Update from me

[Fangtasia]

Dang i've been busy as lol

My eldest demon spawn has moved out (woohooooo), though i miss him it is nice to see him with some independence (he has aspergers). I go and see him at least once a week, and enjoy that time heaps.
My youngest spawn is now finished school and has a job (woohoooo) and i dont think it will be that long and he too will move out.
Bilbo and i will then have a empty nest and will thoroughly enjoy it *LOL*

Work sux - to the point that during my annual leave while recovering from surgery (hopefully) i will be actively looking for a new job! Dont care what it is as such as long as it is NOT doing what i am currently and the workmates are decent!

Regarding surgery - I am hoping to go under the knife sometime in December. If is a major op, but one i have been wanting for quite a while. Its not the procedure i originally wanted, after talking to the surgeon the other option is better suited to myself. I'm not saying what it is yet and prolly wont until its done and i'm all clear. It will be a start to a new life for me.

So yeah sorry i havent been around as much as a should *hugz*

Fill me in on whats happening in your life????

[Lord Snow]

Oh you know....SSDD here. I work, I eat, I try to sleep.

[dicksbro]

In my life ... I think you knew I had surgery to remove a small nodule on my right lung. Surgery was successful and we think it's all gone bye-bye! :)

Seems like this year more than most has been filled with car bills. Mainly normal maintenance stuff, but still frustrating in their frequency.

Lots of fall cleanup to do, but I've been slow in starting. Too bad, the weather has finally (knock on wood), turned beautiful.

Just want you to to Fantasia, you'll be in our prayers until we know the surgery is done and that all is going well! Actually, we think of you anyway, but the prayers will just be more intense than normal. ;)

:grope:

[Fangtasia]

Thanks DB *hugz*

I'm predicting it will all go well, but gotta be a realist and surgery can go wrong i spose. If this one does it will be a not so easy fix unfortunately and will see me with extended hospital stays, rather than the 4 days min.
The risk is there, i understand it to be a 1% chance. I am fingers crossed just hoping beyond hope i am not in the 1%.

Prayers will be fully appreciated!

[Lilith]

I am fine. My oldest son is now my daughter, my best friend's 10 month old baby died and I was there, my classroom aide has been out sick for a week and a half, I was in the dog house at work for calling peeps on their bull shit, my son just informed me he wants to go be a FES his senior year in Tokyo or at the very least he will be going to London for next year's new years $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, and I hurt something and can't get back to zumba without tearing it up so I am gaining back weight I worked so hard to lose. But I am fine.












Really I am. Just a lot of heavy stuff at once.

[jseal]

I suspect this feels somewhat like another type of “coming out” might be – simultaneously exciting and scary – but the big transition in my life is that I have taken on a submissive.

[dm383]

Hope your surgery has the desired results hon. Prayers are a given!

My daughter "R" (who turns 19 on Hallowe'en!) has just started her THIRD year at university in Edinburgh! Living there, with her boyfriend, and Herself and I visit with them every second Friday.

Showing off a bit here, but I now have two cars! A (very fast!) Subaru for fun, and an Alfa Romeo GT for work. No bike now though, and promised R I wouldn't get another. As she said, "I've lost one parent - thats enough".

Other than that, work/sleep/play. It's all there is, when you get right down to it!

DM

[kleclere]

Fangtasia you are in my prayers that all well come out fine. My oldest daughter is due with my first grand child a boy on Christmas eve. My oldest son still has no urge to find a job and my youngest just turned 16 and is doing good. I maybe getting divorced here soon, but am currently seperated. Other than that I go to work and come home to continue the same the next day.

[FlirtWithMe]

I hope everything goes ok with your surgery, Fangtasia, and you heal quickly afterwards :)

I'm going for fairly major surgery very soon, too. Next week, in fact :eek: :eek: I should be just about healed by the time you go for yours.

Good to read an update from you all. My life is different beyond all recognition but I'm doing ok :)

:console: to anyone who needs it x

[Fangtasia]

Thanks again.

This op has the very large potential to give me my like back, opening up quite a few opportunities in many aspects. I am excited as. Passed all the tests with flying colours, so thats a major barrier out of the way. One more barrier to get passed before i will know for sure if it will go ahead. Gonna be a long wait til i know, well its gonna feel like a bloody long wait anyway.
I will be applying for a weeks long service the 1st day back at work, they will love that i bet. I cant leave it any longer than that, or it definately wont get approved. So regardless of if the op goes ahead or not i will be having nearly 6 weeks off this Xmas *L*
Yeah as i said i'm excited, but also scared cause i know things can go wrong, surely i have had my share!!

