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SD: 6/10/13 HW 305/SW 259/CW 231/GW 160 <br />Sent from my SCH-I605 using RNYTalk

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I'm curious how long did it take before you decided to clean out the old larger clothes?

I just cleaned out the ones that are hanging off my shoulders i still have some that I'm hoping will be too big within the next month. I just need to make sure I have some that will fit once school starts.

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This morning I'm down 60lbs since I started this process in April. I only have another 5 until I'm half way to my goal!!! I'm so excited!! I've never felt better!!

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This morning I'm down 60lbs since I started this process in April. I only have another 5 until I'm half way to my goal!!! I'm so excited!! I've never felt better!!

Great job!! I am thirty lbs down since may 12th which was when I started my month of Optifast. I go back to work tomorrow. On my last day of work before surgery on june 12th I wore size 22 petite. I am now comfortable in size 18 petite. I am slow but I don't care I am in it for the long haul! 16 petite here I come!

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I just cleaned out the ones that are hanging off my shoulders i still have some that I'm hoping will be too big within the next month. I just need to make sure I have some that will fit once school starts.

I am right with you. I was a size 26 or tight size 24 before surgery. Tops were 3X. I'm down 33 lbs. since school let out in June. Tops are now 2X or even 1X, and pants are loose size 24 or tight size 22. My bottom half isn't keeping up with my top half! I got rid of a lot, but still need school clothes. School starts next week. I don't think I'll purge my entire old wardrobe for another 15 lbs.

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I am right with you. I was a size 26 or tight size 24 before surgery. Tops were 3X. I'm down 33 lbs. since school let out in June. Tops are now 2X or even 1X' date=' and pants are loose size 24 or tight size 22. My bottom half isn't keeping up with my top half! I got rid of a lot, but still need school clothes. School starts next week. I don't think I'll purge my entire old wardrobe for another 15 lbs.[/quote']

I started washing my clothes in hot Water and drying them on high to shrink them to get a bit more wear out of them. I too am loosing faster from the top half of my body. Or maybe i just have so much more to loose from the lower half

Preop weight 389 current weight 338 lost to date 51 lbs 148 to goal rny 6/11/23

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Today makes 8 weeks post op for me. I am feeling rather blue. Not sure what's going on. I don't want to eat, but make myself. I am really missing eating normally. It's hard because I am excited about the weight loss, but getting very depressed trying to cook for my whole family. The last two days I have cooked what sounded really good to me and then as I start eating it just tastes nasty.

Thanks for letting me whine just a little. :)

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Today makes 8 weeks post op for me. I am feeling rather blue. Not sure what's going on. I don't want to eat' date=' but make myself. I am really missing eating normally. It's hard because I am excited about the weight loss, but getting very depressed trying to cook for my whole family. The last two days I have cooked what sounded really good to me and then as I start eating it just tastes nasty.

Thanks for letting me whine just a little. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote']

I felt the same way a couple of days ago. I was sitting at a restaurant and had two bites and it got stuck. And I too said I wish I could eat normally again. However Mel, I LOVE seeing your new profile pics. Every time you post a new one you look like a totally different person. You should do a "slideshow" when you hit your year surgiversery. Just remember the good outweighs the bad and this too shall pass.

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Today makes 8 weeks post op for me. I am feeling rather blue. Not sure what's going on. I don't want to eat' date=' but make myself. I am really missing eating normally. It's hard because I am excited about the weight loss, but getting very depressed trying to cook for my whole family. The last two days I have cooked what sounded really good to me and then as I start eating it just tastes nasty.

Thanks for letting me whine just a little. :)[/quote']

I can share your feeling. I am almost 7 weeks out. And have cook an anniversary meal. This weekend two birthday meals with cake.

I caught myself feeling bad about it and I really had I search myself. It helps me to think that this is me serving my family and that I can take great pride and pleasure in.

I also have started cooking more healthy for my family. Making new weekly menus That I can adapt to. :)

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I felt the same way a couple of days ago. I was sitting at a restaurant and had two bites and it got stuck. And I too said I wish I could eat normally again. However Mel' date=' I LOVE seeing your new profile pics. Every time you post a new one you look like a totally different person. You should do a "slideshow" when you hit your year surgiversery. Just remember the good outweighs the bad and this too shall pass.[/quote']

Thanks so much! I do love that I am fitting in more clothes. I am sure it's just a yuck day. I am generally pretty positive. I feel like I can not adequately share with my family because they haven't been through it so they don't understand.

Thanks for the comment about the pics as well. :)

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I can share your feeling. I am almost 7 weeks out. And have cook an anniversary meal. This weekend two birthday meals with cake.

I caught myself feeling bad about it and I really had I search myself. It helps me to think that this is me serving my family and that I can take great pride and pleasure in.

I also have started cooking more healthy for my family. Making new weekly menus That I can adapt to. :)

I am trying to change my family and their eating habits, but with 2 picky teenagers and a husband who loves to eat, it is a difficult task.

I will keep plugging away.

Thanks for the response.

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*HUG*S to all!

SD: 6/10/13 HW 305/SW 259/CW 225.8/GW 160 <br />Sent from my SCH-I605 using RNYTalk

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I was worried about Jerky being to tough on my pouch, but this was great.

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I was worried about Jerky being to tough on my pouch' date=' but this was great.

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Excellent. i have not come across that brand here in PA. but will be seeking it out. thanks for the tip.

i was amazed at the fact that i could actually tolerate jerky but not chicken Soup? go figure.

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Excellent. i have not come across that brand here in PA. but will be seeking it out. thanks for the tip.

i was amazed at the fact that i could actually tolerate Jerky but not chicken Soup? go figure.

I thought the same thing!!! I was like, what?? I am in love with jerky right now, but even the thought of broth sickens me!

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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.

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