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Surgery april 8...excited!

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BigGirlPanties    957

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@kazzygal sorry, didn't see your note until now :)

I have unsweet tea and add my splenda...

You can get flavor enhancers, like Mio, Torani Syrup, Crystal light in individual packs, and carry them with you so you don't have to have just Water....but since you don't drink during your meal... I don't find it a problem...and have the Water if I need it.

But I don't miss my Diet Coke AT ALL...no carbonated anything...no coffee...just tea and flavors and I'm good :)

Hope all is well with you

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GoldnGirl6677    62

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Down 28 pounds for 6 weeks in total. Feeling great about it. Would never have done this this quickly before!

Congratulations! It feels good to see such movement on the scales :-) keep on going

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missbrown30    148

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Down 28 pounds for 6 weeks in total. Feeling great about it. Would never have done this this quickly before!

Hi Kazzygal. I was also sleeved on April 8th & have lost 28 pounds so far. We are doing great! I don't have much hunger and was not getting in my Protein goals until just a few days ago. Do you ever feel hungry? Do you mind telling me if your were able to reach your goals from weeks 2-4? If so, what were you eating/drinking? Best of luck to you and to our fellow April 8th sleevers!

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kazzygal    39

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So we are twins miss brown! Lol! Well done to you too. It took me a while to hit my Protein goals. I have a morning shake everyday that has 40 with milk, so this helps me reach 60-80 per day. I make protein dinners and lunches in advance. Sometimes I have tuna, baked Beans and cottage cheese Snacks for lunch too. I'm off puréed now and really just have softer choices and chew, chew, chew!

My Water and exercise are another story! I'm getting just over a litre a day but use borocca to help. I'm still tired, so minimal exercise but I'm working on it. How are you doing with exercise and water?

Good luck, and keep up the great work!

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GoldnGirl6677    62

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Thanks GG! How are you doing with it all?

Hey there Kazzygal!

I'm doing great guns - like you food doesn't seem to be an issue and I keep everything down and only needed one lesson not to eat to fast when I progressed to soft foods last week. I forgot I used to inhale food and not chew chew chew lol. Water is my biggest challenge. I used to drink 2 - 3 litres a day and loved the stuff. But post surgery I don't enjoy it or care for it, even though I know it's value and importance. I'm barely getting 600-750ml a day.

Just keep trying to get it down with a little lemon juice or have hot tea or hot lemon juice and Water. Seems I tolerate it hot or really cold. Just the wrong time of the year for really cold water.

I've lost 12kg post op (14 April) and a total of 27kg since 10 March! So I'm a very happy girl. In a stall this week but I'm not concerned as I'm sticking to healthy food. It's probably lack of water.

Glad to see your update! Congratulations on your progress - off to have a hot lemon drink ;-)

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kazzygal    39

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Thanks GG! How are you doing with it all?

Hey there Kazzygal!

I'm doing great guns - like you food doesn't seem to be an issue and I keep everything down and only needed one lesson not to eat to fast when I progressed to soft foods last week. I forgot I used to inhale food and not chew chew chew lol. Water is my biggest challenge. I used to drink 2 - 3 litres a day and loved the stuff. But post surgery I don't enjoy it or care for it, even though I know it's value and importance. I'm barely getting 600-750ml a day.

Just keep trying to get it down with a little lemon juice or have hot tea or hot lemon juice and Water. Seems I tolerate it hot or really cold. Just the wrong time of the year for really cold water.

I've lost 12kg post op (14 April) and a total of 27kg since 10 March! So I'm a very happy girl. In a stall this week but I'm not concerned as I'm sticking to healthy food. It's probably lack of water.

Glad to see your update! Congratulations on your progress - off to have a hot lemon drink ;-)

Well done! That's an awesome drop! Don't you just love it when you go to put on clothes and they're too big :)Keep up the great work, and thanks for reminding me about Hot drinks. I've been sticking to water with something and totally forgot I can have hot too lol

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missbrown30    148

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Hi Kazzygal, although I am tired a lot I am exercising 4-5 days a week for 45 minutes. I think I am tired because I can only manage to eat about 600 calories a day. I only ate 300 calories yesterday. My Water intake is still not great. I get about 40-50 ounces daily. I'm trying to get a little more in everyday. I'm going to keep on striving towards my goals and see where I am in 6 months.

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kazzygal    39

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Keep going miss brown, you're doing great! As we get more calories, it gets easier to exercise. I know the frustration there, I slept so much this weekend! I've cracked the 30lbs loss today though, so feeling good. Down 13.5kg now. Next goal is move out of the 90kg range... And into 16s and some 14s...

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GoldnGirl6677    62

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Aghhh! Stupid stalls! I'm stuck again only an extra 0.5kg lost :( Frustrating. Trying not to revert back to bad habits.

Hey there Kaz, I was actually thinking bout you today and wondering how you were doing. Ahhh mazing by the way!- .5 is still .5 take that and add it to the rest it will all add up in due course.

I've learnt early on to remember not every time i overate or ate wrong foods did I see immediate weight gain but sometimes I did and sometimes it came on slowly but eventually it did of course - therefore on the flip side, I expect I should see some immediate losses, some slow ones and some stalls.... Just coming out of a stall and slow loss these last three weeks.

Keep going strong - and remember all the good advice and support you give to everyone else :-)

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kazzygal    39

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Aghhh! Stupid stalls! I'm stuck again only an extra 0.5kg lost :( Frustrating. Trying not to revert back to bad habits.

Hey there Kaz, I was actually thinking bout you today and wondering how you were doing. Ahhh mazing by the way!- .5 is still .5 take that and add it to the rest it will all add up in due course.

I've learnt early on to remember not every time i overate or ate wrong foods did I see immediate weight gain but sometimes I did and sometimes it came on slowly but eventually it did of course - therefore on the flip side, I expect I should see some immediate losses, some slow ones and some stalls.... Just coming out of a stall and slow loss these last three weeks.

Keep going strong - and remember all the good advice and support you give to everyone else :-)

Thanks, I needed that. Yes, slipped off the bandwagon into a chocolate lake again. Not the answer! Have to keep reminding myself of the money and pain I've put myself through for this; I'm determined again! X

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