FireFly
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Barbara you are just a couple of weeks ahead of me. I'm in the same boat. I don't care if I ever eat again. I am mostly living on Protein Drinks and a little food. When I think about it I find it wonderful but baffling. Weight is coming off and I don't feel like I am dieting. What more can I ask for?
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Woo hoo Barbara! Congrats! :thumbup:
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Tracy thank you! This is just what I need. I shared the link with a gluten free friend. She will love this too.
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Thanks for the pics. You have very nice innards.
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well well well...after wanting weight loss surgery for 8 years, going to several US seminars, coming up with various scenarios for how to pay for it, cancelling out on Mexico TWICE....I am FINALLY SLEEVED!! Hip Hip Hooray! Lol...AHAHAHAHHA! I am in Mexicali RIGHT NOW. Hospital is fantastic. Nurses are superb and Dr. Aceves and Dr. Campos are great. I am so glad I came. I had to travel by myself, but I did it and I am alive to talk about it.Well yahoo! Congrats on the start of your new life.
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Really small sips. The first couple of weeks can be a little rough. Go slow with sips and follow the directions your doctor gave you. You will be fine in no time. Your stomach is very swollen right now. It takes a while for the swelling to go down. Feel better!
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I'm so happy for you! Congrats!
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Woo hoo Kathy. I'll be thinking about you! sleep well. Ernesto will be picking you up nice and early. Check in when you can.
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GO KATHY! Will be thinking about you.
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Paws crossed for you Kathy! Its almost Thursday!
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The big quake was a little south of Mexicali, MX. LA only felt it a little. Not a big deal there at all.
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Welcome home! Rest, sip and walk. You will be better than new before you know it.
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Thank you Kathy.
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Some days I just can't eat much at all. I think I may take bigger bites or eat too fast without realizing what I'm doing. Last night I had chicken. I cut tiny, tiny pieces and ate slow. No problems.
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Actually I have lots of energy. When you start burning fat instead of carbs for fuel you get energized. The low calories are not a problem at all as long as you keep the Protein up and carbs down.
I have been walking 2-3 miles 6 days a week for almost 2 years so I was already used to that. I walk faster now and don't huff and puff as much. At the moment I walk 3 days a week and workout at Curves 3 days.
You might want to incorporate some walking into your day now.
My question now is how are you doing with the 30 lbs gone but still only eating 6-800 Cals a day? Have you got any energy to walk with your friends with such a small amount of food?I am particularly sedentary at the moment and from reading these boards it appears to me that everyone is making a great effort to keep moving once they have had their surgery.
This must be difficult?
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I was not there yet. I live so close that I was going later tonight. I own a bar and a tv fell off and a lot of liquor bottles but no damage to the building. I live about 50 miles from the center. They canceled my surgery for tomorrow for now but told me to stay by the phone.Kathy
Keep us posted. What a crazy thing to have happen just before you go.
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I saw the info about the quake. Let us know what you find out.
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I don't use a card. I have just ordered off the regular menu and get a take home box. One night recently I planned to share with my husband but the place wanted $6 to share. I don't mind paying a couple of dollars to share but $6 was too much when a 1/2 rack of rib dinner was $9.
I love bringing food home. There is something very cool about paying once and having 4 meals.
Most things I see on the children's menu isn't fit for starving, wild animals. Why can't kids just get a small portion of real food?
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Strangely enough I don't feel well at a BMI of 36. I feel tired all the time and very restrained in movement. I don't have the confidence to start another diet....and fail yet again.Regards,
Bookleen
Its not strange to me. I felt crappy at the same BMI. I woke up tired, it was a struggle to get my socks on, tie my shoes or cut my toe nails. I had trouble keeping up with my walking buddies even though they are 10 & 15 years older then me. Just the 30 pounds gone has made a big difference.
My quality of life was really suffering. Being blah and depressed all the time is not a good way to be.
I also didn't have the motivation to start yet another diet. I kept trying but just couldn't mange to get started.
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Hello new you! :001_rolleyes:
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Yahoo! You will soon be on your way to a new you. Best wishes and be sure to keep us updated on your surgery and recovery.
I was so nervous and excited. I hope the next few weeks go fast for you.
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The drops are excellent. I used them several years ago while doing Medifast. Thanks for the reminder. I need to dig them out and start using them again.
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Cajun Congrats! I'm so happy for you.
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14 Weeks out
in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
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Seems like yesterday you and I had just started. Now we are more than half way to goal. I am loving my sleeve!