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congrats! i had to only stay one night in the hospital, but my Dr told me to walk walk walk, even made me walk out lol
and the gas pain was YES by far the worst , way worse than the surgery itself. the more i walked the more i felt so much better, just sitting up made me feel better...so walk and burp and even do a little toot toot....and go on home

I had my surgery on Monday as well (June 8th) and I find today, Thursday, I feel sooooo much better. I walked. And walked. And walked at the hospital and I think thst made the difference for me. I am still quite tired from the Anethestic, but the incision pain is a lot better today. Good luck!!

I am still passing gas and I had my surgery on Monday. But it's definitely better each day that passes

I had my surgery on Monday as well (June 8th) and I find today, Thursday, I feel sooooo much better. I walked. And walked. And walked at the hospital and I think thst made the difference for me. I am still quite tired from the Anethestic, but the incision pain is a lot better today. Good luck!!

Well...that gave me some interesting visuals...

So my boyfriend took me shopping for new slippers a cute terry cloth robe and toiletries for my hospital stay! I just about jumped out of my skin on the ride home cause its about to get really real! Omg we also went shopping for my liquid vitamins and chews for afterwards.... June 10Th here I come......wanna know what song keeps playing in my head that song from Aladdin A whole world.....IM BEING EMOTIONAL RIGHT?????????????

One of my sisters (who is also overweight ) had this conversation the other day. She mentioned early on thst she was worried she would be jealous thst she wouldn't lose like I was by doing it on her own. I told her I don't want this to come between us. But I've lost a significant amount of weight on my preop liquid diet and I can see her already getting uptight around me. She swears she will NEVER get this surgery...it's not for her.
Anyhow, I'm trying to just act the same and not talk about it with her.

Pros:
I am no longer fat.
I have more energy than I have in decades.
I can do mud runs, zip lines, zumba, ride horses (scared of them, but I could), ride amusement park rides, etc.
I can shop anywhere.
I am no longer the fattest person in the room.
I can grocery shop without feeling self conscious.
I can fit in theater seats, airplane seats, down aisles without feeling squished or squishing others.
I can eat whatever I want, I rarely WANT junk and when I do, I eat very little.
I am a cheap date. (See above.)
food no longer rules my life.
I could truly go on forever...

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I live in New Brunswick, Canada and I'm getting sleeved on June 8th. Would love to chat with others who are having surgery around the same time

That's what I did too. Kind of went a bit nuts with the eating 2-3 weeks before preop. Now 7 days in of my 14 day liquid preop diet, I am glad I did it! I admit it!! Inknow I'll never be doing it again. Just made the first few days really tough.
On a positive note, I have dropped from 282 on Monday to 267 as of Saturday am. Lots of Fluid lost! Surgery on June 8th

I too have a couple of freezers full of meat (beef, chicken, and pork) and plan on making my broth. My surgery is June 8th

This was the EXACT same reason for me to finally take the plunge and go for the surgery...I saw my family suffering from the effects of high blood pressure and diabetes, and when I was diagnosed with the same, I didn't want to put my family through that, so now thank the Lord that I'm cured of those, and I can live a healthy life!!!

Looking forward to buying clothes that I actually like and fit well instead of what just fits me.
Not sweating
Actually wanting to get a family picture done with my boys and husband before they grow up.
Crossing my legs.
Enjoying sex like we used to before we had our sons!
Lots more but could go on for pages!!

I started on Monday as well... Weighed myself and I was 282 lbs, and weighed myself today, 2 days later, and I'm 272... no wonder I feel so crappy.... Losing lots of fluid!!! My sleeve is June 8th as well!!

My answer to that, after looking said person up and down.... "no, I think I already am...."

Hahaha no we man are A-holes to each other and are not ashamed to tell each other off. But, women are just catty and mean especially when it comes to another woman looking "good". They may feel threatened by your "new" physical attractiveness.

1. "I DO look skinny today! And HEY! I don't just LOOK it, I am SKINNY TODAY!!!"
2. "Hubs DOES love my new body, does YOURS? Might be time for a change!"
3. " I DO feel better being slimmer. Do you?" (and give that famous up-and-down all-knowing look while you're at it!)
4. "Why, yes! I will get a pedicure. Want to join me, I see you're due, as well!"
5. "Oh, please, give her my number. Maybe this time it will work for her!"

Stsrt my 2 week pre op diet tomorrow so tonight I made homemade pizza for my family and I had a piece!!!

"Eat like a normal person" ... boy, that's a loaded term.
Like you, I'm newly at goal. And what I've learned in the last year is that "normal persons" eat pretty badly. They eat lots of processed foods, fast food, boxed food, food laden with sodium, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, hormones, corn Syrup, etc.
These days, I'm working hard to eat a lot more veggies / fruits and plant Proteins (in addition to animal proteins) than I once did. Does that mean I don't eat what I'm served by a hostess at a dinner party or Fourth of July BBQ? Nope, of course not.
But the foods on my daily menus that I do control (by food shopping, cooking, ordering at restaurants) are considerably different than they were pre-op and certainly during the first six months of post-op.
WLS offers us a chance to greatly improve our nutrition. I'm pretty sure that what I DO eat from now on is going to be more important in maintaining my newly found health and lower weight than what I DON'T eat. By that, I mean that if I eat healthy foods that meet my body's nutritional needs I'll not crave the highly processed (high sugar/fat/salt) foods I used to eat too much of.
And don't misunderstand -- I wasn't a food binger. You don't have to be a food binger to get fat in America. You only have to starve your body of the nutrients it needs and wants. Doing that leads us to the over-processed food trough.
Gobble, gobble!

June 8th in Toronto,Ontario Canada

Today is the last day before I start my 2 week preop diet and I can't stop obsessing about what I'm going to eat today. I have been so diligent with my diet these last few months (even losing some weight unintentionally) but can't seem to fight off that feeling that I need to eat all these things today because I won't be eating them for a long time, etc... Anyone go through this before you started your liquid diet?

I think its natural enough for your mind to be going haywire like that and wanting all the goodies that you won't have for quite some time, if ever again - for me, my 'last meal' was macaroni cheese... always been my favourite and probably my downfall.
If its playing on your mind so much - have a little bit of what your fancy... then set your mind straight that thats the line drawn under the 'old you' and you will be having a fresh start from tomorrow onwards - no excuses.. better that than not giving in to your desires and it being on your mind for the next however long and you feeling cheated..

I had papadeaux the day before my 2 week liquid diet. Funny story, I couldn't even finish 1/4 of my food. I just couldn't handle the fried stuff after limited amounts for 3+ months. My husband finished my food and I felt pretty good when I left there

I'm on the pre-op, but don't start only liquid for another 2 weeks- surgery is in June. I'm definitely nervous and hoping I'm doing the right thing.

I'm so grateful there are old-bies who have remained active and can help us new-bies as we walk this uncharted territory. I understand wanting a vets or maintenance forum for the struggles unique to maintenance and I look forward to the time I can offer some sage advice from a been there perspective, but I really appreciate that so many of the vets are willing to mentor us. You guys are inspirational. Ignore the snarks. Your experience matter to me. (My brother always says, I may not be much, but I'm all I think about.)