Christmas Eve...Day 10.

Oh thank goodness it has been a better day today.  Must of had the 9 day blues yesterday.  First with my weigh in and then later I pigged out...well as much as you can after you have just had surgery for a gastric band!!!!

I just felt like more than liquids and was really sick of those...even with the new soups I made.  I was also feeling sorry for myself and taunting myself with the....'Why did you do this before Christmas and your holidays?'and 'Poor you you can't eat anything decent...' .  Really all I wanted was some of the Creamy Chicken casserole that I blended up last night for the mushy stage.

Well, I was making the lunches for my daughters and their friends who were over for a play and I saw the peanut butter jar ( a MAJOR) weakness of mine and then the teaspoon just kinda fell in there and then into my mouth.  OMG...yummmmmmmmmm...so I had a few more.  Later I begged DH to go and get the shopping so I could have some more ( in secret) plus 3 choccies that a girlfriend gave me.  Well serves me right but I got a tiny pain in my chest from the peanut butter...scared the sh*t out of me!!!

It is scary how quickly we can fall into bad habits even when we can't really eat!!!  But sneak eating/ bingeing is a problem for me and something I will have to work on when the real eating begins!!! Anyway this morning all is good and it is another day...and I am not going to get bogged down by the guilt!!  I made some chicken and sweet corn soup and then cooked for Christmas day.  The girls had a ball.  It is so exciting wathcing the girls get all excited for Christmas....my youngest just begged me to be able to open something....or just tell her what one of the presents were.  Luckily a friend came over and they opened their girfts from them.

This is a picture of my scars from today.  (Don't freak out at the red long one...it is the tiny scar in the middle that is from the surgery.  The long ones are a reaction I had from the steri strips...blisters etc and the red stuff is mecurochrome to dry them out)

Sorry to subject you all to my gross stomach but I wanted to record the scars....you can't even see the one in my belly button as my tummy hangs down.  I don't think the scars will be a problem but am so looking forward to seeing a much better looking stomach!!!  Who wouldn't???

Finally I got a surprise in the mail today....some books I ordered early this week have arrived.

These are from a dietician in Brisbane and have loads of helpful hints to change your eating after a gastric band.  So more info to read and lots of tips to get me on my way to changing my lifestyle for good.  Yippee.

Measurements in cm

14/12/09

Neck -  37

Left arm  -  34

Right arm  -  34

Chest  -  123  ( I hate my big chest as I have a broad back and never had boobs until after my second DD)

Waist  -  119

Hips  -  127

Legs - no measured

23/12/09

Neck  -  35.5

Left arm  -  33.5

Right arm  -  33

Chest  -  118 (yay 5 cms!!!)

Waist  -  115 (yippee 4 cms)

Hips  -  124

Left thigh  -  65

Right thigh  -  64

Total cms lost:  15 cm in just over a week.

Well I just want to wish all my new bandster friends a really enjoyable Christmas ...no matter what stage you are at and a wonderful New Year.  I know there will be a lot less of us next year...he he he.   I look forward to our journey together.

A special HI to my followers...thanks for tuning in...I love comments by the way ;).

We go away on Saturday for 2 weeks down the South Coast.....that will be so nice

Till next time....

GB