sugarbabe

We are all vsg brothers and sisters all around the world. Lets all work hard and utilise this amazing tool were going to be given and get our sexy back!!! ♡♥♡♥♡

VSG twins. Love it. Where are you having yours done shortlynx2 ?

Hi i'm scheduled in for surgery on 10th august. My surgeon said that i only have to do a 2 week low fat diet pre op, feel a bit mixed about it to be honest, bit like im cheating, when most ppl say they usually have to do a liquid diet. I was gearing myself up to do it to be honest, and asked him if my liver really will shrink enough for it to be safe enough for surgery, his reponse was absolutley. So i think im going to follow what he says however im going to swap 1 meal a day with a protein shake. It cant hurt can it really and i need to get used to drinking them for after the op anyway. Anyway a big GOOD LUCK coming your way for all the august sleevers including myself. Lol .and also to everyone else yet to be sleeved. Exciting times !!!

Oh great kimber0921 your the 1st person iv'e come across thats having their vsg on the same day. Yayyy we'll have to keep in touch be vsg buddies. Xx

My surgery date is 10th august

i know how your feeling. My husband's side of the family are kurdish so the culture is very similar to yours. When i told them i was having the surgery, they found it hard to understand why i would want to put myself through such a drastic descision to have surgery, they would tell me to just try and loose weight by excercise and diet. Well if i could i would have. I think because they were uneducated about this type of surgery and dont know of anyone else who had gone to these lengths to loose weight that they thought it was odd and yes perhaps that i was lazy. So basically i spent a lot if time, especially with my husband educating them about it and how i felt that i needed the extra help to loose the weight and that there are thousands of people that actually have the surgery and are successful. I showed them pictures of the surgery and peoples before and after pics , which all helped them to be a bit more supportive of me in my descision. You see i felt that it was important to tell them i was having the surgery done as food is a big part of the family life, there is always a house full of people round when it comes to dinner, its part of the culture. So they are big eaters and if they dont know about my surgery they may think that i am ungrateful or that i dont enjoy the food and the effrot they have put in to making it. So i thought it would it would be better to tell everyone about the journey i will be going through so then whoever wants to gossip about me can do but they will be eating their words when i look fabulous nex year. I also felt nervous telling them too, but through doing so i now feel its out in the open and that has made me more happy and confident in my descsion to do this to improve my quality of life. The way i see it is, this is my journey, i feel this is the right descsion for ME to take and whoever wants to be supportive of me is welcome, whoever doesnt can just sit back and watch the transformation. Hope this helps and good luck with everything. X

Hi. Im in for mine on the 11th august. So we have a little planning time before we take the plunge. My brain is on overdrive thinking about this surgery, ive started a kind of portfolio of everything and anything useful which helps release some of the tension. I just want the day to hurry now.!!

Its totally up to you whether you are willing to stick rigidly to the plan or deviate from it and cheat. If you cheat you may still loose some weight but you may not end up with the results you were looking for. However i really dont see how you will not loose weight if you follow your surgeons plan successfully. And also if you feel like you dont know how the weight is going to come off, just have a look at the hundreds if not thousands of people out there who probably at some point had the same thoughts as you, and see their before and after pics. If thousands of people around the world can do it. Then you CAN really do it too.

If you are not at that stage where scrambled egg goes down smoothly then your probably just not ready for them yet. Remember its not a race and to listen to your new stomach. You may do well just going back to mashed up foods for the most part and every now and then try the eggs again. Remember you are only 3 wks out and it does take time to introduce new textures of foods so i would say "slowly does it". And keep re introducing foods as one day your stomach may be able to tolerate foods that initialy it couldnt.

So glad that your recovering so well. You are a trooper. Just keep sipping and walking that gas off. you know what to do. Remember everyday will get that easier. The more hydrated you become the better as dehydration can csuse you to feel sick. Dont over do it just eat what you can. The main thing though is to keep hydrated so i wouldnt worry too much about not getting in all the peotein or calories at this stage. But good luck with your journey.

Oooohh beware the buyer's remorse. Im not in for my op until august, and i am paying privately also , so i hope i dont get the buyer's remorse. Lol. I think im going to prepare myself for that by writing myself a letter, to myself before surgery explaining why i am doing this and how its going to change my life for the better. And on that day when or if it ever comes, i am doubting myself if i made the wrong descsion and have blown all that money for nothing. I will open my letter to remind me of why this is so important to me and motivate me to make the most out of this amazing opportunity to a happier and healthier me.

Yes thats it, apart from my protein shakes, i think im going to go organic. Sick of all these foods stating they are low fat, low sugar,low whatever, and if you look at the list of ingrediants which you would need a phd in nutrition to understand , its so misleading. So everytime i come across one of these supposed magic foods i can never work out if its actually good for me or not. So i thinks its just easier to go fresh. Fresh meat, fruit, veg, done!! Rant over. Lol.

Yea i shouldnt even be thinking of getting those sneaky carbs in. I just came accross this product and thought ah ha this could be ok. But i suppose with ingrediants like that in it its probably no good for me anyway. Ok so its a no for protein pasta.

Actually talking of shopping list. Well, ive found this product online, it's called Protein Pasta and the brand is by my protein. I dont know what to make of it to be honest but it looks like real pasta and the texture is the same too. Dont quote me though as i havent actually tasted it yet. It is a high protein low carb, fat, sugar alternative to pasta. It's supposed to be used for people who want to increase their daily protein intake. I'll give you the nutritional information. Per 30g uncooked Protein 18g Calories 109 kcal Fat 2g Sat fat 0.2g Sugar 1.2g Now this is the average whole wheat pasta per 30 g Protein 4.3g Calories 104 kcal Fat 0.4 Sat fat 0.7 Sugar 0g So basically the protein pasta has more than 4x the amount of protein and less than half the amount of carbohydrates. This sounds like a good product for the solid food stage (i know it's a long way off for us pre surgery sleevers). However im just a bit concerned about the actual ingrediants in this protein pasta, its got some funky things that ive never heard of. Ingrediants Vegetable Proteins, durum, semolina, white egg, thickner, seaweed extract, methianine, threonine, soy, anyicaking, silicon dioxide. I think ive just answered my own question lol. If you dont understand whats in it then why bother eating it. Dunno if you guys can shed some light. Would you buy it??

No probs kushka, and if you think of something we havent please share.