Are there any Australian Sleevers out there, Would Love to hear from you.

Aussiegirl, Lissa and Misty - I feel your cold pain! I walked from the city across the pyrmont bridge to work this morning and I was chilled to the bone! I was wearing spencer, merino wool skivvy, cardy AND coat! I think I need full on thermals including the long johns - hey wasn't part of the deal that I was actually going to look sexier in my underwear!!

LOl Sue.

I know I didnt know that winter was going to make me look like i was dressed in one of those Sumo suits.

Misty, yep better stock on the warm clothing, it will be needed.

Sue, do you work i Pyrmont? I live in Pyrmont and walk/run the Bridge most nights...we may pass each other. We really should catch up in the middle some time

Morning all! I was so lazy yesterday with the cold and rain and didn't get a single walk in. Today it's gorgeous so I plan to take two 30-minute walks. I'm still working on my Breakfast so will take the first one after that.

It's hard to believe that my two weeks are almost up! I go back to work on Monday and start the purée phase Tuesday. I've been told to eat 6 times a day during this phase and only 1/2 cup at a time. That means I need to eat 3 times at work each day. Does anyone have any recipes?

For breakfast I will have porridge or semolina, or ricotta blended with fruit. For morning tea I can have yogurt and puréed fruit or mashed banana. For the other 4 meals I have been told to have something that is half meat and half veg/starch (rice or pasta), with a good amount of sauce and blended smooth. I think I would like to make 3 different-tasting things that I can freeze in half-cup size portions. That way I can just toss them in my lunch bag in the morning. I have a small fridge in my office at work and there is a microwave. I have to drink one Protein shake a day as a liquid, not a Meal Replacement.

I am very busy during the work day and I go straight from work to band rehearsal on Tuesdays and don't get home until after 10 pm, so I need to make this as easy and organized as I can.

Hi everyone .... I am new here and just wanted to say hello. I am currently in the process of converting from band to sleeve and had my band placed in august 2008 at a weight of 110 kgs. I successfully negotiated life with the band and was happy at 68 kgs (I am 173 cms)until December 2012 when I started having a lot of reflux issues and just a feeling that something was not right. I had all of the fill removed after scans came back showing all appeared ok and having such a great BMI the surgeon did not want to do anything immediately. My surgeon at the time was very pro-bypass and as I began to re-gained weight that seemed to be the track we were headed towards. With a feeling that perhaps the bypass wasn't for me I saw another surgeon who said that unlike my previous surgeon he did not feel that band to sleeve is an unsafe procedure and therefore I went ahead and had my band out last month. This proved to be a great decision as my gut feeling turned out to be correct and my band had adhered to my liver!!! Now back at 90 kgs I have a sleeve date of 9th July and cant wait for the calendar to tick around. With 7 weeks to go I am forcing myself to Optifast for 2 weeks to keep my weight stable between now and surgery. Then I will splurge a bit before my 1 week optifast prior to surgery begins. It is really a bummer to be back at this point after 4 years of living life at a great weight and I just want my old "couldn't care less about food" life back!!! Anyway ... just wanting to introduce myself and look forward to getting to know everyone :-)

Aussiegirl - I am back at work after a year off. I only work from the office one day a week on Wednesdays so if you are running on that bridge at about 8am in the morning or 5pm in the evening - then I have definitely passed you! I will keep my eye out for you!

Kitikat - welcome to our thread! You will have some fun here! We are all at different stages all going different things so have most things covered. Hope your pre op and post op stages go well. I guess you are well versed with the chew chew and eating slow bit!

Welcome, Kitikat! I think this is the best and most supportive thread on VST. There is a whole forum on here related to band-to-sleeve conversion too.

It's such a gorgeous day in Brissie! I hope you other Brisbanites are enjoying the weather too. I just got back from a walk and now I'm on the deck with my Water.

It is a great day here in Brissy .... I wanted to go for a walk but am avoiding exercise for the first 3 or 4 optifast days because the last thing I need is to be any hungrier than I am!!! Can anyone in Brissy recommend a good dietician and also tell me if you think the visits were worthwhile. I don't have to go as I successfully achieved long-term weight loss with the band and am in two minds whether to go to one anyway. I have a great understanding of the stages and dietary requirements so am not sure it will be of great benefit. I will definitely check out the band-to-sleeve forum for information but am really keen to interact with fellow Aussies :-)

Welcome, Kitikat! I think this is the best and most supportive thread on VST. There is a whole forum on here related to band-to-sleeve conversion too.

It's such a gorgeous day in Brissie! I hope you other Brisbanites are enjoying the weather too. I just got back from a walk and now I'm on the deck with my Water.

