9 Weeks + 6 Days post Lab Band

10 weeks ago I was right now eating my way through the most delicious meal I have ever had in my life, and probably the most expensive as well! I can remember it in exquisitely fine detail. I remember the beautiful lights of the square in Brugge and feeling like I was the luckiest person on earth right then. I was doing what I love best - eating- and I had my best mate in the whole world with me to support me on one of the biggest adventures of my life. How many people have a friend that you can ask to just drop everything for a week and come with you to help you while you have an operation. I can remember her face when I told her. It was definitely wondering what I was going to ask that's for sure! But she then did her "Ohhhhh!" that she does. It was like she was getting it done too. She was so excited.

I will never forget that. What a wonderful friend. I mean, this was no ordinary trip, she was agreeing to come with me, come to the hospital, be on her own all day, and then not have very much company for a few days because of me having the op etc. So it wasn't a pleasure trip for her at all. The more I think about it, the more I want to thank her, because without her I would not have this lap band you know? I could not have gone through with it on my own. My Mum had had her bunions done literally the week before I went into surgery and couldn't walk. My husband had to look after our son, so I would have been totally alone. There is no way I could have been alone doing that. She helped me so much after surgery... helping me out of bed, helping me on with clothes, helping me eat and fetching stuff and even carrying our cases.

So, THANK YOU Mate. Honestly. You are one in a million.

Soppy crap over with... I am sitting at the moment eating a bar of chocolate. I am pondering why I am doing this. I can't make up my mind if its last minute eating before my fill on Thursday, or I just want it, or what. But its going down a treat. I am not really a chocolate girl... but give me a bar and I will eat it for you no trouble.

I am looking forward to my fill with glee. I am in a very happy zone right now. I just hope that nothing bursts my bubble.

There are lots of people reading this blog by the way. I want to know who you all are. You all pour over pages and pages of my blog, but never leave your comments, and I would love to hear from you all. Even just to say Hi! So please reply to my blog and leave your comments.

Today was odd. I had a morning of beautification: Spa pedicure and nail polish and then another infill on my nails. I can't believe I have been having these nails for nearly a year now. Wow, doesn't time fly. No one does toes like my friends at the nail bar. They look good enough to eat when I come out of there. Today they look like little cherries. If I wasn't so fat I would bend over and nibble them!! HA HA. They are so yummy and shiny. Why doesn't it look like that when you do them at home in front of the telly???????!!!!! Its just not fair. Oh well. I thought I would do them a couple of times so that my feet look nice enough to let out in Sri Lanka...

Only 29 days to go!!!!!!!!

So beautification regime is in full swing. Since I have been banded I have been taking an awful lot more care in myself. I now have regular facials, pedicures and I have even shaved my legs this week, which is an utter miracle!! I am going to have my legs waxed before the holiday. I have no idea if it works, but thought I might as well have a go. I had it once about 5 years ago and it was rubbish. They kind of ripped the hairs of at the leg rather than pulling the whole thing out at the root, so they were all stubbly after 2 days. I never bothered again. But someone told me this should not have happened, and I should have gone back and told them.... Ho hum. I think its a bit too late now don't you?

So sun bed, waxing, pedicures and manicures and facials... Wow, its like I am a lady of leisure. No one would think I hold down a full time job, educate my son and also scrub the decks! No wonder I need my friends at wiltshire farm foods! And NO! I don't work for them, I just happen to think that they are amazing amazing amazing. They deliver all the food for the week and put it in your freezer and are amazingly lovely people. TRY IT!! Its great to just be able to walk through the door and bung the dinner on, have a quick coffee and then "Ping!" its done. Tonight's delight was roast lamb with roast and mashed potatoes, cauliflower and green beans. YUM.

Anyway, I cant be bothered to type any more