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Did anyone do a complete clean out of their pantry before surgery? I am thinking about completely emptying my pantry. My husband barely eats so he would not really care. I have made over a months worth of meals for my son and have them in the freezer. I am just thinking if I clear the pantry when I go to solids I can start fresh with only healthy foods. What have others done?

Hey guys, thank God I received a call from my surgeon that I can have my gastric sleeves surgery on the 12th of February, that means i have 13 days and I’m so excited and so happy .. It’s will be my beginning I’ll start fresh start healthy .. it will be a new me 💕

I will save this for when i am allowed to have snacks per my surgeon. For the 1st year he does not want us to have snacks at all and to get our additional protein (outside the 3 meals) from a protein supplement drink. After the 1st year, we can swap out the protein drink for protein snacks. I have been eating a lot of salmon, tuna, and ground meats. Chicken doesnt like me yet. LOL.. My issue is getting in stuff outside of protein but not too worried about that as he said to focus on water and protein, and the other stuff will come later. Thanks for the tips Fluffy!

Hello everyone! I haven't been on in a while because things have been a hot mess. I am very disappointed in my surgeon's office. It is a long story, but the short version is they never sent my file to insurance. A lot of work on my end trying to be the middle person to get things done because the surgeon's office dropped the ball. My surgery has been approved by insurance and the date is now February 13. I start the Robard diet today!

BTW no period for 3 yrs (45, but no-one would investigate as I'm fat...you know the drill) Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk

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I've lost a total of 70 (both pre- and post- surgery). I just started to see it a little. It didn't help that I didn't lose a pant size until I'd lost 50#. So, now, every month I take pictures (front and side in a full-lenth mirror wearing roughly the same thing) and measurements (bust, chest, waist, hips, both thighs, both calves, both upper arms, and neck). I still really don't see it in the pictures, but I can see where it's coming off in the measurements. For example, I saw that I lost a LOT in my legs and hips in month one, but almost nothing in my waist - which is why I wasn't really losing clothing sizes. Month 2, though, I could see that I lost several inches in my waist. So, while my brain still looks in the mirror or at a picture and says "You look the same", my brain can look at the measurements and logically know that isn't true. It has helped me a lot.

73 days post op - no real issues now, but "never trust a fart" early on! 😎

Hello everyone! I am needing some help (advice) on some issues that I am having. I had the surgery last April and lost 134 pounds. It has been an incredible journey. However lately I can feel myself getting more and more hungry. I can also tell that my portion sizes are getting larger. I’m not wanting to get back to my old habits but i feel stuck. I’m also having a hard time getting back into cooking my meals. I used to cook so much food and now that I’m not eating very much I feel lost when I cook. Can anyone give me some advice. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you! -ryan

They cited GERD. Which I do not have. Also being I had a lapband and it failed I wasnt suppose to get a second weightloss surgery. But we had all this documentation talking about how LBs have a huge failure rate. Even the State quoted the documents and new stuff they had as to why they over turned the decision. Still do not know where they got GERD from, I had my lapband removed in September. No issue with getting that approved. They had their documenting wrong and wouldn't fix it. Still another reason it was over turned. But my theory is it was the end of the year, they didn't want their bottom line looking bad. Lol... Sent from my SM-G965U using BariatricPal mobile app