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Tomorrow is my sleeve too!! Good luck to all of us!
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They told me not to come to 11:30 so I already know I'll have a day of hunger, thirst, and headache. Still can't wait to get it over. Good luck to all getting it done tomorrow. Keep in touch with progress.
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I feel the same way@ fjsfls1202! VSG tomorrow at 6am.
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Me too; surgery tomorrow and I have a headache because I'm soooo hungry! Can't wait to get the surgery done!
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Thanks good luck to you also!
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Me too; surgery tomorrow and I have a headache because I'm soooo hungry! Can't wait to get the surgery done!
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Me too; surgery tomorrow and I have a headache because I'm soooo hungry! Can't wait to get the surgery done!
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Me too; surgery tomorrow and I have a headache because I'm soooo hungry! Can't wait to get the surgery done!
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Yeah, me too; Monday morning at 6am! A little nervous!
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Hello Megan
I have VSG surgery scheduled for January 23, which happens to be next Monday! I'm getting really nervous right now and not to mention I'm currently on the liver shrinking diet. It's getting real! My thoughts are:
"I hope this works for me "!
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Yeah, me too; Monday morning at 6am! A little nervous!
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Yeah, me too; Monday morning at 6am! A little nervous!
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Yeah, me too; Monday morning at 6am! A little nervous!
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Yeah, me too; Monday morning at 6am! A little nervous!
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Im getting sleeved on the 23rd also!

Now at -117!

Fit into my wedding dress after 26 years! 50, on the left and 24 on the right!

Hi everyone- thank you for all of your replies. I missed entering my starting weight. I'm 5'5 and I started at 267 and currently weigh 167. My goal weight is 160, so I have more to lose. I eat barley, potatoes, rice, and bread as carbs. I eat them last or with my bites of Protein with it. I eat about 5 to 6 times a day. I'm still at about 2-3 oz of food and I'm full. I never over eat. Once I begin to feel that my stomach is starting to feel the food is in there, I stop eating. I don't ever want my stomach to stretch. I've thrown up only once in a year and that was when my doctor gave the ok to eat regular food. But, that was my own learning curve. I used to be a huge milk drinker, and now I barely ever drink milk. I just don't like to be full. Do I cheat, well YES I do. I cheat with small things like chocolate and Creamer in my coffee. I love Funyuns but the salt can be bad for me. I stick to a lot of sugar-free foods as best as I can. I do drink wine or Vodka drinks from time to time. I'm a light weight. I really watch my sugar and it's because sugar makes me feel icky! Icky in the sense that I don't feel my body needs it. My body tells me if it can accept what I put into it. If I drink, I don't eat any sugars through the day. Remember drinking is ALL wasted calories - so watch yourself. It's important to always go back to your basics because we don't want to go back to being unhealthy and I chose to do the sleeve for a reason. I'm healthier now but don't want to revert back to old habits. This is why our doctors tell us don't do it! No sugar and no carbs at all! You have to do what they say and for a year. Then it's up to you throughout the rest of your life on what you put into your mouth. I eat a lot of eggs for Protein and my cholesterol is low so I'm good there. I eat cottage cheese and mostly always chicken. I also eat a lot of Pork. I'm Hawaiian so it's in my culture. I don't really eat fish but I will from time to time such as Talapia or Salmon. It's rare that I eat beef. It's so hard and heavy to digest. I eat cheese a lot but keep it very small in portion size. I've stayed away from the Zero Greek yogurt since October and it's because it triggers a memory for me of my gallbladder attack. That was the worst pain ever!! I had tons of gallstones in my gallbladder. One got stuck in the duct and I felt so much pain. Apparently, 30% of all of us will lose our gallbladder due to rapid weightloss. Some doctors take your gallbladder out at the same time so you don't go back in later. That was a crazy scary painful experience to go through. Ok, back to my foods... I drink Pure Protein Drinks that are canned. I also drink Isopure. Isopure comes in different flavors so if you are a juice drinker - get these drinks! It contains 40 grams of protein if you drink the whole thing. I put Chia seeds in my Protein Drinks. I also drink almond milk which has 10 grams of protein in a cup. I always eat my protein first and I honestly CRAVE protein if I don't have it. I drink Water but am bad staying hydrated. So, if I added drinking a ton of Water I bet I would lose weight at an even higher rate. I hope I answered everyone's questions. Thank you for all the support and wish you all the best. The first two weeks after surgery suck but moving forward it gets better. You lose about 30-50 pounds within the first 2-3 weeks!
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When I made up my mind that I wanted to have the gastric sleeve surgery, that was it for me. My insurance required the six months of diet visits, so I decided that I was ready to embrace change, so I jumped on the low-carb train and never looked back. I lost 99 pounds during that six months, and walked into the surgery as prepared as I could be because I had used that waiting time to change my relationship with food.
My surgery was September 28, and I have lost almost 60 more pounds since. Using that early time wisely has been a huge part of my success pre- and post-op.
Good luck!

Thank u for writing this!! It's good to see the what life can be like on the other side
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Good morning from Amsterdam....I'm an American but I was a relatively early sleever; was sleeved in 2011 in Germany; so I am going on 5 years out. I am 63 so I was 58 when I was sleeved. I lost 87 lbs in the first year (and kept a blog every Sunday and turned it into a book called Queen of Crop). I reached my goal weight and kept it off until just about 6 months ago. About year 2 I found I could eat anything and everything but I still watched what I ate and I was on a regular exercise program. My life changed dramatically and I loved the feeling of being a normal sized person. Last year, some of my old habits started coming back; snacking, eating sweets and drinking a glass or two of wine most nights. A few lbs kept creeping in and now I am 10 lbs over goal. All of this is because I have gotten to relaxed with my eating; my exercise is still good. So I just this weekend bought the book, The 5 Day Pouch Test and will start it in the next few days once I get prepared. So for me, being one of the veterans of this surgery, it was THE best thing I ever did, and still is. But like all normal weight people, you have to be smart about what you put in your mouth. And I simply got too lazy. So long term: it has been fabulous and I will get this weight off; should never have let it get to 10 lbs. My own doing....looking forward to feeling that honeymoon restriction again. Like everyone says, IT'S A TOOL...BUT A POWERFUL ONE. I probably should write a Queen of Crop 2....what a life I have had in the last 5 years!!!! WOW

So, did anyone cheat a little on the liver reduction diet?
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So, did anyone cheat a little on the liver reduction diet?
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I hope to loose that much in such a short period. My VSG is January 33.
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I just got back from the initial seminar today. Sat down at work, and my bra busted (the clasp!). I find irony and humor in this... there's my sign that I'm making the right decision! Haha.
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Found out my sleeve date is January 23! Ya!
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