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poppys    4

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I am also oct 10 and feel exactly the same way. It crossed my mind to back out for yesterday for the first time. Wont be doing that though!

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plum33    17

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I am also oct 10 and feel exactly the same way. It crossed my mind to back out for yesterday for the first time. Wont be doing that though!

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plum33    17

plum33
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It's natural to feel scared and want to back out. You know what's best for you. I'm starting to feel excited !!!

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Sporin    40

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It's natural to feel scared and want to back out. You know what's best for you. I'm starting to feel excited !!!

Agreed! This is major surgery, for a major issues that we've all been struggling with probably for our entire lives. It would be odd if you weren't apprehensive.

I began this progress 4 years ago and backed out after the first seminar. I wasn't ready then, I couldn't wrap my head around it. :blush:

I'm ready now. :)

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plum33    17

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It's natural to feel scared and want to back out. You know what's best for you. I'm starting to feel excited !!!

Agreed! This is major surgery, for a major issues that we've all been struggling with probably for our entire lives. It would be odd if you weren't apprehensive.

I began this progress 4 years ago and backed out after the first seminar. I wasn't ready then, I couldn't wrap my head around it. :blush:

I'm ready now. :)

yes ive struggled my whole life not a lot of people around me understand how i feel or why im doing this surgery, but im ready.

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rachelCA    8

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I'm October 3rd too! Excited and scared and really trying to figure out how much time to take off work and what to tell my employer about it. Do i tell the truth? Just take vacation and not say a thing? Tell them some lie like I'm having my gall bladder removed? I'm really not sure what is best. What are you guys doing about that?

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plum33    17

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I'm October 3rd too! Excited and scared and really trying to figure out how much time to take off work and what to tell my employer about it. Do i tell the truth? Just take vacation and not say a thing? Tell them some lie like I'm having my gall bladder removed? I'm really not sure what is best. What are you guys doing about that?

well i just put in my request for time off and told them i was having surgery and nothing more. now they've cut our overtime and thats how i was going to pay my 20% of the surgery! now im really worried about the money aspect. i wouldn't tell them its for weight loss they might consider it cosmetic and deny it ? i guess its really up to you and your boss what kind of relationship you guys have.

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DebiW    45

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My bypass is now rescheduled for 10/17... So ready for this!

It was originally for 8/29 but due to some medical complications found on my pre-op X-rays it had be postponed.

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plum33    17

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Well I hope everything goes smoothly for you! Must of been heartbreaking to postpone it though

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Sporin    40

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Had my final pre-surgery meeting today, pre-op diet starts tomorrow, gastric bypass in 2 weeks.

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krazykristen    61

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I have my surgery for the sleeve scheduled for October 5th. I have my nutritionist appt tomorrow, and preop next week. Im nervous and excited as well and I have been watching tons of YouTube videos to keep me occupied! Good luck to you!

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KristenLe    5,980

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I'm October 3rd too! Excited and scared and really trying to figure out how much time to take off work and what to tell my employer about it. Do i tell the truth? Just take vacation and not say a thing? Tell them some lie like I'm having my gall bladder removed? I'm really not sure what is best. What are you guys doing about that?

Don't lie using gallbladder unless you are actually getting it removed. That may come back to bite you! I would take sick time rather than vacation. If you were to have any complications at all - you may need more time off! Many employers require 30 days notice so I wouldn't wait.

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Sporin    40

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Started my pre-surgery diet on Tuesday, down 14 lbs today. 800-1000 cal/day, 100g of Protein, 80g of carbs.

Once I got over the sugar headaches it hasn't been too bad. I get hungry, for sure, but without the sugar in play, it's not been that sicky-feeling kind of shaky hungry I used to get.

Surgery date, Oct. 5th.

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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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!

    • 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

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

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