pink grace

really pleased for you, and especially pleased that you are male, I will explain, when I saw the pic I thought oh dear,the poor lady has got an hairy belly, loops, :-) x

it is really encouraging to read everybodys posts on their progress, thank you for sharing your experience, and well done you, x

whooo hoooo great news, really pleased for you, x

am wondering if your body is protesting and going into starvation mode, and you could be holding on to fluid, hang in there, it has to start coming off sometime, and as we are all different you are just being you, could you talk with someone from your aftercare team? x

thank you for being so honest, and am glad you are feeling better, take care, x Janet, x

well done on your weight loss so far, you are doing really well. I havn't had my sleeve yet, still waiting, anyway, i read a post on here that made a lot of sense, she said that if you look at how many cals you were eating to get to the weight you were before the sleeve and look at how many cals you are having now, you have got to loose weight, even if it is slower because there is a big difference. I have a friend who eats what she wants, but smaller amounts of what everyone else is eating and she has lost the weight and maintaining her weight loss. Personally i have been looking into carbs because of the change in the thinking with a diet for diabetics, my dnurse told me to have carbs with every meal, but the new thinking is to not have any starchy carbs and have a low carb diet. I know that i feel better and loose quicker when i cut out the starchy carbs and lower my carb intake. I am trying to eat now like i will after the sleeve so that once i am onto real food again i will be into the routine. I also find that if i indulge in carbs, i crave more and am hungrier than when i have mostly protein and green veg. I think you are on the right track and look forward to hearing how you get on, x

wow, 40and sleeven, i totally agree with you, at my last support group there was a lady who was at her goal weight and was saying how she used to be a "right big fat cow" ouch that really hurt, sitting listening to that at 280lbs made me shrink down into my chair, but then i thought, well that is just her, we are all different and i know that when i reach goal and i see someone that is the weight i was, i will want to tell them how they can change their life with wls and encourage them to see their doctor. My husband shocked me last month, he jokingly said to me "so am i going to be married to a dolly bird" ouch, we have been married 38 years this november, i got married veryyyyyyyyy young was just 18, but i know that he has constantly loved me whatever weight i have been and he was just having fun with me, and then i told him he had better watch out because im a bit younger than him and he will have to shape up for his dolly bird of a wife, lol, makes me smile, it is 30 years since i could have been described as a dolly bird, lol. Men think differently to us, i think your fiance was just trying to encourage you, best wishes, Janet. x

go for it, you have the tool and the determination, we are all rooting for you, do what your supposed to do and you will get the results, go girl, x Janet.

Before i had my gall bladder out i was really scared but the anethasist was brilliant, she told me to think about a really happy time in my life, i thought about my second honeymoon to mauritius, and i instantly relaxed at which point she put me to sleep and waking up knowing it was all over was a great feeling, even though i had pain. It is normal to be scared, i got to 3 days before my op in oct but had to delay due to my bloods, but i can remember each day i got nearer i concentrated on what i was taking in with me, getting the home ready for whilst i was in hospital etc and that helped me to take my mind off the op, and telling my self i would deal with how i felt on the day. I think that the pre nerves are actually worse than when it really happens, i had to go to my 88 year old mom in a laws funeral last week and I was dreading the day, i just didn't know how i would get through it, but once it was there, i just coped minute by minute and then it was over. I am sure you will be fine, and thank you to the person who posted that the sleeve has less risks than having your gall bladder out, i found that really helpful for me I will be praying for you, i know that having people praying for me really helped me, x

whohoo, well done,

wow, well done, you are doing great and with your attitude im sure you will get there. The pain from the open surgery will lessen, but it does take time, im remembering my c sections, but the time will pass and it will all be worthwhile. The only thing that concerns me is the breathing bit, i had my gall bladder out keyhole 15 years ago and for the first 24 hours every breathe was agony, and am hoping i wont have that with the sleeve op, but am prepared and it will be worth it to get the tool that will help me changed my life for the good. Thank you for sharing your experience, i am looking forward to hearing how you progress, take care, Janet.x

Congratulations on the weight loss, and only 3 weeks, i am really pleased everything is going so well for you. Sounds like you will go from strength to strength, and the one day you will be slim is getting closer and closer. I am still waiting for my blood test results, and then hopefully i can get treatment and then get a new date for my op. I am finding the liver shrinking diet difficult because i havn't actually got a date to work to, but am doing my best. I felt really positive and ready for my new start after being on the pre op diet last time and am hoping i can get back into that place again. We have had such a lot to cope with, and turning to comfort eating has been difficult to avoid, but i havn't gone over the top, but because of this I am addressing the comfort eating issue ready for the op, because i don't want to do this when i am sleeved, but am hoping the eating right, and having the sleeve will help me to make better choices, and not turn to comfort eating when stressed, because realistically stress is still going to happen in life, the sleeve won't take that away lol. Keep up the good work and look forward to hearing more about your weight loss and new slim life, x

