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suzannetx    21

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NOT ON THE 30TH BUT GOT MY DATE TODAY FOR DEC 12TH,,, IM A WRECK LOL,,, VERY EXCITED I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PRACTICE ON CHEWING AND HAVE NOT DONE WELL AT ALL,,, NOW I HAVE 2 WEEKS TO PRACTICE,, SO IM GONNA WORK REAL HARD ON CHEW CHEW CHEW CHEW LOL,,,, GOOD LUCK TO YOU

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**IP~LB**    279

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Dec 4 here....good luck.

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skuzzie    23

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Hi. Me to! Im looking forward to it being put back in after 2 years cos i know it works!! Im in Melbourne Australia so with the time difference we will probely having done at the same time. I wish you and our december friends the best of luck and a new found health and happiness, well when the pain goes. Oh and expect left shoulder tip pain from the air they put in during surgery. Heat packs worked the best for me. Big hugs to everyone

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smellslikecoffee    43

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I'm getting banded Friday the 30th too!!! I'm so excited! I can't wait to get it done and start losing weight! Where do you live?

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tattoomommy    37

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I'm getting banded Friday the 30th too!!! I'm so excited! I can't wait to get it done and start losing weight! Where do you live?

whoo hoo!!!! I'm from the California valley & u? my husband is my great supporter & my strength.... I'm so nervous but so ready ~_~

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smellslikecoffee    43

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I'm from California too! I'm getting banded in San Diego but I live closer to Palm Springs...ya my husband is super happy for me and a great support, as well as close friends and my select few of family that I told :) I'm excited to start losing weight and this had been such a long journey for me (8 months) so I'm ready!!! I'm a little nervous tho cause I just found out last night that I was having surgery Friday!!! So I hadn't really had time to do the liquid diet, I'm just hoping it will be ok in the OR!!

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tattoomommy    37

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I'm from California too! I'm getting banded in San Diego but I live closer to Palm Springs...ya my husband is super happy for me and a great support' date=' as well as close friends and my select few of family that I told :) I'm excited to start losing weight and this had been such a long journey for me (8 months) so I'm ready!!! I'm a little nervous tho cause I just found out last night that I was having surgery Friday!!! So I hadn't really had time to do the liquid diet, I'm just hoping it will be ok in the OR!![/quote']

i didn't have a full liquid diet but today & tomorrow i have to do a complete clear liquid diet.... I'm sure you'll be fine, good luck to you....

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skuzzie    23

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How is everyone? I had my op friday morning and when the doc when to put my band in there was mesh in the way that Tasmanian surgon uses. He said he had to remove part of my stomach so he could place the band. He said that there would not have been enough stomach to do a sleeve!!! But the worst bit...... A cut unbetween boobs were your bra sits and another underneigh one of my tits!! So tomorrow mum is taking me into town so i can get a comfy bra. It was bad no internet reception! So how is everyone going? I had 2 days of black tea, beef broth and apple juice. So now im out ive got kiddie size low cal o.j of which for a meal i probley drank half and a cup of chicken noodle Soup with the noodles out. Our docs gave us an a4 booklet on the first month and basically it says this is the only week we should have fluids as meals for the rest of our banded lives. Cos i guess its true you dont learn healthy eating habits by having shakes. What else... Not much no cute nurses but make sure everyone supports their tummy and does deep breathing and coughing to help prevent and lung infection. Im afraid i dont have big massive hugs tonight. Just small ones!

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    • Alisa_S

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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
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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