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I've never been skinny. Single digit sizes is probably my ultimate goal. My skinny was 175 and a size 14. And I thought I was fat. Now I'd kill to have that body again!!!

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I started my liquid diet on Friday. It's Sunday and I've done really well. I was really worried that it would be harder that it has been. My gf has been rather supportive in not bringing in my favorite foods, I've not been too awful hungry tho. I understand that this is in my best interest and I have got to do this. My surgery date is creeping up on me and I'm getting both excited and really nervous. Thursday is my big day, the day that my whole life changes. I almost feel like I'm about to be reborn as a healthier more active person.

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Well, I've unintentionally sabotaged my pre op diet. I wasn't paying attention to my Protein shakes...between the powders and the soy milk, I've been going well over my carb target, usually before dinner. :-( And my usual mindset tried to kick in, which said "oh well, may as well eat whatever you want to now since you've screwed up." But I know that tomorrow is a new day, and I'm going to get it right. I'll just be sooooo glad when I don't feel hungry...that's the benefit of RNY that really sold me. But for the next 11 days, I'll be meal planning...I always do better when I plan ahead and stop trying to wing it. I do feel a but less worried about these first messed up days of my diet since some surgeons say no diet, some say liquid. I guess it's not the end of the world because these have been successful surgeries on either end of the spectrum. Sorry for rambling...just trying to make myself feel better. :-/

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Well' date=' I've unintentionally sabotaged my pre op diet. I wasn't paying attention to my Protein shakes...between the powders and the soy milk, I've been going well over my carb target, usually before dinner. :-( And my usual mindset tried to kick in, which said "oh well, may as well eat whatever you want to now since you've screwed up." But I know that tomorrow is a new day, and I'm going to get it right. I'll just be sooooo glad when I don't feel hungry...that's the benefit of RNY that really sold me. But for the next 11 days, I'll be meal planning...I always do better when I plan ahead and stop trying to wing it. I do feel a but less worried about these first messed up days of my diet since some surgeons say no diet, some say liquid. I guess it's not the end of the world because these have been successful surgeries on either end of the spectrum. Sorry for rambling...just trying to make myself feel better. :-/[/quote']

I'm no doctor but I'm sure they give extra days so everyone can work a little less in the beginning. I wasn't put on restriction but what scared me from overeatting was the doctor telling me he will do lap but if my liver is too large, he will have to do it the vertical cut. You sound like you got your head in the game now and will be fine.

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I am 5'5" and was 258 and a tight size 18 at the start of my pre-op diet. I see many people who weigh less than me and wear much bigger sizes. I guess I truly an big-boned. I wouldn't want to weigh any less than 160 and I'm not even sure I want to lose that much. 170 may even be better for me. I've lost 10lbs in 6 days on my pre-op diet and my mom said maybe I won't need surgery. I'm like yeah right.

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My husband just said the same thing. I began trying on jeans that were too tight. They all just slid on without any struggle. I was so excited and he made the comment....why don't you just forget about the WLS and keep it up. Umm NO!!!! The only reason I have dropped 17 lbs is because of this liquid diet!!! I'm too excited over here! Ready for Tuesday :)

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Ok! One more round up before the fun begins for some of us TOMORROW!! Can you all believe how quickly June showed up! I can't believe it, but I'll take it! :)

June 3

Lisa R.

Leslie1976

Nikimarie

Hunniiee

skinnyontheinside

ireland

margen

June 4

Itchambers

TransformingBri

Mel3620

Tammysue

Godzchild1982

Pheonix9000

June 5

Wannabewifey

Aba9903

sweetohiohoney

Jeepchick42

Wrightnow

June 6

Kristlynngirl

Cyndi

Blackcherrie25

June 7

Barroshe

June 10

YoColeFeet

June 11

Texasmike

Keefkeef1986

June 12

Iamworthit

J-La

June 13

Bjroberts417

Miche11e

Tyra22

Mandee80

June14

Anonswifey1231

June17

Rnychica

twinRN

June 18

Lori

MGteacher

Choochalina

June 19

Bdazzling06

June 20

Kdgaines

Poolie01

June 21

Ms_kb718

June 24

Cgiants45

Kimehoff

Meme1974

favor

June 26

hek1127

June 27

KendraZ

Liana Spikes

June 28

FLUFFYMOM

As always! Let me know if I missed anyone! :)

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Ok! One more round up before the fun begins for some of us TOMORROW!! Can you all believe how quickly June showed up! I can't believe it' date=' but I'll take it! :)

June 3

Lisa R.

