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AnnieLytical    29

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Shung, have you made it to MX yet?

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freespirit63    112

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peeps am stranded in Canada, all of you are staying at Marriott. I can grab a cab to your hotel as I am staying at Lucerna if you are willing to meet.

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freespirit63    112

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ok i got a new flight. please let me know if you want to meet up Monday night

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shungsleeve    62

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Shung, have you made it to MX yet?

No. This has been a crazy day. I'm just boarding my flight leaving Birmingham Al. We had to wait because out flight attendant did not show. We had to wait on a new attendant to come from Houston. At this point I'm not sure what time I will leave Houston. I will get there and play it by ear.

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shungsleeve    62

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ok i got a new flight. please let me know if you want to meet up Monday night

I would love to meet. I'm having my surgery Monday sometime but would still like to meet with you.

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Themachine28    12

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My date is January 16th. I start my pre-op diet tomorrow morning. 7 days of Protein Shakes and salads, then 3 days of liquids.....then surgery! I'm pumped!!

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kimr    37

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I'm another one with no pre-op. But I will be starting a low carb high Protein diet tomorrow (surgery 1/21).

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AnnieLytical    29

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Shung, have you made it to MX yet?

No. This has been a crazy day. I'm just boarding my flight leaving Birmingham Al. We had to wait because out flight attendant did not show. We had to wait on a new attendant to come from Houston. At this point I'm not sure what time I will leave Houston. I will get there and play it by ear.

Oh boy! That does not sound fun! Good luck!

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SEJuhlin    12

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My date is Jan 8th. Not too long now thank goodness!! Feeling very nervous and somewhat alone, as the only person in my life who really supports me in this is a lady I met in the presurgical classes who is getting it done also. Family is against it for a variety of reasons, none of which I consider legitimate. Sometimes I feel like I'm swimming against a very strong tide. Hopefully on the other side of this I will be the one who said "I told you so" and not them! Looking forward to being myself again, no longer myself plus 100 lbs.

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SEJuhlin    12

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Have any of you tried Premier shakes? They are ready to drink and do not have a funky Protein after taste. They come in chocolate and vanilla flavor. I get mine at Sam's or costco. I use Torani or DaVinci sugar free syrups to help jazz them up.

An 11 oz drink contains is 160 calories. 30 grams of protein, 3 grams fat, 5 grams carbs, and 1 sugar gram.

Unjury has some good flavors also. In case you didn't know, you can often times get free samples or reduced prices for sample packs from manufacturers for Protein Drinks and Vitamins.< /p>

I can't find the thread right now, but TapSnap started one and it has a lot of information in it.

Good luck.

I've tried the Premier shakes and thought they had the funkiest aftertaste out of everything I tried! I couldn't even finish the bottle! A coworker tried it for me, I thought maybe I had gotten a bad batch, and she said she couldn't taste anything wrong with it, so I guess it's just my funky tastebuds :). I like the Atkins shakes the best by far. But everyone says the tastebuds change after surgery, so I guess we will have to see what happens!

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loseitsoon    157

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I had my sleeve last Jan. I am now at my goal weight. Good Luck to you the 2014 Jan sleevers!

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • KimBaxleyWilson

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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