[gekkogecko]

Glad to hear thigns are looking up.

[Fangtasia]

An update on the update lol

Long Service Leave granted
Surgery looks to be happening on the 7th Dec, just waiting for confirmation.
I will be in hospital for 4 days (1 day possibly ICU) if it goes ahead

[Lilith]

Glad it is all working out. Things here are the same. Keep us posted!

[gekkogecko]

Surgery looks to be happening on the 7th Dec, just waiting for confirmation.



I will take this opportunity to point out that you should ensure that you are in no way mistaken for a harbor.

[Oldfart]

That's a pearler, GG.

[Fangtasia]

Huh?? *zoom over my head*

[Oldfart]

That's right, 7th December 1941, the Pearl Harbour attack.

[Fangtasia]

Sooooooooooo i have a confirmed date for surgery now. 27th Nov.

As of Monday 5th i start the pre surgery optifast stage, i'm thinking this will be hardest trial of the whole process lol I will make it through, i cant stuff it up, its a very important and necessary part.....will be interesting to see how much i lose just in the 4 weeks of that...................

[rabbit]

Reading through some of these posts, my own troubles get quickly put in perspective...all I have to offer is a broken hand that ruined my golf this summer.

damn...

[Fangtasia]

So i am at the last day of the pre op diet, i have lost 8.8kg in 3 weeks.

Tomorrow is surgery day, 7AM, bright and early and 1st-2nd cab off the rank.

I am heading closer to the hospital tonight (3 hours away) i may not have interent access, but as soon as i am able i will update you all.

*hugz*

[jseal]

Fangtasia,

I'm sure all will go well! We'll be waiting here to read about your success! :thumb:

[dicksbro]

Prayers are on double-inensity for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery!

[Lilith]

((hugs)) to you!

[Oldfart]

And the result was?

C'mon woman, give us the good news.

[gekkogecko]

^^^

[Oldfart]

^^^^^^^^^

[PantyFanatic]

http://i.imgur.com/x5D5o.gif

[dicksbro]

Prayers continuing while we await the results. :wish:

[Lilith]

She posted on fb :) I don't think she can get "here" from where she is recuperating.

[gekkogecko]

OK, Lilith, would you pass on whatever it was, for those of us not on Faceplant?

[Oldfart]

All I saw on FB was that she had interweb restrictions and that she'd get to us when she could. Evidently things went OK or she'd have had words to say.

[Lilith]

From our girl:

I've had the op, the 1st 2 days were rough, they were fighting to get the vomiting under control, turns out it looks like i have yet another medication allergy that was causing the issue. So i have refused to have that anymore and am now well on the way to recovery.
Today (30th) is my 1st day of being allowed to drink anything (still nothing to eat yet). I'm allowed 50ml of clear fluid over an hour, and believe me after not having anything since 8pm on the 26th, any fluid is like the nectar of the gods lmao
Dont know when i am being let go home....so will not be able to get to pixies until i am home

Lotsa love
Fangtasia

[PantyFanatic]

Get better faster!!!!!

http://www.pic4ever.com/images/Laie_28.gif

[gekkogecko]

Thank you.

I hope the allergenic stuff is well & truly out of her system by now.

[Fangtasia]

Woohooo guys....i'm home

Doing really well, recovering nicely. will be a few weeks at least before i am able to lift anything, but thats cool.

Thanks for the thoughts guys & to the wonderful Lil for passing on my message :)
Love ya all!

[dicksbro]

The love is returned with some extra tossed in for good measure. So glad you're home and doing well. Just take care. You're missed when you're not here with your family. ;)

[gekkogecko]

Doing really well, recovering nicely. will be a few weeks at least before i am able to lift anything

You're not even allowed to lift with your fangs?

[Fangtasia]

Nope not even my fangs lol

[Pita]

I'm very glad to hear that your are recovering and doing well. :)

[PantyFanatic]

So ya not be able tu swing ur ax for a bit, eh? :devil:

[Oldfart]

Don't bet yer test-tickles on it.

[gekkogecko]

So ya not be able tu swing ur ax for a bit, eh? :devil:


Careful, PF, she's likely to make an exception for you.

[Fangtasia]

So i am pretty much in the clear now, still need to be careful to a point i spose for a few more weeks. I feel a million bucks guys, came through it really well (bout time i copped a surgery break *L*)

The 2 days after the op were rough as, and i kept saying what the fuck have i done to myself here. Turns out it all was due to a medication allergy. I refused to continue that one and then there was no looking back!

Now onto what i had done...

