The Week After - The fill that is

Well didn't have to go to mushies or liquids again. In fact I am still eating whatever I like just once again - and I cannot emhasize this enough - CHEW.... I haven't even really noticed that much of a difference on the amount of food I have been able to eat in one sitting since getting my fill. Really I haven't felt a big difference since getting my fill and it has probably only curbed my apetite somewhat. My sister asked me today if I felt anything weird or different since having my lap band done - the honest truth is nothing at all - I feel 100% normal and the same as I was before. Nothing but the amount of food I can eat has changed for me - and that is what I told her.

Basically I have eaten this week - among other things of course - carrots (cooked), steak sandwich, cheeses, fish, chicken snitzel, oregano bread, you name it - it looks like a can eat it without issue. I am still eating about 1 cup - e.g. went to dinner yesterday - the best garlic prawns I have ever eaten - the sauce is to die for. If you live in Sydney visit Mario's Restaurant in Croydon. YUMMY - they serve 5 x king prawns and 1 x roll of fresh bread. Well I had about 4 prawns and 1/2 the roll. I should've left it at that but ended up having the last prawn which really made me full - and this time there is no mistaken it - I mean really full. The feeling that you cannot eat anymore or you will throw it up. But I didn't feel sick at all, no pain , no discomfort - just a feeling of over fullness - which is great because I didn't get the munchies last night that's for sure.

I am getting real good at estimating the amount I eat. I always use a side plate as my plate which helps to estimate the amount. This shoudn't be piled up either - nice and flat on the plate. Unfortunatley it is easy enough to cheat - without feeling sick or bad in any way except psychologically. On Thursday we had the biggest morning tea at work - I participated fully - let me asure you - whilst everyone else packed their plates - I ate the usual morsel of food - however you can only eat 1 cup AT A TIME - that means you can basically go back and eat some more every 2 hours or so. That's why the doc's tell you NOT to graze - because you can get alot more in this way, and believe me I DID..... I thought I would share it with you because I want this blog to be as honest as possible. I know that I am still responsible for my weight loss - therefore I know I cannot do this everyday - and so far it has been easy enough not to - as on most days I want to have a good meal - I stay full for 3 to 4 hours - honestly closer to 4 hours and therefore rarely think of food until that time - at which time it is time for dinner again.

I have added a photo - not much difference I know - but what difference in the clothing. I am now in my size 18 jeans at 104 kilos. That's a weight loss of 6 1/2 kilos in 4 weeks since my operation and a total of 26 kilo loss since I started this diet in the new year.