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Its my birthday! I want real food!

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Fluffnomore    1,235

Fluffnomore
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I went out for Mexican with my family the week before surgery. I had the chicken Soup, ate only the broth, and had an unsweetened iced tea.

You can do this. Just because it's your birthday doesn't mean you get a free pass.

My birthday's coming up later this month and I will still be on all liquids. You know what? It's ONE day. It's just a day. I'm going to get a pedicure and call it even.

Good luck.

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J.Diesel    220

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Ask yourself, why you started down this path to get the sleeve...becoming a healthier, better you!! I would highly recommend you not do this to yourself...because if you cheat this early you'll continue to cheat throughout your sleeve journey!!

I wish you luck...and Happy Birthday!!

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BellaHugz    331

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I agree with the others, If you start this Birthday with a "food treat" here because it is this celebration__________________ then you will continue to be on that path for every special day that comes into your life.

Treat yourself to a new you Birthday! Get a massage, pedi and mani or a new outfit what ever makes you happy but as for the food rewards start now and replace it.

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BKLYNgal87    503

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If you want to be successful at weight loss in the long term you're going to want to start changing your conception of "reward" to non-food options. Why not start now?

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hiddis    12

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Thank you! I know I won't do it but I have to make the choice and remember that I'm a "good times" eater. My emotional eating only happens when happy things or events are going on. I guess I must be a very happy person since my weight is what it is

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TvlGrl712    113

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Thank you! I know I won't do it but I have to make the choice and remember that I'm a "good times" eater. My emotional eating only happens when happy things or events are going on. I guess I must be a very happy person since my weight is what it is

I was a good time eater too - but losing weight is so much better than fajitas.. Plus, 6 weeks or so after surgery and you've dropped a bunch already - you can have a fajita again - you just wont be able to eat it all. :) Happy Birthday!

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No game    14,437

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Today is my 42nd birthday and I want chips and guacamole and fajitas from my favorite Mexican restaraunt. Help!!!! I'm on the 7th day of my pre op clear liquids and Protein Shakes. Nov 13 surgery

Stay strong! It's time to start not equating birthdays and holidays with food.. I know it's hard on my first post sleeve birthday the first thing I thought about was the cake dammit!

I had to change that thinking.

You are "dieting" This time around for a very important day.. This is not a diet like you've done in the past.

Oh and November 13th? That day will be my year anniversary from the sleeve! :)

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Mammecan    43

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Happy Birthday....You'll have many many more Birthdays being healthy.....make this a memorable one with no food....When you look back..you'll be thankful & skinny..

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EarthyGoalie    253

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Happy Birthday!!! Why don't you treat yourself in other ways? Get a mani/pedi, a massage, go shopping for some jewelry (what I did for years since I didn't want to buy clothes to put on this fat body), or buy one thing that is the size you realistically see yourself becoming by your next birthday so you can wear it then :-).

If you are anything like me and many other people on here, the most important celebration out of everything I just said is STILL the food. I know :-/ it is hard... but remind yourself the reason why you are doing this surgery and it is a major one! you don't want to get a leak, and complications, and extended hospital stay just because of some chops and fajitas.

However, being the devil's advocate here, I only did one week of pre-op liquid diet, and you do have a week left before surgery. But I wouldn't do anything your own doctor advised against. Seriously.

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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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