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AHealthierMeInside    5

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Surgery was 2/19. Everything went well! I'm home recooperating and getting used to my new & improved life! Excited about this new journey I'm on.

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Rosemar    10

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Congratulations, this is a life changing decision. Good for you!!! Take advantage of this time to lose as much weight as you can. The bulk (no pun intended) will come off easily the first 18 months. Follow the rules and set yourself up for success. Plan ahead and plan to be healthy. It's not always a smooth road, but it a road well worth taking. Be sure to take care of your emotional and spiritual side too. This change impact all of you, and if you do it right, it will be in the most positive way. Be well and follow the plan outlined by your docs. Being on line here and getting support from fellow travelers is a first good step.

Good luck - heck, luck has nothing to do with it... instead I'll say, stay strong and stay positive!

P.S. I'm 11 years out and have pretty much maintained my weight loss. When they say that its' 80% surgery and 20% diet and exercise in the beginning and then 80% diet and exercise and 20% surgery after a few years they are right. Now is the time to get your life in order and to put your health first... go for it.

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Cupcake    801

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Thank you for sharing I cant wait to join this journey thank you for the comments and congrats on maintaining your weight lost.

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Rosemar    10

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Hello Cupcake,

I noticed that we started out about the same weight. When I started the journey I was 316 lbs. I dropped down to 306 before my surgery. I then went on to a 134 lb weight loss. I also lost my knee pain, back pain and asthma. My goal weight was 172. After all this time I've adjusted it to 180. I gained some weight back due to inactivity and some unrelated health issues. I have recently rededicated my self to getting back to 180. I started exercising again more seriously and started taking a look at my food intake again - not how much I eat, but rather what I eat. I realized that I was eating unnecessary fat in some of my Protein. In less than a week I've lost two pounds just from lowering fat intake. I promised myself that I would never "diet" again after my surgery. I haven't. I've just made adjustments to what I eat, and it's worked. Being a part of these forums has been helping too. By talking to newbies, I am reminding myself of what I need to tweak. Being here is a win win for me. I wish you well. Take care of yourself ~ physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. You're the only one who really knows what you need, so be your own best friend.

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Cupcake    801

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Rosemar thank you got the encouragement and I will.

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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

      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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      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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