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So I'm surprisingly not hungry (9 days into 2 week pre op liquid diet)
But man do I ever just want to take a BITE of something... anyone else feel like that? I swear I'm close to taking a bite of my kids Burgers and spitting it out.. lol
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Two days post op and feeling pretty good today; some parts are better than what I thought and other parts a little worse. It is very difficult to get liquids in and take the medications; more than 3 spoon fulls of liquid hurts my stomach.. but I know it will get better each day and I'm looking forward to my new life!
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Here's my "before" photo. I'm 428 lbs. Starting my pre-op diet. I'm giving up Coca-cola, smoking and most carbs. Trying to lose 25-40lbs before surgery. Hopefully January 13th during my next appointment we will schedule surgery.
Picture in comments below.

Congratulations. I've been under 300 for a couple weeks now and I feel as though I'm approaching being a 'normal' person - whatever that is l..
My point is.. it is a great feeling. Our stats are quite similar so I feel connected to your accomplishment!
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Today my scale read 298. I wanted to cry with happiness!
I haven't been this light for 6 years. I don't even know how to feel about it.
HW- 350
SW- 334
CW- 298
I've lost a total of 52 pounds in 8 weeks. I'm 6 weeks post surgery and even though it has been a rough journey it feels like life is starting to come together. I'm learning more every day and I've gotten through my first stall.
I'm starting to see why people say this was the best decision they ever made. As I'm not fully there yet, I hope one day I am.
My main goal for this post was because when things were super tough I needed to see the success people were achieving. I want to help inspire.
I want you to know you're not alone and even though each of our journeys are our own, you have more support here than you realize.
And hopefully I will never see a 3 on my scale again.

So I went through the exact same thing. My surgery was 10/12/16I didn't actually quit till 10/5/16 and felt horrible for it. I started reading on the possible side effects from smoking too close to surgery and I thought to myself that I'm doing this so I can be healthier and live longer and have a good life.. so why wouldn't I do this one last thing for myself too and not risk all these scary complications during and after surgery. I have not had a smoke since 10/5/16. I'm not saying I don't crave them.. especially since my husband smokes.. but I didn't pat all this money and go through all this work and sacrifice to be unhealthy - hope this helps
HW 368
SW 324
CW 288
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Thanks. Some days I'm happy some days I'm not.. it's always going to be work but worth it Sent from my SM-G870W using the BariatricPal App

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My dad came with me while the husband watched the kids too. .. that's too bad.. will he watch YouTube videos or anything maybe to get more informed?
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Sounds like me! I'm a month and some change post-op and I honestly don't remember ever feeling this good. I've dropped 50+lbs since the start of the liquid diet pre-op and the weight is falling away. It's pretty f-ckin' awesome, yeah?

I was sleeved on the 12th and feel the same way.. things are going great.. so excited for the future!
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My wife worries that it'll cause her to be less attracted to me physically, she has only ever known me as a big guy and although she knows it's important to my health and she supported me all the way, she's just worried about how she'll feel about it. She doesn't want a "skinny guy." I told her not to worry, even if I get lean I don't plan to be a "skinny guy." My goal is to put on some pretty serious muscle mass after I get closer to goal. I want to be able to do all the stuff I've pretty much never been able to do. I want my kids to think I'm a superhero and for them to be proud when they point me out to their friends...and I want to set a good example for them.
I've read that WLS can sometimes damage relationships though, because the party NOT doing the surgery often has reasons of their own that have nothing to do with their friend/partner/family member who is undergoing surgery, for them staying the way they are. Either they prefer you heavy, maybe they're insecure and worry about other people hitting on you, or you deciding you're too good for them...or they liked having an enabler to their own behavior, etc... There can be a lot of reasons. To me, this is something I have to do and if someone likes or loves me less as a result of it, then that was a problem on their end, not on mine.

I was sleeved on the 12th and feel the same way.. things are going great.. so excited for the future!
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Two days post op and feeling pretty good today; some parts are better than what I thought and other parts a little worse. It is very difficult to get liquids in and take the medications; more than 3 spoon fulls of liquid hurts my stomach.. but I know it will get better each day and I'm looking forward to my new life!
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Two days post op and feeling pretty good today; some parts are better than what I thought and other parts a little worse. It is very difficult to get liquids in and take the medications; more than 3 spoon fulls of liquid hurts my stomach.. but I know it will get better each day and I'm looking forward to my new life!
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I had my drain taken out this morning (2 days post op) it hurt coming out and felt wierd but I was glad to get it out cause I hated having it hanging from me.. not a good feeling but it's over quickly
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The first few days will suck, but you'll rebound quickly. (I was feeling MUCH better by the third day post-op.)
Good luck and have a safe rest of your trip.

Congratulations!
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Good for you. Good attitude too. I'm glad you're doing well.

Two days post op and feeling pretty good today; some parts are better than what I thought and other parts a little worse. It is very difficult to get liquids in and take the medications; more than 3 spoon fulls of liquid hurts my stomach.. but I know it will get better each day and I'm looking forward to my new life!
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Two days post op and feeling pretty good today; some parts are better than what I thought and other parts a little worse. It is very difficult to get liquids in and take the medications; more than 3 spoon fulls of liquid hurts my stomach.. but I know it will get better each day and I'm looking forward to my new life!
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Two days post op and feeling pretty good today; some parts are better than what I thought and other parts a little worse. It is very difficult to get liquids in and take the medications; more than 3 spoon fulls of liquid hurts my stomach.. but I know it will get better each day and I'm looking forward to my new life!
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Two days post op and feeling pretty good today; some parts are better than what I thought and other parts a little worse. It is very difficult to get liquids in and take the medications; more than 3 spoon fulls of liquid hurts my stomach.. but I know it will get better each day and I'm looking forward to my new life!
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Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery! It will be a little rough in the beginning, but you will be amazed at how quickly you will heal and bounce back - this is the start of a better life for you!

So I'm surprisingly not hungry (9 days into 2 week pre op liquid diet)
But man do I ever just want to take a BITE of something... anyone else feel like that? I swear I'm close to taking a bite of my kids Burgers and spitting it out.. lol
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