeks. It will be good in helping me keep on track as I have 3 major events happening over those 5 weeks. A 40th birthday Party and 2 Weddings. Lots of opportunities to slack off and eat and drink way to much.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
My Wonderful Weekend.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
2 Weeks Post-op
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
An Extra Big Welcome Today
Monday, August 9, 2010
Onto Mushies...YAY!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Went to the Ekka :o)
Thursday, August 5, 2010
1 week Post-op
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
6 Days in and a hic-up :(
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Versatile Blogger Award
Woohoo, thanks so much Sam (http://banded4me.blogspot.com/) for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award.