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Hey y'all, got tired of 'lurking' around your site and decided it was time to join up! You guys really post some helpful stuff. Surgery is Thursday morning. I've been jumping through the hoops since I attended the seminar in March and FINALLY have everything ready. When the doc told me to lose 38 lbs before surgery, I thought, "dang, doc....if I could do that I wouldn't need surgery." I was wrong, but I have lost 55 lbs and I am so ready to get this going! I've already dropped a couple of pant sizes, but I'm thinking how great it will be to not have to buy clothes at the big and tall shop!!!!! Non-scale victories (learned that here) are great goal-setters. Riding the rides at Six-Flags, setting in a booth, riding dirt bikes, setting in a normal size chair on a camp-out, I could go on but y'all know what I'm talking about. Best of luck to all y'all waiting.

Go Rangers!

Dennis

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Hey y'all, got tired of 'lurking' around your site and decided it was time to join up! You guys really post some helpful stuff. Surgery is Thursday morning. I've been jumping through the hoops since I attended the seminar in March and FINALLY have everything ready. When the doc told me to lose 38 lbs before surgery, I thought, "dang, doc....if I could do that I wouldn't need surgery." I was wrong, but I have lost 55 lbs and I am so ready to get this going! I've already dropped a couple of pant sizes, but I'm thinking how great it will be to not have to buy clothes at the big and tall shop!!!!! Non-scale victories (learned that here) are great goal-setters. Riding the rides at Six-Flags, setting in a booth, riding dirt bikes, setting in a normal size chair on a camp-out, I could go on but y'all know what I'm talking about. Best of luck to all y'all waiting.

Go Rangers!

Dennis

Welcome! Best of Luck to you on Thursday. ~Amy

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TexasT    99

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Welcome Dennis and good luck with your surgery. Sounds like you did great with your pre-op diet. I was at the baseball game on Saturday - what a rush! Wish our boys could go all the way, but we've got a battle on our hands. Don't know where you're having surgery, but if at Northpark you'll love it. They're great!

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Hi Dennis! You know that list of things you're looking forward to doing (or not doing)? WRITE IT DOWN so you can look at it a few months after surgery and be amazed. There was a thread going here shortly after I joined, which was just before surgery, where people were listing all their reasons for having the surgery and everything they were looking forward to. I hunted that down last week, and you know what? EVERY SINGLE THING that I put on my list, I got to check off!! Write it down, take lots of pictures (with clothes, with almost no clothes, posed from every angle, natural un-posed shots) because you're going to want to compare later on, too. There's no way to make you understand how absolutely wonderful this thing is, but we can help you experience the best of it for yourself! :)

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Best wishes Dennis ! ! !Sounds like you're from my neck of the woods, I grew up out near Weatherford as a child, but moved to the mid-cities (Bedford) for most of my adult life before marrying my husband. I miss Texas SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH ! ! ! Cheers to you on your success, and wishing you many more victories in the near future.

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Welcome and good luck with surgery! You have done great losing 55lbs so far...that is wonderful! Keep up the good work!

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Congratulations Dennis on your weightloss! That is awesome! Best of luck to you on your upcoming surgery!

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good luck Dennis! We'll be waiting to hear updates on how your surgery went when you're up to it :)

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    • LeighaTR

      LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

      Doughgurl

      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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      1. Selina333

        Selina333

        I'm so happy for you! You are about to change your life. I was so glad to get the sleeve done in Dec. I didn't have feelings of regret overall. And I'm down almost 60 lbs. I do feel a little sad at restaurants. I can barely eat half a kid's meal. I get adults meals often because kid ones don't have the same offerings at times. Then I feel obligated to eat on that until it's gone and that can be days. So the restaurant thing isn't great for me. All the rest is fine by me! I love feeling full with very little. I do wish I could drink when eating. And will sip at the end. Just a strong habit to stop. But I'm working on it! You will do fine! Just keep focused on your desire to be different. Not better or worse. But different. I am happy both ways but my low back doesn't like me that heavy. So I listened (also my feet!). LOL! Update us on your journey! I'm not far from you. I'm in Houston. Good luck and I hope it all goes smoothly! Would love to see pics of the town you go to for this. I've never been there. Neat you will be traveling for this! Enjoy the journey. Take it one day at a time. Sometimes a few hours at a time. Follow all recommendations as best you can. 💗

      2. Doughgurl

        Doughgurl

        Thank you so much for your well wishes. I am hoping that everything goes easy for me as well. We don't eat out much as it is, so it wont be too bad in that department. Thankfully. Also, I hear you regarding your back and feet!! I'd like to add knees to the list. Killing me as we speak! I'm only 5' so the weight has to go. Too short to carry all this weight. Menopause really did a doosey on me. (😶lol) My daughter also lives in Houston. with her Husband and my 5 grand-littles. I grew up in Beaumont, so I know Houston well, I will be sure to keep in touch and update you on my journey. I may need some advice in the future, or just motivation. Thank You so much for reaching out, I was hoping to connect with someone in the community. I really appreciate it. 💜

    • 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. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • 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

        summerseeker

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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