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Thanks for all of your encouragement - I sincerely appreciate it and hope to return the same.
LilMissDiva - You are so right.... I just updated to reflect that today I achieved my 'weigh under 270 lbs' goal. I'm now one week
post op and 268.8 -- almost 8 lbs down since surgery and almost 18 down since 3 weeks ago when I started my pre-op diet.
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lovelylirpa - I really have found the Pre-Op diet to be a great experience. It has given me time to fully prepare - both mentally and physically. For the most part I have not even been hungry on it - I have followed it pretty religiously. Mine is not all liquid though which I think really helps and for the few times I was hungry I ate sugar free jello which helped. I can't believe I only have 2 more days to go then surgery.
Just follow your instructions completely and be well prepared - go shopping, etc. That is definitely the best advice I can give you to plan for success. Expect the first 3 days to be the toughest which is about how long it will take your body to adjust; just knowing that helped me get through them.
Best wishes for much success!!!
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Liberated Sleeve - congrats on completing Day 10 - it's my Day 10 today so you are one day ahead of me.
I lost a total of 44 lbs with the LapBand. One of the things that helped even get me that far was I was part of an Awesome support group (since disbanded - we're talking six years ago mind you). The leader had gastric bypass and went on to do marathons so she encouraged us and I ended up training and completing a half marathon in 2007. That was when I hit the most lost but even that was shortly after my one year anniversary with the Band.
I look forward to celebrating many successes with you - my fellow March 2012 Sleeve Sister
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Sorry faddisc but I have not had to be on all fluids yet -- I will be next week for the first few days after surgery though. I've already stocked up on sugar free jello, sugar free popsicles and chicken and beef broth for when I return home. I think I will appreciate the sf jello the most since at least it has some consistency to it and even now on my pre-op diet if I get hungry at night I have a few spoonfuls and it seems to do the trick.
Search the boards here because this is a frequent topic and I know a lot of people are on all liquids for pre-op so you're bound to find some more good ideas - I'll be doing the same to prepare for next week.
Much success and best wishes to you!!!
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Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful words. I just read your profile - and you call me brave? I'm so sorry to hear about your mom - I don't know that I could have done all that you had to do right after surgery. I hope you are healing well. Thanks for your encouragement.
God Bless!
The Official Journey To Susie 2.0 Begins Today With My Post-Op Diet...
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aworkinprogress: I sent you a personal email also. I stayed at: Hilton Garden Inn, 401 A1A Beach Blvd St. Augustine Beach, FL. US Bariatrics gets a special rate of $79 there which I checked and I would not have gotten that low a rate if I booked myself. It was very nice. It's across the street from the beach so for the time I was there after surgery we took a walk to the beach. We also stayed the night before surgery since I wasn't sure what time we would have to get there. Glad we did since I think I had to be there at 6 a.m. or something like that. It all seems so long ago now even though it hasn't even been 3 months.
Feel free to respond to my email if you have any other questions.