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You should also be aware that RNY is totally reversible if it should ever be necessary. Sleeves are not. When 80% of your stomach is gone, it's gone.

I have every expectation that you can do this! It will be easier
than you think since you
have only the 50 this time! You got this girlfriend!

I have every expectation that you can do this! It will be easier
than you think since you
have only the 50 this time! You got this girlfriend!

First let me say that you are beautiful, and I thank you very much for sharing your story. I have no doubt that you will regain control and achieve your goal. I admire every single post op that has gone before me, and I hope you truly realize exactly what you have done for every pre op that came after you.
Without you and the many others like you, there would be no us. You are my hero, my teacher, and the basis of my faith that WLS could and has changed my life forever. I owe you everything, even if you never knew. You gave me courage and strength. I was thinking about you the day I went in for surgery, and you will be forever blazoned in my soul.
So whatever you need, a hand to hold, an ear to listen, a voice to remind you just how wonderful you truly are - you have it. And not just mine either, but every other successful weight loss patient out there.
Never forget how truly remarkable you are.

That is a great summary and encouraging words to many who are beginning this journey. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Our lives are permanently altered and we are set for success!!

That is a great summary and encouraging words to many who are beginning this journey. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Our lives are permanently altered and we are set for success!!

I am so excited! I know I posted previously about a tentative date of 8/31 but my insurance called yesterday to let me know that they had an approved auth for 8/29 and then the surgeons PA called today to confirm that the 29th is a good date and to set up pre-op which is 8/11. In less than a month, I will finally be on the losers bench

Insurance approved!!! Pre-op app Aug 25. Surgery (RNY) Aug 31. Now i'm getting excited!

I made up a lot of dishes but that is how I roll.
I would sautée chicken breast, onions, garlic, shredded carrot and then use a low sugar marinara sauce or make your own with pettite diced tomatoes, Tomato sauce, basil, Italian seasoning. It was my version of chicken cacciatore and it was delicious, not boring at all. If you like it spicy add some red pepper flakes.
I also made taco meat and topped it with cheese and a dab of low fat sour cream. Once I could eat raw veggies I started adding lettuce, tomato and black olives. You can make the taco mean with ground chicken, turkey or 90% or better beef.
Soups - I ate a lot of chicken and veggie, beef and veggie, chicken tortilla Soup sans tortilla.
There are many many recipes on Pinterest if you search Bariatric foods. I know I have a whole board of recipes I found and new I could change to meet my needs. It has worked wonderful.
I will caution you on eating bread, rice, Pasta, sweets or any kind this early on. It's up to you but at the end of the day those types of carbs can cause stalls as well as set you up to crave them.
Yes, you will likely go a very long time before you eat a sandwich again but you begin to crave what you eat so please be careful. You did not go through all of this pain and change just to fall into old behaviors.
You can do this! Keep your goals front and center and it will happen.

Great Job you look nice
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Yay Donna! You know I have ur back! U are going to do great!
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Maybe you can partially cook the carrot sticks, just to soften them up... peppers (yick those are my kryptonite lol) are probably soft enough. I did hummus a lot (still do).. but I just have it on it's own or with some cottage cheese.. I haven't really gone back to raw veggies yet. Maybe seedless cucumbers-- now I might have to get some of those tomorrow to go with my hummus!
I don't think I had fruits until 3 months out either. As far as what else to eat-- just be aware that Proteins that you easily tolerated pre-surgery might not be tolerated as easily now... so ease into anything. I had surgery in April and still have trouble with beef.. though just today at a big cookout I was able to eat a 1/2 of a hamburger patty (no bun, and I just put mustard and pickles on it).. I can handle it in chili, because I think it's a moisture issue, so all of the "sauce" makes chili easier than a burger or steak anyway. I haven't had any issues with chicken, turkey, fish or shrimp. I did have a lot of trouble with tuna for a while-- which was really bumming me out, because it's my most favorite go-to food and always has been... now I'm thinking it might be the mayo more than the tuna itself. Pork I have always had trouble processing, ever since having my gallbladder out, so I'm not even really going there yet.
I just found these cheese crisp things at Walmart in the produce section the other day-- I haven't tried them yet, but you would use them like you would croutons, or when you need some crispy texture.

Me too! It's so exciting. Maybe we could keep in touch since our dates are so close?
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I have a tentative scheduled RNY for August 30! (Pending in approval!) Eeek! This is really possible and I am excited and a little nervous!

You rock!
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Two words
Tube socks????

Save it for your new wardrobe
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Now that is funny!

The scary thing about the dieting is that I gain it back PLUS another 10 lbs! Yikes!!I just can't go there again. I "dieted" myself to obesity!

The scary thing about the dieting is that I gain it back PLUS another 10 lbs! Yikes!!I just can't go there again. I "dieted" myself to obesity!

The scary thing about the dieting is that I gain it back PLUS another 10 lbs! Yikes!!I just can't go there again. I "dieted" myself to obesity!

You are amazing! Wow!

I told my self before i had surgery, the day i get back home from the hospital I'm hitting the gym. Sadly, that didn't happen i totally under estimated the pain lol. I was laid up for 6 days, told my self as soon as i get back mobile and the pain is gone and this drain is out of my stomach I'm hitting the gym. After the pain was gone then i went to my 1 week post-op appointment... BOOM... i catch a cold sore throat and a fever and back laid up on bed rest. I was depressed on how my success will be and how much weight i will lose due to my inactivity. But gladly, the weight has been losing it self and at a satisfying rate and i couldn't be happier. It just show me that my results will be much better when i get back in the gym and start working out.
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This is comforting to read, as I have been hoping for about 100lbs at the 6-month mark. I'm at about 50 lbs down from 2 months post-op, and I know the weight loss will slow down, but am hoping eating better and all the running I'm doing can net me another 50 lbs over the next 4 months.

My surgeon says it will be first part of August! Eeeek!
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