Leslie1976

Nikimarie

Hunniiee

skinnyontheinside

ireland

margen

June 4

Itchambers

TransformingBri

Mel3620

Tammysue

Godzchild1982

Pheonix9000

June 5

Wannabewifey

Kristlynngirl

Aba9903

sweetohiohoney

Jeepchick42

Wrightnow

June 6

Cyndi

Blackcherrie25

June 7

Barroshe

June 10

YoColeFeet

June 11

Texasmike

Keefkeef1986

June 12

Iamworthit

J-La

June 13

Bjroberts417

Miche11e

Tyra22

Mandee80

June14

Anonswifey1231

June17

Rnychica

twinRN

June 18

Lori

MGteacher

Choochalina

June 19

Bdazzling06

June 20

Kdgaines

Poolie01

June 21

Ms_kb718

June 24

Cgiants45

Kimehoff

Meme1974

favor

June 26

hek1127

June 27

KendraZ

Liana Spikes

June 28

FLUFFYMOM

As always! Let me know if I missed anyone! :)[/quote']

My surgery was pushed back to the 6th FYI

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I just want to quickly post the names of everyone who will be going in for surgery this week. Please pray or send them good thoughts as surgery isn't easy and we will all be facing it soon. Good luck to our friends who go in this week! I will pray hard for your safety, peacefulness, and healing throughout everything. Love my Junebugs! <3

June 3

Lisa R.

Leslie1976

Nikimarie

Hunniiee

skinnyontheinside

ireland

margen

June 4

Itchambers

TransformingBri

Mel3620

Tammysue

Godzchild1982

Pheonix9000

June 5

Wannabewifey

Aba9903

sweetohiohoney

Jeepchick42

Wrightnow

June 6

Kristlynngirl

Cyndi

Blackcherrie25

June 7

Barroshe

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Kristlynngirl,

I edited the post. Thank you for letting me know! :)

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Kristlynngirl' date='

I edited the post. Thank you for letting me know! :)[/quote']

No problem! Good luck! We will have to meet up and share a kids meal after we're all healed.

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My husband just said the same thing. I began trying on jeans that were too tight. They all just slid on without any struggle. I was so excited and he made the comment....why don't you just forget about the WLS and keep it up. Umm NO!!!! The only reason I have dropped 17 lbs is because of this liquid diet!!! I'm too excited over here! Ready for Tuesday :)

That's exactly what my husband said to me because I have lost nine lbs in almost three weeks on the liquid diet. God at this rate I would be on liquids for a year. Bleah!

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Thanks for the good wishes. I go in tomorrow. My Mom is a cancer patient with incurable disease and is worried sick, I just spent 40 minutes on the phone with her reassuring her that i'll be ok. She's insistent on 'being the Mom' for me but she is so ill she needs to be in the hospital herself. Also, my cousin goes in for a c-section tomorrow. Prayers for my whole family are appreciated!

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Im 5'3, and weigh in 230.8, my surgeon's goal is 140 for me and I'm hoping the same, but I'll take 135..lol

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Ok! One more round up before the fun begins for some of us TOMORROW!! Can you all believe how quickly June showed up! I can't believe it' date=' but I'll take it! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

June 3

Lisa R.

Leslie1976

Nikimarie

Hunniiee

skinnyontheinside

ireland

margen

Tammysue

June 4

Itchambers

TransformingBri

Mel3620

Tammysue

Godzchild1982

Pheonix9000

June 5

Wannabewifey

Aba9903

sweetohiohoney

Jeepchick42

Wrightnow

June 6

Kristlynngirl

Cyndi

Blackcherrie25

June 7

Barroshe

June 10

YoColeFeet

June 11

Texasmike

Keefkeef1986

June 12

Iamworthit

J-La

June 13

Bjroberts417

Miche11e

Tyra22

Mandee80

June14

Anonswifey1231

June17

Rnychica

twinRN

June 18

Lori

MGteacher

Choochalina

June 19

Bdazzling06

June 20

Kdgaines

Poolie01

June 21

Ms_kb718

June 24

Cgiants45

Kimehoff

Meme1974

favor

June 26

hek1127

June 27

KendraZ

Liana Spikes

June 28

FLUFFYMOM

As always! Let me know if I missed anyone! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote']

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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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