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I work in sales selling to the industrial and commercial world. Located in Snohomish County Washington.

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I believe like another poster said its because its our nature to be caregivers to everyone else before ourselves. We think of ourselves last or not at all. We work long hours with few breaks. Night shifters have those terrible sleep patterns which all by its self adds to the risk of obesity. It's said to say but there are a lot of unhealthy nurses out there!!!!!

Couldn't agree more! I work the night shift.....and sadly lots of 12 hour shifts with no breaks. Eat what you can, when you can. We're busy taking care of our patients......

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I'm in public health too' date=' a professor. I do research on mhealth.

hw-272, preop diet day 1-267, day of surgery- 255[/quote']

We have something else on common besides VSG.......I teach public health and epi.

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I get so excited to see other public health professionals! The field is vast, and every division does extremely important work and deserves a huge amount of respect! I sure wish that knowledge would filter up to those that make funding decisions. We are so often thought of as providing services to the disadvantaged, but we're really a 3rd leg to the public safety network along with police and fire!

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Hi all, I am still pre op and am enjoying reading everyone's stories, they are so inspirational. I work midnight shift at residential home for developmentally disabled adults. I agree with previous posters that working overnight is horrible on our bodies. We never get enough sleep amd it is impossible to get on a good eating schedule. Plus when I get super tired and am just trying to function I tend to reach for tasty comfort type Snacks, not a well portioned salad.< /p>

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Hi, Alene here. I am an EEG Tech ( brain waves) I work for our local trauma hopsital for adults, and pediatric patients. Love Love Love my job! :-D

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Bank call center supervisor. San Antonio Texas

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We have something else on common besides VSG.......I teach public health and epi.

How cool - I teach program planning and evaluation

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How cool - I teach program planning and evaluation

I'm a recovering academic lol! I used to conduct research on how to teach drug addicts better decisioning, and would evaluate drug abuse treatment programs and ways to reduce needle sharing amongst HIV-drug users.

Still evaluate programs now, but for large Fortune 500 companies mostly, and it's their marketing programs we're focusing on, not so much on their crazy, drug-using populations. :)

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I'm a recovering academic lol! I used to conduct research on how to teach drug addicts better decisioning' date=' and would evaluate drug abuse treatment programs and ways to reduce needle sharing amongst HIV-drug users.

Still evaluate programs now, but for large Fortune 500 companies mostly, and it's their marketing programs we're focusing on, not so much on their crazy, drug-using populations. :)[/quote']

Nice- I'm making a break into student affairs.... HIV was also my area but not so much anymore :)

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I am a flight attendant. Surgery is 8-21-13.

I've dreamed of becoming a flight attendant but never pursued it because of my size & I figured it wouldn't be conducive to raising my children. You'd really need a supportive family willing to help out with kiddos. How do you like it? Do you get to travel all over? I want to travel EVERYWHERE! Im stuck in a cubicle for 40 hours a week crunching numbers.....

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I am an OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner. Waiting to be sleeved when my schedule will allow. Hopefully around Christmas.

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Interesting thread...

Besides being a stay at home mom to my two kiddos (one is on the autism spectrum), I am in my final year of school -- a couple requirements shy of a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies.

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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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    • 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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