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Down 51 lbs 318 on march 1st and now 267
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Down 51 lbs 318 on march 1st and now 267
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I am 7wks porlst op and its still difficult to eat slow. Its a mind thing i know but anyone else struggling too?

Down 51 lbs 318 on march 1st and now 267
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Down 51 lbs 318 on march 1st and now 267
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I am 7wks porlst op and its still difficult to eat slow. Its a mind thing i know but anyone else struggling too?

First of all, im 16 days post op. Down 35 lbs. That being sad, i realized last night that........drum roll................ food NO LONGER MAKES ME HAPPY. I realized that and was immediately so sad. I told my husband my lightbulb and he says "Good!" I said no!!! Its sad!!! Anyone else had this reaction to this realization?

I am 16 days post op and just wanted to dish out some.encouragement YOU ALL CAN DO THIS!!!! Believe me, the preop diet sucks majorly!!! But you can do it!!! I cheated on the preop diet. And cheated. And cheated. I was terrible. But looking back i wish i had followed it more. It was such a shock mentally after surgery not being able.to have anything pretty much!!! Im being forced to deal with my food addiction. And it sucks. But maybe if you guys can face the addiction by choosing to preop, hopefully it will be a little easier postop. Anyways, just wanted to put my two cents in. Dont let anyone tell you this is the easy way out bc youre already learning its def not!!! Youre making this decision for YOU AND YOUR HEALTH. It will be worth it!!!

First of all, im 16 days post op. Down 35 lbs. That being sad, i realized last night that........drum roll................ food NO LONGER MAKES ME HAPPY. I realized that and was immediately so sad. I told my husband my lightbulb and he says "Good!" I said no!!! Its sad!!! Anyone else had this reaction to this realization?

First of all, im 16 days post op. Down 35 lbs. That being sad, i realized last night that........drum roll................ food NO LONGER MAKES ME HAPPY. I realized that and was immediately so sad. I told my husband my lightbulb and he says "Good!" I said no!!! Its sad!!! Anyone else had this reaction to this realization?

First of all, im 16 days post op. Down 35 lbs. That being sad, i realized last night that........drum roll................ food NO LONGER MAKES ME HAPPY. I realized that and was immediately so sad. I told my husband my lightbulb and he says "Good!" I said no!!! Its sad!!! Anyone else had this reaction to this realization?

I am 16 days post op and just wanted to dish out some.encouragement YOU ALL CAN DO THIS!!!! Believe me, the preop diet sucks majorly!!! But you can do it!!! I cheated on the preop diet. And cheated. And cheated. I was terrible. But looking back i wish i had followed it more. It was such a shock mentally after surgery not being able.to have anything pretty much!!! Im being forced to deal with my food addiction. And it sucks. But maybe if you guys can face the addiction by choosing to preop, hopefully it will be a little easier postop. Anyways, just wanted to put my two cents in. Dont let anyone tell you this is the easy way out bc youre already learning its def not!!! Youre making this decision for YOU AND YOUR HEALTH. It will be worth it!!!

Also maybe a little help.... only 2 wks post op and my knees dont hurt anymore!!! Thats amazing for me i can hop down the stairs now in the mornings and not hobble down like i need a walker and im 80 yrs old lol

I lost 25 lbs at 11 days post op and my dr called me a rock star! 15 days post op and now down 35z

Tomorrow begins my preop diet as well as my preop appointment!!!! Im really excited/nervous!!!!!

Hi everyone!! Im march 1st. Yes i have a ticker on my phone saying how many days till surgery lol im nervous but super excited. I dont think itll be real till i get i to the hospital amd hooked up lol

First thing is stop smoking! Im over 36 hrs smoke free. Yay me!

First thing is stop smoking! Im over 36 hrs smoke free. Yay me!

Hi guys!! Im happy to say im at about 36 hours smoke.free. its still kinda tough but im doing it. Encouragement is much appreciated!!!!

Im having surgery in feb and have already told coworkers just bc im open like that. I was shocked how supportive they were!!! They ask me how my progress is going with pre req appts and such. You might be surprised when you tell them!

I finally feel like im making progress. This is such a long road!! I have my NUT appt tomorrow, psych on friday and i have to wait till oct 30th for a consult for a sleep study checking for sleep apnea before sugery. But at least the appts are scheduled!!

Wow thank you so much for your stories everyone.... so helpful to know i wasnt the only one out there!!! I seriously cant wait till approval comes and i have surgery. This life will be far behind me and ill never return. Although ill admit, relationship with food (or the loss of said) is a bit unnerving....

The most horrible thing happened to me this weekend.... my wonderful boyfriend took me to the state fair in my hometown. We were walking around and he wanted to ride rides. I was mindful of the ones with belts and decided against those to avoid the horror that ended up happening anyways.... we chose one and i agreed to it because i didnt see any restraints that needed to be used. I was wrong. Of course, i was one of the last ones on so there was an audience for it. The operator tried to hook the belt, tried a seat with a bigger belt and finally said i would have to get off the ride. Wow. One of the lowest moments...... i cannot wait till Feb 2013 to get sleeved!!!! Does anyone share this experience???