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Marty McSkinnystein

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Marty McSkinnystein    342

Marty McSkinnystein
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and yet with my surgery date being July 16th I'm imagining how I'll never be able to do the whole gorgefest cruise thing. cuckoo.. cuckoo :P Boy I love food.

Oh, hi everyone. I'm new.

So, yeah, that's my first (2nd- I forgot I posted earlier) post.

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amr2393    16

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Well the good thing is that there is always lots of choices so u can nibble on a variety. This is kinda my opinion about Vegas too. Before I used to plan out all the different buffets I wanted to try. Now I know it would only be a waste of money.

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Lissa    2,631

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Welcome, Marty!! :)

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PEvette    297

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I believe we all are foodies at heart... :o))

Cruises are great....I just loved being able to lay out and take naps while out at sea...so relaxing

Take in the other events, and you will see, there's more to cruises then the food..

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Marty McSkinnystein    342

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Yeah I was just telling someone I have always filled my plate at "events" :mellow: like Thanksgiving and such and NEVER ate it all. My eyes are bigger than my stomach. I just like variety. Hmmmm is this better or worse for surgery?

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Marty McSkinnystein    342

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Thank so much! I've followed you all for awhile but just decided to post. This is a great, supportive place and I hope to be able to add "good stuff."

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sleeved_ms.amby    11

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I went on a cruise to the Bahamas in January. It was GORGEOUS! The food was so good, even though I wasn't able to eat all of it lol. I didn't feel bad filling up my plate and barely touching it since all the food is included in price. My fiance doesn't mind having what I don't eat lol. Even two years out from my surgery..my eyes are still bigger than my tummy! :)

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Sassygirl06    962

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I have been on a cruise and believe me....the dine in dinner is so small in portions that you will be able to eat it all...lol my husband is a skinny man and he ordered 3 just to fill up, I was so embarresed! :blink:

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MzPecanBrown    86

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Hello and welcome! I just went on a cruise at the beginning of May. I've been on cruises before being sleeved and LOVE them. Leading up to this one, I kept thinking abt how different it would be now that I can't indulge like I used to.

One thing I learned is that we DEFINITELY can over eat if we don't stick to our newly formed lifestyles. I broke every sleeve rule possible. Ate too many slider foods, drank with every meal to make room for more food, grazed all day. Even with doing this, I still only ate a fraction of what my fellow cruisers were eating.

What did I learn? That I really appreciate my sleeve for allowing me to sample and enjoy without going off the deep end. I also know first hand that it is truly a tool; the willpower and self control is the driving force behind it. Without creating and following healthy habits, we can't do this!

I returned on May 10 and learned that I'd gained 4 lbs on the cruise (GASP)! But I cranked my focus up, went back to the life I know and lost that plus an additional 12 lbs in less than 3 weeks! I LOVE my sleeve!

Let me know if I can assist you on your journey!

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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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      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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        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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