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hebby5985    10

hebby5985
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Hi, my name is Heather.

I'm from Sacramento Ca. I had the RYN Gastric bypass on 8/22/16.

My starting weight was 357

My surgery day weight was 300

Today I weight 260

I am wanting to find new friends who can relate to my struggles, my achievements, and goals.

Seeing as how we all have done this there must be a very good reason to your decision.

Mine personally I want children, because of my weight I had very abnormal cycles, which made it impossible to conceive my Doctor suggested weight loss and I felt like I tried everything. So this surgery seemed like a great option for my husband and I.

Please tell me.about you.

Foods you have tried.

Foods you can't handle.

Your favorite Proteins.

Meal ideas.

I would happiness share mine as well

Tried food: Beans, cheese, oatmeal, wonton Soup, ultra lean hamburger with cheese, pickers, sherbert, vegetable stir fry.

Foods I can't handle: sugar, greasy food of any kind, Protein Shakes, applesauce, Pasta, eggs, any type of bread.< /p>

Favorite Proteins: Alvarado, fish, nuts Protein packed Cereal.< /p>

One oh my all time fave is: spaghetti squash. With Alfredo sauce and canned chicken I know it's sound eeeeeeew buts trust me you'll love it

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Nikkicee    3

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Hi Heather :) I'm Nicole

I'm from North Ridgeville, OH. I lived in Walnut Creek, CA at one time.

I had my gastric Bypass on 9/20.

Starting weight: 319

Surgery weight: 293

Current weight: 276

I finally did this for myself. I have a three year old and 15 year old. I wanted to be healthier to do things with my kids. When I explained to my little one why mommy had surgery so she could play with him more, he goes "Oh, that will be good." Lol. I also just want to be able to go places and feel comfortable. Not look around to see if I am the biggest person in the room and feel ashamed when I realize I am. I am seeking comfort in my own body.

Only being a few weeks out, my diet is fairly limited.

Tried: Rotisserie chicken with FF Greek yogurt and curry (yum!), no bean chili, lean ground turkey and chicken, FF refried Beans, FF cottage cheese

I haven't found much I can't handle yet. Had a sensitive stomach prior to surgery, so I am trying to be very careful.

I found a great WLS cook book on Amazon. Tried the teriyaki turkey burgers last night (puréed for me), and it was fantastic.

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hebby5985    10

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Hi Heather :) I'm Nicole

I'm from North Ridgeville, OH. I lived in Walnut Creek, CA at one time.

I had my gastric Bypass on 9/20.

Starting weight: 319

Surgery weight: 293

Current weight: 276

I finally did this for myself. I have a three year old and 15 year old. I wanted to be healthier to do things with my kids. When I explained to my little one why mommy had surgery so she could play with him more, he goes "Oh, that will be good." Lol. I also just want to be able to go places and feel comfortable. Not look around to see if I am the biggest person in the room and feel ashamed when I realize I am. I am seeking comfort in my own body.

Only being a few weeks out, my diet is fairly limited.

Tried: Rotisserie chicken with FF Greek yogurt and curry (yum!), no bean chili, lean ground turkey and chicken, FF refried Beans, FF cottage cheese

I haven't found much I can't handle yet. Had a sensitive stomach prior to surgery, so I am trying to be very careful.

I found a great WLS cook book on Amazon. Tried the teriyaki turkey burgers last night (puréed for me), and it was fantastic.

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Hi Nicole,

I'm always looking for new recipes, I'm on pintrist like crazy ????. I'm glad over meet you. I've felt very alone, but thanks to you I found a friend.

Heather

Sacramento CA

RYN 8/22/16

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hebby5985    10

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Hi Heather :)

Just wanted to see how things were going for you

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Everything is getting better, I'm trying to find new hobbies to fill up my time instead of the eating lol. How about you?

Heather

Sacramento CA

RYN 8/22/16

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Nikkicee    3

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Hi Heather :)

Just wanted to see how things were going for you

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Everything is getting better, I'm trying to find new hobbies to fill up my time instead of the eating lol. How about you?

Heather

Sacramento CA

RYN 8/22/16

I am doing much better. Dehydration is no joke, lol. I have been sewing to take my minds off things. I am making a Marshall from Paw Patrol costume for my son. If you're into crafts at all, that may help. Or as a lot of others say, walking, biking, etc, heh.

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elizabetholiver    4

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Hey Heather! I'm in Sac as well!

Had RNY on 10/3/16. Still on pureed foods, so I don't have a ton of ideas on what I'll not be able to handle - so far only eggs have given me problems. My favorite is refried Beans right now.

Would love to chat and help support each other if you're interested. Hope all is well!

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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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