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Diana Prince    53

Diana Prince
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How hard has it been for everyone to change your eating habits pre-op? I'm so afraid of failing because we get lazy on some nights and no one wants to cook dinner. In turn I slip up and eat something that is a big no-no.



I'm pre-op as well and I know exactly what you mean. I worry about the same thing. But the more research I do about the sleeve and the molecular/chemical/hormonal (not sure which word to use) changes that happen once the surgery is done, the more comfortable I feel that it'll be easier to make better choices post op. I'm confident I'll be able to do it. And so will you[emoji4]



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carlychloe2    106

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How hard has it been for everyone to change your eating habits pre-op? I'm so afraid of failing because we get lazy on some nights and no one wants to cook dinner. In turn I slip up and eat something that is a big no-no.


Make your meals in large quanities and freeze some up so when you dont want to cook you can pull out a healthy home cooked meal.



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MSinger    348

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I'm trying bit by bit every day. It's been hard because I'm having nasty sugar withdrawal headaches. Plus, I have to change up my poor habits. I did well yesterday at my mom's house, but not so great today. Also, i've been cranky and I'm having trouble concentrating on my work.

My goal for right now is to cut out sugars and keep my carbs to under 150g/day so hopefully when it's time for me to start the preop liquid diet I won't be a total mess.

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Newme17    3,444

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I'm pre-op. I do very well throughout the week. But when the weekend comes, it's out the door. I don't overly indulge in anything though. I don't have a sweet tooth either. I don't cook on weekends, so it's "eat whatever". I'm working on meal planning and prep as well. Like @Diana Prince mentioned, it'll be easier to stick to post op due to the body changes and restrictions. It's the head we'll have to battle, unless you want I risk losing your life with complications of not following orders.

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GrrlAnn    177

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I also struggled to eat right on the weekends preop.

I am about 3 months postop and I have found it is MUCH easier to stick to healthy eating postop. I still get cravings but I can squash them much more easily. Portion Control is much easier too. It's still a lot of hard work but I am finding it to be much easier postop.



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Diana Prince    53

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2 hours ago, GrrlAnn said:

I also struggled to eat right on the weekends preop.

I am about 3 months postop and I have found it is MUCH easier to stick to healthy eating postop. I still get cravings but I can squash them much more easily. Portion Control is much easier too. It's still a lot of hard work but I am finding it to be much easier postop.


I'm so happy to hear that! How much weight have you lost?

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GrrlAnn    177

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I'm so happy to hear that! How much weight have you lost?

My BMI was 42 (which is on the lower side - the higher the BMI the more you are expected to lose).

I am down about 40 lbs and am THRILLED about it! [emoji3]



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jennifermurphy50    4

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I also struggled to eat right on the weekends preop.

I am about 3 months postop and I have found it is MUCH easier to stick to healthy eating postop. I still get cravings but I can squash them much more easily. Portion Control is much easier too. It's still a lot of hard work but I am finding it to be much easier postop.





Thank you. I was hoping that would be the case.


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Newme17    3,444

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5 hours ago, GrrlAnn said:

I also struggled to eat right on the weekends preop.

I am about 3 months postop and I have found it is MUCH easier to stick to healthy eating postop. I still get cravings but I can squash them much more easily. Portion Control is much easier too. It's still a lot of hard work but I am finding it to be much easier postop.


Always nice to know we're not alone and there's truly hope. Thank you for this. 😊

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Diana Prince    53

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2 hours ago, GrrlAnn said:


My BMI was 42 (which is on the lower side - the higher the BMI the more you are expected to lose).

I am down about 40 lbs and am THRILLED about it! emoji3.png


My BMI is 43.6 and I'm 304lbs. Can't wait to drop the first 40-50lbs so I can start walking and moving around more.

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GrrlAnn    177

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My BMI is 43.6 and I'm 304lbs. Can't wait to drop the first 40-50lbs so I can start walking and moving around more.

It is wonderful!

In preparation for life after surgery, I started going to Bootcamp 4-5 days a week. I had to stop for 6 weeks to allow my body to heal. During that time I lost about 25 lbs. After i got back into the swing of going again, it has been SO much easier than preop. It's still very hard but losing 40 lbs has really helped my knees and made all of the body weight exercises and cardio much easier.

If I stay on this trajectory, I might crush my goal weight of 199... As an adult I've never been below 222... [emoji33]



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Diana Prince    53

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1 hour ago, GrrlAnn said:


It is wonderful!

In preparation for life after surgery, I started going to Bootcamp 4-5 days a week. I had to stop for 6 weeks to allow my body to heal. During that time I lost about 25 lbs. After i got back into the swing of going again, it has been SO much easier than preop. It's still very hard but losing 40 lbs has really helped my knees and made all of the body weight exercises and cardio much easier.

If I stay on this trajectory, I might crush my goal weight of 199... As an adult I've never been below 222... emoji33.png


That's AWESOME!! I'm 5'10 and my goal is 175-180. SO I have about 125lbs to lose. I'm ready to get to trying!

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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!

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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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