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I'm below 400!!!!!! Last weigh in i was 408 had gained 2 lbs due to period and today was my 6th weigh in and i was down another 9.5 lbs! I went from 408 to 398.5!!!!! I broke 400!!! My bmi is now 58.8 :unsure:

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! Yeah I know how that feels to get under 400..I reached that feeling 2 weeks ago..I am 387 and I lost 43 pounds. Keep up the great work!!

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I'm not banded yet, so this is huge for me I cant believe i lost almost 10 lbs in 2 weeks!

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Way to go. I've been stuck for 2-1/2 months. The band seems just a bit too big still. It's a shame. I lost that motivation.

Rob

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It'll work out Rob. Just gotta get to the right fill amount aka sweet spot. I can't wait until I have my band...HURRY UP NOVEMBER

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You'll do great! Keep your head up.

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I recently signed up for the surgery and got scheduled in Mexico for Aug.5. They first told me that I had to do the pre diet for 4 weeks and I was upset because I wanted to travel with my cousin who is having it the same day and place. So they told me that if I got my BMI dow really well they would do it. My problem is I'm not sure of what I need to do to get my BMI down fast. Its at 70 right now. I weight 440 pounds and I dont like any of the Protein Drinks. I like the snack bars they are ok but that's about all. HELP, I'm afraid they wont do the surgery if I haven't lost enough. I have two weeks!!!!!!

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Yolanda,

I know that you must have lost weight before, so my suggestion is that you think about how important it is to you and bite the bullet :seeya: for two weeks. If you don't like the shakes, try something from BJ's, which is either vanilla, or chocolate whey shake powder. You'll probably want to sweeten it some, but two weeks of non-nutrative sweeteners isn't going to kill you. Also use 1% milk for the shakes. There are Soup mixes too, that don't taste too bad. My Dr.'s office sells them.

If it's important enough to you, you can do it. Only you can decide. You can also eat salads, with 1 part oil and 5 parts balsamic vinegar, with some sweetener in it and some italian type seasonings. I love it and I don't miss the oil. Stay away from cheese, nuts and anything else high in carbs and fat. Think about everything that you put on your food and hit those veggies hard.:ihih:

I can diet for two weeks and lose 15 pounds, but to keep it up is tough, without help, ergo the surgery. If you set your mind to it, you can do it. It's only two weeks.

Rob

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    • 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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    • 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

        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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