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I just wanted to say how I have wondered and thought the same as you on the following paragraph I want to tell you why this is a good thing. First of all, if you are eating the starvation calories you would need to eat to lose one hundred pounds in six months your metabolism would be shredded by the time it was over. The minute you stopped and tried to "maintain" you'd really be in trouble -- you might have to stay at six hundred for a year after that, and keep slowly adding calories, and be stuck for the rest of your life eating eight or nine hundred "maintenance" . Besides being trapped at a much lower metabolism, your nutrition would have to suck over time if you had to live that way forever. I was trying to tell the nutritionalist at my pre-med this and that I didn't want my metabolism to virtually pack up (I have problems anyway as I have hypothyroidism badly) - so whilst I'm wanting to lose the weight - I want to do it on a healthy, tasty and varied diet - not just vegetables or salad. I'm currently on day six of a Clear liquids only - my op is on Tuesday, and then only another two weeks before I can start on soft food... (I could actually eat my dog at the moment I'm so hungry) ;-D The nutritionalist told me that your body tends to stabilize weight wise and that its a case of eating healthily for the rest of your life ! Like hell, I'm determined to have a little portion of rice and curry or lasagne once a week - assuming I can tolerate it.

Hello I'm having a gastric sleeve operation on 5th July and needed to talk to others about it - hence finally finding this group and joining. I wondered if there are any others from the UK in the group? Mind you, as I'm quite happy to chat to anyone from anywhere, location isn't that important. Currently on the clear liquids only and if I'm honest, I'm not finding it difficult. Got weighed at my pre-op today and I've lost 17lbs in just over a week! I had an emotional wobble yesterday, I felt unsure if this is the right route or not, but have now decided it was just cold feet and can't wait to get the operation over and done with. I'd love to hear from anyone - especially if they're positive and pleasant. :-D

Hi Coops, thank you so much for your friendly reply. I started to have a little panic attack on Wednesday and thought about losing weight for once and for all, and when at a much lower weight have the POSE. Mind you, I know I'd be kidding myself. I've read about a lot of people having Protein shakes and similar - and I hadn't heard of that over here. Did you have a special diet? How are you finding life now you've been banded? have you been to any restaurants - and how do you go on? I've never had even a minor op before and have no idea what to expect pain wise etc. So many questions, so little time left before I have it done - ahhhhhhh!

Hi Like you, I'm a newbie too. My surgery is planned for next Tues. I've never been 'slim', I've lost weight in the past only to regain it and always with another couple of stones. I'm hoping to be back at work a week after surgery, although I know realise I might not be well enough. Have you got a date set?