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Hey December 2012 sleevers, I know were all focused n wrapped up in enjoyment with our weight loss journeys but we must not forget those who have not been sleeved and need our updates and surgery expieriences to keep them going n show them what they have to look forward too! I am a Dec 4th sleever and on that day I was weighing 264lbs, today I 4mo 10days post op weighing 199lbs :-) :-) :-) . My meal intake has not increased, im working out in the gym 3x a week, I use the stairs at work, and I log all meals in my fitness pal caloriw counter. Im now Living Life and not just Existing in Life. I feel Greattttt!

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Hi. You look great. Your pics are beautiful and your spirit ( I read some of your other posts and comments) is refreshing. I am encouraged as I get closer and closer to my big day, by stories like yours. Thank you so much for reaching back and lifting up a "newbie" (so to speak) like me. I pray that others will also drop in from time to time and share their updates with the team. Thank you. Side note: I have no idea why everything is underlined. :P

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Thanks a million moonchild, im glad to be there for anyone as everyone was there for me on my journey. Good luck with everything, hv u had ur surgery yet, if not when r u scheduled:-) ? Such a beautiful investment when it comes to great health n change of living!

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It is so awesome to see people who look like me and have shared similar struggles doing so well. I can honestly say that is one of the great things about this site.

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I agree Workitout :-)

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Thanks a million moonchild, im glad to be there for anyone as everyone was there for me on my journey. Good luck with everything, hv u had ur surgery yet, if not when r u scheduled:-) ? Such a beautiful investment when it comes to great health n change of living!

My surgery is this Thursday, April 18. :o Thanks for the well wishes. Get ready to make room on the losers bench.

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Best of luck and know that u will be fine and come thru your surgery feeling fantastic with Gods Grace! See u on the Losers Bench:-)

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Thank you for posting this!! This site is awesome, and it has a lot of good information. BUt it can also be overwhelming for new people like myself. Btw, you look great!!!

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Best of luck and know that u will be fine and come thru your surgery feeling fantastic with Gods Grace! See u on the Losers Bench:-)

AMEN.

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Thank you Ana, ur journey will start off very overwhelming n emotional but keep ur head high because once its said n done you will be a new woman all the way round! The gift of starting life over is UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!:-) hang in there, u have to go thru downs in order to enjoy and appreciate the ups

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    • 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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    • 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

        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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