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I'm nowhere near my surgery but noone really no What I'm bout 2 do I've relocated 2 start my new journey.I'm scared 2 tell my family What I'm doing but I gotta do what's gonna make me Happy & a better mom 4 my 3 babies @ the end of the day I'm all they have.

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I will receive my sleeve on the same day....July 16th I'll be your buddy...????????????

Hey libby43 you got it!!!!

Message me anytime so excited to have a buddy to talk to

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Yes looking for some friends too. I am in NJ and going in tomorrow morning! Nervous!!!!

O wow good luck!!!!! Im here for u so awesome to finally find buddies to talk to message me anytime let me know how it goes

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I'm nowhere near my surgery but noone really no What I'm bout 2 do I've relocated 2 start my new journey.I'm scared 2 tell my family What I'm doing but I gotta do what's gonna make me Happy & a better mom 4 my 3 babies @ the end of the day I'm all they have.

Family and friends that i have told dont understand why im doing it so im getting alot of slack for it and i hated not having anyone to talk to about it but just like you i want to be happy and take pictures with my kids i have 2 boys i want to try and keep up all in all i believe im making the right decision for me and for my family good luck in your journey message me for any questions or just to talk

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I'm a newbie too. 45 yrs old. Live in Indiana but getting sleeved in Ohio. Need as many buddies as I can get and encouragement. So how do you add friends or how does that work?

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from Connecticut

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Advice.... You're doing this for you! Not anyone else! No looking back, move forward. I had my sleeve on April 27, more for reversal of diabetes, less for weight loss. I'm down 48 lbs and a new outlook on life. I also, had no support just negativity, it's about you, not them. Best wishes for success!

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I'm in Atlanta and I know how it is to not have anyone to talk to about it don't get me wrong my family it totally supportive but they are not really interested when I want to vent or Ive read something interesting or exciting on here Ive started working out and trying to get in a habit of tracking what I eat they dont really understand why Im starting before I even have a date Ive even had to remind my husband that he is supposed to be supportive

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@@fldianna - Welcome.

Where in the Lightening Capital are you located? I am in NE Florida.

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@@Prater77 @@perfectlyimperfect44 @@tinab08 - welcome to your new family.

We support each other here and we are pretty passionate about things and therefore sometimes don't get along but we also understand each others demons, if you will, and anytime you have a question - someone will answer.

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@@xslimjenx good luck and keep us informed on how you are doing

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Hi everyone im looking for a sleeve buddy to write to about experiences my surgery is july 16 cause no family or friend understand why im doing this...... just looking for positivity

Thanks

Hi! my surgery is tomorrow as well! I have only told immediate family members, so my support group is limited. Where are you from? I'm from the Houston TX area.

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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

        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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