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I saw a few people posting about bagging up their big clothes. Funny I have so few things because I hate buying big clothes... What I've been doing is pulling out my old clothes and organizing them by size. So I have one tub that's ready for the second I start losing weight.... Then I'll just keep getting into the smaller ones. I have tons of clothes from when I was smaller. Hopefully some of them are still in style otherwise a shopping spree will be in order next year. I deserve it plus I really want to be able to wear boots this fall/winter.

I had my last class today which was postop preop information. Lots and lots of information lil overwhelming actually! Super excited though. Good luck!

I was hoping if we were in a group our posts would not be public but not sure how it works

Completed my last appointment today! Hallelujah! So much information, overload! Kaiser only requires a two day liquid diet one day full liquids one day Clear Liquids two days prior to surgery. Thankfully I've been following their pre-op diet on and off since May and I'm still losing weight on my own. I would love to get down another 10 pounds before my surgery. But I am having my farewell dinners in lunches just a few things that I don't know that I'll ever be able to tolerate again. Our nutritionist said again today some people cannot handle sugar or really greasy foods they get dumping syndrome even with the sleeve. It's amazing though when you are eating and making better choices how those foods don't feel good anymore... Happy for that! I firmly believe nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.

Thank u! Today was my last appointment a preop class actually and they made it sound so bad like the gas pain would be real bad and the pain on right side where large incision is will also be bad. I'm thinking I'm gonna be in horrible pain. They said the gas u can feel pain in your tummy, back, shoulders, neck???geez I'm thinking if you pump it full of airthen why not suck it out before you close me up ? Just a thought:)

Kaiser is now banning any eggs for 8 weeks. Several people have been admitted recently with blockages so just an FYI for those out there. We don't eat regular diet for 42 days I'll post the schedule later this week.

My date is not until November 6 my son's birthday is November 17. Just trying to gauge how I might be feeling. He's only turning eight of course he's going to want his mommy to do fun things with him. Already planning an outing the weekend before surgery but want to know be gull of pain and grouchy all month! Plus I wanted to go to the women of Faith conference. Just sitting down mostly but it is all day. And I promised him a Kings game his bday!

CVS is having buy one get one free tons of vitamins and supplements. All programs are different but Kaiser requires so many. I was super happy to find out I could get six months worth of my vitamins for half price! Make sure you have a wellness card which is like their club card. It's a free card and damn it was worth it today!

Awesome! What area are u in? I've tried to create a November group but I can't seem to figure out how:(

Yes u still have lost weight you are no longer 221. I like to keep a pair of pants preferably jeans that are to small and every few days I just keep trying them on until they not only fit better and looser but you can tuck a shirt In and wear a belt. The scale won't tell you clothes fit better but those clothes will tell u that your body is getting smaller and losing inches:) be patient and try to just weigh in once a month. Try the jeans thing it works. And you can do it withs tight shirt also You got this.

What I find interesting is ....what's wrong with being ashamed of having to have WLS? Plenty of people in the world can lose weight without it? What's wrong with not wanting to share your failure at weight loss? I'm sure not everyone was honest with themselves or other people about how much they ate? That extra dessert that extra burger... I mean let's be real we didn't get overweight by not overheating including the author of this post. I'm sure people weren't standing there shouting out that they just gorged on some food! Just like most people don't stand up and shout that they went and had plastic surgery done.. Because it's really nobody's business. There is plenty of people out there who are willing to share their story and be an open book so the people not telling their story are not affecting anyones life. Someone who really wants to be educated about getting healthy, they will. They don't need your WLS journey to change their life. One persons opinion shouldn't matter that much. Honestly !

Awesome! No more worrying about legs rubbing raw if I walk or run. Can't wait for that day.

God I can't wait! Maybe I'll even dress younger ???? Nov 6 you cannot come soon enough!

I'm 5"6 and cannot remember being a 6! Ever. 6th grade I was in woman's 3 then highschool a 10 even though I weighed 136. I had booty and gymnast muscles but I will happily wait for that size 6. I have faith that I will!

I'm 5"6 and cannot remember being a 6! Ever. 6th grade I was in woman's 3 then highschool a 10 even though I weighed 136. I had booty and gymnast muscles but I will happily wait for that size 6. I have faith that I will!

Finished my last appointment with my surgeon! Tomorrow us last preop class. Can't wait! Everytime I'm there they check my blood pressure again because it's so high when I get there ... It's just stress I want this part over. Kaiser is comprehensive but it's slot to take in sometimes! I have an excellent doc to share I'll scan in the am:)

Recovery time was a big factor for me:)

I have a gym with heated pool. I getin it in shallow end and jog to the other side and I go to the deep end and frog leg swim and do my arms under the Water . No pain and after 20 min you will be breathing hard. It's a workout ! I have baby injuries and rolled my ankles several times and just walking hurts me so the pool is my best option! A great investment. And any circuit weights you can do will burn more fat. When my hips out I do my arms back and abs and when my elbows out I work on lower body etc. using weights doesn't hurt me and u see list if results !

Nov6 can't get here soon enough! My last appointment is today with my surgeon I can't even think of any questions I have for him.

Where you able to see the list? I will scan more things from my program and post

Awesome! Cant wait til Nov 6

Where I work I am the only overweight person. Almost all my peers do cross fit and marathons. There would be no common ground, no communication, no understanding. These peoples whole lives revolve around fitness. You just can't have a conversation about having WLS with people who would not understand or have an open mind to it. Then it's just a debate and I'm not one for that. For me it would be embarrassing and uncomfortable to say you all can do it on your own but I need surgery. I mentioned last year to two girls that my dr mentioned it as an option to me and immediately I got bad feedback how ones brother had it done and gained all his weight back and she proceeded to say she has no tolerance for people who say they can't lose weight because she knows if they ate right and exercised they could. She's one if the nicer people. That was the last time I ever said a word. I'm private and don't even want anyone to know but my best friends of because I trust them but only a few support the surgery. I'm eating less, doing Meal Replacements and exercise and that's all true I'm just leaving out the part about the WLS.

So here is the list I copied from my program and then what I actually need in case someone else goes to the store for me. SF means sugar free. I cant handle most products so I listed to look for items that say made with Splenda, but most people can handle any sugar free option. This is just for the first month. I will post the official pages from my program in the hopes it might help others. 17 days and counting. shopping list.docx

Well if your diet includes any vegetable I would steam a bunch of different stuff. Grab carrots and celery and cucumbers and cut it up. Every time you feel like you're starving drink a shake and then go munch on some veggies. Some people's preop is just liquid so think how lucky you are to have the vegetables LOL

I told people I'm on a meal replacent program which is actually offered through kaiser where u drink protein shakes etc and a small meal which I eat at night. They see me drinking shakes already now so hopefully no more questions.