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USMCWife
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Hi all!

I was so happy to find this site and these forums today!! So many helpful things to read and such kind words from so many to others on the site!

I was banded last Tuesday, November 17th. I am so very ready to be done with the clear liquid diet tomorrow and ready to move forward with feeling like a new and better me!!

I am a 33-year-old female who has had a lifelong struggle with my weight. I got married just over two years ago to an absolutely wonderful man and we have (I think) the best ever and cutest 19-month-old son! My husband is a career marine and that career recently moved us to the middle of nowhere southern GA. The stress of the move and starting over in such a foreign place for me brought on even more weight and more depression stemming from that gain. One very positive thing that came from the move though is that I found out our insurance covered this surgery 100% AND they are very quick with their approvals (I believe the approval came in less than 2 days from the time the surgeon sent it in). It's something I had thought about doing and researched for quite some time and am so happy to have the surgery completed!

Right now though, I think I am at my absolute lowest energy level ever. The whole only clear liquid diet this first week has been challenging, for sure! I find it interesting how different surgeons have so many different strategies for eating post-surgery...I will still be on a liquid diet next week and then pureed foods for 2 weeks following that. Gosh, what I wouldn't do for a little baby food right now to fill me up! :thumbup:

I am so looking forward to feeling good and being happy with the person I see looking back at me in the mirror. I look forward to being able to run and play with my son as much as he wants and being a better and happier wife to my husband.

I will appreciate any and all encouraging words and suggestions I can get on this site and am excited to meet others going through this at the same time!

Kirsten

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stl2atl07    0

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Hi, Kirsten! I wanted to be the first to welcome you to Lapbandtalk! I am Preband myself and I am here everyday finding new information and encouraging words.

Come back everyday as I am sure you will find something new all the time. The People here are Awesome. The Stories are very Inspirational.

Have you discovered the Chat feature? Its a great place to meet other Banders like yourself. We talk about Lapband and Life. Sometimes the topic gets a "little" off topic, LOL!

I am from Georgia and a Transplant, too! Moving here I initially became very isolated and gained 80lbs. But I am beginning to embrace it. Its a peaceful way of life here.

Good luck on your Journey! :thumbup:

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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

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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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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