I am obese, and i frecking hate it! So i decided to do something about it. I had a gastric sleeve done. For those that may not know what this is, they remove quite a bit of your stomach. Normal stomachs hold approx 1 litre, mine now holds approx 150mls. Because i can only eat small amounts at a sitting, my main intake is protein, i am not permitted to drink at all while eating (fluids take up precious food room)

I am at a plateau in weightloss at the moment, mainly because, well its Xmas, and i did not eat exactly as i should (i ate nowhere near enough and not the best choices), but Xmas is now over, and its full steam ahead to the new me.

I have a ticker in signature, so ppl can see how i'm doing.....looking forward to the new improved me!

[jseal]

Fangtasia,

Good for you. :thumb: Congratulations!

[Fangtasia]

Thanks jseal :)

[Lilith]

So proud of you for doing this Fang! I have looked in to surgery as well but it is not a great option for me :( Get back on the proteins and you will see yourself shrink. ((hugs))

[Fangtasia]

Thanks Lil hun.......surgery was my last option, tried so many others, i want my damn life back!

I will be doing some studying on high protein foods, and picking up some tasteless protien powder to bump up other food types also.

Got my bucket list at the ready. Cant wait to start ticking off the list *L*

[WhoamI]

I had a gastric bypass done about a year ago. A lot of friends had gastric surgery also. Some got a sleeve some a bypass and both seem to work out fine. I went from 400lbs to 215lbs in a year. What ever you do make sure you eat your protein and drink all your fluids for the day! If you make the mistake of letting yourself get dehydrated once you will never do it again! I messed up and let myself get dehydrated and it's horrible. If you have any questions about things down the road I'll be glad to try and answer them for you. Good luck!

OH! Start saving money now because all the new clothes you will need for the newly developing smaller you gets expensive quick. :D

[Fangtasia]

Thanks WhoAmI.

I need to up my protein, i know that for a fact. I'm getting peckish (not that it takes much to make that go away *L*). I need to get myself organised to have 6 meals times a day too, but i just cant fit it in sometimes.

Oh i know about dehydration already, it is way not good. When i got out of hospital we were having a heatwave, when you can only drink 50ml of fluids an hour, it truely was not good. I lasted a day and i just had to go against the surgeons advice and free fluid after that (just sipped water pretty much all day, other than when i ate of course)

I bought some new clothes today (they were major major on sale, so no big prob when they are too big later) and already down 2 sizes, stoked!

[Lord Snow]

I know fish is great protein and low fat. Turkey is better than chicken. You could also try protein shakes as meal substitutes for when you don't have the time, but clear that with the doctor first. If you are allowed the protein shakes make sure you look at the contents closely. I was drinking them for a while, and found some had better percentages than others.

[gekkogecko]

Seventytwo and a half kilos? Holy shit.

[kleclere]

Congrats Fangtasia and hope that your goal will be a reached soon.

[Fangtasia]

I know fish is great protein and low fat. Turkey is better than chicken. You could also try protein shakes as meal substitutes for when you don't have the time, but clear that with the doctor first. If you are allowed the protein shakes make sure you look at the contents closely. I was drinking them for a while, and found some had better percentages than others.
I eat a lot of fish, tuna, salmon etc. Just as well i actually like it lol. Love turkey, but its unbelievably pricey, so that is not something i would be having often. Eggs are another good protein source, i ether have them cooked or add a few raw ones to a shake/smoothie.
I am permitted protein shakes, once i go back to work that will be my breakfast at 3am lol. I use OptiSlim.
Gonna go suss out protein powders either today or tomorrow, i want a tasteless one though so i can add it to whatever needs a boost.

[Fangtasia]

Seventytwo and a half kilos? Holy shit.
Yep :(

[Fangtasia]

Congrats Fangtasia and hope that your goal will be a reached soon.
Thank you....it will take a bit of time to take this weight off, it certainly didnt get here overnight.
I am looking at a gym/pool memberships at the moment to help speed the loss up some

[Lilith]

Finding exercise that does not cripple you is difficult. I zumba (latin dancing) but it can be hard on the knees and ankles. I found ellipticals and treadmills caused repetitive strike injuries for me and since I needed to use them so much it was pretty intense. Maybe a stationary bike and then you can move to a regular bike after?

[Fangtasia]

Dancing is out at this stage, i carry too much still for it not to cause problems.

I was thinking the pool, swimming and even walking in the water can be good exercise and is low impact on the body. The treadmill i could do carefully, and the exercise bike. The rowing machine i could do in small amounts.
I need to tone as best i can so some weight work will be needed.

