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taysidebell    176

taysidebell
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Hello I am in Scotland waiting for my surgery date had my pre op assessment 3 weeks ago

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Cazzy    725

Cazzy
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I am UK too :) am over a year post - op now .. let me know if u need any support !

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radpad    1

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I'm in Scotland too. banded on 10.01.2012. yet to have my first fill, so not lost a huge deal as yet (16 - 20lbs post op, 40lbs in total).

Would be great to hear tips from the UK as the US and OZ have such different food options.

A, x

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Cazzy    725

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Some of the foods i eat are :

Total 0% greek yoghurt + teaspoon maple Syrup

Smoked salmon

Black pepper ryvita

Fruity ryvita

Weight watchers Tomato Soup ( other flavours are ugh )

chicken with green veg

Sea bass or any other white fish.

Hartleys sugar free jelly _+ a few berries ( i make up 2 pints at a time so u can snack on it too )

I make my own green veg Soup which i have every lunchtime ( broccoli cauliflour and peas )

I make my own oat rolls (adapted a Nigela recipe )

dont do any food which is white like bread, rice, potatoes..

I add oat bran to yoghurt sometimes if i am hungry and need a snack to last a bit longer ..

I have roast beef sundays with green veg.. very thin sliced tho

Tea or coffee when i want with skimmed milk ..

I eat around a 1000 calories a day but its pretty normal type food really ..

Hope this helps radpad :)

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radpad    1

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Some of the foods i eat are :

Total 0% greek yoghurt + teaspoon maple Syrup

Smoked salmon

Black pepper ryvita

Fruity ryvita

Weight watchers Tomato Soup ( other flavours are ugh )

chicken with green veg

Sea bass or any other white fish.

Hartleys sugar free jelly _+ a few berries ( i make up 2 pints at a time so u can snack on it too )

I make my own green veg Soup which i have every lunchtime ( broccoli cauliflour and peas )

I make my own oat rolls (adapted a Nigela recipe )

dont do any food which is white like bread, rice, potatoes..

I add oat bran to yoghurt sometimes if i am hungry and need a snack to last a bit longer ..

I have roast beef sundays with green veg.. very thin sliced tho

Tea or coffee when i want with skimmed milk ..

I eat around a 1000 calories a day but its pretty normal type food really ..

Hope this helps radpad smile.png

ABSOLUTLEY!

You've had a tremendous weight loss, truly inspiring....thanks for sharing.

A, x

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Cazzy    725

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Top of my list should have been a bucket load of determination :) but ty :)

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taysidebell    176

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Great to hear from people in the uk. I was looking for a support group in Dundee but the only one was in falkirk really glad I found this app everyone is so friendly.

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Cazzy    725

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great that u found us :)

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taysidebell    176

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Just got my date will be banded on the 13th march very excited. Will keep in touch ad it's great to know others from the uk x

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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