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[Chris36 2]

Don't take this wrong way considered having to bypass but I chose to have the sleeve sleeve has less complications and has greater results since my surgery 6 months ago I've already lost 150 lb and still losing originally was 390 lb I'm down to 240 but as I tell everyone it was well worth it can't eat much but like I said well worth it

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[hutnyak 2]

I have had to wait 10 months. So during that time I practiced all the changes needed to make this transition and started seeing a therapist. I can honestly say that im now in a position where I wont sabotage myself. It was a difficult time to work through my wants and cravings but I have them mostly under control now.
I feel confident when I get the sleeve done on Monday, I will be ready to use that tool fully.

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[karen_marie 220]

I don't have to wait too much longer now (my start to surgery process has been much faster than I was expecting!), which is good because I am not known for my excess in patience haha. I've been spending my time doing a few things that I've found suggested in the forums, from my doctors, or just things I thought of:

• Trying to walk 30min more days than not during the week (I have to walk my two dogs after work so that helps)
• Writing in a private online journal to kind of document my journey (I want to be able to have something to look back on when I'm going through the weight loss and when I'm years down the road). I've been using penzu.com for my journal.
• Practicing being more mindful of my usual eating habits. The psychologist mentioned at a support class this past weekend to take this waiting time to really pay attention to things like
  • emotional eating - what is the exact emotion that triggers it? for instance, angry is usually not the underlying emotion, since it's usually a defensive reaction to being sad or frustrated
  • times of day I eat/get hungry - see if I have any times of day that tend to be triggers for me to eat. Since I get to work early and eat an early lunch, I've noticed around 2pm I'm looking for a snack to give myself a distraction or break from my very heavy workload. Knowing that, I can plan ahead and make sure to have healthy Snacks for that 2pm break
  • pay more attention to the food I'm eating - start working to slow down my eating and my chewing, really take time to taste flavors and feel textures.