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So, today it feels real.

I had my nutritionist meeting yesterday and, after a few weeks of everything feeling rather abstract I now feel like the ride has started.

My surgery is on the 12th of July and I start my strict pre-op diet on the 28th of June, those are nice small tangible steps. I've started to make some changes already and happily I've lost 4kg in the last couple of weeks, with a little luck and a pre-op diet I should be below 50BMI before the op. Whilst that will save me some money the real plus will be the sense of direction and achievement it's given me.

I feel like I'm in a good place, not quite zen like but still relaxed and positive. I've had a couple of sessions with a therapist who I've found, I want to work on my emotional resilience before all these changes begin. Some of what we talk about is challenging but given the other changes (I only moved back to the UK, after 14 years in Australia, in October) that's good. The surgery feels like a circuit breaker, but it's going to be a job if work to get all of the benefits.

My wife could not be more supportive and my five (and a half) year old is happy someone is helping 'Daddy get a smaller tummy'. So let the journey begin!

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Good luck! My surgery is 7/11, we shall be on this journey together...


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Get ready for your lives to change. Keep the before pics as you will not believe the changes. I don't notice as much in the mirror as I do when my wife takes pics of me and I see them later.

My b-day is July 11th so I will be thinking of both of you on the 11th and 12th.

The pic is me and wife, I was at 325 there, now at 317. started at 432 in February 2017.

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Thanks Rudy, looking forward to when I stop looking like the guy in the middle again! ;)

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