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So I messed up my pre-op diet...fresh start today! Surgery Aug 14 wish me luck people.... This will be hard! Fyi. Unjury unflavored is nasty!- Update On Patrick
Yay Patrick!- Bush Gardens...
At busch gardens and I didn't fit in to the roller coaster....Aug 14 where are u!- Bummed Beond Beleif . . .
I lost my baby wolf ( one of his many pet names) in November and think about him everyday.. It has gotten easier. But still 12 years with my baby Casper were a blessing. I wish you the best at this tough time- Scheduled For August 14Th!
I am scheduled for the same date ! Yay- 11Months Later...life Is Good.
I'm very happy for you such an inspiration. Congratulations on getting of all those meds!- Biggest Loser Weigh In
299 ..going on vacation on Tuesday lol so I be up a pound or 5 by next weigh in lol. surgery on August 14 2012- Ladies-- How Did You Keep Up With Bra Sizes?!
I got Ginnie/ahh bras knockoff from Ross.... 2 for 4.99 they fit like a dream I have them on right now in class...ladies you don't have to spend a tom on money on transitional bras..- Ladies-- How Did You Keep Up With Bra Sizes?!
Well how about going to Ross or marshals/tj maxx.. Bras are like 5 to 10 bux there.. Just to hold u over til you stable out your weigh then thou can buy the good stuff...- I Have Set My Date! July 19Th Dr Almanza - Anyone Else?
I'm August 14 and I'm super excited... Can't wait to hear how you do- Does Your Nose Start To Run When You Are Full?
how weird i was just thinking.. the same thing.. im full right now and my nose is runny .. lol- The Count Down
good luck !- Date Set!
Cool I'll be there on the 13th , surgery on the 14th see u there !!- I Invented A New Low-Carb, High Protein Food Today
Cool- I Am Slowly Going Crazy!
Lol @ food porn.. I was flipping channels and got suck on food network... They made chocolate filled beignets...omfg .. I was so stuck a drop of saliva dripped out- One-Derland
Awesome!- Atkins Induction Try Out...
I have to take a laxative 3 days before..I'll probably take mag citrate..- Atkins Induction Try Out...
that does not sound bad to me at all .. esp. since ur going the liquid 3 days before.. do u have to add the laxative 3 days before surgery?- Body Part Slowest To Loose The Inches
i think the arms 4 sure.. but the elyptical helps with that allot of u try to focus on ur arms while on it ..meaning .. just dont hold on .. acutally work them out .. its helped me in the past during other weight loss attempts .. and i plan to do it once i have surgery and am allowed to workout ..- Atkins Induction Try Out...
thats wonderful chicagochic i hope u reach ur goal! what does ur nut say about ur revision? technically im not doing a pre-op diet cause im just doing induction phase till i go on vacation. ( i wanna fit in to a few outfits) but then i plan to go right back on atkins till i have to start my liquid diet 1 week before surgery.. its been hard but last night i tried on a few things and im starting to get the loose feeling in my clothes .. and that feels great!! I have a whiteboard that im using as a goals board .. with insprational things and my daily weight.. feeling good about it all so far.. lol but talk to me in a week when i havent had cheetoes.. its my addiction lol i cant wait til im 5 mos post op and need to go shopping for new clothes!! i always tell my self im gonna go in to debt when i get to goal cause im going to go clothes crazy!- Atkins Induction Try Out...
the first few days are always the hardest.. but so far so good ..lceaned out my kitchen and all the "bad" things are gone !! i scheduled my surgery at 303 and im now 297.. i know its not much of a loss but its going down and thats the goal... i hope to loose 20 lbs by the time i go in for surgery in aug.. thinking of adding a ticker.. humm- Dizzy During That Time Of Month
Well that was my issue.. So maybe hers is different.. I now take iron- Dizzy During That Time Of Month
Maybe anemia..- Atkins Induction Try Out...
So I've been reading about pre-op diets and I'm going to do Atkins..does anyone have any tips? Gonna do this for 2 weeks then go on vacation to Curacao for a week then go right back on it once I get back. Then liquid diet as requested by my doctor.. - Pre-Op Restart