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Ylime    453

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On 06/22/2018 at 15:39, BurpeeZombie said:

Hi all. Im late to the party but my VSG surgery date is 8/23! It’s going to take me some time to read through all 58 pages of this thread but I wanted to say hi! I’m in the midst of some serious second guessing. Yesterday I felt hungry and was sad thinking about how I might never feel that again. Weird, I know.
Welcome to the group! I’m in August too. From what I’ve read it sound completely normal to have second thoughts and doubts. I’m sure I’ll get there too.

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Ylime    453

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Ok I saw brownies mentioned. That is my actual weakness. The only reason I defaulted to ice cream is because I force myself not to think about brownies!!!

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ALFxRNY    540

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On 06/22/2018 at 16:56, Chrisb428 said:



sugar free popcicles, then thats the last idea i got...lol


I eat them sometimes but I don’t exactly chew them, lol. I bought like 4 boxes just for this diet 😂😂😂

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Day 5 complete. This diet is getting harder for me. Not because I’m hungry, but because apparently my stomach has shrank more than I thought. It’s getting harder for me to drink the Protein. Takes me a longer time to consume it because I’m so full. Then I just feel uncomfortable afterward 😩 Just 3 more days of full liquids then 2 of Clear Liquids

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sdcheesehead    83

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On 06/21/2018 at 22:40, ALFxRNY said:

I finished up day 4 as well! The hardest thing is having to cook for someone else or just be around the food knowing you can’t nibble at it. I’m not even hungry, I just want to chew something so bad 😩 hang in there! We are almost there, and then we will have to force these shakes and liquids down
I'm lucky enough not to have to cook for anyone but being around the food.... Ugh. But, it is getting better. Not hungry either, but sometines I smell something and the tummy growls at me. 11 days to go.

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sdcheesehead    83

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On 06/22/2018 at 13:27, Ylime said:



@sdcheesehead - Tell me what your dieter's hell looks like. Mine would be working in an ice cream factory!


Omg, I would be in true he'll at your work. We have very generous employers. They're always buying pizza, donuts, Panera bread/ muffins, having different offs (last one was chili) and every Thursday and Friday each department is ordering out. I can say no to most stuff but it's the scents that get me and my tummy growling. I'm on my 2 week pre op diet and haven't strayed, so happy with my willpower, since there's nothing I can do.

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Oh food is seductive, I have listened to its siren song . Like many others I am now a work in progress, reforming myself into something new, wonderful and smaller. So what if I am now on a diet that would barely keep a hamster alive? It is for a good cause-ME and MY FUTURE! I've done so many,other things in life,now it is time to do something to benefit Frustr8 herself. And by gum, by golly,i am going to stick to,my and see it through. Watch my smoke, I am now going to jet through the rest of my,life instead of plodding along. varoom -baby-🚀 varoom!

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sdcheesehead    83

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On 06/22/2018 at 23:42, ALFxRNY said:

Day 5 complete. This diet is getting harder for me. Not because I’m hungry, but because apparently my stomach has shrank more than I thought. It’s getting harder for me to drink the Protein. Takes me a longer time to consume it because I’m so full. Then I just feel uncomfortable afterward 😩 Just 3 more days of full liquids then 2 of clear liquids
I'm having the same problem. Yesterday only got 2 of 3 shakes I'm suppose to get down. Just a few more days, is what I keep telling myself.

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ALFxRNY    540

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On 06/23/2018 at 09:08, sdcheesehead said:

I'm having the same problem. Yesterday only got 2 of 3 shakes I'm suppose to get down. Just a few more days, is what I keep telling myself.
I really had to force that 3rd shake down. It’s a new day and I’m still not hungry but I know that I have to do the 3 shakes. They also wanted me to do 2 yogurts but I can only stomach 1 yogurt a day with the shakes. Day 6 now, I’m on full liquids until Monday and then Tuesday and Wednesday are clear liquids only. Wishing you the best, we’ve got this...even if we have to come here and cry about it sometimes, lol

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ALFxRNY    540

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On 06/23/2018 at 08:39, sdcheesehead said:

I'm lucky enough not to have to cook for anyone but being around the food.... Ugh. But, it is getting better. Not hungry either, but sometines I smell something and the tummy growls at me. 11 days to go.
It’s to a point that the smell of food makes me nauseous for some reason. Like I have to leave the room until the smell airs out. And I can’t lie, I’m a little cranky because I miss the ability to chew 😩 and if one more person calls me talking about the delicious meal they just had I’m going to explode! 🤯

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ALFxRNY    540

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On 06/22/2018 at 18:49, Ylime said:

Ok I saw brownies mentioned. That is my actual weakness. The only reason I defaulted to ice cream is because I force myself not to think about brownies!!!
I also love brownies, and here I am being awful because my goodness brownies with ice cream is such a delicious treat. I have to stop, no need to torment myself 🙃

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ALFxRNY    540

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On 06/23/2018 at 08:46, sdcheesehead said:

Omg, I would be in true he'll at your work. We have very generous employers. They're always buying pizza, donuts, Panera bread/ muffins, having different offs (last one was chili) and every Thursday and Friday each department is ordering out. I can say no to most stuff but it's the scents that get me and my tummy growling. I'm on my 2 week pre op diet and haven't strayed, so happy with my willpower, since there's nothing I can do.
I’d die, like all of that stuff sounds amazing right now. But I’m glad you’ve been able to stay on the straight and narrow. I’ve had people telling me it’s okay to cheat a little. I’m like “nope, I take this surgery and this diet very seriously. I will not cheat!” And I haven’t, I’m proud really, lol

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JayBSoFla    17

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@alfxrny I’m on day 4

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ALFxRNY    540

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On 06/23/2018 at 09:38, JayBSoFla said:

@alfxrny I’m on day 4
Has it gotten any easier for you?

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Not at all, and I keep getting headaches which I would normally take alieve for but I’m stuck with Tylenol

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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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    • 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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