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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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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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