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Using the OPTI FAST bars is not cheating and will give you the chance to CHEW.. I love the cappuccino bars. Im here if ever you need a chat or some moral support! xx Good luck!

90 kilos.. AKA.. 198 lbs!! WOOT!! high (that i know of) 260 lbs June 21 103 kilos-- 227 lbs last official weigh in before sleeve june 26 today 90 kilos! It went 89.9 for just a second and I thought.. double whammo.. breaking the 80's and onederland all at once.. but no... LOL

when I'm ready! bahaha poor husband...

Oh yeah, so much easier. I had a very rough run to surgery c sect after a cord prolapse, and twins, so maybe my sect experience is jaded, but I say sleeve, so much easier. Mine was bikini I think, very low and hip to hip. Laproscopic sleeve and gallbladder out, minimal pain. Back through sect scar for hernia repairs, very painful, again.

Im in Melbourne.. Gorgeous but cold! With opti you need to be aware that it is a VERY low calorie diet. for 3 days you will feel shite, but if you are 100% on the game, after 3 days your body goes into ketosis and you will not feel so hungry and you will not have the cravings. Ketosis is good as it stops these, but can be hard on your liver, thats why they suggest monitoring. If you go off opti for anything, a piece of bread, spoon of sugar, chai latte, anything, you screw up the ketosis and start back to sugar and carb cravings. So go in, head down, and just do it. Opti is not for the fain hearted and not to be played with cause you will do your head in!

My dietician recommended the sleeve for me... I eat well, exercise like mad and STRUGGLE to lose weight and can't seem to hold a maintenance stage.Where are you located? Sorry if you already said, I have memory issues (called toddler twins)

Then go for it! What have you got to lose but a few kilos?! To do opti for an extended period you really should be under medical supervision and follow the rules in getting your daily veggies in. Do you have someone looking after your bloods? Have you checked out the optimist site? Do you have your gallbladder? Some dieticians recommend a teaspoon of olive oil with veggies just to keep your gallbladder from going crazy...

I have done optimist for 3 months at a time. In an attempt to kick start weightless, so yes it can be done. I wonder though, in these circumstances whether full blown liquid diet is the way to go? Will you go into surgery feeling empowered that you managed this or will you feel neglected and punished? I didn't do just liquid, I used cappuccino bars as well, yum. maybe really think about why you want to do this? punishment? proof that you can? kick start weight loss? Once you can isolate your real reason you can sort out if its good for you mentally. The first 2 weeks post op is VERY restrictive, so don't go into it feeling hard done by IYKWIM. Def not saying eat up.. just wondering if there is a moderate line for the next 4 weeks?

Sorry for delay, phone not working with VST very well. I like opti blended with ice (and instant decaf coffee). She said she you get past fluids and onto mushy opti is ok again, but at that point you are supposed to try and get protein from food not fluids...

Great job! Love how positive ur attitude is!!! Looking good!

Budget conscious? Find 2 or 3 recipes that use similar ingredients. Pick a day, shop and cook all 3 recipes, freeze in portions. I use glass containers so I can put straight into microwave, but use freezer ziploc if u have to. Do this every week and you will build up a variety of healthy meals. Emily bites has heaps of cupcake foods, meaning foods you prepare in a cupcake pan do they are already portioned. The world according to eggface has lots of wls friendly stuff. Tonight I used pumpkin, spinach, ricotta, passata and leftover meatballs to make a baked ricotta dish. Will feed me at least 10 times and cost next to nothing. Cooking in bulk is the best thing to do when you are money and or time poor! Lol

My first thought was weight bearing exercise! Squats and lunges!! A nice round muscular bum is a sight to see!! Neither exercise is necessarily fun, but the deeper the squat or lunge and the better the burn the more you picture that round firm ass you wanna have!

July 11 hasn't been that long ago. The little cuts in our abdomen lead to larger cuts in our muscle wall that are still healing, take it easy on yourself It's according to what you mean by depressed? It's normal to feel lethargic and to go thru some buyers regret, to be sad that you can't comfort yourself with food (if that was an issue before) if you are having depressed episodes that involve thoughts of harming yourself or others, best to talk to someone. I think keeping an open line of communication with a support person and your surgeons office (psycholgist) should help manage all the negative feelings that can come when we are expecting cloud 9 and get post op instead!

8:37 pm Monday now. I had some soy crisps and it helped. I think mushy liquids were making me nauseous to even think about it! Lol So glad I had the sleeve done! Walked out the door feeling good about myself, and my boss said 'you look nice ' Lovin it!

Haha, no love! I find it funny but not! Wasn't at all worried with your comment, assumed it was butter bean. I started the thread as a joke but damn sometimes it is just frustrating!

Can I have soya crisps 4 weeks out? Struggling to eat today and that sounds dry and good. Surgeon has left little restriction except raw veggies.

Ugh! It's funny but then not! I really struggle to get anything in my mouth. Thought I would ease into it today with protein shake, then a couple hours later feeling sick so tried to eat, managed a laughing cow cheese triangle and feel sick again can't bring myself to eat beans or cheese or eggs , nothing sounds good. It's in my head, yes but it's damn strong. Makes me wanna gag. I could go a Popsicle, but that doesn't really help.

I suppose I was asking if you had done all your research and decided plication was best or of your surgeon led you that way? I had a brief look at it and thought it was too experimental. Seemed a lot could go wrong due to surgeon or suture error. If this is your set path I wish you all the best, but if your mind is still open to other options, please research the sleeve, you will like what you see

Have u discussed all the options with your surgeon? How did you come to the decision for plication?

Came back to say.. Memories of Kentucky as a child from the backseat.. Green hills and horses! x

I searched sushi in VST search bar and found a few threads This was in one of them referencing the mushy stage: Not sure if you're a sushi fan but something I did was get sushimi pieces and finely chopped it - it looked like spicy tuna they put in the rolls but it was just the raw fish finally chopped and is really good. (kind of made me feel normal regarding eating too). I love love love sushimi and before I realized I was 8 weeks pregnant with twins I was having it weekly, must have been craving the protein!