Tag: life-changing


  • Countdown – 26

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    Day 26 pre-op Day 2 pre-op VLCD. Dinner last night: Frittata, with a jelly and lemon mousse dessert. === “only” 8.5mm of rain since yesterday. There is something shiny in the sky today, but that’s all I’m saying about that right now!! I feel like my first day of VLCD went really well yesterday. I…

  • Countdown – 28

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    Day 28 pre-op 0 days left til pre vlcd – tomorrow it begins!! Dinner last night: Homemade Beef Stoup. === 23mm of rain. Today was the day for the trip down the hill to the airport to drop our Son off, and for me to have my CT scan and Barium Swallow. The airport can…

  • Countdown – 32

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    Day 32 pre-op 4 days pre vlcd. Dinner last night: Garlic prawns on rice. === 20mm of rain overnight – I’m about ready to cry. We seriously need a damn break…Actually – scrap that. Today, I have cried when each fresh downpour begins. We didn’t even have the tease of sun breaking through this morning,…

  • Countdown – 33

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    Day 33 pre-op 5 days pre vlcd. Dinner last night: Panko crumbed chicken with home-made air fried chip, and a mixed salad. === 68mm of rain overnight – at this point – do I even need to try and explain what a shit-show our Farm truely is?? Big high rubber boots – only boots –…

  • Countdown – 34

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    Day 34 pre-op 6 days pre vlcd. Dinner last night: Chicken enchiladas with a tomato, onion, trilogy cheese and balsamic drizzle salad. === The Anaesthetists Office emailed me this morning, just to let me know that the quote was in the pipeline and it was anticipated that it would be sent on to me soon.…

  • Countdown – 36

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    Day 36 pre-op 8 days pre vlcd. Dinner last night: Nachos with chilli beef. Our sons flight was cancelled so we needed to change him to a different flight – which my Wife did – and he was now on the 9:30 flight instead of the 8:15 flight. That’s ok – he was still going…

  • Countdown – 37

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    Day 37 pre-op. 9 days pre vlcd. Dinner last night: Ham, Eggs, Baked Beans and Toast. Most of the external work for the Wi-Fi extender has been done by my Wife, so this morning I did the internal bit of plugging in the hardware (which she will properly attach to the wall later) and setting…

  • Countdown – 38

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    Day 38 pre-op 10 days pre vlcd. Dinner last night: Lamb Cutlets marinated in lemon juice and pepper, with Steam-fried Rice. I was listening to an audiobook this morning – “Diary of a Fat Girl” – and in one of the chapters she was talking about her bath towel wrapping around her and how she…

  • Countdown – 40

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    Day 40 pre-op 12 days pre vlcd. Dinner last night: Fish Tacos w Salad. I went into town this morning hoping to get my Wife an Anniversary present for the 31st but unfortunately the shop that I wanted to get something at didn’t have what I wanted, so I’ll have to look for a Plan…

  • Countdown – 41

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    Day 41 pre-op Dinner last night: Spinach and ricotta cannelloni. A regular morning of doing dishes and the usual housework chores indoors, while my Darling fixed the entry gate from the driveway to our house-yard, which has been dodgy since we has a house sitter in (my sister) whilst we were away on holidays. We…