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Irishmist

By Irishmist, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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CLOE    0

CLOE
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I just went back and read some posts.....LOL at Mandi............Sean the Leprechaun?

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CLOE    0

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Good morning Maria, I just wanted to let you know how you've inspired me. All yesterday I thought of you every time I ate. I chewed till I thought my tongue would fall out. I never got stuck all day. So, today I thank you. I'm gonna keep thinking of you when I eat until I change my habits. I hope you don't mind.:rolleyes:

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argon    3

argon
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You definitely are inspirational, Maria! I'll have to follow Cloe and try to remember how you do it!

And yes, Sean the Leprechaun. I also got notes from the Tooth fairy, the easter bunny, and Santa!

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angel bear    2

angel bear
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Hi everyone,

You're all doing so great. You're all my inspiration. Got to love the support found in these Canadian ethers.... have a great week!! Roxanne

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Yoda    0

Yoda
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Hey Maria...you are doing well for a leprechaun!!

40 years married!!! YOWZERS!!! Congrats! I'll be hitting the 5 year mark in a couple of months!!! LOL I guess I'm a newbie in your eyes, eh?

Yay for you not getting stuck!

I've slimed a few times but not for long. Also had a crushing pain in my chest twice but it only lasted about 2 mins each time (thank GOD cause I thought I was gonna die!).

Anyhoooo.....yay you on your progress!

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Irishmist    0

Irishmist
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Yay! not bad Yoda thank you.

I guess i found the right lebrechaun under the pot of gold first time around, lucky me.

By the way nice to hear from you again.

Maria:)

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Irishmist    0

Irishmist
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Sure is Neenagh a red head too, well he used to be now he is sort of auburn and grey, and a little bald spot starting on the top. LOL, we dare not tell him that though.;)

Maria:)

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naturally, i'm a redhead too. but it's white now and i dye it blonde. my hubby is a very dark italian. i dont tell him about his thin spot either! lol!

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Irishmist    0

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:canada: :canada:

Well at last i am on my way to becoming a Canadian citizen, i have been trying for the last three years, and because of a mix up with the first name everything got held up.

I had to go to Barry today to take the test for citizenship, except because of my age i did not have to take the test. So six weeks from now i will officially become a Canadian citizen.

Hurray for me.

Maria :canada: :canada:

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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.

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