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Hiya, I'm Kristi. I had bypass on 6/26/13. I am a computer teacher in a very small school district. I teach grades pre-k through 12th grade. I'm also an Educational Technology Specialist.

I have run into several other teachers on the June board alone, so I thought it would be neat to see if we could get a group of educators on here to share secrets to successful eating habits in school. I know we are always rushed for time to eat and use the restroom!

How many of y'all are having to deal with Common Core?

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Hooray!! I finally got in! On my phone I could not figure out how to join the group so I went to the computer. After much playing around I found the page then linked to another page that had all the details of this group and finally when I was about to give up in frustration I saw the button at the top that said join this group. Yay!

Anyway my name is Sonia and I teach full day kindergarten in Toronto, Ontario. I love the idea of this group so we can share ideas on how to get through the school day successfully. I really hope other people join up.

I had my surgery on July 10 so just 9 days post op right now. Doing quite well, no pain to talk of just discomfort. I am getting in my Protein and Water and drinking enough too. Also walking 2 miles a day right now, want to increase it but it is too bloody hot. I am wondering how to keep in the daily walks when I return to the classroom in September. I have a tendency to do all things school, family, home, first and run out of time for "me" stuff!

HW:293 B4 Optifast:283 Pre-surgery:271 CW:263

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Sonia,

You sound like me… once school starts it's all about school and family… not even so much home… I'm horrible at keeping things clean! I've been walking about 3 miles a day. But I do it when I wake up so I leave my house by 7… Slept in this morning so not sure when I'll get my walk in today cuz it's going to be a scorcher!

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Hi! My name is Hillary and I teach senior English and yearbook. I also had surgery on June 26, 2013. I have had a really good recovery so far. It is hard on a daily basis to try and get in enough Protein and fluids. I don't know how I will manage when school starts. It's not like I can stop to eat in the middle of teaching. We will all have to figure it out together.

As for exercise I too have given up walking outside. It is so hot! Try walking in the mall or I bought a workout DVD by Leslie Sansone which is essentially walking two miles in your living room. I also have the Jillian Michaels power sculpt DVD which includes cardio and weight training. Both are pretty good!

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I have the DVDs by Leslie Sansone! I need to replace my dvd player though. I also have many other exercise DVDs that I have not put into good use… I've done hip hop abs once… lol One issue I have is when they have us jumping… there is too much of me to jump up and down. I don't like the bounce effect… maybe I need a binder of some sort….

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Hi my name is Glenna. I am going to have surgery in December! Don't have a date yet but goal is December surgery!! I am a full day kindergarten teacher. I too put my family and school ahead of myself. That is changing.... I need to be the best me I can be for both my family and students!

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Hi, ya'll! I had gastric bypass 22 years ago. I lost 100 lbs. I've had pretty good success over these years. My biggest challenge was when I got pregnant with twins 15 years ago. They took a toll on my Vitamin depleted body and absorbed most of my nutrients when I ate. Once the twins were born, I went into congestive heart failure and was not expected to live through the night. Apparently, God wasn't finished with me yet. I recovered. Now my biggest issue is that I have severe osteoporosis from malabsorption and I'm only 48. I don't regret the surgery by any means. I just wish I had followed the "rules" to a tee to ensure my continuous health. So if you are new to this surgery, take care of yourself.

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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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      1. LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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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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      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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