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sweatybettybandit    2

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Hello everyone ???? I've just joined the app, I was googling trying to find some sort of support group for wls in melbourne. I'm 2 weeks post op today, & so far so good! Looking forward to getting to know some other wls peeps ????

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demonchick    67

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Hi and welcome! Congrats on the surgery. Who was your surgeon? How are you going now?

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sweatybettybandit    2

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thanks @@demonchick :) my surgeon was Roger berry, he was good. not stuffy like i was expecting a surgeon to be! (my lapband was the first surgery i have ever had)

i'm going well. just started mushy food today, so glad i was soooo sick of fluids :P

how're you going after your sleeve?

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demonchick    67

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My surgeon was Adam Skidmore, so laid back and relaxed which was really good. I had my surgery 17th March, im on solids now & it's the best thing I ever did. Adam did say the first 6-8 weeks on solids is the hardest and he was right, I'm learning as I go. Some days are better then others but overall I'm stoked I got this done. I tell you what I'm loving, Real Foods Corn Thins with vegemite! Delicious!

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Shell ????    224

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Kiwijet that's a long drive hopefully the house is what you are looking for have you found it hard being back at work and having to make lunch etc

I have found I'm trying new things food wise I'm not eating enough Protein I don't think I'm trying to get it just from food I have the odd Protein Bar but honestly I've wasted so much money on them they are all disgusting ice been waiting 7 days to drop into another weight category I've been walking outside and on my treadmill mostly drinking all my Water I got my partner to take a photo of me yesterday whilst out walking I was disappointed I see the same fat person I was hoping to be excited by what I saw it's amazing to think you can lose a decent amount of weight over 20kgs and notice no difference.

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demonchick    67

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Shell have you measured yourself? You might not think you look smaller but then check measurements and I'm sure you have. Congrats on losing over 20kg!

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Shell ????    224

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Hi Demonchick

no I haven't measured myself yet I keep meaning too though I know I've lost weight but it's from my bottom half which was always smallish anyway haha the top half is huge it just takes time I know I'm the chick that would do a diet for a month then give up as I hadn't lost all my weight in the most impatient person ever that's why I made this decision cause I can't just give up its not reversible haha thank you for your support xoxo

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demonchick    67

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I'm the opposite I'm smaller up top. You need to measure yourself! I did it the week after surgery, and my best friend took photos of me in my bra and knickers so I can look back and compare.

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demonchick    67

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Well get onto it girl! Want you to be proud of your efforts

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kiwijet    56

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Welcome Betty tell me did you get the sleave?

I put an offer in on the house Shell, find out if its accepted tomorrow, fingers crossed for number 4. As far as eating I am struggling to cook small enough amounts for my new portion sizes so I often dont bother cooking at all. (Something I used to love to do)

But I am learning to enjoy pieces of fruit as a Meal Replacement or snack. As far as body size I have def dropped a dress size or two. But I still have abit if a belly. But I too am impatient too see results. I will have to wait to xmas yo get a look at what the end result will look like. I am lighter on my feet though and am finding physical activity alot easier than it was previously.

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sweatybettybandit    2

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Thanks Kiwijet :) no I got the band, & so far so good. I'm just a couple days into mushy food & it's going well, the only thing to cause discomfort so far was yoghurt of all things!

I read that you were heading up to Mildura househunting, how did it go?

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kiwijet    56

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Well so my offer on the house (no 4) was accepted so thats good news. In the meantime I continue to come to grips with my new reality. Firstly let me say that - the surgery works and Im losing weight. But I still misjudge my volumes leaving me to vomit bits back up on occasion. Also and especially now that I am doing more physical work at work I find I am quite hungry as a result the next day. (remember I do night shift) and this hunger can make it hard to sleep. But of course I can only eat very small amounts when I do so it only seems to placate for a short amount of time. My clothes are starting to hang off me thou.

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      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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    • 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

        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

      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

        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

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