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SMALL SCALE VICTORY FINALLY

SmokyMtnGal2011

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SmokyMtnGal2011    10

SmokyMtnGal2011
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FINALLY after a month stall, 3 more lbs gone pre-op. I am finally getting the hang of more Protein and vegs and no more NASTY Carbs!!!!! Still struggling with eating slow, chewing and sipping and no Water during eating - practice, practice, practice. One more supervised Doctor visit and then can send in packet to insurance company and hopefully get approved and date for surgery. THE WAITING IS KILLER, but a great time to PRACTICE my new lifestyle. Thank you everyone for all your support this far and I can hardly wait till I am sleeved. Continue the Journey my neighbors and good luck to all. :D

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BetterthanIwasb4    21

BetterthanIwasb4
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Congrats!!

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Phoenix Rising    5

Phoenix Rising
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Hi, I wondered where you were, hadn't seen you on here for awhile. Mind you, I have been spending most of my time reading old posts.:huh:

I am so pleased you have broken your stall, I know how hard you have been working at doing everything you can to practise. I too have been trying really hard, and my 'milk' diet is beginning to pay off. It too, is really hard though, and I just wish they would allow us to add Protein to our drinks as I think I would be a lot less hungary and lose more weight. One more visit eh, not long to go now. I shall be sending positive thoughts your way in the hope everything is approved and you get your 'date' at last. Good luck and keep on 'practising':D

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Phoenix Rising    5

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Well...some days are better than others!!! Today I feel that I am starving and it is a real struggle to stay away from the kitchen. I who have always loved ice cold milk am beginning to get sick to death of the stuff. I suppose everyone gets to feel like this. I guess I am feeling really sorry for myself today. I know I just have to stick with it. :huh:

When I had my last appointment I asked what would happen if I didn't lose the 5% of weight required, they told me if I could not stick with the liquid diet before surgery how could I hope to stick with it afterwards and I would not be allowed to go forward! Blah. I know I can stick to it, what I was concerned about was my body not giving up the pounds, especially as I am having very little protein! I have spent my life dieting so I know that sometimes my body just won't play fair. Still, I have lost some, but some of it was before they weighed me so eight pounds of my loss doesn't count towards the 5%! :angry:

I also absolutely hate other people knowing how much I weigh, how daft is that? I know that they are medical professionals but it still bothers me. Crazy I know.

On the flip side, my husband is being absolutely wonderful (I have always known I really lucked out with him but he just keeps on getting better). He has started watching his own diet, and bless him has already lost 7lbs. Yea. He says that this way he can feel some of what I am going through, this is a first diet for him, even though he is a little overweight. He is so tall that he looks great regardless I on the other hand am what is commonly known as a 'shorthouse' (that is the polite way of putting it!) and am almost as round as I am tall. He says that if he feels hungry and fancies a snack he just remembers how hungry I must be and ignores the feeling. You just have to love him.:rolleyes:

Please to keep in touch as I have a feeling that we may get sleeved at around the same time and I know it helps me knowing someone else is going through the same things, at the same time and truly understands. Thanks

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NewLife2011    13

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When I had my last appointment I asked what would happen if I didn't lose the 5% of weight required, they told me if I could not stick with the liquid diet before surgery how could I hope to stick with it afterwards and I would not be allowed to go forward!

I couldn't stick with the liquid diet or lose any weight before my surgery but I'm having no problems now because I'm not starving all the time. That is just a load of hogwash!

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Phoenix Rising    5

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I couldn't stick with the liquid diet or lose any weight before my surgery but I'm having no problems now because I'm not starving all the time. That is just a load of hogwash!

Are you in America or the UK? I know things are very different for you in America; in England they really do insist on you meeting all goals or they just won't give you the operation. (NHS funding not self pay). I know that once I have the op I won't have the same problems with the hunger that I am suffering now. I just have to dig deep and keep my eye on the prize. :(

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bikerchick519    202

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Good luck to you. I will be calling my doctor today to send the deposit and book the surgery date. I'm sooo excited. If I get the date I want it will be 9 weeks from today.

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NewLife2011    13

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Are you in America or the UK? I know things are very different for you in America; in England they really do insist on you meeting all goals or they just won't give you the operation. (NHS funding not self pay). I know that once I have the op I won't have the same problems with the hunger that I am suffering now. I just have to dig deep and keep my eye on the prize. :(

I was self pay in Mexico. Hang in there and do whatever you need to do to get the surgery, it will definitely be worth it in the end.

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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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    • 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

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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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