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Pre-band fears part 1: Eating out by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I promised a couple of weeks ago that I was going to post a few articles exploring some of the concerns I had before I got banded - and how those things have panned out. Funny ... Read on »

The goodness goes on... by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Wow! Not sure what is happening. Two more excellent days where my eating has been totally under control, I've felt real restriction and nit been hungry or craved food at all! ... Read on »

Having a better day - why? by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I've had quite a good couple of days. On Sunday I set aside time to do some stepping, light weights training and stretching. I felt so much better afterwards and it gave me a ... Read on »

New breakfast plans by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I went shopping this evening after work and stocked up on lots of healthy food. I'm going to try a different strategy for breakfast. During the week I normally take mixed All ... Read on »

Reward or punishment? by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss At the Healthier Weight support group last weekend, there was a long term bandit there who had some real gems to share with the rest of us. We had got into a discussion where ... Read on »

Many meetings in Manchester by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Hello again! It's been nearly a week since I last posted - the longest it's ever been apart from when I've been on holiday. I've been working very long hours this past week an ... Read on »

Metabolic rate and muscle mass by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Heres my response to Yana who commented on my previous post - I tried to post it as a comment but had a temporary glitch. So here it us for everyone! Hi Yana, You are absolu ... Read on »

Why I've not gained weight by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I recently responded to a post on the UKGastricBand forum to someone who was asking how to get the self control needed to overcome the desire to eat chocolate and other unheal ... Read on »

ONE YEAR TODAY! by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss It's my bandiversary today! One year ago I was recovering in hospital after my early morning surgery. In fact, at this precise time, I was sitting in the chair watching TV and ... Read on »

Putting things into perspective by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I'm feeling positive today! I've been making healthy food choices for a few days and am experiencing good restriction. In fact I had a bit of a shock yesterday - it just struc ... Read on »

Some reassurance by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss As far as my healthy eating goes, I've had a fairly wretched few weeks. Just in the last week I've had about three or four fairly serious chocolate binges. HOWEVER, for any ne ... Read on »

Diet pills? by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Just watching Supersize versus Superskinny where they are looking at diet pills. Apparently there are more than 40 different types. In the UK, 50% of women have tried them! So ... Read on »

Good veggies for restriction by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Over the past weeks I've been keeping a mental note of what foods, and veggies in particular, make me feel full and work best with my band. I eat quite a wide range of vegetab ... Read on »

Recipe: Olive tofu and pasta by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Here's a favourite vegetarian 'recipe' of mine: Olive tofu (available from The Eighth Day in Manchester and other specialist vegetarian shops), with spinach, mushroom-stuffed ... Read on »

A funny ol' day by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Yeah, it's been a funny old day. I've gradually developed a splitting headache and have variously been starving and stuffed. I've also had a slime episode and binged on chocol ... Read on »

Back to the gym by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I kept my resolve today (just) and trudged off to the gym after work. I did about half an hour of aerobic activity on the treadmill including some gentle jogging, and spent an ... Read on »

Time for re-commitment by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Two weeks to go till my bandiversary! I'm struggling a bit the last couple of days to 'contain' my eating. I think it's partly because I have less structure to my time at the ... Read on »

I'm getting younger! by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss I reported a few months ago that my scales gave my metabolic age as 48 - three years older than I actually am, but two years younger than they had been reading ever since I go ... Read on »

Blood pressure by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Over the last couple of weeks I've experienced several temporary bouts of dizziness. It seems to occur if I'm bending down and then stand up too quickly. I checked my blood pr ... Read on »

What I ate today by Theresa Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Here's what I ate today: Breakfast: All Bran and muesli mixed, half a glass of orange juice and an Actimel drink. Lunch: Half a piece of salmon, a slice of wholemeal bread w ... Read on »

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