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Yay my surgery date is April 23rd-I'm scared

yvonneb3

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yvonneb3    0

yvonneb3
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:blush: I am excited but a little afraid that I would be one of the unlucky ones who have complications or even worse, don't lose any weight. I have a great Doctor, Dr. Barry Sanchez, who has a proven success history. I have only lost 15 lbs pre surgery as I broke a foot in February and have not been very active. I'm moving around now even though I am still in my boot and I can use my eliptical and health rider with that on. I am usually pretty positive but I have always had a defeatist attitude when it comes to losing weight. I've been fat for 30 years. I want this so much so I can be healthier and live a long life for my family. Good luck to everyone out there and it is nice to have this backup from you all.:thumbs_up:

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IndioGirl55    32

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:drool: I am excited but a little afraid that I would be one of the unlucky ones who have complications or even worse, don't lose any weight. I have a great Doctor, Dr. Barry Sanchez, who has a proven success history. I have only lost 15 lbs pre surgery as I broke a foot in February and have not been very active. I'm moving around now even though I am still in my boot and I can use my eliptical and health rider with that on. I am usually pretty positive but I have always had a defeatist attitude when it comes to losing weight. I've been fat for 30 years. I want this so much so I can be healthier and live a long life for my family. Good luck to everyone out there and it is nice to have this backup from you all.:frown:

Congratulation Yvonne - I remember how excited I was when I got my surgery date - It's normal to be a little afraid - but just say your prayers and everything should work out find.

The band is a great tool to help you in losing weight - You are already on the exercise mode so you got that going for you - add the new lifetime lifestyle change to eating healthy you will succeed in your goal to be healthy.

The only people who don't lose weight are the ones that don't change their eating habits, eat around their bands and don't exercise. The band does not make you lose weight - it's just a piece of plastic in your body - it does help control your portions once you get proper restriction but it does also require will power on your part - to eat healthier and exercise.

Good Luck and Congrats

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FinallyFree    1

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Hey, Yvonne!!! I too had a defeatist attitude, but decided to let it go when I had the surgery, stop making it so difficult for myself this time and just go with it!!

It's worked! You are going to look so great by the start of summer.

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JohnC    31

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Congrades Yyvone, I am also getting banded on the 23rd of April. Good luck & keep me posted on your journey. John

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yvonneb3    0

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Thanks for the replies and for cheering me on. I am pretty sure this is the last tool that will help me to a healthier, and hopefully, longer life. Lets all keep in touch and update each other on how we are doing!!

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DANDY75    0

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Good Luck Yvonne, I'm in the same boat, my surgery is April 21st and I'm scared and excited at the same time. I'll keep you posted.

My prayers are with you>

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

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