JoanneD

I love this thread; I'm glad you started it. These are just as important as any other victory that can come out of this process.
My NSV: I know that I'm an emotional eater. I know that I'll need long-term counselling to work my way through it. Yesterday, I had a bit of a meltdown. Just a small one, but my go-to solution would have been to eat until the bad feeling would have been replaced by a full feeling, to be replaced later on by a bad feeling again (for the emotional upheaval AND for having overeaten). So I was feeling anxioud about a bunch of things, and feeling blue too - the weather outside was dismal, and it was just one of those days. And I felt lost because I couldn't turn to food.
My husband and I sat together, and I talked it out. For a while I actually grieved that food wouldn't be my best friend anymore. And then my wonderful husband helped me make some intelligent food choices (I ate some cut fruit) and I felt just fine after.
So I guess that at the end, this WILL affect the scale in a positive way, but at the time, the victoria was all about my head and my support system.

I love this thread; I'm glad you started it. These are just as important as any other victory that can come out of this process.
My NSV: I know that I'm an emotional eater. I know that I'll need long-term counselling to work my way through it. Yesterday, I had a bit of a meltdown. Just a small one, but my go-to solution would have been to eat until the bad feeling would have been replaced by a full feeling, to be replaced later on by a bad feeling again (for the emotional upheaval AND for having overeaten). So I was feeling anxioud about a bunch of things, and feeling blue too - the weather outside was dismal, and it was just one of those days. And I felt lost because I couldn't turn to food.
My husband and I sat together, and I talked it out. For a while I actually grieved that food wouldn't be my best friend anymore. And then my wonderful husband helped me make some intelligent food choices (I ate some cut fruit) and I felt just fine after.
So I guess that at the end, this WILL affect the scale in a positive way, but at the time, the victoria was all about my head and my support system.

:DWhat a great team player, for taking one for us - yay Spot!
Much more seriously, I`m glad you came out of the other side of that bad experience. Here`s hoping that`s the roughest spot (no pun intended, but effective) you'll come across.
JoanneD

Hey, I thought I'd put a list together with everyone's name, date of pre-diet start and date of surgery, so we can keep those people in mind on their special day. Here's who has shared their informaiton to date:
If anyone wants to add their name to the list, just post in this thread, and I'll be glad to keep the list updated (every day or so)
Brenda, pre-op diet March 26, surgery April 4 (our first surgery of the month - how are you doing, Brenda?)
Woodslass, pre-op diet March 21, surgery April 5 (Yay for Woodslass!)
Spot, pre-op diet March 22, surgery April 6 (One of three done today - hope all is well!)
Carerjem, surgery April 6 (Two of three - Here's to very little pain, or good drugs to deal with them)
EastEndMTBr, pre-op diet March 30, surgery April 6 (Three of three - congratulations!)
kkf1979, pre-op diet March 24, surgery April 7 (Safe travels to Toronto and good luck tomorrow!)
Lukesdiesel, surgery April 11
saundrac, pre-op diet April 2, surgery April 12
Bandit!, surgery April 13
emptyNest, pre-op diet March 30, surgery April 14
Mmichelle, pre-op diet April 1, surgery April 15
Andytim, surgery April 15
MissMelo, surgery April 18
slm2007, surgery April 18
KaylaTX, pre-op diet March 24, surgery April 18
TerriF, surgery April 20
Musarion, surgery April 21
Peaches78, pre-op diet April 5, surgery April 26
JoanneD, pre-op diet March 30, surgery April 26
Jessica, pre-op diet April 15, surgery April 29
mgottbeg, surgery end of April
Be sure to check regularly, so you can cheer on your fellow Bandsters on the first day of the rest of their life!

Well, I guess you'll just have to come and visit, then! We could visit a few VV's and then go to A&W, for a salad, not a poutine.
Cheers,
Joanne

Hey, I thought I'd put a list together with everyone's name, date of pre-diet start and date of surgery, so we can keep those people in mind on their special day. Here's who has shared their informaiton to date:
If anyone wants to add their name to the list, just post in this thread, and I'll be glad to keep the list updated (every day or so)
Brenda, pre-op diet March 26, surgery April 4 (our first surgery of the month - good luck, Brenda!)
Woodslass, pre-op diet March 21, surgery April 5
Spot, pre-op diet March 22, surgery April 6
Bandit!, surgery April 13
emptyNest, pre-op diet March 30, surgery April 14
MissMelo, surgery April 18
TerriF, surgery April 20
Musarion, surgery April 21
Peaches78, pre-op diet April 5, surgery April 26
JoanneD, pre-op diet March 30, surgery April 26
Jessica, pre-op diet April 15, surgery April 29
mgottbeg, surgery end of April

Hey, how great to find a group of people who are on the journey the same time as I!
My name is Joanne. I'm 43, with a wonderfully supportive husband and the world's best 10-year-old son. I call him Munchkin (but try not to in front of his friends). I'm scheduled for surgery in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on April 26.
I have to travel for my surgery (I live in North Vancouver, BC) because the private clinics here are limited on the patients' BMI. There are no such limits in Manitoba. So my husband will be travelling to Winnipeg for three days for surgery.
I'm a regional manager for a restaurant chain. A fast food chain, no less. I have and will always have daily challenges when it comes to my work, but I have loads of colleagues who do the same job and are not overweight. I will emulate them, and bring my lunch when I visit my restaurants, or order the salad and grilled chicken breast.
I share others' frustration with fitting into tight plane seats (I fly to Northern BC and other locales every second week, at least). I've reached the point where I'm not embarassed at asking for an extender. The day I don't need one any more will be a huge milestone, and I'll be celebrating that one for sure. I'm also excited at shopping at more than one store (Penningtsons, here in Canada). The thought of having hundreds of stores to choose from makes me giddy, and greatly worries my husband. He has threatened to take my credit cards away from me once I lose enough weight to need a new wardrobe. . Oh, and I remember being able to cross my legs properly just one time, and I loved it. Can't wait to have that happen again.
Finally, I've started my pre-op diet. I'm on day 4, and today I could chew furniture I'm so hungry. But I'm dealing with it with good humour, and we're laughing about it. Whenever I look discouraged, my husband makes me a cup of tea. So my pre-op diet (2 shakes, 1 Protein bar, 2 cups of veggies) will actually be 4 weeks long. I'm told that this is one of the worst parts of the process, so I'll just get through this part without whining too much, and move on to the next step on the 26th.
So now I have to figure out how to do that weight ticker thingie, and I look forward to getting to know all of my future bandsters much better!