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KatieD6982    68

KatieD6982
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I know I'm the odd one out but I am terrified that I will be denied because I haven't lost ANY weight on the supervised diet! Anyone else?

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champagne301    54

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I have not lost weight on my 6 month program. I gained 7lbs in the last month of it, since they decided to put me on birth control pills and the patch so I could quit smoking prior to surgery. My insurance doesn't say I HAVE to lose weight, so we'll see very shortly what they say.

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KatieD6982    68

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Thanks for your reply! I went in at 250, went to 249, back to 250, 246, 250..... I'm really nervous on what my nutritionist is going to say about it. I have labs and pre-testing in two days and then I'll meet with her. She said last appointment that I'm "right on track" so...here's hoping! Thankfully my insurance doesn't state that I HAVE to lose weight either.

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Tanya Gif    23

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Looks like February date for me as well, although it has not been scheduled yet. I'm excited but also really nervous about the surgery. I've also gained weight since my initial appt. :(

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Jana64    65

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I know I'm the odd one out but I am terrified that I will be denied because I haven't lost ANY weight on the supervised diet! Anyone else?

I live in fear of my weighins. But this last time I lost about six pounds. I started at 274 and lost a bit each time, but the november weigh in, I gained two pounds.

Do you log your foods and do you use My Fitness Pal? I am going to keep logging even after the surgery. I have heard too many people say that they don't lose enough afterward and then it's because they got back to eating too much.

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Jana64    65

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Thanks for your reply! I went in at 250, went to 249, back to 250, 246, 250..... I'm really nervous on what my nutritionist is going to say about it. I have labs and pre-testing in two days and then I'll meet with her. She said last appointment that I'm "right on track" so...here's hoping! Thankfully my insurance doesn't state that I HAVE to lose weight either.

This last weigh in (they are all in the evening) I didn't eat much all day, didn't drink much and didn't wear heavy clothes. I know that's defeating the purpose, but I knew that two weighins over my last weight would cause me to be in real danger.

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chubbsey1    126

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Hoping for mid February! Good Luck everyone.

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tiger1961    6

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I am due on 2 Feb 2015. The date has been changed several times but its finally set!!! Cant get to get on with my life again.

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KatieD6982    68

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Just an update:

I had my LONG fourth month appointment this morning. I had to meet with my PA, the Bariatric doc, the Dietitian, and have lots of blood drawn. I got the Green Light from Nutrition! According to my checklist, I need to schedule and get the green light from Psych, submit a stool sample, pay the Bariatric program fee, schedule any last labs/ultrasounds, attend a surgery class and then I'll be ready to submit to insurance!!! :) I'm crossing my fingers for a Feb surgery date!!!

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Jana64    65

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Stool sample? Ug. That sounds fun. I pray that they won't ask that of me. Just another thing to worry about :)

I am heading to a fun bariatric ugly christmas sweater sleepover party this weekend. I am in the process of making my own ugly sweater. It's distracting from from the fact that I still have NINE and a half weeks to go.

Oh well.

Now what do you take as a food, to a bariatric party where half the people are pre-op and half are post op?

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KatieD6982    68

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I believe she said the stool sample is for h-pylori? (sp?) It tests for bacteria.

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Toodie1974    39

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I am praying I will be sleeve in February...I go for my 5th weigh in on the 22nd....last one in January....when I go on the 22nd I will have the final paperwork needed; medical clearance and lab results.....I pray I will get approve on the first submission

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Jana64    65

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My date just changed from feb 18th to FEB FOURTH!!!!

Whoo HOO!!!!!!

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Kabby_Chick    17

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My date just changed from feb 18th to FEB FOURTH!!!!

Whoo HOO!!!!!!

That's fantastic! Congrats!

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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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      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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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