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Krysta03    11

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Hi everyone! My name is Krysta. I'm 27 years old and I'm new to this forum. My surgery is scheduled for 12/2/13 and I'm pretty nervous and excited at the same time. Like many people here, I've struggled with my weight for almost all of my life and it was this year that I've been at my heaviest (I'm currently 5'6 and 258lbs). I work out 3-4 days a week but I am an emotional eater. I currently am in therapy to help with this. I'm just really ready for 2014 to be my best year yet! I am currently in graduate school and will be graduating December 2014 and I am hoping by that time I'll be feeling and looking amazing :)

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indecision    863

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Welcome to the board. You will find a wealth of info here. If you don't see what you are looking for then just ask! Good luck on your upcoming surgery!

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laurab136    21

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Hi :) I'm new as well and my surgery date is oct. 29th. I'm so excited and same here have struggled with my weight since I can remember I'm 5'3 and weigh 216 I really really hope I lose weight and start living!!! I want to be healthy and live life!!! I feel down and depressed and just absolutely no motivation to enjoy life , I hope to make friends on this forum and learn things from everyone and there experiences

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Krysta03    11

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Thank you Indecision!! Good luck with your surgery Laura!! I know exactly how you feel. I think this will be a life changing process! I'm looking forward to being more confident and feel more beautiful inside and out.

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Melting in Az    22

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Welcome and congratulations for your upcoming journey to a new you. Ditto on what Indecision said, this board has answered all the questions I had and some that I didn't even think of yet lol. Good Luck and keep us updated. :)

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laurab136    21

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I know we will do great!!!! I hope u keep us posted on ur progress and journey I will too as well , this is a dream come true I'm happy for all of us, were all here for each other !!!! ❤️????

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Congrats to you both for making the choice to be healthy and not just thin. This is a life time commitment . I know you can do it. This forum has really help me as well as the wounderful people on this site, I am not due to have my surgery until Jan 2014 but I have learned so much from everyone here. I look forward to sharing ideas and the ups and downs.

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Photo925    100

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Welcome and congrats....There is tons of good info and experiences on here. Just keep in mind that some of what people say you have to take with a grain of salt...not everyone's experience is the same...but its good to get all the info you can so you know what you might have to deal with !!

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Congrats to you both for making the choice to be healthy and not just thin. This is a life time commitment . I know you can do it. This forum has really help me as well as the wounderful people on this site' date=' I am not due to have my surgery until Jan 2014 but I have learned so much from everyone here. I look forward to sharing ideas and the ups and downs.[/quote']

Thank you cupcake i can't wait to start this journey and I know you'll do great as well and congrats to u!!! Woooooo :)

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laurab136    21

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Welcome and congrats....There is tons of good info and experiences on here. Just keep in mind that some of what people say you have to take with a grain of salt...not everyone's experience is the same...but its good to get all the info you can so you know what you might have to deal with !!

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I will take everything I learn into consideration!!!!!!!

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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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      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

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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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