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Brewa2000    1

Brewa2000
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Cory,

Is that correct that youv'e lost 91 lbs without a fill? Wow... Did you have restriction?

I'm getting my first fill next Thursday. Have to use a lot of will power to set the ol' fork down and say "full". You've done it for months! Amazing...

Bruce

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CoryW    0

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I was very conscience of when i was getting full. As soon as i felt myself gettting full i would stop eating. By the time I had lost the sensation of getting full I was used to eating a certain amount.

honestly, I think i could have lost quite a bit more by now but I've been pretty lax about exercise. Betweeen going to school full time, working full time the wife and a 2 yr old, it's been a struggle to find time to work out.

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I'mWiththeBand    0

I'mWiththeBand
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When I first looked into banding I spent alot of time on this board...reading mostly, seldom posting. Then I got my band (7/17/06, Elmer Valin, St Ray's, New Haven, CT) and was on every moment. Things have gone really well and I find myself on here less and less but I am very happy to find this all male thread!

Tarami - How did things go with Valin? His office is great and you are in good hands at St. Ray's. Let me know if you have any questions.

Jack

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jbtullis    0

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I finally made it. I was banded this morning. Love the hospital has wireless internet access. It hurts a lot but I did it. That was a huge hurdle. First day of the rest of my life!!!

Jonathan (JBT)

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drtnsnw    0

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Been home since about 5:30 last night. Port is pretty painful, but the gas pains have decreased a bunch. Ate some SF Jello a bit ago. All in All I don't feel too bad now that I have gotten some rest.

Thanks all

Chris

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rsbg1    0

rsbg1
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WAY TO GO CHRIS ,DON'T FORGET TO WALK -WALK- WALK -WALK ETC..:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

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rsbg1    0

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Well my day has come, Today I stop mushies, and start REAL food .:hungry: But alas I'll be good..:faint: I think I'll start the day off with 1 real egg, and go from there for the rest of the day ..:nervous 14 days till 1st fill...

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yukaputz    0

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Hey Ted,

I think you'll find that 1 real egg is really filling. I had 1 scrambled egg with a slice of cheese this past saturday at 8am and it kept me filled well past lunch! I couldn't belive it.

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Gaffer    1

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Been home since about 5:30 last night. Port is pretty painful, but the gas pains have decreased a bunch. Ate some SF Jello a bit ago. All in All I don't feel too bad now that I have gotten some rest.

Thanks all

Chris

Right on Chris. My port is still a bit tender 2 weeks post op, but not too bad. Walking will help work that gas out, and Gas-X can help. I also found that the heating pad on my shoulders really helped with the discomfort.

Andrew

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Brewa2000    1

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Congrats Chris and Jonathan!!! After the next couple days, you'll start feeling a lot better. Get your sleep in, but the walking is very important too.

Welcome aboard!!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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