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Date set: July 11th - any other July banders?

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aviva1979    375

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Got a call from the surgical scheduler this morning, and my date is set for July 11th! I was hoping it might be sooner, but not surprised it worked out this way. Means I will be starting my liquid diet while I'm traveling for work - so that will be interesting. I'm also wrestling with not having our annual 4th of July BBQ at my house (which is in a prime location for watching fireworks) - maybe I'll just have ppl over for fireworks but avoid smelling burgers on the grill all day.

Anyone else have a July date set? Wanna support each other through the next weeks?

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michpell39    399

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I am July 19, getting close!

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MsGal    104

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Hello Ladies.....My name is Lisa. I joined this forum today and sooo excited to create friendships and share experiecnes with you!

My surgery date is 8 July....and I am also hosting the 4th while on the liquid diet...arggg! But...I am praying the sacrifices will be well worth it!

Looking forward to hearing how your journey is going!

Lisa

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I got the call this week also, mine is scheduled for July 3rd, so I doubt I will have any problem avoiding the festivities. Whatever, if they would have given me the day before thanksgiving I would have taken it and said thank you very much. I'm just excited to finally be having the procedure.

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aviva1979    375

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Sweet - nice to "meet" you ladies - i'm excited to have a community to experience this with. My appointments with the nutritionist are over (for now) and I've realized (again) that I really need to log my food in order to keep track - particularly to hit my Protein goals. I just signed up on My Fitness Pal (avivasrobinson if anyone wants to be buds on there). Since I will be traveling for work when I start the liquid diet I am taking the weeks before then to start reducing my calorie intake and swapping in a Protein Drink or two for meals - yesterday was successful, and I started today with a work phone call that didn't require me to be in front of the computer so I took a walk.

how are your days going so far? anyone else doing a pre-liquid diet stepdown?

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aviva1979    375

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Mine is July 5 th! Starting my pre op diet June 25 th !

good luck! I saw that we are pretty close in current weight/height - would love to stay in touch while we go thru the pre op diet, which will overlap a bit!

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naenaern777    345

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Mine is July 1st. Starting prep clears June 26th. Super exited!! Congrats to all of you!!!

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MsGal    104

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I start liquids on 25 Jun and surgery not until 8 July....who did I piss off! LOL...! Oh well.....super excited for all of us! Good luck...Lisa

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michpell39    399

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Wow getting close! I have to do slim time shakes for two weeks they taste fine but are really thick , I have some texture issues so I may have to thin them out

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aviva1979    375

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In an effort to not lose my mind going onto the liquid diet while on a work trip (and then lose my job) i'm starting to swap in 1-2 Protein Shakes for a meal/snack now. working well so far. i'm definitely feeling fuller longer with the increased Protein. my nutritionist wants me at 78g/day - which has really changed my eating habits.

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good luck! I saw that we are pretty close in current weight/height - would love to stay in touch while we go thru the pre op diet' date=' which will overlap a bit![/quote']

Have u bought your shakes yet? I'm going to need major support during the pre op ! I'm praying abt getting my mind right now !

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aviva1979    375

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Have u bought your shakes yet? I'm going to need major support during the pre op ! I'm praying abt getting my mind right now !

yep - i bought a few tubs of the vanilla mix from powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury. I've been subbing 1-2 shakes in for a meal+snack for the last 5 days to try and get myself ready. i tried the chocolate splendor and didn't love it (thank goodness I just bought the sample pack) and last night a sample of the strawberry and chicken Soup arrived so i'll try those today/tomorrow. I didn't really try a bunch of brands - my nutritionist gave me an Unjury sample and it tasted fine so i just went with that. I have decided (at least with the vanilla) it's worth mixing it in skim milk vs just Water - and it really does help me stay feeling full for a few hours. i've also never been a lover of Breakfast (just one of my poor eating habits) and having a shake has helped a lot.

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MsGal    104

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I also bought unjury......I bought 2 chocolate splendors, strawberry, and chicken soup! I am following your lead....starting now with one or two a day before my 2 week shakes begin on Jun 25!

Hope all goes well for you all! Lisa

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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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      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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