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

Are you Brisbane based? I live at The Gap at present' date=' but moving to the Gold Coast in early. December.[/quote'] Sorry. I just remembered you live remotely. Is Brisbane your nearest large city?

Toowoomba is my closest city as such, but yes Brisbane is my biggest major centre. About 4.5 hours away I travelled thousands of kms when I did IVF for my last two babes, so I am not worried about the travel. I do 600kms a week with work and children so I am used to it.

Toowoomba is my closest city as such' date=' but yes Brisbane is my biggest major centre. About 4.5 hours away I travelled thousands of kms when I did IVF for my last two babes, so I am not worried about the travel. I do 600kms a week with work and children so I am used to it.[/quote']Wow, that's some serious commitment. Drive carfeully!

Hi I am 4 days post op and came across this thread whilst looking for online support, just reading your posts has given me more confidence that I can achieve my goals.

Hi I am 4 days post op and came across this thread whilst looking for online support, just reading your posts has given me more confidence that I can achieve my goals.

Pay no attention to the stats, I entered kegs instead of pounds lol

Hi I am 4 days post op and came across this thread whilst looking for online support' date=' just reading your posts has given me more confidence that I can achieve my goals.[/quote'] Welcome and good luck with everything. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Welcome and good luck with everything. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks Kelliv, it's going well so far although not loving the fluids only stage, seems so long since I chewed anything.

Hi I am 4 days post op and came across this thread whilst looking for online support' date=' just reading your posts has given me more confidence that I can achieve my goals.[/quote']

Welcome

Thanks Kelliv' date=' it's going well so far although not loving the fluids only stage, seems so long since I chewed anything.[/quote'] What program are you on as it seems to vary. Post op I was on one week liquid, 2 weeks puree (which was the pits) and one week soft food.

What program are you on as it seems to vary. Post op I was on one week liquid, 2 weeks puree (which was the pits) and one week soft food.

I thought everyone would be doing the same thing so it was interesting to read the differences, I had to do clear fluids only for first three days, now 2 Optifast and clear fluids till Tuesday, then I go to full fluids with the optifast for about a week, purée for 10-14 days then soft for 10-14.

Welcome

Thank you

I thought everyone would be doing the same thing so it was interesting to read the differences' date=' I had to do clear fluids only for first three days, now 2 optifast and clear fluids till Tuesday, then I go to full fluids with the optifast for about a week, purée for 10-14 days then soft for 10-14.[/quote'] Wow that's a lot of liquid. No wonder you are missing chewing. Personally I was advised by my dietician not to use optifast post op, but as I say it does vary and you will definitely lose weight with that regime!! It's best to follow your doc or dietician's instructions. One thing my original dietician didn't tell me to focus on from the very beginning was protein. i changed dietician's after 8 months, but wish I had received this advice from the beginning. These phases will go quickly and you will be eating your 'new normal' before you know it.

I know what you mean. I have just returned from 4 weeks in the UK & Italy traveling with 3 friends & I can't believe what they ate (geez I am such a cow as before my sleeve I was the same) one of them is slim another a little overweight but the other one is obese' date=' she kept encouraging me to have desert, chocolates etc....but funniest thing was the photos . as I am a fir bit taller that her, she always got me to stand down a couple of steps in front of her then she semi hid behind me, hence the result was that i looked bigger than her even though I'm at least 35k lighter &12/14m taller, I didn't say anything just laughed. I I looked slim in any of them she quickly deleted those but had the cheek to post me looking fat on her face book page !!!! I also ha d big birthday while we away & my present was a album of our previous trips with me looking huge, it was all,a big sad really as this is one of my long time friends that told me I was lazy & that I took the easy way out. The best part was I did have yummy pastries, deserts & lots of Belgium chocolate & came home 2k lighter !!!!!!! Yay. I hope if any of you lovely people get to Perth we can have a meet, maybe we should plan a national meet some time. [/quote']

I don't think the word friends should be used in this sweetie lol !!

Wow that's a lot of liquid. No wonder you are missing chewing. Personally I was advised by my dietician not to use Optifast post op, but as I say it does vary and you will definitely lose weight with that regime!! It's best to follow your doc or dietician's instructions. One thing my original dietician didn't tell me to focus on from the very beginning was Protein. i changed dietician's after 8 months, but wish I had received this advice from the beginning. These phases will go quickly and you will be eating your 'new normal' before you know it.

I struggle with the optifast and generally am not able to finish it, but at least I know the protein is there, both my surgeon and the dietician have really hammered home the "protein before anything else" message.

I struggle with the optifast and generally am not able to finish it' date=' but at least I know the protein is there, both my surgeon and the dietician have really hammered home the "protein before anything else" message.[/quote'] That's good and soon you'll never have to drink Optifast again.