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By Tazi, March 31, 2015
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- frankt04
- December 19, 2018
Abdominal Overhanging Tissue
By Jazziejt, March 31, 2015
- Abdominal Pannus
- Panniculectomy
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- MisforMimi
- March 31, 2015
Try this again...

By SimplySharon, March 31, 2015
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- SimplySharon
- March 31, 2015
April 1st Sleevers! Tomorrow is our Day!
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By x0CheekzVSG, March 31, 2015
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- ddg
- April 23, 2015
Surgery date

By cfinch70, March 31, 2015
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- cfinch70
- April 1, 2015
Recovery room-What I wish someone would have told me

By Okinawa girl, March 31, 2015
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- ladycook9713
- April 1, 2015
Honey?

By nikki.marie86, March 31, 2015
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- Djmohr
- March 31, 2015
how are approvals handled?

By taweedeegirl, March 31, 2015
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- BLERDgirl
- March 31, 2015
Great news with a rant
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By Wishfull.shrinking, March 31, 2015
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- CowgirlJane
- April 1, 2015
Instagram anyone?

By ameteorsink, March 30, 2015
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- tamg26k
- March 31, 2015
No pre-op diet?

By Bellaloly, March 30, 2015
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- 593 views
- cowboyz628
- March 31, 2015
Help!

By BreannaDumas2011, March 30, 2015
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- BLERDgirl
- March 30, 2015
Fearing the Hunger Monster

By Andrew318, March 30, 2015
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- MsAlaineus
- March 31, 2015
Pre-Op Sensitivity to Smells?

By recordsmom, March 30, 2015
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- TXMissy
- April 5, 2015
I Travel More Than 50% For Work - What To Expect?
By RammerJammer, March 30, 2015
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- woo woo
- March 30, 2015
Anyone have prior abdominal surgery?

By requiem, March 30, 2015
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- MrsAce
- July 29, 2015
Would like some advice about what to tell work
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By Vikingsfan8178, March 30, 2015
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- FlabbyNat
- April 16, 2015
Protein Drinks vs. Protein Powders
By Hoven, March 30, 2015
- protein
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- 485 views
- blashlee
- March 30, 2015
6 month wait

By bls01, March 30, 2015
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- agalindo17
- March 30, 2015
Anxiously waiting

By cruzin2beskinny, March 30, 2015
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- Terryrobinson
- March 30, 2015
Tuesday's the day!

By tamtam82, March 30, 2015
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- Bandista
- March 30, 2015
I never thought I'd be saying this...

By MsAlaineus, March 29, 2015
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- MsAlaineus
- April 2, 2015
Hi everyone
By Dee56, March 29, 2015
- Pre op
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- Dee56
- March 29, 2015
Is this normal

By Aspring424, March 29, 2015
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- drmeow
- March 30, 2015
3 days to go

By Sassymom55, March 29, 2015
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- tanya131313
- April 9, 2015
Pre-op diet boredom
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By Heybrendacleo, March 29, 2015
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- mmrennau
- April 8, 2015
Post surgery work out

By raquel_c, March 28, 2015
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- BLERDgirl
- March 28, 2015
ANYONE HAVING SURGERY 3-31-15

By Butterfly85, March 28, 2015
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- Butterfly85
- March 29, 2015
New Here

By Casey Jenkinson Hackett, March 28, 2015
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- mamasbabies
- April 1, 2015
To all self pay bandsters

By gabita, March 28, 2015
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- gabita
- March 28, 2015
MY SURGERY IS MARCH 31ST
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By Butterfly85, March 28, 2015
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- tanya131313
- April 17, 2015
Post operation....what's everyone drinking?
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By raquel_c, March 28, 2015
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- fox99
- March 28, 2015
Must haves.....

By mrscherry2010, March 28, 2015
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- IcanMakeit
- March 28, 2015
Tips for QUICK loss to make weight?
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By MoMo12onTheGo, March 28, 2015
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- majorsmama
- April 7, 2015
Surgery

By Sam58, March 28, 2015
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- Lakelandgirl
- March 30, 2015
Huge surprise: Approved!
By Mel24, March 28, 2015
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  Sleeve
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- Matt Z
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MY DOCTOR WAS SO DISCOURAGING
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By taweedeegirl, March 28, 2015
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- taweedeegirl
- March 31, 2015
Beginning of process

By m.sexton, March 28, 2015
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- majorsmama
- March 28, 2015
Pre optifast

By octavia16, March 27, 2015
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- octavia16
- June 27, 2015
Is a URINE test done BEFORE surgery?

By x0CheekzVSG, March 27, 2015
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- Elode
- March 27, 2015
Here's What 5 Months Can Do
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By mnmlst, March 27, 2015
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- arrical8
- April 9, 2015
Just got the approval call! May 4th!
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By raquel_c, March 27, 2015
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- Esoler
- April 30, 2016
The New Girl

By Butterflyink13, March 27, 2015
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- Okinawa girl
- March 28, 2015
the wait is going to kill me...

By lauren8486, March 27, 2015
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- wannaBthinsoon
- March 28, 2015
Finally Made my decision.

By Charrua87, March 27, 2015
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- Charrua87
- March 27, 2015
March 25th was my day

By ivy4u, March 26, 2015
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- ohjul
- March 29, 2015
1500 cal diet pre surgery

By mandyq1985, March 26, 2015
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- Mel24
- March 28, 2015
Nausea on Pre-op diet

By Rommy, March 26, 2015
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- WillyBoo
- March 27, 2015
Packing the bag!

By TheAmberness, March 26, 2015
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- Elode
- March 27, 2015
Getting closer

By jersey_girl_86, March 26, 2015
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- Elode
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  On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
  Soooo I am coming to a realization
  of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to. And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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- Alisa_S
  
  On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
  Soooo I am coming to a realization
  of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to. And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
  May 30 · 1 reply
  1. summerseeker
    
    Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.
    
    Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!
    
    I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.
    
    I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.
    
    BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.
    
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- KimBaxleyWilson
  
  Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed. I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
  
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