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mrs.nelson1120    4

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I had surgery feb 13 2013 and im down 221 lbs its been a very hard course but i am mantaing. I am so much healthier now and im greatful just for that. Im at a stand still as of now. My goal is 60 more lbs. I found this app online hoping to find some kindred support.

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Redmaxx    740

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Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your weight loss.

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mrs.nelson1120    4

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Thanks now seems to be the hardest hour of all. I started slacking therefor started having cravings. Haven't gained any weight. But completly stopped loosing. Trying to get my head back in the game. I lied i actually gained 3 or 4 lbs last week. I was in hospital. No food or drink allowed. Still can't figure on how that happened.

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James Marusek    5,244

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Many times when you are in the hospital they fill your body with fluids through an I.V. so when you leave the hospital you weigh more than when you entered. It can take a week or two after you leave the hospital to lose these fluids.

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shedo82773    1,236

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mrsnelson1120

I am 3 and 1/2 years out and I can totally relate to the continued hard work that it takes to keep ourselves in check. I can say with all honesty that my exercise is wha is my saving grace. I walk 3 to 4 days a week and go 4 miles at a time. For the last month the weather has been cold or rainy (I live in Oregon) so I have slacked on my exercise. Some of it is Life gets in the way as I'm sure you know also. I dreaded weighing and thought I was up a lot. I kind of avoid the scales as much as I can. Even tho I weigh 125#'s now I STILL hate them. I am so bad that prior to my WLS I didn't go to the Dr much because I knew they weighed me!! Even after I lost my weight I still avoided it. So I did get on the scales because it had been at least 3 months since I seen my DR. Luckily I was still mainting but you know I feel like I just lucked out, and if I don't get to walking it may be my undoing!! I know you can do this!! You all ready showed this. You CAN DO THIS!! KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!!

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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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    • 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

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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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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