harrietvane
Well-Known Member
Hi all, and thanks to @Larra for pointing me here from other parts of the internet.
I'm newly switched and enjoying the -26C temperatures here in Montreal while I recover. I had surgery on Tuesday, and after a pretty rough first 48 hours with nausea, am meeting and exceeding my hydration and even ventured outside for the first time today for some small amount of sightseeing with a friend who's come to see me while I'm in town. Definitely still feeling the pain from where my port was removed, but otherwise recovering quite nicely. I'll be off to New York on Monday, before I make the long trip home (~24 hours flying time) 10 days post surgery.
I'm keen to hear more from DSers in 'non traditional' parts of the DS world. I'm an Aussie, based in Singapore, so a lot of the brands and even foods types recommended can be harder for me to get hold of. In particular, any advice or thoughts on living a DS lifestyle in Asia would be more than welcome!
My goals with the DS are several: (1) to fix the disordered and unpredictable eating that plagued me with the band, where it was hit and miss each meal what (if anything) would go down; (2) to resolve some chronic health conditions like high blood pressure and oedema in my legs; (3) to get fitter and more active again, having more energy to live a healthier lifestyle given my very demanding job and (4) to be able to buy clothes in the country I live in, instead of having to import them. (If you ever want a good laugh, I can share some Singapore weight loss advertising where the 'before' is 54 kg - had to walk past that damn billboard every day for a year!)
Looking forward to learning a lot from everyone here, particularly on supplementation, given the lack of expertise in Singapore for bariatric matters in general, let alone DS specifically. The great news is I have a very supportive internal medicine specialist who will gladly order any tests I require.
I'm newly switched and enjoying the -26C temperatures here in Montreal while I recover. I had surgery on Tuesday, and after a pretty rough first 48 hours with nausea, am meeting and exceeding my hydration and even ventured outside for the first time today for some small amount of sightseeing with a friend who's come to see me while I'm in town. Definitely still feeling the pain from where my port was removed, but otherwise recovering quite nicely. I'll be off to New York on Monday, before I make the long trip home (~24 hours flying time) 10 days post surgery.
I'm keen to hear more from DSers in 'non traditional' parts of the DS world. I'm an Aussie, based in Singapore, so a lot of the brands and even foods types recommended can be harder for me to get hold of. In particular, any advice or thoughts on living a DS lifestyle in Asia would be more than welcome!
My goals with the DS are several: (1) to fix the disordered and unpredictable eating that plagued me with the band, where it was hit and miss each meal what (if anything) would go down; (2) to resolve some chronic health conditions like high blood pressure and oedema in my legs; (3) to get fitter and more active again, having more energy to live a healthier lifestyle given my very demanding job and (4) to be able to buy clothes in the country I live in, instead of having to import them. (If you ever want a good laugh, I can share some Singapore weight loss advertising where the 'before' is 54 kg - had to walk past that damn billboard every day for a year!)
Looking forward to learning a lot from everyone here, particularly on supplementation, given the lack of expertise in Singapore for bariatric matters in general, let alone DS specifically. The great news is I have a very supportive internal medicine specialist who will gladly order any tests I require.
