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Hello Everyone,

I am new to this site and at the beginning of my VS journey. I am English, living in England and have been overweight all my life. I have a huge amount of weight to lose. I had been seeing a dietician for the past six months (with no real success) (had a lifetime of failing at every diet going) and the dietician mentioned WLS. She suggested I speak to my Dr. about this as I have type 2 diabetes and she thought I would definately fit the requirements for surgery (my BMI is 59). I went to the Dr. who was at great pains to point out that WLS meant you could only eat smaller portions and had I thought about doing that????? :( Despite this he did say he would fill in all the forms to see if I could get approval for funding for surgery on the NHS but not to get my hopes up. A week later I got a telephone call to say I had been approved. :D Another week later I got my first appointment at the hospital to see the Dr. there.

During my time with the dietician (who was a lovely lady who actually listened to what I said) she put me on a 'milk' diet for three weeks. I lost 10lb the first week, 7lb the second and gained 2lb the third week! I have since regained all but 4lbs of that weightloss, even though I have been extremely careful with my diet. I know I will have to lose more before I can have surgery and am planning to put myself back on the milk diet next week. I am trying to lose that 5% people have talked about on here. I am hoping that if I manage to lose that magical 5% they will push me forward for the surgery.

Although I only joined this site recently I have been reading avidly for the past fortnight. There is so much useful and interesting information here, and everyone is really generous with their own experiences and knowledge. I hope that my journey details will be equally beneficial to others as it progresses. I chose the name Phoenix Rising as I hope that people will begin to see the new slimmer fitter me rising from the ashes of the old fat unhealthy me. I know I have a very long way to go and look forward to having your help and support. Thank you

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:welcome: Phoenix Welcome to the neighborhood. Don't be afraid to ask any question as we are all family here. I am so glad you have decided on the wonderful journey and look forward to your updates on your progress. Do you have a surgery date yet? I have been on a 6 mo supervised diet for my insurance and have been trying to eat as I will after surgery. Protein, Protein, Protein is the key with low carbs from veggies and fruit. I am not familiar with the Milk diet but know the Protein-low carb is what you will be doing the rest of your life after surgery. please keep us posted on your progress and good luck. We are here for you!!!!

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Thank you ladies for your welcome. I have sent a message to you SmokeyMtnGal2011 as I couldn't find the piece I put on earlier. Have now obviously found it. I do not yet have a date for surgery and am still waiting for my next hospital appointment which should be when I am told when and how things will happen. The milk diet is liquids only, 4 pints of milk daily, 1 pint of oxo or Soup of some sort and tea or squash to drink. Very boring but it does shift the pounds, until you start to eat again. I am not terribly good with computers so could do with some tips on how to do things. Add friends etc. I am sure I shall be bothering you both on a regular basis with questions etc. so thanks for being here.

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