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Hi Lesleyland,

Brighton is a very cool palce! Thank you :thumbup: I was banded on 12th June did a week pre op diet before that which is included in the 11kg weightloss lol. Shoulder pain sounds harsh I think I got off really lightly I hardly had any pain at all and no shoulder pain. I am having my first fill on Wednesday! Whoop Whoop X

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I did have to have a week of ONLY soya milk though I think that more than makes up for no shoulder pain lol :thumbup:

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Wow - 11kg since June is still amazing though. How much do you have to lose? What kinds of food are you eating at the moment? Are you hungry? It's so strange having no appetite at all. You are SO lucky not to have the shoulder pain - it's awful!!

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Hi, its nice to see UK ppl on the forum. I am contemplating the big step -- and am seeing my GP this evening to discuss. I have struggled with my weight for over 20 years after the birth of my first son. I am interested in keeping up with lap banders' progress as this helps me assess more and more what to expect if I am lucky enough to be a viable patient! My best wishes are sent to you all for successful weight loss and a happier contented life. Keep up the good work. As always, x :biggrin:

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Shoulder pain really sounds awful you have my commiserations! I have a fair amount to loose I started out at about 127 and a bit kg I have not really pondered where I want to get down to I just take every day at a time my first mini goal is a size 18 which I hope to achieve by Xmas. 6kg is also very good mine weight loss is more in fits and starts some weeks I hardly lose anything other weeks it just seems to drop off lol I only weigh once a week though I think given the nature of the operation we had done it would be easy to get a bit obsessive with weighing I don't own any scales I go the the local health clinic once a week. I do get hungry but I still have some restriction I still can't eat bread. I am back to normal food, I am veggie so don't have meat to contend with. I can quite happily eat rice, Pasta, any veg potatoes quorn, sushi I can eat about a kids portion of food which I am happy with but that may well change after the fill. K XX

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Hi, its nice to see UK ppl on the forum. I am contemplating the big step -- and am seeing my GP this evening to discuss. I have struggled with my weight for over 20 years after the birth of my first son. I am interested in keeping up with lap banders' progress as this helps me assess more and more what to expect if I am lucky enough to be a viable patient! My best wishes are sent to you all for successful weight loss and a happier contented life. Keep up the good work. As always, x :biggrin:

Hi Diamond,

I have struggled with me weight for around 15 years and i'm sure like everyone on here, have tried everything! I am feeling so positive about this and already feeling better. Happy to help with any questions or happy to recommend my amazing surgeon, Professor Nadey Hakim.

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Afternoon peoples :biggrin:)

sorry i never got back to you last night- but thank you for your reply... Hope your all feeling a bit better today on day 5 of your post-op.

Hi Diamond...

I went for my consultation last wed and really was 50/50 about if to do it or not- but i must say speaking to everyone both pre & post op really helps you & gives you the support and motivation you need.. !'m being banded on 31st Aug

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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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      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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