almost40ish

Atlanta, GA
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Surgery scheduled 2/18, trying to plan ahead!
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Atlanta, GA
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Atlanta, GA
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I'm getting surgery on 2/18 at Tijuana Bariatrics (Dr's Garcia & Vazquez are there). My coworker used Garcia about 6 months ago & raved about them, and she's doing great! I've encountered others that have used them too, all positive reviews. Best of luck to you!
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Thx!

Thx!

Feb 18th!

7 days to go!
I've lost 31lbs since I started surgery prep, 13.9 since I started the pre-op diet 8 days ago...
I'm ready to get this moving!

I have a 10 day pre-op & 2 day liquid only instructions. I went to town my last day before pre-op!!! Hot dogs, chips & queso for lunch, chocolate chip Cookies (freshly baked!) dipped in milk as a snack. dinner was white rice & ribeye steak. Dessert was a pint of ice cream. That all sounds SOOOOOO gross now but I don't regret it. 'Twas a great last meal day!

I cheated day 5 of pre-op. My kids (5&7) wanted to go to McDonalds. I impulsively got myself a meal for dinner. I emotionally felt terrible after, though my body felt fine. I cheated myself! But every other moment I have been fully disciplined. Not one snack outside of my 2 Protein Shakes & 4 oz Protein w veggies for dinner.


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Feb 18th!

Wow, you've got yourself under a lot of pressure. Any surgery is a hard thing to decide on. I'm sure you're choosing this path for the right reasons. Claim that healthy bright future, you deserve it!


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On day 4 of my 10 day pre-op diet. I've stayed very disciplined & I'm hardly hungry . I'm down 6 lbs AND I'm on my period (which usually adds a good 5 lbs) so feeling extra magnificent with my progress!!!!
Hope you're all doing well! Feb 18th can't come soon enough!
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On day 4 of my 10 day pre-op diet. I've stayed very disciplined & I'm hardly hungry . I'm down 6 lbs AND I'm on my period (which usually adds a good 5 lbs) so feeling extra magnificent with my progress!!!!
Hope you're all doing well! Feb 18th can't come soon enough!
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Good morning all!
I can't even begin to tell you about all the mixed emotions I have flowing through my body! But today is my day! I'll be getting the sleeve. It will be my first surgery as an adult so I'm very very nervous. On the other hand, I'm more excited to finally be here for my life changing journey! I just got this app yesterday and I wish I knew of it sooner! Since I downloaded it last night, I have not stopped reading!! There's so much info and great stories shared! I absolutely love it!! I hope to have many more convos and gather even more tips and info from those who know best..THE ONES THAT WENT THROUGH IT THEMSELVES! Anything anybody wants to share please feel free! I'm all ears!
Keep me in your prayers ?! Much love to all of you beautiful people!!!?
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I'm getting surgery in Tijuana in 10 days. I know it's not shady as I've done tons of research and a friend did the exact procedure with the same provider. My fear though is something going wrong while I'm far from home, and not having it covered later on by my US insurance. However after discussing with my primary Dr he said most surgeons don't want to "fix" another's because of how much work is involved, no matter where they are located. Kind of "damned if you do damned if you don't" so I'm taking my chances!


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Wow .. I was just talking to my sister about this same issue. She had hers in December and mine is in march. Prayer [emoji120] and just asking the Lord to order our steps. Faith trust and believe .


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That's sweet, thank you!!! I've tried juicing before, up to 3 weeks at a time, so this almost feels like cheating eating a meal everynight lol.


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Just got out of my Pre/Op and I'm in the clear, however my fear is not waking up also since I've never had a surgery in my life. The only peace I have is knowing that God loves me and he will see me through.


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Congratulations on hanging in there. I was just at my support group meeting last night & people were saying how hard this step can be so it's nice to hear you're making it through with ease. Best of wishes to you during surgery as well ????

On day 4 of my 10 day pre-op diet. I've stayed very disciplined & I'm hardly hungry . I'm down 6 lbs AND I'm on my period (which usually adds a good 5 lbs) so feeling extra magnificent with my progress!!!!
Hope you're all doing well! Feb 18th can't come soon enough!
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Atlanta, GA
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Finally I see someone with about the same numbers and body shape!!! Although I haven't had my surgery yet, it's comforting to see what it could be like. It's encouraging. Thank you for sharing and congrats!!!!
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I am so thankful for the increased energy. Continuing to push toward my goal.
HW 257.
SW 244 on July 7th,2016
CW 180 on 01/20/17
GW 160

Have reached a BMI of 29, and moved into the Overweight category!
I was sleeved in July also, and find I can eat anything since 3-4 months out. I understand what people mean about tool and choices, as if I wanted to I could eat chocolate on the hour, or packets of chips, ice creams etc, I can.
My discipline wanes here and there. Have being going up and down recently so need to go back to basics. Am thankful I can no longer binge like I used to... my appetite hasn't come back that much yet, which is awesome.
I don't come here often, but if you read this, let me know how you're going, what is easy, hard, anything