EdmontonGal

Hi All!
Jenny here, from Edmonton. I am a married 29 year old. I had my surgery with the weight wise clinic here in Edmonton. I was at the clinic for 16 months attending classes, meetings with a psychiatrist, nurse and dietitian. I was approved for surgery after losing 40lbs and had my band put in on January 18, 2011. I was 222lbs on surgery day. Today I weigh 175-177lbs. I am so close to 90lbs I can taste it but I am maintaining currently since November as we have our formal wedding coming up in April and I need my dress to fit!
I am happy to be finding more and more Canadians all the time. I am awfully jealous of all of the BOOBS love in the US!

Kerry, I wish you a great journey - luck has nothing to do with it. You made the best decision for you and now you embark on a journey with ups and downs and twists and turns but always success. The surgery for the most part is the easiest, after that, follow the instructions of your clinic to the letter. Don't worry about the panic attacks that you will never eat "normal" again. Because frankly you will be eating normal. Your choices will be more healthy and quantities less, but if you look around what people that do not have a weight problem do you will see they eat slowly (you will be), they eat small quanties (you will be), they eat frequently (you will be) food is not their focus (this also will happen to you). So relax wake up to a great beginning.

Thank you so much! Very helpful!
I added a strainer
Gas x strips
Milk of Magnesia
heating pad
Benefiber to the list too.

My dietician gave me this binder on my first visit last week; I hope this helps.

Grocery List: (After surgery)

sugar free popsicles (less or equal to 5 grams of sugar per serving)
Sugar free Jell-O or Gelatin (any flavor)
100% fruit juice with no pulp (limit 2 cups per day)
Crystal Light (or equivalent)
Flavored Water (non-carbonated and sugar free), less than 10 calories per serving
Fat free or 1% milk
chicken or vegetable broth
Tomato or vegetable juices
Diet V8 Splash
Variety of canned Soups such as chicken noodle, beef vegetable, Tomato, cream of chicken, etc. (must be strained and blended so that the Soup appears “liquidy”)
Propel Fitness Water (or equivalent, NO Gatorade)
Soy milk
Decaff coffee or tea
Artificial sweetener of choice (Splenda, Sweet-N-Low, Equal or equivalent)

Protein: (After surgery)

**Remember no more than 200 calories and at least 20 grams of Protein per serving. No Boost or Ensure. Protein supplement can be premixed product or powder. Examples include Slim Fast Low Carb (not the Optima or High Protein), Glucerna, EAS, Zero Carb Isopure Water, Muscle Milk Light, whey Protein Powder, Soy protein powders.

Check Out for Help:
www.unjury.com
www.bariatricadvantage.com
GNC pharmacy

Vitamins: (After surgery)

Multivitamin which provides 100% daily value
1200 mg Calcium + Vitamin D
Optional: B complex vitamin

*Choose Multivitamin which contains 100% of daily value for at least 2/3 nutrients
* Begin with chewable or liquid Vitamins and progress to whole capsules as tolerated
(For best results, stay with the ADULT chewables, instead of gonging back to whole capsules because they are too big for the new stomach)
* Avoid children’s formulas that are incomplete
* Do not mix multivitamin containing Iron with Calcium supplement; take at least 2 hours apart