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The B    96

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I've been reading from the forums for about 3 weeks and I have had a lot of my questions answered, I want to add that I love how supportive and straight forward most of you are.

I've waited to post any thing because I have been waiting to make sure that I would be able to get the band. My surgery date is April 5th, I'm self pay and this has been in the works for a while, my husband and I hate using credit or having payments so we've saved for this. I'm very excited my DH is very supportive I'm surprised i'm not more nervous.

I'm really looking forward to learning from all of you and you don't know it but you all have helped me already!

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winkie80    147

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Welcome and good luck on your journey!

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PattyGirl66    1,243

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Welcome to our second home!!

Keep us posted on your progress :)

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CHEZNOEL    4,061

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Welcome to our second home. This is where to come for support, and we accept limited amounts of whining as well! LOL. Best wishes and congrats on getting your date!

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brock1021    46

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Congrats on a surgery date!! I too am self pay. Ive had a few moments where I questioned spending such a large amount of money...even had some feelings of guilt. THEN, a fellow bandster/co worker said to me "you will be making payments on something for the rest of your life. Consider this a payment on yourself"...those few words have been PRICELESS in my journey. It is time to do something for ME!

Hoping to get my date in the next week :) Good luck to you!!

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The B    96

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Thanks you guys! support already, luv it :) . Brock1021 I know what you mean about spending all this money on yourself for me it was cruise to Alaska or this, my husband loves Alaska and it was hard to even ask for it, not because i was afraid of him saying no but because i knew he wouldn't. But I think that my whole family will benefit from this down the road, when I think of all the things that my kids and husband want to do that i shy away from because of my weight, it makes me sad. I'm doing this for myself but I'm admitting my problem and need for help partly for them too.

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brock1021    46

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Ditto! I exclude myself from a lot. I Always say no to group trips to the beach because God forbid I have to be in a swimsuit around people I know. My son plays tball an I dread every game because I'm just so uncomfortable in my own skin. I just recently turned down a girls weekend at the beach with my coworkers...I want to go so bad, but I just sit home and have a pitty party instead. Uuugggh!! And THIS is why money isn't an issue for me. It will pay for itself when I can enjoy life again!

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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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      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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        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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