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obxmermaid    9

obxmermaid
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It feels like it's official. I'm getting gastric bypass after a year of waiting and jumping over hurdles. I had my food funeral yesterday (Yes, I know it isn't exactly a wise thing to do, but hey, it happened) and I feel at peace with the idea of leaving it all behind. I get to start over new with a tool that will help me gain the ability to run, to have children, to live...to live. :) I feel so overwhelmingly emotional at the thought of it all because I have been a big girl my whole life. I feel like it drives me harder in some ways. Im not sure...I feel like crying happy tears.

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beachwalker4rny    95

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I start my liquids in a few days. Excited and nervous at the same time.

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Pinkgirl1234    761

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My doctor doesn't prescribe full liquids ...soft foods No sugar...2 drinks and a Protein...I do steamed fish in broth ,cream of wheat made very watery ,steam spinach in broth and 2 to 3 Protein shakes.I use cashew or coconut or almond milk.Low calorie ..cream Soups from pacific foods or trader joe..2 days before surgery all Clear Liquids.

Are you advised to stop taking Vitamins?If so at what point?

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talkingmountain    83

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Today is the first day of your new relationship with food!

I'm on day 4 and have been very low in energy and quite "Teary." I've lost all taste for sweets so just ordered more powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup. I expected the low energy but not the other stuff.

Thepoint of that being, expect the unexpected. Try to be gentle with yourself. The purpose of the pre-op diet is to mm ale the surgery safer, but it has the added benefit of helping you start identifying those things that have driven you to eat in the past, as well.

I hope your pre-op diet goes well!

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obxmermaid    9

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@@talkingmountain It is only day one and I am incredibly irritable. I hope things start evening out for you. I've noticed now, since it is the end of the day, that I am more tired than usual.

@@talkingmountain Also! I hope your pre-op diet goes well! ❤️

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rking    484

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You all can do this! It was extremely hard for me but I did it. It wasn't that I was very hungry but I missed food. If I can do it you can do it!!! I was two weeks on liquid diet, no Soups of any kind.

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newmebithebypass    713

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thankfully my doctor just does 3 weeks no starches and 2 days of Clear Liquids only the last 2 days so yay

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talkingmountain    83

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@oxbermaid - sorry for the late reply! I'm not very good at figuring out this forum thing so I just saw your posts!

The unjury chicken Soup was a lifesaver during the pre op diet. Post op tho it's pretty unappealing, tho not a nauseating as the sweet shakes.

By now YOU must be post op too! How are things going for you?

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Sthrncook    0

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I had my gastric bypass over ten years ago now. From stress related situations I have gained back 60 pounds of what I lost . My Dr is no longer in practice and I can not seem to get this back off. I wanted desperately to go back in and now I'm feeling without words.

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Pinkgirl1234    761

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Is there some kind of pouch tightening?What about diet pills to reset .What are you eating?

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Spiceyfrog    269

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@@obxmermaid, how did the rest of your liquid diet go? Have you had your surgery yet? If so, how did that go? Best of luck to you!

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Sthrncook    0

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I am trying to do a reset ... My downfall is I have fallen off track in the past 3 years of having allowed stress of having a sick grand baby and grabbing food from hospital on the run. Sadly enough I'm one of those that eats when stressed unlike many who do the opposite and not eat. I would rather stay away from pills of any sort. I will get myself back on track , was disappointed to find my Dr is no longer involved in beriatric . I have done research and found another since my post , I was very lucky to get in early February. To everyone out there just let it be known I'm not the only one in the boat of gaining weight back , be aware of your portions . If you have 5 pounds sneak up on you nip it in the behind asap! Thank you for your reply , I am almost 13 years out and I will beat this ! These apps help for positive and encouraging people!

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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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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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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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