New Blog Website!

I have now started re-blogging about my life in general at this new addy http://ricke17.tumblr.com/

Rick xx

A Year today!

Just a quick update.

Today is my Oppiversary - I had my RnY 1 year ago and have lost 13 stone in total!

Dad's Funeral

Well, it's been 19 days since dad died and today is his funeral and celebration of his life.

I know it will be hard, but with such loving family and friends around us I know it will go well.

Rest In Peace dad.

My Coffee Obsession

I hated coffee pre-op and, in fact, tea also. I would drink 4-6 litres of Diet Coke a day.

Now my tastes have totally change, which isn't unusual after weightloss surgery. Initially all I could drink was de-caff tea with special sweetener (Xylitol) and Lacto-free milk.

When I went to France with my late father and my brothers, I had developed a Hot Chocolate obsession and I pressed the wrong button on a service station machine and out popped a Cafe Latte.

Well now I cannot get enough of Latte's. My local Costa sees me everyday and all I have to do is walk in and a Large Skinny Latte in a Takeaway Cup is ready for me. At £2.50 a go it's proving quite expensive so I bought a Dolce Gusto machine from eBay and I can highly recommend this. A pack of 8 pods cost about £3.21 which is, obviously, much cheaper than a Costa!

I can eat anything and not dump, grrrr

I can eat chocolate, cake, sweets etc and not dump at all - I have asked my bruv not to buy these as I will only nick them and eat them. Grrrrr

OMG!!!!!!!

My brother has only proposed to his chick and she said yes!!!

Congratulations bruv, mum & dad would be VERY proud of you xxx