Started back on liver shrinking diet yesterday, thought i would be ok but wasn't, because i have had some wws puddings etc i found i was really hungry yesterday and have a headache due to lack of sugar and carbs. I had my flu jab yesterday and don't usually have a reaction but feel really yuk today. Rang up dri yesterday to see if my blood test results were back, and was told by one person they will be back on the 29th but the pre op assessment nurse said it could be weeks. all the bariatric team are off until 1st nov, but the preop nurse said she will contact me if the results are back before then. So here i am again shrinking the liver in the hope that i can be fitted in if there is a cancellation if my tests are back and i only need a vit K injection, but if i find i have to wait longer can go off the preop diet, but then the pain will begin again, when i start again. I read today that God doesn't break a bruised reed, am feeling very bruised, but God knows best. Mom was supposed to come home today but was told today it will be early next week now, she is going to be so upset, i am too, all this waiting and dissapointment is really testing, don't understand why, but such is life. I am even more determined to get my operation, if i ever had any doubts, i don't now, i am ready for my sleeve NOWWWWWWWWWWWWW, lol, God give me strength. Found a great web page yesterday, bariatriccookery.com if any one wants to take a look, it has some great post op recipies. Keep up the good work friends, it will all be worth it when we get to our healthier small selves, meanwhile i will keep on learning from all of the great people on this forum, xxx

thank you i will try that, x

That is really helpful thank you.

I didn't have an abnormal ecg, but my blood wasnt clotting right, i was supposed to be sleeved on oct 9th, but am still waiting for my blood tests to return to see what treatment i need then will get a new date. i know how dissapointing it is, but it is better to have the checks before surgery, hoping they can soet it soon for you, hang in there, and if it is delayed, keep focused, and working towards your sleeve, x

awwwe, that is brilliant, good for you, x

congratulations you are doing great, keep up the good work, x

just wondering how our scottish friends are doing, hope you are good and look forward to hearing how you are doing, x

great news, new life begins, x

Hi just wondering what sleevers in the uk are using in the clear liquid stage and has anyone been able to try the unjury chicken broth that i have been reading about in the posts from usa, and if so where do you get it from. How are u getting your protein quota, and where have you got this from. A lot of products are talked about that i have never heard of here in the uk, would really love to get as many replies as i can so that i can have a good idea what is good to use and where from, thank you so much. x

We had hubbies mom's funeral yesterday, i was dreading it, but with my sons and the eldest sons girlfriend with us we did ok. We went out for the day today, just hubby and me to our favoroute seaside town, Scarborough, it was strange to be on our own, but it is just another thing we will have to get used to and we did have a lovely day. I decided to have a few days of my liver shrinking diet , there is no chance of a cancellation until after the 29th oct, the day i should get my blood test results so i figured i would have a few foods that i know i won't be eating for a long while. I am starting back on the diet strict on monday, to be ready for the op any time in november. I was surprised to find that i can not eat as much as i could do and actually knew when i had had enough, the pre op diet has done me some good. I had a fish today, in batter, and 2 toffee apples, the red toffee ones and really enjoyed them. My mom should be home next tues or wed so we have been busy moving things around for her new equimpment and are going to clean her bungalow tomorrow afternoon so it is nice and fresh for her homecoming. When my operation was delayed i was devastated and so down, but now i can see that in God's plans it was for my good. I was very close to my mom in law and it hit me harder than i thought it would and can now see how difficult it would have been to have my op just after she had died and to then have to go to the funeral would have probably been too much for me. I have been very fatigued with the grief, the fibromyalgia has been bad and at least now i get time to recover, but i am so ready for my op now. My sister had her operation the day after i was due to have mine, and has just got back the lab results, it is great news, they got all the cancer cells and she only had one cell in her lymph nodes which was removed, she will have radio therapy and be on tablets to stop the cancer coming back for 5 years, but it was caught early and they expect her to make a complete recovery, so happy for her and her partner. The autumn is really well and truly here now, the misty cold mornings with the crisp chill in the air and all the trees have turned into living fireworks of golds, oranges, reds and browns, they are a delight to the eyes. Next week we put our clocks back in the uk and it will be getting darker an hour earlier, we have long cosy dark evenings to look forward to, and then christmas. I am not a bit bothered wether i will be on liquids or soft food by then, i just want to have the operation and get on with loosing the weight and keeping it off. Some people are beginning to notice how much weight i have already lost, i have gone from a size 34 to a 28 and all my clothes are very loose on me, much more comfortable than been tight. Some are saying that i don't need the op now because i am doing so well, but i am not listening, i am loosing weight to have the operation so that this time i will loose the weight and keep it off for life, i wont have a huge stomach and be hungry all the time, but it is hard to get some normal size people to understand this. Hope everyone else is doing well, we are doing this because we need to, want to and with the tool of a sleeve we can all change our lives for the better, keep up the good work everyone,

Hi, i was supposed to be having my sleeve tomorrow, but due to a blood problem will probably be in november now, was really dissapointed, but a month is not that long compared with the 22 months i have already waited. Anyway, just wanted to wish all the october sleevers best wishes and pray that everything goes well for you, and look forward to reading your success stories soon, x

thank you, really hoping it will be Nov, the 12th is my birthday, and the 22nd is my 38th wedding anniversary, so Nov is already a good month for me, here's hoping, :-) x

i use the fitness pal, app and it is really helping me to stick to my 1,000 cal a day diet, also i eat lots of vegatables to fill me up, just keep on trying and don't give up on yourself. best wishes, Janet, x