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I'm doing great!!!! I'm down just over 80lbs and feeling great!! I was very lucky and had zero complications. I will tell you the first few weeks for me were really hard. I had a very hard time getting my liquids in and my Protein but as the weeks went on it got easier. I don't regret it for one minute!!!

How's the liquid diet going?

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It's not too bad. I'm on the preop diet and its 2 Protein shakes, 1 Protein Bar, and a lean cuisine or frozen meal of that sort for dinner. SF Popsicles are my lifesaver!!!

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Glad to hear you are doing so well. You've lost a ton of weight!!! You must feel amazing. The one thing I'm most worried about, is getting in my fluids after surgery with this heat. Remind me....you had the sleeve right?

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Yes I had the sleeve. In the beginning it was hard to get the fluids but I have no issues now. I'm able to drink normal amounts without any issues.

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I'm going to the info session @@CMC in Manchester on Weds, have any of you had your surgery yet ?

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I had rny on 8/2/16 at cmc. You are in good hands. If you have any questions lmk

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I had rny on 8/2/16 at cmc. You are in good hands. If you have any questions lmk

Thank you! What's the process like once you go to the seminar?

happy Llama sad Llama... big fat mama Llama.

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I had my surgery there in march, they are fantastic!!!

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After the seminar they will call you to set up an appointment with the nutritionist and get hr process started. You'll have several months to prepare for your new life. They run an awesome program and everyone is so nice and helpful.

I've been asked to speak at those seminars just haven't made it to one yet. Any questions you have feel free to ask, no question is off limits!!!

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Thank you!! I'm ridiculously excited

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You should be excited!!! It was the best thing I've ever done for myself and have zero regrets. I'll actually be at CMC Wednesday myself but it will be to have my gallbladder removed :(.

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You should be excited!!! It was the best thing I've ever done for myself and have zero regrets. I'll actually be at CMC Wednesday myself but it will be to have my gallbladder removed :(.

Oh no! I hear that's a pretty common occurrence after WLS?

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Oh also, do you remember what CMC'S requirements were,like how many classes and all that , I guess I'm looking for a time line lol

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It really all depends on your insurance. There is a 6 week class you have to take, you'll have to see the exercise people I think twice but could be one. You'll need to see the psychiatrist and have a few test done. Some insurance companies require additional things, mine required 3 month supervised diet plan.

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That all sounds doable, yay! What's the exercise class all about? Oddly enough , I actually really like working out lol, although I have made a point not to until I get my first weigh in, I don't want to accidently lose 5lbs by some miracle and not make the bmi required lol, I'm not against putting a 2lb weight in my pocket .

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    • 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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      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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