I have a date!!! ?

I'm ready to throw useless New Year's Resolutions out the window and actually DO something to better my life.

Who will be joining me in starting the new year out right???

Hello I'm new to this site. I had the surgery 14 years ago. Lost a total of 170 pounds. I'm waiting for a date to remove extra skin.

Already on Day 6 tomorrow. I’m on medimeal shakes for almost 3 weeks my date is Jan 23rd.

10am Breakfast shake
2pm Lunch shake
4pm 2 cups of shredded green pepper/ cabbage/ cucumber/ spinach/ cauliflower and broccoli with 1 tbsp of low calorie salad dressing.
6pm Dinner Shake
10pm snack shake

During this time I realized how much food runs my life. Making food for the family I’m literally drooling (tear). Not about to cheat tho!!! I didn’t come this far to stay stuck ?❤️

It's so hard when you have to make food for the family!! But you got this!! ?

I am fortunate that my night meal can be reasonably normal, for now, the last 4 days before surgery is no meat, shakes and veggies only.

5 hours ago, DaisyChainOz said:

Mine is 2 Meal Replacement shakes/soup/bars unlimited low carb veggies, 100-150gm Protein and 1 fat serve per day, under 1000 cals.

Yours looks pretty manageable, how are you coping?

To be honest not well. I’m not a breakfast person, never have been, and it just feels like a “diet” LOL I do better on a low carb diet so the fruit is throwing me. Honestly I’d rather be on a shake for breakfast and lunch and just have dinner. Oh, I also have to exercise 5 days a week and log everything. Exercise is the roughest part due to pretty painful arthritis in my ankle.

On 1/4/2025 at 1:21 AM, DaisyChainOz said:

Hi Kim, welcome! ?

How long do you have to be on the diet, and what does it require?

I’m only in the beginning stages. I had an orientation and met with the surgeon then was told I’d get an appointment with a nutritionist. I also need to hit my surgery weight, 11 pounds left to lose.

On 1/6/2025 at 4:42 PM, KPHogan said:

To be honest not well. I’m not a Breakfast person, never have been, and it just feels like a “diet” LOL I do better on a low carb diet so the fruit is throwing me. Honestly I’d rather be on a shake for breakfast and lunch and just have dinner. Oh, I also have to exercise 5 days a week and log everything. Exercise is the roughest part due to pretty painful arthritis in my ankle.

Are you able to modify it, have a shake for breakfast? I am not a breakfast person either, except on weekends if I can have a late brunch ? .. so that has been a challenge for me too, I find now I sip my shakes with coffee in them, at work basically takes me hours!

Have you discussed the arthritis with your team? any way you can exercise without extra pressure on your ankle? swimming? There are several seated exercise gurus on social media, such as Justin Augustin, who have programs for people not able to do traditional exercise routines.

How is everyone going who's on Pre Op?

I am a week out from surgery (16th) as of today, ? have lost 3.2kg (7 pounds) since starting pre op on the 1st Jan, 5kg (11 ponds) since first consult in Sept.

I am nervous it's getting close now, and I have to travel for work next week, can only have shakes and veggies next week it is going to be tricky getting healthy veg when not at home!

January 14th ? sooo nervous!

38 minutes ago, AmandaDeFalco said:

January 14th ? sooo nervous!

Me too!!

So many here who've been before us will say that everything will be fine! It'snatural to be anxious or worried, But I know I am trying to keep on top of it, helps I have a work mate who had sleeve in Sept with the same surgeon as me, she's keeping me upbeat about it all

It's a low complication surgery most of the time. I have had surgery before, so trying to focus on the positive!!

Have you had surgery before?

I just had my sleeve surgery yesterday. It was an outpatient procedure which I was happy about as I’d rather go home than stay in the hospital overnight. All in all it went well as I was up and walking a few hours after I woke up. The only downside to the surgery (if there had to be one) was the gas pain and nausea. Although, I’ve been told not everyone experiences nausea. Just a day after my surgery and I feel fine. Taking my pain meds as needed and I’m able to keep down liquids. I’m excited to see my progress as I lost 43 pounds before my procedure date. I hope to lose another 110 pounds to be at my goal weight. Good luck to everyone getting their surgery in 2025! We can do this! Cheers!!!

7 hours ago, yrod415 said:

I just had my sleeve surgery yesterday. It was an outpatient procedure which I was happy about as I’d rather go home than stay in the hospital overnight. All in all it went well as I was up and walking a few hours after I woke up. The only downside to the surgery (if there had to be one) was the gas pain and nausea. Although, I’ve been told not everyone experiences nausea. Just a day after my surgery and I feel fine. Taking my pain meds as needed and I’m able to keep down liquids. I’m excited to see my progress as I lost 43 pounds before my procedure date. I hope to lose another 110 pounds to be at my goal weight. Good luck to everyone getting their surgery in 2025! We can do this! Cheers!!!

Yay! Happy to hear it went well for you and that you are feeling pretty good post-op. Congrats on the weight loss and the progress you've made so far! ?

On 1/8/2025 at 1:30 PM, DaisyChainOz said:

How is everyone going who's on Pre Op?

I am a week out from surgery (16th) as of today, ? have lost 3.2kg (7 pounds) since starting pre op on the 1st Jan, 5kg (11 ponds) since first consult in Sept.

I am nervous it's getting close now, and I have to travel for work next week, can only have shakes and veggies next week it is going to be tricky getting healthy veg when not at home!

It's going okay so far. I'm down 22 lbs. since my initial consult in late November, 5 lbs since I started pre-op diet on Jan 1st. They put me on a no-carb, protein-fruit-veggies-only diet to start with. I start my full liquid diet on the 13th, which I will be on for two weeks before I switch to clear liquids only. It'll be a challenge, but I think I'll do all right.

Good luck with everything!

10 hours ago, yrod415 said:

I just had my sleeve surgery yesterday. It was an outpatient procedure which I was happy about as I’d rather go home than stay in the hospital overnight. All in all it went well as I was up and walking a few hours after I woke up. The only downside to the surgery (if there had to be one) was the gas pain and nausea. Although, I’ve been told not everyone experiences nausea. Just a day after my surgery and I feel fine. Taking my pain meds as needed and I’m able to keep down liquids. I’m excited to see my progress as I lost 43 pounds before my procedure date. I hope to lose another 110 pounds to be at my goal weight. Good luck to everyone getting their surgery in 2025! We can do this! Cheers!!!

Congrats!! I’m 8 days out from surgery and the gas pain and nausea has definitely improved. Can’t wait to hear more about your results! I lost 11 lbs the first week

15 hours ago, yrod415 said:

I just had my sleeve surgery yesterday. It was an outpatient procedure which I was happy about as I’d rather go home than stay in the hospital overnight. All in all it went well as I was up and walking a few hours after I woke up. The only downside to the surgery (if there had to be one) was the gas pain and nausea. Although, I’ve been told not everyone experiences nausea. Just a day after my surgery and I feel fine. Taking my pain meds as needed and I’m able to keep down liquids. I’m excited to see my progress as I lost 43 pounds before my procedure date. I hope to lose another 110 pounds to be at my goal weight. Good luck to everyone getting their surgery in 2025! We can do this! Cheers!!!

So glad it's all went well! You've done great so far ?

Surgery completed 1/8/25! Currently day 3 post op Nd feeling pretty good! Stitches are a little sore, but manageable with my tylenol and gabapentin! Meeting my water goals and feeling pretty positive about this