Hello All,

I found your forum a day before my 2 week pre-opt diet started. I will be sleeved tomorrow! Help me get through this last day on Clear liquids. The greedy girl in me smells everything people are eating, it is so intense I feel angry. My 2 week pre-op diet has been about 85% accurate. Ive felt like i was on death row, so i nibbled a few items as if it was last meal. But my nerves have not gotten to me yet because I have been reading your post and they have comforted me. My fam will be staying in a nearby hotel, so packing the kids uniforms, gaming devices, clean and organizing have kept me busy slong with my faith. My hubby is not the best nursing type and he is nervous. Thank you for secretly helping through the journey. Super ready to be on the other side. Only told 4 family members and 3 friends. But I work out 5 days a week and have already lost 20 lbs so no one should be super shocked once I return to work in 3 weeks. Peace and blessings!

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Hang in their hun...i am not on the other side yet but will be soon! (3/21) You can do this..i happen to think that the process before is the hardest...

Glad you have found comfort in these forums. They were an invaluable resource to me through my pre and post-op journey. I am so grateful for them and all of the people who participate and contribute. Please feel free to post any questions or concerns you have. Also feel free just to come here and vent and rage at the world, because we have all been there. The pre-op diet is no fun and the first couple of weeks post-op can be very trying. So if you need to come here for a shoulder to cry on, don't hesitate!

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Thanks for your comments. I made it to the other side. Not regretting a thing, just not liking to even swallow. Almost every sip feels crampy except sf popsicle and warm broth. I can't hit that Water or Protein levels bcuz of the discomfort. I started the process over a year ago at 208! Pre-op appt weighed 195 an d Surgery day I was 180. Nurses would come and say you are small, why didn't you do this on your own? I may have been small er than more Than a few here, but no matter what size, feeling fat, using every resource and tool you can to remove the weight and to feel better about your self and self image with small.temp successes is tiring! Sure I got sad more than enough times looking at pics and it almost seed like someone was always talking pics while I was eating. I've never been the smallest girl in the group. dammit I wanted to be healthy! Feel comfortable meeting people and not someone looking at me saying she be cute if she just lost some weight. Being overweight has no class level, no income level, no discrimination what so ever! It is just a daily condition we must deal with and ultimately it affects you inside and out. I support ppl to do whatever their heart desires to make them feel good about who they are. For all those who are days or weeks away...your new you is waiting on you embrace the journey, follow dr. Directions, take things slow and you will be rewarded. You don't stand alone. Everyone's journey is different, but want we share is the desire to be treated for the person we really are, not our waist size or the size of our butts. I encourage you just as others here have encouraged me!!!

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Thanks for your comments. I made it to the other side. Not regretting a thing, just not liking to even swallow. Almost every sip feels crampy except sf popsicle and warm broth. I can't hit that Water or Protein levels bcuz of the discomfort. I started the process over a year ago at 208! Pre-op appt weighed 195 an d Surgery day I was 180. Nurses would come and say you are small, why didn't you do this on your own? I may have been small er than more Than a few here, but no matter what size, feeling fat, using every resource and tool you can to remove the weight and to feel better about your self and self image with small.temp successes is tiring! Sure I got sad more than enough times looking at pics and it almost seed like someone was always talking pics while I was eating. I've never been the smallest girl in the group. dammit I wanted to be healthy! Feel comfortable meeting people and not someone looking at me saying she be cute if she just lost some weight. Being overweight has no class level, no income level, no discrimination what so ever! It is just a daily condition we must deal with and ultimately it affects you inside and out. I support ppl to do whatever their heart desires to make them feel good about who they are. For all those who are days or weeks away...your new you is waiting on you embrace the journey, follow dr. Directions, take things slow and you will be rewarded. You don't stand alone. Everyone's journey is different, but want we share is the desire to be treated for the person we really are, not our waist size or the size of our butts. I encourage you just as others here have encouraged me!!!

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How did u get approved? Seems like your bmi is too low for the usual rules about qualifying

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Bmi is not the only way to get approved my bmi is very low...i also have a small body frame but my heath factors are what tipped the scale...lets put it this way...my surgery is 3/21/2016...they say i will be done with all my weight loss in about 2-3 months max...everyone i have met or seen in these groups (in person support groups mandatory or 2-3x bigger then me and have a long ways to go)