When i was told by my Orthopaedic surgeon in June 2009 that if he was to do a total revision hip replacement on me that i would have to lose weight at least 2 stone were his words and this had to be by 29th Sept when he had pencilled it in for the operation.
I left the hospital thinking of a plan but when you like your food like i do and a drink like i do i found it hard to get my head around but it had to be done.
I had to get this plan together but where do i start yes i know i thought just don't eat so many crisps and sausage rolls well now and again wont hurt but my beer well that will be ok not many calories in that after all it's only a drink at the end of the day yes this diet will be a breeze.
After thinking what to do and foods to buy one thing i thought i would need was a Calorie Counter book and what a fantastic buy that was as i soon found out.
This little book turned out to be my bible i used this book to plan all my meals i now scoff at the idea of Sausage rolls, Crisps and Beer all being ok just a quick look in my book told me all that ok now and again is ok people used to say a little of what you fancy does you good i can remember being told well not me I'm afraid if i brought a pack of sausage rolls i would eat the lot during the day i never felt it was greed it was just that i liked them same for crisps and beer as a matter of fact there was not a lot i did not like i suppose coming from a family of 6 had something to do with it what ever mum put on the table we ate.
My Diet really gave me something to aim for i planned it with military precision i set myself a daily planner of what i ate when i ate it how many calories it contained. At the end of the day i wanted to do this properly as this is going to help me for one thing a New hip, reduce pressure on my heart and wearing nice clothes and feeling healthier was what i was aiming for.
Out went pastries snacks alcoholic drinks and in came fruit more variety of vegetables and bottled water. Fitness was a main concern for me as i was waiting for my Hip operation i was hardly able to walk so any activity related to walking was out of the question.
After my first couple of days i could not wait to get on the scales i know it should be once a week but i could not help myself as i wanted to see if i had lost any weight well 2lb lighter than Monday i thought well that's not much but with more research on the web by going to a weight loss page i found that 2lb per week is the average to lose so i now did not feel so bad. I decided i would weigh myself once a week from now on and by the end of the first week i had lost 7lb i was overjoyed as with planning my meals in advance was rather fun.
The worst time was weekends after 2 to 3 weeks on this diet i was depriving myself of my favourite foods Chinese / Indian Curry's but again after more research i found yes i could have these things stir fry veg / chicken with bamboo shoots instead of noodles / Chicken curry just omit the 4 onion bah gees i would eat in one sitting small boiled rice not large all these changes made a difference.
I even came up with my own menus during the week a fresh piece of salmon with chili sauce on a bed of rice / Baked potato with a small portion of chili i was having a ball and losing weight at the same time and the thing was i was not even exercising not that i did not want to.
By the time my operation date came around i had lost 2st 3lb i felt better than i had for a long time looked better than i had for a long time and was now waiting for a new lease of life when my operation was finally over. My surgeon Mr Jeffrey's was very pleased with my progress and the op was on.
My Hip operation was a success i had lost weight this was the best i had felt in a very long time i was unable to get around for about 16 weeks i had to be very care full after surgery the muscles in my right leg were slightly wasting as i had not managed to walk on it without the aid of crutches for a very long time but now i had to start to exercise the leg by doing physiotherapy after weeks of treatment i started to feel more human more mobile but there was something missing the diet was no more i felt as though i had nothing to aim for anymore i had lost the weight but i found the challenge to keep it of even greater i gradually drifted back into my old ways and the weight went back on.
2 years down the line i am now going to start all over again but this time i have a new challenge and it is to do with my very good friend Jon who also suffers the same heart condition as me he at this moment in time is doing very well on a diet and at the last post he had lost 11 lb he has devised the diet himself. I have listened to his comments on Cardiomyopathy and being overweight and it all makes sense. Being overweight with a heart condition is like having a Mini Minor engine sitting inside a Rolls Royce after a while the engine cannot cope with the size of the vechile looking at it in that term is frightening as that is what is happening to me at the moment and i sure do notice it so i will keep you updated with my weight loss and the foods i will eat.
I hope you might find this post use full and if anyone wishes to make comments please do and i will get back to you i am going to ask Jon can we help each other and give each other support and i know together we can loose this weight
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