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On 07/19/2018 at 15:13, 2foofy4u said:



I’m scheduled for the 23rd.


How is your pre-op diet going? I’m on day 9. Surgery July 25th

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So, I’m 9 days into Pre-Op and I have boredom hunger. I’ve struggled with “hobbies” my whole life. I really enjoy my work but eventually I wanted to keep work at work. I’ve taken up cleaning as a hobby lol. I’ve been reading a lot. I’m hoping exercise will replace my old tv binge watching habits. I absolutely cannot turn on the tv because I instantly will want to eat. So I’ve read more on social media. Every time I need to buy something I shop discounts and read lots of reviews to kill time before buying whatever it is. I just have this “void” that I’ve always known was there but I honestly to this day don’t know how to fill it. Oh and I call my mom like an hour a day and text my bestie.

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I'm having mine in August 8 I'm feeling scared I want to do this for me and my health I have always taken care of my family I feel this is something for me never the less my fear is still there I've really heard a lot of good stuff here on this forum I will start my 2 week liquid diet on next Thursday I hear it's tuff but I feel ready I will be praying a lot

Thanks all for your feed back

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@laura7 have you ever tried cross stitch? There are a lot of easy patterns and starter kits out there if you wanted to try. I found it to be mentally stimulating and keeps my hands busy= no snacking! I do that or jigsaw puzzles plus a podcast or audiobook!

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I’m on day 4 of my pre-op diet, I have a ton of cravings but other than that I feel like it’s pretty good so far. The weight loss has helped me stay motivated (down 7lbs as of this morning...) and I’m hoping that keeps me through the next 10 days!

I had a big bowl of beef broth for dinner with some good seasonings in it, but since that was so low calorie now I’m starting to move toward bed and I’m only at 700 calories (even after my sugar free yogurts and a sugar free fat free pudding). I’m supposed to be having 1000 a day but I’m guessing being under one night is okay?

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On 07/19/2018 at 21:03, Herewego2018 said:

@laura7 have you ever tried cross stitch? There are a lot of easy patterns and starter kits out there if you wanted to try. I found it to be mentally stimulating and keeps my hands busy= no snacking! I do that or jigsaw puzzles plus a podcast or audiobook!
I haven’t tried that. I used to be very artsy so that’s a possibility. I bought a puzzle and gave up because it was too hard lol. I do watch podcasts and I have been reading a lot. I didn’t really like audiobooks much. I guess I just prefer reading. Thanks for the ideas. I ended up taking the dog for a walk and calling my mom and now I’m going to go to bed so I am not tempted to eat anything!

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On 07/19/2018 at 21:07, Herewego2018 said:

I’m on day 4 of my pre-op diet, I have a ton of cravings but other than that I feel like it’s pretty good so far. The weight loss has helped me stay motivated (down 7lbs as of this morning...) and I’m hoping that keeps me through the next 10 days!



I had a big bowl of beef broth for dinner with some good seasonings in it, but since that was so low calorie now I’m starting to move toward bed and I’m only at 700 calories (even after my sugar free yogurts and a sugar free fat free pudding). I’m supposed to be having 1000 a day but I’m guessing being under one night is okay?

I have been under my 1,000 calories. I was at 850 yesterday. I’m supposed to eat five items and they are 130-200 calories each. So, I guess with popsicles and pudding it’d be 1,000. But I don’t think being under is a problem. That’s just my opinion.

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Hey guys i made it through. My bypass was yesterday. That gas pain is no joke. I'm happy to be on the other side.

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Congratulations Lillybilly I am so so proud of you. You are one special lady and I wish you blue skies and happy days ahead.🌴😝

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I just had my surgery on Monday, glad to be home! Is anyone else experiencing a lot of back aches?

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Had my sleeve surgery on Tuesday 7/17. It went very well and was actually less pain than I anticipated. Did run into trouble today and had some gas pains and dizziness. I’m pretty sure the gas is from being constipated and the dizziness from dehydration. I really concentrated on getting Fluid in me and that seems to be better. Good luck to everyone!

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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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      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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        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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