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Hello;

I live on the southwest side of Tucson.

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Hi......I am in Tucson, was sleeved on Oct 27th.

@2/2015RN Who was your surgeon?

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Hey there. Starting a local AZ support group that meets and gets together. Interested let me know?

Just send me an email

Thanks

Alexandra

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Heys all. I'm in Tucson. How are the newbies doing? I was sleeved 2/26/14. 98 lbs down. Hit 100 lbs gone but have fallen off the wagon recently. Gotta get back on. Would love to touch base with locals.

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Heys all. I'm in Tucson. How are the newbies doing? I was sleeved 2/26/14. 98 lbs down. Hit 100 lbs gone but have fallen off the wagon recently. Gotta get back on. Would love to touch base with locals.

Can you add me on FB so I can add u to grp.

Alexandra Ebong

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Hi. I was sleeved March 2011. Lost 95 pounds but recently gained back 15 :( looking for a support group or even just a few of us who can meet to help each other stay motivated here in Tucson...for those who've been sleeved and struggling to "maintain" having someone going through the same thing would help tremendously!!

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Sleeved on 8\5\15, lost 27lbs so far. Located on the east side of Tucson. Anyone interested in getting together to walk, hike, workout as a group? I need to get more motivated to get out and move. Been struggling with meeting my daily intake goals. How did everyone else deal with eating and your daily intake goals?

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Hello I'm near Marana. I had surgery this last week Sept 2nd. It's been good just super soar, I think the hardest part was going to the grocery store and not buying everything I would usually buy but it's all a mind game at that point. I'm down 12lbs and I'm supposed to return to work tomorrow so we will see how that goes. I feel extremely fatigue but I've been up and walking little here and there since the dr said not to do extreme walking or exercises until he sees me at post op. I've found lots of yummy Protein Shake recipes so that's what really has helped me get through the second stage. I had the lap band previously and never experimented with shakes just bought a premade one I liked and got tired of it after a week or so, so I'm really glad I found different recipes and so forth through this journey otherwise it would be a struggle to get my Protein in.

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I'm a month out and still have son issues with fatigue but it gets better everyday. That's grew that you found shakes that you like, I myself still struggle with shakes but have found a few different ones that I like. I too have been up and moving around as much as possible right out of surgery.

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I think finding the right shakes has made it easier especially the right Protein Powder. I found that the ON(optimum nutrition) Protein powder Is the best. After several trial and error runs this one has the least chalky taste and has over 20 flavor a to choose from online. It's a bit pricey but if I have to drink this stuff everyday it's worth it, and a 5lb tube lasts me MONTHS!! I also found that pre-packaging my favorite fruits like strawberries and bananas into individual servings and freezing weeks worth of shakes makes the lifestyle easier. I'm really trying my best this time cause I guess having one failed WLS scares me to have another. If you have any questions on recipes or anything feel free to ask!! I've found lots and made up my own along the way! Today I had a strawberry cheesecake Protein Shake and a almond creme protein shake and yesterday I made a peanut brittle banana protein shake lol I know they sound unhealthy but they are sugar free and fat free products I use and actually turned out pretty yummy!!

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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
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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.

        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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