shabbychicprincess

I never thought I'd be so excited to eat purée anything . But I'm dreaming about spaghetti , beef anything that's not yoghurt , soup or jelly . What I crave most I'd toast !

Omg ! I thought it was just me:( in the car the other day my son said what smells like dog poop ? Oh mum it's your breath . I didn't know it was happening to others too though .

I'm nine days out

Mine are almost invisible you have to look really hard too see them .

I wanna try retried beans !! Will have too look for an Aussie equivalent . I must say since my sleeve I think a lot more about food/ healthy etc I'm on a mission to be healthy and tasty food queen for the entire family . That's why I'm up at 12 midnight looking at recipes .

Mmmm cheese and gravy and chips ? That's different

Had my apt today with the dietician before I make the six hour trip home . All good advice I'm down 10.5 kilos or 23lbs not bad . Still have two wounds that are a tiny but tender but I am most impressed at the neat job the surgeon did . Looking forward to going home to my own house and being able to cook my own soups etc in my own environment .

My so call friend had a real dig at me before I had my surgery by telling me if she couldn't loose weight herself without cheating then it wasn't worth doing . I also got heaps of crap about shortening my life etc etc most of the time it's actually just jealousy talking and really it's their problem not ours .

Hi I'm 4 days post op today, I have only just stopped getting the chest / shoulder pain . I am still uncomfortable in my stomach area . I struggle to get the liquids in and feeling quite weak and tired . I'm trying really hard to get my protein powder in . I really miss the texture of food .

Tomorrow morning I drive the 600 ks to get my surgery on Thursday, the adrenaline is pumping, I am 20% scared 80 % excited finally something I know that will work bring on the body.

I'm lactose intolerant and can't tolerate the optifast shakes . Has anyone tried anything else or have had success with something else ? I was supposed to be doing this for 8 weeks but couldn't so dietician said to do a 1200 calorie diet plan which I've been doing . Weight loss is minimal though. Maybe 4 kilos in total .

Hi allnir getting sleeved for another 8 days. But I saw a colleague today that had surgery 2 or so months ago she does not look like she has lost much , but then she wasn't asbig as i am . Being. Lying if I said that her lack of " see able " weight loss didn't scare me .

Hi all , I'm Jodie I'm in Australia .my surgery date is the 8 th November . In about 90% excited 10 % worried lol. I am a teacher ( early childhood ) but currently teaching teenage mums . I'm the first person in my family to have the sleeve .4 of my sisters have had the Lap band and its not been too successful I am the type of woman that if Ido something I do it right ! I have four teenagers of my own , married and I'm 38.

Hi,I Im all set for the 8th November, 6 hour trip to the hospital/ surgeon. I am in Australia

Hi I'm up for surgery on November the 8 th I'm from Australia and I feel like I've been waiting forever for this day to come .

Well I was so excited to get a surgery date . I really wanted it this year , before Christmas and now I'm really scared and want to back out . I'm scared of the pain of the surgery , I was actually ok until I had my appointment with the anaesthetist today. I've had three yer to get myself mentally prepared for this . Some of his off hand comments have unsettled me . He asked about the state of my veins as " big girls like me " usually have notoriously trouble some veins . He also told me the surgery would take 4 hours and that I would be on morphine for 24 hours . Is that normal ?

Hi, I started my journey three years ago then I found out my health Insurance wasn't going to cover it. I then managed to break my ankle clean off my leg, so delay after delay here I am 3 years later going through it all again. I already passed the pschological testing so two weeks ago I went off for the endoscope and the dietician appointment. I live 600 ks away from a major hospital so to go there its a big deal. When i saw the dietician after the endoscope she recomeded that i start on the Optifast shakes i have too replace two meals a day with the shakes and then have dinner that includes 150g of Protein and 2 cups of a very select group of vegetable, no fruit, no potatoes, nothing with starch. I am really struggling with this but ive been told I have to do this for six weeks. At the six week point (4th October) i get to go and see the surgeon and the dietician again too see what they have to say. I am really hoping its not going to take another six weeks or longer for the surgery as I would have to stay on the diet for another six weeks. It's starting to mess with my head , did anyone else have to go through this?