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March 5

lgmann78

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lgmann78    0

lgmann78
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I am so happy to have found this app! This can be a scary process. I have a great support system but it's good to "hear" from people in my situation. The pre-op part that worries me the most is the liquid diet 10 days beforehand. But I can't wait to begin this new journey!

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vdub_tx    92

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My date is March 5th too. I'm pretty sure the pre-op diet freaks everyone out but I figure I can do anything for 14 days! Good luck to you! :)

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lgmann78    0

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Well tomorrow is the day I get started on my liquid diet. I am so worried that I'm going to be starving and ill. I don't want to be grazing on sugar free Jello and Popsicles all the time. I've got to find something to keep my mind off of the hunger. I've heard that the first 48 hours is the worse. Any suggestions on how to get through it?

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vdub_tx    92

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Well I'm on day 5 now and I can verify that the first 3 days are the worst. Make sure you drink plenty to stave off dehydration and take Tylenol at the first sign of a headache. I am eating my body weight in Jello and sugar free Popsicles I swear. I also have some of those flavor infused broths by Swanson and that has helped. I cut them with regular chicken broth and it breaks up the monotony of plan broth. A lot of it is in your head too; you just have to keep telling yourself it is totally worth it and believe you can do it. Days 3 and 4 were both soooo much better.

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lgmann78    0

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I am having my surgery on March 5th in Mexico.. Getting excited and nervous!! :)

I've been noticing that a lot of people are going to Mexico to have the surgery. Why is that?

How are you doing with your diet?

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Cherylet    3

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Well for me it is the only way I can afford it.. It costs too much here and my insurance won't cover it.. I have been on the liquid diet for 2 weeks now and have slipped up a few times. During the day I'm fine but as soon as I get home I'm hungry.. I'm sitting here watching the food network no wonder I'm hungry lol

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lgmann78    0

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I'm watching the food network too! That's all I watch. Lol. Thanks for explaining the reason. I have seen where many people are going and I never asked why. I'm blessed that my insurance will cover it. I'm glad there's a place to go to get it done if insurance doesn't though. I'm on day 6 of my 10 day....I've slipped and had meltdowns but learned that I just have to get back on track.

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Cherylet    3

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Hi everyone :) wondering how all of the March 5th sleevers are doing?

I started out 309lb got down to 290lb the day of surgery and am now 229lb..

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dbsylvest    21

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Great to hear from the march winners (at losing ) I'm having a little difficult keeping in touch with some of the March gang ! Hope all are doing well. Starting wt 349 hospital 336 CW 266 hit a stall the last 2 weeks getting a little frustrated hope the scales start moving again soon let's hear from some more Marchers

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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. LeighaTR

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        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!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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

        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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