Hello everyone from the Ottawa area!

Please join this group and discuss any topics related to your weight loss.

Hope to hear from you all soon!

Hooray @@Tintin! So glad to hear from you and welcome to the other side . Those tummy noises are crazy aren't they?! I'm relieved to say mine have calmed down after a few weeks.

Sounds like you are doing fantastic!

Enjoy all the sipping of liquids (I felt like a fish for all the sipping the first two weeks) and it's great to hear that you're up and about able to walk around

Keep us posted!

@@Tintin, that's so great to hear! Keep us posted

@@Tintin, @@kcadoret, @@jcmo, how are you all doing?

Hey all! I'm doing great.

Had my 3 week out stall so decided it was a great time to up my steps a day. I've been working on surpassing 8,000 steps/day. I've noticed my daily calories increase to about 900, am going to check in with the dietician because I don't have the group class till May 20th. My two months off work is coming to an end!

How's everyone else doing?

Hi everyone. I'm doing fine. I was back in the hospital for a few days due to dehydration. Not fun. But doing better now. Back to work on Monday. I'm finding it difficult to get lots of water and protein in. I feel like I am constantly eating or drinking.

I'm glad to hear you're doing better @@jcmo hope being back at work is going smoothly! Keep us posted

@kadoret, glad your doing good!

@@jcmo, glad your back on the mend.

Hello everyone.......sorry about not keeping in touch, I've been back in hospital for a week.

Had my surgery on Monday, April 13th and was discharged in the morning of the 15th (Wed). I was doing great until the Friday afternoon. I started to have VERY frequent diarrhea and a fever. By 11 p.m., my wife decided to wake up the children and to go to ER at the Civic.

The staff at the Civic were amazing. I was taken care of right away. Unfortunately, after doing a bunch of tests, they told me that I had caught the C DIFFICILE virus and that I needed to be admitted. I was in the hospital for a total of 6 days.

I was then sent home with some meds to take 3 times/day. I have been doing better everyday but feeling tired.

According to my follow up a few days ago with the NP at the WMC, everything is great. Can't wait to attend the class!

Very happy to hear that everyone is doing well.

@JCMO: I understand and feel the same way. After the surgery, I find that my taste buds have not been the same. The taste of the Protein was not good. I finally found a recipe that works for me, however, it seems that I am drinking ALL day long. It will get better I am sure.

@@Tintin, so sorry to hear that your were back in the hospital. I hope that you are feeling better and can concentrate on healing from your surgery. How are you doing now?

@@anewme15, I am doing much better. I seems like I can better tolerate the Protein shakes. Still working on trying to drink a bit more. It was my first day back at work yesterday and I decided to do only 4 to 5 hours per day this week.

I have my first WMC class next week and cannot wait to meet other people who have gone through the same thing.

Have a good day everyone!!

So glad to hear!

Hi all! Got my surgery date!!!! June 8th. Very excited. Starting opti on Monday! ????????

@anewme15. Congrats on your surgery date! So exciting.

@@jcmo, Tks!!

Glad to hear you're doing better @@Tintin

I'm doing my post op class today as well! Perhaps we'll meet!

Congrats on the surgery date @@anewme15

How are you finding Optifast so far?