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I absolutely think that weighing once a week is smart!! Stalls are crazy annoying and it's just better to not know and be suprised at the end of the week... You've lost a ton of weight already! Focus on how much you are down not how much you have to go <3 GOOD LUCK!!

Christie, you are such an encouragement. I'm an so worried about having to do the pre-op liquid only diet. I don't know how much a food addict I am, but I know one thing for sure. I DO NOT like feeling hungry!! I'm also not a vegetable eater. I anticipate a bumpy road. BUT I like your suggestion that to not cheat myself out of this surgery and to do some journaling when I begin to feel discouraged. Sound advice. I will use it as well.
Thanks!!

I think you are doing AWESOME! So happy for you. Good luck on your journey

I am enjoying your Blog It is nice to hear your encouraging words especially for those of us getting ready and waiting for our dates. I am in month 2 of 6 month required pre op diet. Seems like surgery will never get here.

I guess I look at my overweight being that I was always more willing to take the easy route and that led me to more weight gain. Even at my thinnest, I was still looking for an easy way to cheat the system. My cheating and falling for the easy way led me to gaining even more weight over the years.
I will be honest and tell you, I am also one who chose not to tell many people about my WLS. I chose only a few people I knew would hold me accountable as well as give me positive feedback on choices I make for my new life ahead of me. I have a very encouraging group of honest friends and family that I trust will not share my journey, as for the rest, I will not lie, I will tell them I have decided to make better food choices and exercise more! You are right! There are so many people that will snub their noses at you for the mere fact of thinking of having a WLS, but the way I look at it is "It's not taking the easy way out"! I once read a book with a terrific truth to those who say by having WLS you are just taking the easy route. NO, there is nothing easy about preperation for the surgery, having the surgery, nor life after the surgery. I can say there are times that because we eat less and have been encouraged to exercise more the weight will come off faster but there isn't anything easy about it. The book made a suggestive: When there is negative feedback, or derrogotory comments, remind those by asking; "Do you still go out back and beat your laundry with rocks to wash?" "Do you have still hand wash all your dishes?" "Do you still hang your clothes out to dry?" I am quite positive the answer to at least two of these questions is NO. Well, does that mean they took the easy route out? NO, they found a more efficeint way to wash clothes and dishes so they aren't slaves to chores, they found help. Well, we found a way to help us not be victim to food addiction with a little help! Honestly, I chose to weed out the negative people in my life. I do not like to be involved with people like that! I think they are just envious. What we choose to do with our bodies is our choice, nobody else matters!!!
As far as me, I am in my three week stall and I dislike it! I thought I would shed the weight faster, and I did the first two weeks, and then there is this nice hill to climb, "Three Week Stall". I've read much about it and I will do all I can to stay motivated and positive about moving through and climbing up out of the valley! I want to be on the top of the mountain, not in the foothills!! =)
Wishing you a fast next few months!!
Keep in touch!
Christie

Thank you for the encouragement. I am really excited, but also a little nervous. I haven't shared with many people that I am embarking on this journey. People are very judgmental and at the mere suggestion of this procedure I got some negative feedback. I don't understand why people think surgery is the "easy way out." I think it's anything but "easy." Anyway, I initially had a surgery date for March, but my insurance is very strict about fulfilling the 180 day pre-op waiting period. Therefore, my surgerday had to be pushed back to April 6. Like you said, the time will go by quickly. It's already the end of January!! I hope things are continuing to go well for you. Have a great day!!!

Thanks you OhSoNoni! I hope that you are getting excited! Three months will go by faster than you can imagine!
YES, I am two weeks and two days post-op and am eating the same things people around me are eating, just much smaller portions! I have learned to slow down and enjoy all the flavors of the foods I love knowing that I will not get to gorge myself like in the past! It was was baby steps in the beginning but I got through it with many tasty broths and soups! I remember the first thing I ate was scrambled eggs and I was scared to death they would not work out so well, but I did a small bite and waited a while before I took another bite!
If you wanna talk about anything, feel free to send me a message! If not, thanks for the kind words and I wish you the best of luck! If you are like most of us, you will not regret this at all!
Best wishes and look forward to talking again!
Christie

this was very inspiring to me and im so happy your doing well. im 4 days into my pre-op liquid only diet and im having a very hard time. im not sure if im realizing i am a true food adict or that i really just need something solid. but anyways great job and congrats!!!! good luck!

Hi love to hear you are so positive too! I will follow your progress with much interest.
All the best for your op - let us know how you go!

Congratulations DizzyLizzie!!
I am 22 hours away from my surgery and I am feeling as excited as you sound!!! I just wanted to reach out there and wish you the best of luck through the two week pre-op and your upcoming surgery!
Keep in touch!
Christie