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On 08/05/2021 at 12:42, rebeccalarnold said:

Sorry I am new to this app and don’t know how to reply to separate comments 🤣. The first two days were so awful! But I am 10 days post op and feel normal now!! Doesn’t even feel like I had surgery.



I’m finding the cooking foods for my son the hardest, as it just all smells to good! It will be worth it in the end. How much did your wife lose?

Lol. Just hold on the comment and hit quote.

My wife lost 65 lbs. and she has kept it off. She is so active now and i’m looking forward to being able to keep up with her.

35 minutes ago, fourmonthspreop said:

I've been working lately on staying grounded and motivated. I'm now 3 months before I can get approved for surgery so I still have a little bit of time. I've been changing my eating habits on my own and have lost 10 lbs in a month.

While I'm working on it with a psychologist, my biggest saboteur is not food - it's myself. I have had a history of telling myself I won't make it, so in turn I fail.

I'm now learning the art of self compassion and how shame is not a motivator of change.

Sometimes I fear the self hatred thinking patterns will creep back in but I keep reminding myself that treating myself poorly is what got me here in the first place.

So, from mental exercises to physical ones - what's something you're doing to maintain your journey and motivation (at any step, pre, post and onwards)?

What keeps you grounded and how do you make it through the day when things feel tough?

Thanks!

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Hey, congratulations on your Recent loss of 10 pounds. It’s not an easy thing to accomplish.

I just recently had my surgery done on August 2. Some of the big motivators for me or my friends and family. Looking forward to keeping up with my kids instead of having them run circles around me with a game changer for me.

I also learned to take a lot of pride in the small successes that I had. Instead of looking at the big picture and feeling overwhelmed I was able to take it day by day and measure my success like that. Before I knew it it was surgery time.

10 minutes ago, rebeccalarnold said:

That’s a good idea!! I only have to wait till Monday until I can move onto puréed foods. How are you finding recovery?

Recovery is going well. The first couple of days SUCKED. It’s a lot better now though.

honestly the hardest part for me now is the fact that I love to cook. Not much delight in whipping up a batch of crystal light lol.

Hey. I’m on my first week of liquid diet. My wife had her sleeve done a year ago and she had the same cravings you do. Often times I would see her chew on some food that the kids didn’t finish and then spit it out in the garbage instead of swallowing it.

I just had my sleeve done on the 2nd.