NaomiAus

Anything with the words "fat free" I thought was ok, later to realize that fat free didn't make it healthy. More often than not fat free food is loaded with sugar or sodium to give it flavor.

Hi @@NaomiAus
I did four week of Optifast...
It sucked!!!
But in the end it was more than worth the misery...
Stay strong with it...
And come in here and let off steam every time you need to...
Good luck to you!!!

After starting this journey nearly a year ago, I finally have my surgery date! November 20th I am booked in and I can't wait! Anyone else with this date?

Cottees Coola reminds me of childhood, I think nearly every kid had a bottle in their their lunch boxes. I quite like the diet rite fruit cocktail

After starting this journey nearly a year ago, I finally have my surgery date! November 20th I am booked in and I can't wait! Anyone else with this date?

I got my date today! I'm booked in for the 20th of November. I can't wait. I am needing to do 4 weeks of optimist, so I start that this Friday, anyone else around this date?

I too am pre-op, I once had a dementia patient rub my belly and ask when the twins are due. I couldn't really get angry with her considering she had dementia

Learning to snowboard. My sister is an avid snowboarder and can't wait to take me to the snow for me to learn.

At the end of the day we need to do what works for us. This may be completely eliminating all processed foods, sugar, Pasta, bread etc from your diet or allowing yourself small portions of them occasionally, I don't think either one is wrong, but then again I have not yet been sleeved and I may feel differently when I am, just my two cents.

Learning to snowboard. My sister is an avid snowboarder and can't wait to take me to the snow for me to learn.

It also aids in muscle building which helps burn fat.

Going to a class reunion. Ziplining, Water slides, crossing my legs, buying cute shoes, matching bra/panty sets, shopping, having energy, fitting in a movie/plane seat comfortably

Shopping in the junior department, riding a carousel horse and having my picture taken, seeing my first husband again with my new me, going to a class reunion for the first time, snow skiing for the first time. I'm 56 and have been overweight since I was 28

I'm 3 weeks pre op and I decided to write a weight loss bucket list. I thought it would be fun to share. what are some things you are excited for? Going on rides, skydiving, my favorite jeans from high school,sitting on a plane comfortably, crossing my legs, seeing my feet. These are just a few

My biggest fear is not waking up after surgery. I know I will be successful post op (positive thinking!) but I fear not making it through the actual surgery. I had a full on breakdown the other day imagining I didn't make it through and my family dealing with the aftermath... Really morbid I know buts it's just how my mind works

I would definitely think twice before taking "adda boys!" and "go for it!" type of advice from anyone whose posting history clearly shows self destructive behavior.

(Yup. I said it. Take your best shot at me now.)

I know the OP meant for this thread to be light and tongue and cheek. But I have to say, seeing some people consuming alcohol just weeks out from surgery kind of floors me a little. Not only do you have a line of staples going down the whole entire sleeve that haven't even begun to heal yet, you are already trying to sabotage any weight loss efforts by consuming empty, non nutritious calories at a critical time where proper nutrition is important for healing.
Like I've said before, I don't care what people do after your'e all healed up. Drink alcohol, eat sweets to your hearts content. You're only hurting your chances of not reaching your weight loss goals and in danger of the whole surgery being all for not. That's none of my business.
What I don't find funny and won't condone are people making light of behaviors that could potentially harm and put you right back in the hospital. For goodness sake, care enough about yourself to at least heal properly before you choose to continue self destructive behaviors that caused you to have surgery in the first place.
I suggest you find a video of a sleeve procedure on YouTube and watch it just to see the amount of healing that needs to take place after you see your little sleeve that looks like Frankenstein when they are done. The doctors aren't telling you not to drink for a certain amount of time just for shits and giggles.

I think some people just get caught up in their lives and genuinely forget what is happening in other people's worlds, this certainly describes me. Though I do understand your hurt, so how are you going?

I would take the earlier one, you would enjoy your trip to Paris even more if you've been out of surgery and lost a bit already.

At the end of the day we need to do what works for us. This may be completely eliminating all processed foods, sugar, Pasta, bread etc from your diet or allowing yourself small portions of them occasionally, I don't think either one is wrong, but then again I have not yet been sleeved and I may feel differently when I am, just my two cents.

It's hard when your going through such a drastic change in your life and when you need support the person who should be your biggest supporter isn't. It's not just that he is unsupportive, he sounds cruel, with those comments.
You need a support system to give you the very best chance at success. Maybe asking him why he is unsupportive of you.
It's a time where you need to make tough choices and ultimately, your the only one who can make them.

I tell everyone, and if they don't like it they can go suck it, I'm doing it for me not them. That being said I have only had overwhelming support from people I've told.
It's up to you who you tell and if you tell people, there is no right answer, it is a very personal thing so it is completely understandable to not want to tell people.
Like other people said, if you are not wanting it to become public knowledge, be very careful with who you tell, you can't untell people

My surgeon won't do bands and will try to educate candidates of the complications and the likelihood of them.
I knew I wanted the sleeve as I wanted something permanent and had heard about issues with the band.

It's hard when your going through such a drastic change in your life and when you need support the person who should be your biggest supporter isn't. It's not just that he is unsupportive, he sounds cruel, with those comments.
You need a support system to give you the very best chance at success. Maybe asking him why he is unsupportive of you.
It's a time where you need to make tough choices and ultimately, your the only one who can make them.

I tell everyone, and if they don't like it they can go suck it, I'm doing it for me not them. That being said I have only had overwhelming support from people I've told.
It's up to you who you tell and if you tell people, there is no right answer, it is a very personal thing so it is completely understandable to not want to tell people.
Like other people said, if you are not wanting it to become public knowledge, be very careful with who you tell, you can't untell people