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i know how you feel. i can eat anything. my first fill is on wednesday.(thank GOD). i am so afraid i am going to fail at this just like every other diet. i think i am sabotaging myself.

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hey lizzie, thanks for the great idea. i will look uo the menu when i go out. by the way it was not as bad as i thought. we went to applebee's. i had garlic mash potatoes. and the bill was only $20.00. that was cool.

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HEY EVERYONE.... i have also had a couple of food being stuck incidents...i remember asking the nurse pre-band "how will i know if something gets stuck? ....now i realize what a stupid question that was....has anyone tried chewing papaya enzyme tablets...they have helped tremendously when something seems stuck...

eileen

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There is alot to learn. I didn't think it would be a big deal. But the way I eat not so much what is the hardest for me. To eat slow, to chew- as soon as I get my plate of food, I forget and start to eat normally. Then I feel the lump so I tell myself slow down for pete's sake, chew darn it. I hope soon it will be second nature- but for now... 49 years of habit to wipe out.

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abckids - I also am having trouble with bread. I made some egg salad one day for lunch and thought I would try some whole grain bread. Had 3 bites and was miserable. I'm certainly not ready to try that again. I've been sticking mainly with soft foods, oatmeal, eggs, tuna salad, cottage cheese, and so forth, but one night I did try steak. Just a little and it was cut very thin. It was great and I didn't have any trouble. I realy like red meat so was pleased that I didn't have any trouble, but am trying to focus more on chicken and tuna. It'll be interesting to see how thanksgiving goes. I'm hoping that I can eat a little dressing and some turkey without any problems. I've been really tempted with candy and chips, but so far have held strong. We still have some leftover Halloween candy and my teenagers love chips. I keep trying to tempt them with fruit, but not having much luck with that.

Hope things go well with your eating. Good Luck.

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I am thinking that when I get my fill, I will be stopping bread again. I am weak, and have a salad sandwich most days. I am eating "sensibly" for the first time in years, which does give me a sense of control I have not had in years also.

Filled People - can you eat most fresh salad vegetables?? (as opposed to potato and macaroni)

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I have 3 ccs in my 14 cc band and yes, I am able to eat salad. I've also had london broil and chicken parm. I have not tried to eat bread, but I have had stuffed breads from the italian pork store (one stuffed with broccoli and meats and the other with broccoli rabe and sausage). I did get stuck with the broccoli and meat one, but that was because I was hungry and took too big of a bite and did not chew well enough. It was my own fault for not paying attention.

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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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      1. summerseeker

        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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