barefeet

I have to do the same thing, wash night before,with anti batty soap, then this packet the hospital game me and again in the morning ... the packet they gave me I think they want me to use it for like 5 minutes... of course I will do it because I want to be a good patient, but I hAve to be at hospital st 5 am and that makes for an early morning.

Happy Saturday All,
As many of us are newly sleeved, or on pre- op diets, or patiently waiting to start I thought I would share a post I found that contained a WONDERFUL excel sheet to track you weight loss. Just as the surgery is a tool, there are other tools we will need in our arsenal.
Here is the link, and the link to the excel sheet is at the very end : http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/264421-measures-measures-measures/?hl=%2Bgeek#entry2969647
barebfeet

I also watched the Ted talk by Brene ... I hadn't seen that one previously, but I have watched her earlier talk and it has been so profound I have to keep watching it. My thoughts on the talk on shame was that because of a gazillion factors in my life I was raised to the feminist and masculine ideas of perfection. I was raised to depend on no one, praised for being so strong in the face of often great adversity and to look good and be perfect while doing it. As recently as last week I was in that role being perfect and courageous for my family of almost all women while inside knowing I wasn't good enough. (Hello my dear anxiety medication)
What is even worse is that I am carrying this shame while working in an environment that has embraced Brene's talks and encourages us to fail.... I have the rare opportunity to practice this and watch others break free,but I have largely remained on the sidelines.
I think for the last year I have slowly been moving towards the "arena" I think that surgery is part of the journey to the arena and I will get there. 2014 is going to be a tough year, as the pounds come off so will the many layers of protection that in some ways have even been part of my personal and professional success.
My commitment to myself is to get into the game of life and begin to let go of shame.
Thank you for posting the link
Barefeet

I think this will be the best Christmas presents we've given ourselves. A new healthy body.

So glad you are here. I am also having surgery on 12/20!

Positive thoughts for Andrew. He posted a topic that he was taken to the hospital and they found a bleed.

Clmftw and barefeet-Who is your surgeon? I am on liquids with one meal in evening. Not too bad just a little headachey.

Am with you RJ. Telling the truth and being vulnerable was, for me, the start of changing my life.
It has set me free and has also allowed the people in my life, who have always loved and cared for me, the chance to show that for the first time. It's amazing because they were always there, willing and able, but because of my fear, i kept them at arms length without even realising it.
The result is I now know for sure that they really like me for me, warts and all. My vulnerability and honesty has seen them open up to me too, deepening my relationships in a way I couldn't have imagined. Being vulnerable has scared the sh1t out of me but I don't feel so alone - and I am not alone because my friends are right beside me because I have let them in.
At times, the outpouring of emotion has been overwhelming and i have wanted to go back in my shell. But my life now has light and shade in a way it never had before and I feel as if I belong to an amazing group of people. Or perhaps I actually feel like I now deserve to belong because if they like me this much, perhaps I was never as bad a person as I believed....
Has taken a long time to get here. I knew the theory of vulnerability and honesty and the positive impact both could have but was too scared to try. Wish I had done it sooner but we arrive where we need to be only when we are ready.
Good luck to you if you are struggling with this but please persevere, it is truly life changing, like blowing a hole in a brick wall and letting light flood in...

Nancy, I am sorry you feel this way. I am in day 2 of my pre op and it is hard, one of the hardest things I have done... But knowing it would be I have lots of little activities that I have to do and NONE involve food. I encourage you to take one last stab at it tomorrow, and then make your decision.

Nancy, I am sorry you feel this way. I am in day 2 of my pre op and it is hard, one of the hardest things I have done... But knowing it would be I have lots of little activities that I have to do and NONE involve food. I encourage you to take one last stab at it tomorrow, and then make your decision.

Nancy, I am sorry you feel this way. I am in day 2 of my pre op and it is hard, one of the hardest things I have done... But knowing it would be I have lots of little activities that I have to do and NONE involve food. I encourage you to take one last stab at it tomorrow, and then make your decision.

I finally read through this entire thread.
Somewhere along the way it was recommended that everyone considering surgery read this. I say Amen to that.
Only by digging through the junk will this work for me. I know that.
Thank you to all who shared, you are an inspiration. Reading your stories has been great therapy.

I finally read through this entire thread.
Somewhere along the way it was recommended that everyone considering surgery read this. I say Amen to that.
Only by digging through the junk will this work for me. I know that.
Thank you to all who shared, you are an inspiration. Reading your stories has been great therapy.

I finally read through this entire thread.
Somewhere along the way it was recommended that everyone considering surgery read this. I say Amen to that.
Only by digging through the junk will this work for me. I know that.
Thank you to all who shared, you are an inspiration. Reading your stories has been great therapy.

I finally read through this entire thread.
Somewhere along the way it was recommended that everyone considering surgery read this. I say Amen to that.
Only by digging through the junk will this work for me. I know that.
Thank you to all who shared, you are an inspiration. Reading your stories has been great therapy.

I think you need to call your dr... Mine said that if I was under the weather to let them know ASAP so they can call in antibiotics or whatever and not cancel.

My goal is 115 lbs.. A teenager to loose!