I will need a personal trainer to do me up a plan as i do need to be careful. My back is knackered, so will need careful building up. Hips are shot, ankles are shot. Crook shoulders (rotor cuffs), RSI in my elbows lmfao...Wlking wounded i tell ya.

I just need to start off slow and as my fitness builds so can the workouts. I know i can do it, i used to be a bit of a gym junkie, yeah suprise suprise i know. 6 days/week for 2-3 hours a day, absolutely loved it, you'd come out buzzed!

[Lilith]

I was too. I am convinced it is part of the problem. I was burning a zillion calories back then but as life got in the way I could not keep that schedule. Now it takes sooooo much to lose anything.

[Fangtasia]

Yeah i dont have time to do gym like that now....ok when i am not working, but add that sorta time to working fulltime and looking for another job, photography, and wanting to go back to school and its just not attainable.

But i would like to get back to it, i'm sure it will be anything but enjoyable at the start lol I wish though i had a gym buddy, might have to see if i can rope someone into coming with me i think

[gigi]

I hope you find the gym buddy you are looking for....it helped me get back and take off 30 pounds. Which is only a piece of what I should lose. But it's the first time that the 30 haven't come back.
I'll be thinking of you Fangtasia...and hoping that all goes very well. :)

[Pita]

Fangtasia, I wish you all the best as you go forward. I had a friend you had gastic bypass and his life was drastically changed for the better. I also have a lot of weight to lose. I was doing really great for awhile and then life and it's many ups and downs got in the way, and when your addiction is food that is what you turn to. At least I do. :rolleyes:

I just bought a really nice elliptical and some new weights for my new workout room in my house. I also belong to a weight loss group called TOPS (taking off pounds sensibly) and this Wednesday is my new start over date.

If anyone wants to start a support thread on here, I will be happy to join. :nod:

[Coaster]

Congrats and good luck Fang.

I am on (since March) Visalus and have lost 15lbs. I do sell it as well so PM if you want to know more... I don't want Lil to be dragging me down the dungeon with her flogger!

And only 15lbs more to go so............... :nana:

[sodaklostsoul]

I think you all are AWSOME!!

[dicksbro]

You've got our best hopes, Fangtasia! We're all cheering for you!

[Fangtasia]

Soooo finally made it to my 1st mini goal.....now its onwards to the next mini goal

[Lilith]

So glad for you. Making progress must feel so good.

[Fangtasia]

Feels awesome hun! Very pleased to seeing the scales move again, had a major plateau stage...

An interesting side effect seems to be my period not turning up, it is now 9 days late. If i didnt know better i would be nervous lol

I am coping better at work too, a bonus there!

[dm383]

My OH has been going to weight-loss "classes" since last March and reached her goal weight last Monday, meaning she's lost 3 stone 4 pounds altogether - 46 pounds or a fraction under 21kg.

Her main activity has always been (horse!) riding, and being the lowest weight, well, ever really, means she can now manage a lot more in that regards, plus gym, swimming, walking the dogs even longer …. the list goes on.

It has other benefits as well ;) ; sadly those show up my overweightedness and lack of fitness!!

Well done Fang, and here's to the next mini-goal! :cheers:

DM

[Fangtasia]

I've now passed my 1st mini goal and heading to the next. I've lost 2-3 clothes sizes (depends on what the clothes are) and feeling far better already.

I have my relapse moments, where my choices are not brilliant. I've worked out this happens when i am rushing or busy. But sometimes slowing down just isnt an option.

I am, at the moment, trying to de-busy some parts of my life. Some has been hard to let go i will admit, but something has to give.

I am sorta stuck in this middle spot. One hand is the familiar (job, hobbies, life in general), and the other hand is the big black unknown....i want to head for the unknown but the familiar is comfy and i'm a bit nervous of stepping off. Dunno if i am making sense but lol that is how a feel at the moment.

But all in all things are plodding along in the general direction i want to go

[dicksbro]

You've always got our support and very best wishes, that's for sure!

[jseal]

Fangtasia,

I'm sure you'll succeed! :thumb:

[Lilith]

Fang,
I too am at a crossroads. I know how you feel about staying with what is familiar and comfy even if not what is best for you. I hope you and I both get to the other side unscathed. ((hugs))

[gekkogecko]

Hey, it's far better if the second sentence stopped after the fourth word.

[Fangtasia]

Thought i best update...slowly de-busying my life. It got a bit crazy lately, we moved house, well still are (boy was/is that fun,lol)

Still losing weight, suprisingly i must admit. Ive now lost 23.5kg (51.8lb), chuffed with that! My next mini goal is getting closer!!

[gekkogecko]

But are your mini skirts getting shorter?

[Fangtasia]

I'm sure they will eventually lol