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vanishingvixen    40

vanishingvixen
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any suggestions on how to NOT make the next 2 weeks totally suck?

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Bit of a Diva    0

Bit of a Diva
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Keep your eyes on the prize! Girl you know this isn't about "sucks" its about success so focus and get your mind right.

I'm not quite 3 months post op, but I've discovered on this journey its all pretty much a mind game. Keep your thoughts and self talk positive, be your own cheerleader, and be kind to yourself. It will all be fine and you'll excel!

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SParkle    4

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Diva is right, think long term.

Plan your diary so that you have stuff to do rather than being sat around thinking about the food you can't have.

Clear out food cupboards to avoid temptation.....stick a motivational photo on the fridge - I put a sticker on mine saying DON'T EAT!!!! at eye level which worked really well.

I was SO chuffed when I got thru my pre op diet, as I thought I would struggle so badly, but I was fine, and you will be too...... in 16 days it'll all be done and you'll be with us on the losers bench!!

Good luck

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vanishingvixen    40

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Thankies, ladies. WOOOOOOOSAHHHH

(Jesus be a Big Mack on my tastebuds even though it's only Crystal Lite - AMEN!)

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Dansha    16

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It's totally a mind game like Bit of a Diva said. Plus my surgeon's office said if our livers did not shrink enough they might not be able to preform the surgery. Well that kept me very focused. There's was no way in hell they were gonna start my surgery,but have to stop because my liver was to big to retract out of the way. Now that might have been a scare tactic on their part,but it worked for me. So keep that in mind your liver needs to shrink so your surgeon can get to your stomach.

Best wishes and good luck on the pre op diet.:thumbup:

Deb

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bearwitme    1

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My doctor is Dr. Halmi also.. I just got my date of 19 Oct 2010..

Good Luck to you..

Connie:thumbup:

any suggestions on how to NOT make the next 2 weeks totally suck?

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*susan*    1,709

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Honestly, I think the first three days are the toughest, once you get past them, the rest is smooth sailing. As others have already said, just remember why you are doing this and what your reward will be and you will be able to do this without any problems!

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vanishingvixen    40

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Thanks all fo rthe kind words. I havne't picked up my Optifast yet - but I was told there are shakes, bars, and Soups too. So I guess it won't totally "suck" after all *lol* This morning has been a little rough - but one day (or minute) at a time.

Much appreciate the feedback. We are ALL gonna do this thing!!

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TankGirl    0

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I did the Medifast liquid diet a few years ago which I understand is pretty similar to the Optifast. I used the Torani sugar free syrups to enhance the flavor of the shakes. You can find them at Target, and I think another one of my friends purchased them at World Market. Read the bottle carefully though, because the sugar free and the regular look very similar. :001_tongue:

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BlaqBeary    23

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Wow!!!! I am in total agreement. This is the way Ive been thinking. If you want something in your life that will give you the ULTIMATE satisfaction then make food an associate not a friend. For the next two months I have to stay focused.This is a Huge decision we are making for our lives. Its time we give back to our bodies and treat it with the respect we like for others to treat us.

Keep your eyes on the prize! Girl you know this isn't about "sucks" its about success so focus and get your mind right.

I'm not quite 3 months post op, but I've discovered on this journey its all pretty much a mind game. Keep your thoughts and self talk positive, be your own cheerleader, and be kind to yourself. It will all be fine and you'll excel!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

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