Sparkler's Story

Reflections on my life following my gastric band surgery to help control my weight.

Sunday, 2 January 2011

New Year...New Me!

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Happy New Year to all my Blogger buddies out there.  I know you are all convinced that I've forgotten all about you and have left you la...
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Monday, 1 November 2010

Bladder weakness!

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Can I just say that this chugging of water for the challenge is doing my bladder no favours...I do have a problem with urge incontinence sin...
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Saturday, 30 October 2010

I'm a happy bunny...

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After being super good and banishing all alcohol and food related goodies from my diet in an attempt to take this seriously for a change...l...
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Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Curried Cauliflower Heaven...just sayin'

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I just had to share the triumph that my improvised cauliflower soup was this lunch time! It was utter heaven and totally filling.  I've ...
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Bodies just don't always co-operate do they???

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Ok...this is day three of the challenge and not only has my weight not gone down yet...it's gone UP by 0.4lb.  OK, it's only a tiny ...
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Tuesday, 26 October 2010

First day of the challenge is behind me...& Zumba

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Okay, the title says it all...So far so good on the challenge.  I like this challenge because it's do-able so it's not gonna scare m...
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Monday, 25 October 2010

Doin' the Double Dog Dare Ya Challenge...

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This is perfect timing for me, so I'm Double Dog doin' it.  No social engagements on the horizon for the next two weeks to tempt me ...
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Saturday, 9 October 2010

Boobs

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Hi girlies and boys...so lovely to see all you boobies having such a brilliant time.  So many of you managed to go...fabulous...I'm defi...
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Wednesday, 6 October 2010

First official Weigh In & Odds and Sods

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Hi All, Thip picture is utterly pointless...it's just darned funny.  It's the look in that cat's eyes...so human.  I thought I...
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Friday, 1 October 2010

We've bought the Farm....te he

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Hi guys, Yes, all the paperwork has finally been processed the t's crossed and the i's dotted and we are totally and utterly '...
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Thursday, 30 September 2010

Taking Control

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Following on from my last post, you'll be happy to hear that I've gained control...I don't quite know how, but the out of contro...
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Friday, 24 September 2010

Catching up with you all

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Hi Guys, I hope all the BOOBS are having a wonderful time at this weekend...I wish I could be there.  I haven't been keeping you all...
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Saturday, 4 September 2010

Big School

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I think I mentioned recently that my eldest child started high school yesterday.  It was a really big deal.  we'd agonised over what to ...
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Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Oooh Too Deep

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I hope I didn't scare you guys off with my last post...it was very late at night...you know how that can be. I do feel like I need to ...
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Monday, 30 August 2010

The Meaning of Life

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I've been following Chris's blog for a few months now ('A Deliberate Life' ) and I always find it to be thought provoking an...
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Saturday, 14 August 2010

185

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Well...I needed to share with you that I've seen a new low on the scale this morning...it's all good. I'm now 8lbs from the l...
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Friday, 13 August 2010

I get so much out of this

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I just wanted to say how much I get out of this experience of blogging.  It's so inclusive and open which in the real world is very rare...
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010

WOW...I got an award...so exciting.

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Thanks to Kerri from Just Me and My Band  for this lovely, thoughtful award. It's my very first one so I'm pretty impressed. Her...
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Thursday, 5 August 2010

Keeping on track

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Feeling pretty good today. I really can't get much down early in the day, which is fine, I'm not fighting it.  My weight is slowly d...
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Wednesday, 4 August 2010

Reporting in following my recent fill...

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Hi guys, I've been so busy trying to catch up on everyone's blogs that I haven't really allowed time to keep in touch with you...
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Just a quick one...trying to avert some emotional hunger pangs **Edited**

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Hi Guys, I've just arrived at work...I'm all on my own as the rest of my team is either on hols or out of the office...I've ha...
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Monday, 26 July 2010

Born Again...

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Hi to all my banded buddies...and any as yet to be banded alike.  I have now been reborn as a newly formed bandster who is going to get that...
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Saturday, 24 July 2010

Bye Bye *~D~*...Sorry you had to go...

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Hi everyone, It's a bit of a sad story that our friend *~D~* from 'A Fat Chick Gets Skinny' has left us and withdrawn her blog...
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Friday, 23 July 2010

WE ARE FARMERS!!!

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Hi Guys, Just to keep you in the loop...our offer was accepted on the farmhouse! Yay, we are now soon to be farmers!! As long as the paper...
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Friday, 16 July 2010

Warning! Warning! Danger Will Robinson! Excessively long post...

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Hello...I guess I was a bit squiffy the other night...I even forgot I posted...hmm, I did have a nice night out though. I don't know w...
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Happy Anniversary to me...

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Hi Guys, I've just come back from a lovely night out for my 13th anniversary.  I may be slightly drunk...I'm not entirely sure.,, ...
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Monday, 12 July 2010

Drifting along...

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Hi guys, I haven't really posted on my band progress in a little while now...as we all know when that happens it's usually because...
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Saturday, 10 July 2010

Where to start???

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I've been so busy this last couple of weeks I literally haven't had a moment to myself.  I mentioned in an earlier post I think that...
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Saturday, 26 June 2010

The Aftermath...

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Well, since coming back from my holiday I haven't been able to convince myself that the holiday is OVER! The sun has been shining here a...
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Friday, 18 June 2010

Back from my hols...

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Hi guys, Hope you haven't missed me too much.  I thought I'd have plenty of time to blog whilst I was away and make you all jealous...
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Sunday, 6 June 2010

Thank you all so much

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I just wanted to say a special thank you for the lovely supportive comments on my last post...you know who you are! They were all soooo grea...
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Saturday, 5 June 2010

Really, Really Cross!

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Hi All, I've been so cross about something since Wednesday night, I've done my usual evasion technique and tried not to think abou...
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I chose my name after a character from Charles Dickens 'Little Dorrit'
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