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So... I got my surgery date, April 16th. Wow the time has finally came. I start my pre op diet today. I'm in complete disbelief. I can't really sleep at this point. So much is going thru my head, I actually had a dream about surgery last night. I pray God gives me strength to make it thru, any April sleevers?

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I'm scheduled for 4/16..nervous, happy, scared. .on a roller coaster emotionally speaking. Keep thinking maybe I should give diet and exercise one more try..but I'm sick and tired of that. .anyone can lose weight but keeping it off is a different struggle. I've seen many people lose weight around me..then less than 1 yr later, unfortunately regained weight. And with thyroid it's really hard for me lose. Not have friends and family that agree with wls. It makes it even harder, cause they feel it's not necessary to have wls..just work out and diet. .I have a friend on HCG drops diet. Eating 500-800 calories a day..yes she lost weight. .but she's hungry and dizzy sometime. .and she cut out almost everything. .how long can someone live without all the necessary foods our body needs to function. .she has a fair of food now. .and she said she refused to gain the weight back..which I understand and I commended her of her strict diet. I just can't live fairing food and feeling dizzy.

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I'm scheduled for April 7th. I very scared and nervous. I also keep thinking maybe I should just try to diet and exercise again, too but deep down I know if it hasn't happened my whole life, without wls surgery it probably won't. And I also know continuing on this path is going to be worse. I'm lucky because my husband and friends support me in my journey, although I think they are secretly nervous for me too. Hang in there we are all going to get through it!

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I had my sleeve on 3/25/14 I was like many scared and nervous but I kept telling myself I am going to wake up and walk walk walk move move move and I did I think the power is in each and everyone to tell yourself that over and over and you will do it I'm day 8 post op and have had no meds since Wednesday the 26 when I left the hospital. talk to your dr let them know how you handle pain and if you have had surgery before how that went I know my surgeon listened and did everything right and that makes a difference

I have lost 48 pounds since 3/7/14

Start weight was 275

And I'm now 227

I'm 5 foot 6 so I have another 92 pounds but it will come

Congrats to all march and April sleevers

Just remember walk walk walk move move move

Good luck you will be fine

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    • LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

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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. LeighaTR

        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

      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.

    • CaseyP1011

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