Misty, I want to swap...pouring rain and cold down here

Aussiegirl & sue what a small world I wonder how many of us sleeved people cross Anzac bridge pyrmont. I actually work on the bridge

Hi kitikat and welcome you have come to the right place there are a lot of helpful people on here who are on the same journey I'm 20 days post op . I recommend scrolling back through the thread there are a lot of helpful topics already been discussed and some of your questions you have might be answered or fire away we are all happy to help

Misty' date=' I want to swap...pouring rain and cold down here [/quote']

We had that yesterday! Sharing is caring.

It is a great day here in Brissy .... I wanted to go for a walk but am avoiding exercise for the first 3 or 4 Optifast days because the last thing I need is to be any hungrier than I am!!! Can anyone in Brissy recommend a good dietician and also tell me if you think the visits were worthwhile. I don't have to go as I successfully achieved long-term weight loss with the band and am in two minds whether to go to one anyway. I have a great understanding of the stages and dietary requirements so am not sure it will be of great benefit. I will definitely check out the band-to-sleeve forum for information but am really keen to interact with fellow Aussies :-)

Hey, welcome.

I have a great dietician on the north-side. She has rooms at Red Hill and out of the surgeons rooms at Chermside. She takes other clients there as well.

Let me know,

Deano

Aussiegirl & sue what a small world I wonder how many of us sleeved people cross Anzac bridge pyrmont. I actually work on the bridge

Geez it is a small world

Sounds like we need to have a catch up on a Wednesday...we can go to Margaritaville and share an entree lol. But seriously we should do it

Welcome KitiKat!!! We are happy to help, support, encourage as much or as little as you need.

Morning all! I was so lazy yesterday with the cold and rain and didn't get a single walk in. Today it's gorgeous so I plan to take two 30-minute walks. I'm still working on my Breakfast so will take the first one after that.

It's hard to believe that my two weeks are almost up! I go back to work on Monday and start the purée phase Tuesday. I've been told to eat 6 times a day during this phase and only 1/2 cup at a time. That means I need to eat 3 times at work each day. Does anyone have any recipes?

For breakfast I will have porridge or semolina' date=' or ricotta blended with fruit. For morning tea I can have yogurt and puréed fruit or mashed banana. For the other 4 meals I have been told to have something that is half meat and half veg/starch (rice or pasta), with a good amount of sauce and blended smooth. I think I would like to make 3 different-tasting things that I can freeze in half-cup size portions. That way I can just toss them in my lunch bag in the morning. I have a small fridge in my office at work and there is a microwave. I have to drink one Protein shake a day as a liquid, not a Meal Replacement.

I am very busy during the work day and I go straight from work to band rehearsal on Tuesdays and don't get home until after 10 pm, so I need to make this as easy and organized as I can.[/quote']

Hi Misty, I can't believe your two weeks holiday is almost over. I found that puree tuna/cottage cheese was tasty during this phase as well as thick (but not lumpy) Soups with chicken, Beans or legumes in for protein. Also good n cold days.

Hi everyone .... I am new here and just wanted to say hello. I am currently in the process of converting from band to sleeve and had my band placed in august 2008 at a weight of 110 kgs. I successfully negotiated life with the band and was happy at 68 kgs (I am 173 cms)until December 2012 when I started having a lot of reflux issues and just a feeling that something was not right. I had all of the fill removed after scans came back showing all appeared ok and having such a great BMI the surgeon did not want to do anything immediately. My surgeon at the time was very pro-bypass and as I began to re-gained weight that seemed to be the track we were headed towards. With a feeling that perhaps the bypass wasn't for me I saw another surgeon who said that unlike my previous surgeon he did not feel that band to sleeve is an unsafe procedure and therefore I went ahead and had my band out last month. This proved to be a great decision as my gut feeling turned out to be correct and my band had adhered to my liver!!! Now back at 90 kgs I have a sleeve date of 9th July and cant wait for the calendar to tick around. With 7 weeks to go I am forcing myself to Optifast for 2 weeks to keep my weight stable between now and surgery. Then I will splurge a bit before my 1 week optifast prior to surgery begins. It is really a bummer to be back at this point after 4 years of living life at a great weight and I just want my old "couldn't care less about food" life back!!! Anyway ... just wanting to introduce myself and look forward to getting to know everyone :-)

Hi Kitikat, you have certainly been on an interesting journey and good on you for making the decision to get the sleeve. We are all very positive on this thread and love our sleeves. It will be so much simpler for you than the band was and also it's a permanent tool/solution to keeping the weight off which is ultimately what we are all looking for. I look forward to hearing how you re progressing.