Missmarbe

You go girl!

Finally was able to put on mY watch without the extender!! All this time I just thought my bones were big!!!! On top of that my pants are falling off, and by golly, my belt is too big!!!
I love my sleeve!
I hope everyone is doing well!
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Hello all. I have 250lbs to lose. I am 5'7" and weigh 440lbs. My doctor and I both agree that 200lbs is a good goal weight. I go in to get sleeved tomorrow 3/21/12. I'm nervous and excited. I haven't done great on the pre-op diet and my biggest fear is the surgery being canceled or having complications. Although I do admit that I did eat a lot less fat, carbs and calories in the last 2 weeks than I have ever done before. My hopes after surgery are very optimistic. I have a good friend who was sleeved in April 2011 and has lost 200lbs to date. Between him, my family, my bariatric team and God, I plan on making this work for me. I have never in my life lost more than 5 lbs and I have been overweight my whole life. Here's to a great brand new beginning!!!!

Woot woot. "Watch out for the big healthy gurl" (in my chitown house music voice) Good for you taking back your health and rockin the ish out that sleeve! Awesome job!

Congratulations!! I agree "Let the future stay in the future!" Who knows maybe you will counter offer the dinner offers with a hiking adventure?? LOL - good luck on Wednesday!!

Congrats on getting your license. As an RN for almost 30 years now, I know that you have just completed a most difficult journey ! Kudos to you. I hope that you find the field as gratifying as I have experienced.
Surgery on Wed...that's very exciting. I know you can resist the food temptation now (hopefully since you are so close) Let the future stay the future and take it one day at a time. food has always been associated with love for me too. I am hopeful that I will manage myself correctly when the time comes for me.
Once again, congratulations and good luck.

I have a three week diet, all liquids day before surgery 3/20 I drink two shakes, one packet of Quaker Oats Weight Control oatmeal, 6 oz of low fat yogurt, sugar free Jello, 2 cups veggies, 3 oz of chicken/turkey/fish. I started week three on Tuesday and have lost 18 lbs as of today. I have had more protein/carbs three days on the diet but have been working out EVERYDAY. I'm gonna try to stick strictly to the plan here on out b/c I do not want to prolong my surgery or have any avoidable complications. I just hope those 18 lbs make a difference in my liver. Maybe this diet will offer you a little more during the day to make it easier for you to stick to.

Ok that's understandable.I hope you find the best way for you to get through. I read in the board that it doesn't take long for the liver to shrink, a week give or take. I also want to add this: the closer to all liquid you can stay the better. I'm realizing now that it really preps you for after surgery when you really CANNOT eat anything other than liquids
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Yes LMD, You are such an inspiration to us all. I look at your before and after and she my self and know it can be done. One things is that you are smiling in both pics. That lets me know you are a happy person and if comes from within. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

Yes LMD, You are such an inspiration to us all. I look at your before and after and she my self and know it can be done. One things is that you are smiling in both pics. That lets me know you are a happy person and if comes from within. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

God bless you, and keep you! Everything will be fine and your surgery will sail through with out any complications. I will be keeping you in prayer and I'm also set
for surgery this Thursday, so we can't be worrying because, "God has got this!"

If you inbox me your email address I will send you mine. It has details on total carbs etc.
Us sleeve sisters have to stick together. 3/21 new us!
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try doing an all liquid diet from here on out using otifast if you can get it. Some doctors say drink 3 a day and some say 5. I believe the 5 a day have 800 calories. I would not go over that. I hope this helps.

You sound like me! I was going crazy over my Pre op. This is what I did. I maintained cals no more than 800/day. I kept carbs and sodium as low as possible. You still need carbs to an extent so if i had an high carb day, it was not over 30.
When I tried medifast, i really like the 5 and 1 where you have 5 replacements then a lean and green. I'll admit I cheated on my all liquid part and threw in the lean and green when i was about to loose my mind. I did this up until 3 days before then I went all liquid. I still managed to loose 10 and the surgeon didn't say anything about my liver being too big. Other than that I used EAS carbadvantage shakes, propel Water and tried to drink at least 12 cups a day.
Did they give you a specific amount to lose?

Hello all!!! I am new to the group. I got my insurance approval today, 2/29/12 and will be sleeved on 3/21/12. I am ready for this very exciting journey to begin!!!!!!!!!

I'm scheduled for 3/21 also!!! I have done all my pre-op appointments with my NUT and the doc. I even had an IVC filter placed on 3/8 in preparation for surgery. I'm so excited!!

I'm scheduled for 3/21 also!!! I have done all my pre-op appointments with my NUT and the doc. I even had an IVC filter placed on 3/8 in preparation for surgery. I'm so excited!!

I get to post in the post op thread!!! Surgery went beautifully yesterday thanks for all the happy thoughts and prayers. Pain and nausea is bearable...and sleeping really helps...I'm about to leave the hospital and go home...I can't wait!

I have a "Celebration of Life" formal dinner and dance to attend tonight given by my surgeon... I bought 2 new dresses last week.. went by the store to get pantyhose... saw a black dress that I HAD to have... along w/ a new bra, Spanx and jewelry!!! And $250 later... I forgot my hose!!! LOL
I probably won't be able to wear this dress next week, but Imma wear the heck out of it tonight!!! (And it's 2 sizes smaller that what I normally have to buy in formalwear!!!)

I"m happy for you!!!

March 21st represent! Woo Woo.

Hey everyone thanks so much for the support. I weighed in at 260! I'm waiting to be called back to the OR. Wish me luck and I'll see you on the losers bench!!
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bionic broad: You will wear smaller than 12's most likely and you will have the biggest smile on your face! I love my sleeve and all the people on this website! CONGRATS!

I chose to have VSG as a last ditch effort to save my life. Not because I was a compulsive over eater, because I was not, but because even eating like an average person caused me to be excessively large. I was a befudlement to my doctors. I had multiple health problems, extreme pain, used a cane to walk (when I could walk) or used a wheelchair. I was on 15 Rx meds and 6 supplements. I was dying.
Today I am almost three weeks out of surgery and I am happy to report; I do not use the cane or wheelchair any more. I don't even walk with a limp. I wore high heel shoes to church this morning for the first time in years, walking completely normal and with no pain. I have also quit ALL of my meds- cold turkey. My doc was amazed and to tell the truth, so am I. They never gave me any hope of being able to quit my meds. I only take a ppi and a Vitamin now. It is so great not to be held slave to that pharmacy bag any more. I have not been able to go more than a day without them in years. I feel more like myself than I have in forever. I am not saying I will never have to take meds again, because I dont know. I can't see the future. I am saying that my future seems a whole lot brighter to me now though. I believe that God is still in the healing business, but sometimes it's not in the way we were asking. I think VSG was the miracle of healing God sent me. I feel like I have a new lease on life. Thank you Jesus, I'm LML
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