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I actually worry that I might be eating two few calories and that's why the weight isn't dropping. Maybe my body thinks it's in starvation mode. Just don't know how to increase the calories eating the 3 small meals a day with no snacking.

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I actually worry that I might be eating two few calories and that's why the weight isn't dropping. Maybe my body thinks it's in starvation mode. Just don't know how to increase the calories eating the 3 small meals a day with no snacking.

I thought that too, maybe try adding a Protein Shake? Instead of trying to fit more in our pouch?

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Wore the same outfit today that I wore the day of my surgery, only 7 lbs but seeing a difference!

284 vs 277

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Wore the same outfit today that I wore the day of my surgery, only 7 lbs but seeing a difference!

284 vs 277

That is great! Me too. It sure feel a good doesn't it?

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Will do, my sister is having hers done the same day too! Starting two days of Clear Liquids then surgery on Friday, so excited and nervous at the sane time:)

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I think so. I'm pretty sure our bodies are trying to re balance. From what I've heard 1-2 a week is to be expected here on out. I'm a little disappointed because I haven't lost any since my 1 week checkup on Thursday and they moved me to mushies.. When I steady losing, on average, a pound a day before that.. I've cut carbs out of my diet and only eating the 1/2 C of food so I was expecting it to stay steady, but I guess not.

Don't be disappointed the weight will come off. My doctor told there is going some months wouldn't lose weight. You came this far, keep your head up.

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I'm scheduled June 6th.. How's it going for the May Newbys. ???

I'm excited-started Atkins to shrink liver.

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Best of luck to you all!!! This hasn't been as bad as I thought it was gonna be. I had mine on May 6th.

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How's everyone doing?!

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How's everyone doing?!

Well I've been reading over all the material for my upcoming lapband... Trying to stay positive.

Sometimes I wish I wouldn't have read all the negative because that's scaring the crap out of me. On my 3rd day of Atkins shrinking my stomach. So, I'm good just nervous .

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Well I've been reading over all the material for my upcoming lapband... Trying to stay positive. Sometimes I wish I wouldn't have read all the negative because that's scaring the crap out of me. On my 3rd day of Atkins shrinking my stomach. So, I'm good just nervous .

People love to harp on the negative! Don't feed into it. If you've come this far you've made the right decision!

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Thanks Betty

I'm good ... Love all the support on here.

I even found a friend who has my Dr and our surgery schedule the same day. How funny!

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I was banded May 23 and feel great, just a little tenderness near port incision, but other than that, feeling great. I stop taking pain meds 2 days after surgery and that helps too!

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Cadu

Ghats good to hear. My surgery is next Friday. Yayyyy

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YAY! So closeee!! Is the pre-op diet going well?

Cadu
Ghats good to hear. My surgery is next Friday. Yayyyy

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    • 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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    • 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

        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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