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jenn2752781    13

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I just got approval from insurance 10-17 so surgery sometime in November!!! Well going through my drawers and getting out all the summer and putting in the winter I had a hard time parting ways with a lot...did anyone one else? Should I keep it or just get rid of it? I still in the back of my mind is unsure if the surgery will work....what did you all do?

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misstvb    248

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Like you I worry that it won't work. I'm keeping mine until spring then will get rid of it.

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Cupcake    801

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Hi I am 5 months post opt tomorrow and I have held onto all of my clothes I wear them to work and I am drowning in them , I just wear a tighter belt until I buy new clothes, I dont want a lot of clothes with different sizes so I am holding on to everything until next year when I am 1 year post opt then I am treating myself to a new clothes but I did purchase some shirts since I went from a 3 x to a large shirt. and two pairs of skinny jeggings.

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misstvb    248

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Did u have ur surgery?

I just had surgery 10 days ago. I'm down 13 lbs. But that does not justify getting rid of my summer clothes. :)

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jenn2752781    13

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Do u feel good after 10 days? I plan on taking 2wks out of work...I work in retail and I think I will be goin back close to Black Friday and I am nervous on how I will feel

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misstvb    248

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I feel really good and I'll be ready to go back to work next week. I think I would be saying the same even if I worked retail.

Good luck!

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jenn2752781    13

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I just hope they understand but like any retail store ur just another employee

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ready2B    263

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I had the same though - I am scheduled in Nov too and thought about tossing my summer clothes. But since I really don't know how much I will lose or how fast, I think I will hold onto them until I KNOW they are too big, and then it will be even more fun bagging them up for Goodwill!

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teacherlady2133    258

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I did not remove my clothes until they were too big. I am glad I did it in these stages. For my own enjoyment I would try on every piece then place in a To go clothes basket. At first the amount of clothes leaving was overwhelming and I had a hard time. Could be it was about all my clothes gone. After working 7 years to make this professional closet full of clothes.

I have since did this two more times.

The last times weren't as hard because clothes were from goodwill and yard sales. Plus in and out of them too fast for attachments.

I have went from a size 30/28 to a 16/18. In 10 months down 125 pounds.

I wear a lot if skirts now can keep them longer.

I would keep them just for you can see the changes happen...

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teacherlady2133    258

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I believe you will. I think we are so programed to failing on diets, we have a hard time believing this time it will work!

It does work. Stay strong. At first I kept thinking what if? What if in a month or next year I need these clothes back? My family finally had to encourage me and help me see this part of my life was over and to let it go and give the clothes away.

Good luck!!!

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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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    • 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. summerseeker

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        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.

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