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simmons775

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crazycat    2

crazycat
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I talked to Thor. She had fallen and as a result of that fall she had some kind of Fluid coming out of her port. quote(My Port site insision had letterly sprong a leak, shooting out like a Water fausset.) I guess she is ok though.

Terry

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mhazelrigg    1

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I am ready for tomorrow. I still have a little cold, so I am hoping that it goes as planned. It is only 7 and I want to go to bed so that I can get this over with.

I will let you know when I am up and running. I am his first one tomorrow. I have to be at the hospital at 6 and the surgery is at 7:30. All day to day I have thought of ways to back out of this. This time tomorrow, and my life will take its next course..........I better be ready.

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crazycat    2

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I am ready for tomorrow. I still have a little cold, so I am hoping that it goes as planned. It is only 7 and I want to go to bed so that I can get this over with.

I will let you know when I am up and running. I am his first one tomorrow. I have to be at the hospital at 6 and the surgery is at 7:30. All day to day I have thought of ways to back out of this. This time tomorrow, and my life will take its next course..........I better be ready.

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow morning Michele.

Don't you dare back out now.....I would do it all over again in a minute.:regular_smile:

Terry

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simmons775    0

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Terry, I'm feeling indecisive. What do you think of going to El Toro for mexican food instead. It is also on Springfield Ave about 2 blocks west of Za's. Let me know what you think. Za's is fine if you don't get the message in time. I'm just having one of those indecisive craving moments.

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simmons775    0

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Kelly,

El Toro is fine with me. I'll see you there at noon.

Terry

Terry,

You're awesome! :tongue2: Giving in to the cravings of another. :drool: Sweeeeeeeet. See you there. Anyone else joining us today? I would love to meet some of our other friends.

Kelly

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nicolerose    0

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Im nicole rose (MySpace.com - nikole ♥ - 19 - Female - Chicago, Illinois - www.myspace.com/yourockmaisocks) im 19 and i live on the east side of chicago im hopefully getting banded quite soon so lets chat :thumbdown:

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simmons775    0

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Kelly,

lunch was fun. You look awesume! Your getting there.

Terry

I had a great time too! Thanks for the compliments! It makes the hard work worth it! I reached my 1 year bandiversary goal 5 days early! When I woke up Saturday morning and weighed, I was down to 168 which is exactly 60 pounds for my first year. :) I'm so excited. Talk to you soon!

Kelly

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simmons775    0

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Im nicole rose (MySpace.com - nikole ♥ - 19 - Female - Chicago, Illinois - www.myspace.com/yourockmaisocks) im 19 and i live on the east side of chicago im hopefully getting banded quite soon so lets chat :)

Hello Nicole! It is very nice to meet you. Good luck with your banding experience. Mine has been great!

Kelly

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pjn2005    0

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Good morning everyone.I havent cheated at all and I still gained 2 lbs.I have been doing my workouts ,so I cant figure out what I am doing wrong.My husband says not to worry about it ,but I want to go forwards not backwards.It is so disappointing to step on scale and see the number go up.Trying to keep a good out look.Penny

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simmons775    0

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I havent cheated at all and I still gained 2 lbs.I have been doing my workouts ,so I cant figure out what I am doing wrong.

Penny,

I know you have heard this before, but really, try not to get discouraged. I started working out 5 times a week for 1 hour at the beginning of November. If you click on my ticker and look at my weight chart, you will see I lost almost no weight for a long time and I know there were weeks I gained and just didn't report it. Muscle weighs more than fat, but it takes up less space. So, you may gain a little weight for awhile, but you will look leaner and feel stronger. When you build up a good muscle base, after about 3 or 4 months, you will burn calories much more efficiently. Muscle burns waaaay more calories than fat so when you are sitting on the couch doing nothing on a rainy day, you will feel better knowing that your body is still burning fat because it needs to do it to feed the new muscles you have developed. Hang in there. It was hard for me to make the transition as well. Now, I am thrilled with how my body is taking shape. It is still a major work in process, but I actually have muscle definition in certain areas and my stamina has increased tenfold. It will happen for you too.:smile:

Kelly

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Midwest Carol    0

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This is my first post, so I don't know if I am doing it right. My surgery is scheduled for March 26 at Carle Foundation Hospital with Dr. Rohrscheib. It is good to see that you are all doing so well. On Wednesday I go for my Pre-Op Physical. Any advice would be welcome.

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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

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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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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