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VancouverGirl72    8

VancouverGirl72
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Last Meal was from my favorite chinese food place. My fridge is full of low glycemic index vegetables. My pantry is full of the liver shakes. I guess I'm really doing this. I love reading the post op comments, about how much weight people have lost, and how well they are doing. It's so inspirational. I'm not used to relying on anyone to help with anything ever, but I think that with this, I'm going to have to really ask for help and support and be a total sponge for positivity. I have so much sympathy for my friends and family right now! They have no idea...

Come to my party...maybe we can all suffer our way to success together??

~M

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Bandista    7,466

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Congratulations on your upcoming surgery! I liked it that for once every pound I lost on pre-op was one I'd never see again. One thing that helped me at this point was upping my exercise. I didn't want to do it, lol, but I did and am really glad as it gave me something to step into right after surgery. Literally. The walking kicked my body into healing mode and also provided an outlet for all that nervous energy. Good luck to you -- you are going to do beautifully! Love the sponge for positivity. That's what I did, too, and still do. Keep us posted on how you're doing!

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AussieSam    234

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Enjoy the journey and never be down on yourself for not losing weight as fast as you wanted to or as fast as others as it's not a race. Enjoy the journey and wish you all the best.

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VancouverGirl72    8

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Enjoy the journey and never be down on yourself for not losing weight as fast as you wanted to or as fast as others as it's not a race. Enjoy the journey and wish you all the best.

Thanks! I'm on day four, and I'm so hungry. This is very difficult. If I didn't feel so hungry, it would be a little easier, I think. Fighting years of bad eating demons. Your profile alone is inspirational. You've lost so much weight, and you must feel amazing. Thank you for your words of encouragement.

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B-52    7,113

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My surgery was on a Monday Morning...6am I was prepped.....

My Final weigh in with my Surgeon was the Friday before...if I did not loose the required weight he would postpone the surgery....

So, that Friday night I went out with my family for my "last Meal"...I too chose a place that I knew I would never step foot in again....and yes, it was a "All you can eat" Chinese buffet...complete with a raw bar, stir fry and carving stations...the works....

Saturday and Sunday it was back to shakes and small Snacks.< /p>

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AussieSam    234

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Enjoy the journey and never be down on yourself for not losing weight as fast as you wanted to or as fast as others as it's not a race. Enjoy the journey and wish you all the best.

Thanks! I'm on day four, and I'm so hungry. This is very difficult. If I didn't feel so hungry, it would be a little easier, I think. Fighting years of bad eating demons. Your profile alone is inspirational. You've lost so much weight, and you must feel amazing. Thank you for your words of encouragement.

Hey vancouvergirl hunger is normal when your feeling hungry it means your body is using fat stores it will get easier once you get some fills.

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VancouverGirl72    8

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I had my surgery on June 11 in Toronto (I live in Vancouver). The surgery went really well...the trip home was a nightmare. Nausea, shoulder pain...gross. But ok so then I got home and figured stuff out. I'm now a month post op, and I've lost 36lbs (that includes 20 lbs pre op). I feel good. My incisions are completely healed. I am relieved that |I can start eating non-pureed or soft foods again :) I don't feel hungry unless I go for more than 4 hrs without eating. I'm surprised how good I feel. I won't say it's easy, but it's not nearly as miserable as I thought. I'm an emotional eater, and sadly we've had a death in the family (my 10 yr old son's dad died the week before my surgery). It was a real test of my resolve. But I powered through it, and continue to do it. My little man is struggling, but I'm making a conscious effort to not use food as a source of comfort. It's extraordinarily hard. I've started to use the Fitness Pal app, which has really assisted me in keeping on track w/ what exactly is going into my body. I've never ever paid that much attention before, and I make decisions now based on my journalling and intake. It's quite amazing. So while the preop diet...hahaha omg it was awful and I hated it, it was finite (for me 3 weeks). I will probably never eat sprouts or mushrooms again. Now, it's going to be about volume control, carb intake control and exercise. I have a really really long way to go still, but I find that every time I see that my efforts are paying off, it makes me that much stronger and confident. People are starting to notice and comment, and that also helps.

I hope that you're all doing well. I think that sharing here is helpful for each of us for different reasons. Mostly, to show that we are not alone. I am not alone. Neither are you.

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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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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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    • KimBaxleyWilson

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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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