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InProgress    3

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This is awesome! It seemed to me like everyone was from out West on here but we have quite a few July East Coast sleevers. I'm from SouthWest West Virginia so I'm really close to you Ohio folks. We should definitely keep in touch for support. Also, I go to Cincinnati and Columbus on a regular basis (and not JUST to go to Plato's Closet for my daughter!) so if you make any great food finds, please let me know. I could really use some good portable Snacks since I work full time and go to school full time as well as being an 'active' mom (she's active and I'm her mom!). :D

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Leslie    14

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InProgress- that is cool! Let me know whenever you come to Cincy and we should meet! We also go to Pittsburgh a few times a year and go through Northern WV to get there! I am excited about being able to actually shop at Plato's Closet lol! Nothing there has ever fit me before :)

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Leslie    14

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Hey MLD- your surgery is on the same day as my hubby's b-day! I am sure you will do great!

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Bandme1    12

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Hey MLD- your surgery is on the same day as my hubby's b-day! I am sure you will do great!

Thanks!! I sure hope so. EEEK! I'm getting nervous!! lol.

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InProgress    3

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Leslie, I know, right? Last time I took my daughter to Plato's I looked through the XL stuff and realized that there is a small possibility that I might be able to wear some of that stuff some day. I can't even fathom that!

I would love to meet up! I have so many stinking questions and just want to bounce all of my thoughts off of someone, you know? I am actually hoping to get to Cinci at the end of August for a shoppping trip (if I can find a weekend free of volleyball tournaments). Of course we'll have to find somewhere other than the Melting Pot to meet up. :rolleyes:

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Leslie    14

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Funny you should mention the Melting Pot as that was my food funeral meal!! Shopping would be great. There is a wonderful Gap Factory store... not the outlet mall kind... in NKY close to where my hubby works. MAybe we could hit them too !

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InProgress    3

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GAP. Is it possible? Could I someday shop a regular store? Oh the possibilities! I actually saw somewhere on here today where they suggested The Melting Pot main meal for after. I started thinking, small portions, low Cal cooking method, high Protein, forces you to eat slower... My only problem would be the sacrilege of leaving without chocolate. :)

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Leslie    14

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Yeah that woukd be tooo much torture for me to go afterwards, at least for a looooong time!

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cutie pie    71

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hi everyone just wanted to wish everyone a successful surgery as we get the ball rolling today july 1st on the july firecrackers.... i'm scheduled to be sleeved on july 30 .... best of luck to you all ... keep us posted...

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Leslie    14

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Yep, I wanted to say good luck too!

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AwesomeSleeve    5

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The Melting Pot is one of my favorite restaurants and I am going there next Friday for my "farewell food" meal. I don't see how I'll be able to eat there after my surgery.

GAP. Is it possible? Could I someday shop a regular store? Oh the possibilities! I actually saw somewhere on here today where they suggested The Melting Pot main meal for after. I started thinking, small portions, low Cal cooking method, high Protein, forces you to eat slower... My only problem would be the sacrilege of leaving without chocolate. :)

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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

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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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      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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