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LOL yep it is amazing! I am hopeful and yes I do intend on having a few treats before Optifast, but I am not planning on going crazy either. I have been working had to take off what I have and feeling pretty good about it all in all. I have not really felt like I was missing out on anything so far. I have even indulged in a burger with my son. so two weeks of watching and two of optifast I think I should come close to 10, if not oh well I won't be to far off the mark! I hope lol

I remember when you started your pre-op early, -=winks=- I know it isn't easy but very worth it!!

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Hmmmm.... May goals....

1- Survive Surgey :whoo:

2- Get accustomed to the band :faint2:

3- Make it through the first 3 stages of post op diets:faint:

4- Start my journey on the banded side smoothly :pray:

5- I'd put a "lose weight" one here but I think the other 4 are enough to start with.

6- Oh, and become the ruler of the :hail:galaxy (Just kidding :heh: ... or am I?)

That's it... now for a round with Mrs. Yoda ... :sleep

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now now Donna...'nuff of THAT! He don't need no encouragment!!!:paranoid

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May Goals:

1) Water..Water ...Water.... Inside = 64 oz

2) Water..Water... Water.... Outside= 2 x week Water arobics Sp? ( I hope I can do it better than I can spell it)

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My May goals

1) eat better get more fruits and veges and fibre in me

2) get back on track for working out several time during the week

3) hit a trail at least once in and do some hiking in the mountains since I am hanging out in Colorado

4) working on getting the size of the thunder thighs smaller( yes even at goal I still hate the thighs...)

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oooh, been so long since we had the monthly goals! I've been so discouraged the last couple months anyways, it woulda been a downer for me anyways. But now, I'm BACK, filled, and ready to lose!

- I wanna see the 160's!!!

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Me too Mandi ,since i had the defills i have not lost any weight for about 3 months. We went for a fill last week but it hasn;t kicked in yet . I am waiting patiently.

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My May goals (not unlike Mr. Yoda's except for going a round with the Mrs. and being Master of the universe... hmmm, might have to rethink the last one):

1) Come thru surgery with flying colors

2) Some how gain the strength to get thru the 3 food stages of post-op

3) Learn to work the band and reap the rewards

4) Take time for a holiday this summer

Thanks Andrew. Great thread!

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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. 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.

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