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Last day of liquid diet, surgery tomorrow!

Butch Luce

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Butch Luce    100

Butch Luce
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post-299077-14742016068548_thumb.jpg. Well 24 hours from now my surgery should be in progress. It's been a 1 1/2 year effort to get to this point mostly because of a coronary stent procedure a little over a year ago. Today is the last day of the liquid diet, only Clear liquids, --lookout chicken broth! After the first few days I fell into a routine which I described in a previous post. Basically, I stayed away from prepared food, my wife usually ate by herself, and my new best friends are Greek yogurt, Isopure and Premier Protein drinks, and broth. Watching football games yesterday, the double meat and cheese hamburger commercials were almost too much! Anyway, I've lost about 16 pounds and hope that's enough. Starting weight was 360 and today's weight is 344. You guys just beginning the journey hang in there. If I can do it without cheating you can too! I know the next few weeks will be rough too but it will be worth it if my last years on earth will not be the struggle it has in recent years (I will be 70 in December). I'll give a post surgery report when I can but in the meantime, say a little prayer for me and the others who will be sleeved tomorrow! God bless!

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blizair09    3,250

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Good luck tomorrow, Butch! I know that you will be ready to be on the "other side" of the surgery, and it sounds like you are as prepared as you can be.

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Heather I    500

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I'm tomorrow, too, Bruce!

-10ish lbs, so excited to do this -- and to move through the stages to super exciting mush after liquids for a month by the time we get there.

3/19 is our local St. Patrick's Parade, 10k race. That's my tentative goal -- to run it, and hopefully be down 100 lbs. I know it's a lofty goal, but if I don't put it out there, how can I expect to meet it if I never say it?

Best of luck, Bruce!

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Butch Luce    100

Butch Luce
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Good luck Heather. Prayers for you. Let's stay in touch!

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Heather I    500

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You betcha, @@Butch Luce!

Sorry, I read your name fast and thought it was Bruce, not Butch. I think i melded the first and last names! LOL.

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ojibway    203

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GOOD LUCK! I'm sure you'll do fine. The worst part is the first couple of days, walk, sip and stay hydrated. Everyday after surgery gets better. I'm about 19 days out and doing really well.

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Butch Luce    100

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Thanks Heather, don't worry about the name, believe me, it's a common occurrence. I'll be praying for you. Thanks for the advice Ojibway. My brother in law had the surgery about three years ago and he said the same thing when I talked to him this morning. Thnx everyone!

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blizair09    3,250

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I'm tomorrow, too, Bruce!

-10ish lbs, so excited to do this -- and to move through the stages to super exciting mush after liquids for a month by the time we get there.

3/19 is our local St. Patrick's Parade, 10k race. That's my tentative goal -- to run it, and hopefully be down 100 lbs. I know it's a lofty goal, but if I don't put it out there, how can I expect to meet it if I never say it?

Best of luck, Bruce!

Go after it, Heather! Reach for the stars. I know you can do it!

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Butch Luce    100

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It's 4:30 am and headed to the hospital. Ready to get this on! By the way, good luck and prayers for you Heather!

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Revconguy    9

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Good luck Butch. Keep us up to date on how it goes. I have similar stats as you and I'm hoping for a November surgery date.

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chevygirl10_24    15

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attachicon.gif ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1474201603.437606.jpg. . Well 24 hours from now my surgery should be in progress. It's been a 1 1/2 year effort to get to this point mostly because of a coronary stent procedure a little over a year ago. Today is the last day of the liquid diet, only Clear liquids, --lookout chicken broth! After the first few days I fell into a routine which I described in a previous post. Basically, I stayed away from prepared food, my wife usually ate by herself, and my new best friends are Greek yogurt, Isopure and Premier Protein drinks, and broth. Watching football games yesterday, the double meat and cheese hamburger commercials were almost too much! Anyway, I've lost about 16 pounds and hope that's enough. Starting weight was 360 and today's weight is 344. You guys just beginning the journey hang in there. If I can do it without cheating you can too! I know the next few weeks will be rough too but it will be worth it if my last years on earth will not be the struggle it has in recent years (I will be 70 in December). I'll give a post surgery report when I can but in the meantime, say a little prayer for me and the others who will be sleeved tomorrow! God bless!

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Sending lots of prayers for you!!! It will definitely be worth it! Good luck to you!!!

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blizair09    3,250

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It's 4:30 am and headed to the hospital. Ready to get this on! By the way, good luck and prayers for you Heather!

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Butch, I know you are going to do GREAT!!

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Butch Luce    100

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Hey Heather. I hope your procedure went well. I am walking a little and so far swallowing melted ice has not been a problem. The Doc. said everything looked good and she even repaired a hiatal hernia at the same time. Not much pain except when I stand up. I hope you are doing good.. I've been thinking about you sleeve Buddy.! I'm from Texas, how about you?

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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!

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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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