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Wowzers!! 8 weeks! Well done. That is such an achievement and 21kgs so far. You must be so proud of yourself. Good luck with your surgery! I am 3 weeks post op and it's the best thing I have done. Dal:)

Thanks Jenpez. Feel better now.

I weighed my self today,(weigh every wed.) it is my 2 week anniversary. I was pretty bummed as I only lost 1.3 kgs this week. Now I know it's better than a poke in the eye with a stick but considering it was a good week if I managed to eat 1/2 weetbix and 1/4 cup of soup I was kinda hoping for a bit more.. I am having a musashi HP shake for brekki and an opti for afternoon tea to keep up my protein. Now I am dreading next week in case I gain.( I read all your posts about the dreaded 3 week gain) What was everyone else's average weekly loss? Dal

Go girl! Your are losing heaps now!!! Awesome! Just wondering do you ever get hungry at all?? I have to force my self to eat. Kinda strange. So glad you are doing ok! Dal

Ps. Those are great stats.. Mine are; 100.6kgs on the 7/5, On the day of surgery I was 93.3 21/5 Last Wednesday I was 91.2 And I will weigh again this Wednesday. Really hoping to hit the 80's. Oh and I am 167cms

Hi Jenpez, My surgeon was Dr Victor Liew and had my surgery at allamanda:)

@@Ozikiwi How you going girl? I am very proud of myself as I just had a 1/4 of a cup of soup for dinner and 3/4 purée weetbix for lunch!! Feeling great. Love my sleeve already. I feel back to normal now.(minus being able to eat much) Can't wait til wed when I move onto soft food!

Hey, My advice is to wash your hair and shave your legs the night before your op as it's a bit hard to do your hair in hosp with a drip in and I haven't attempted my legs yet. (I am 12 days post op) Also my dad bought me a Soup maker and it is my best friend. All I do is add the ingredients and it makes it into soup in 21 mins.. And it blends it all up for me!! ( I made potato, leek and bacon tonight) Dal

Thanks heaps, I might try that for lunch:) do you mix water into it to make it runny?? Or is it ok as long as it's smooth?

I am bit sick of liquids too! I haven't had anything but soup and custard. You should check out my surgeons website (drvictorliew.com) he has all the info on the after surgery diet that I have to follow. we are allowed purée too but I don't know what I should purée so I just make different soups every couple of days. Can't wait to move to soft next wed!!!

I have 1 in year 3 and 1 in year 1 also!

Btw what did you guys all eat on your purée stage? I know obviously soup but what other things did you try? I am allowed liquids and puréed food until 2 weeks then soft food!! Soup is good for now but I am getting a little bored !! Thanks guys

Lissa, You are amazing!! I have followed your journey and I think you are a true inspiration. Congratulations on all your hard work:) Dal Ps pls keep popping in all you older sleevers. Love hearing how you are going! X

I am in Norfolk village:) Small world eh! My eldest 2 go to Norfolk school.

Thanks misty, I actually just bought some musashi HP chocolate one at the chemist warehouse this am. It's pretty yuk but I will deal with it as it better protein than optifast. I will look out for vanilla next time.

Sure his name is dr Victor Liew His number is 07 55566355 He is awesome!!!

I am a asthmatic and spend a lot of my life on prednisone also. It's a b***h isn't it!! But I am now under the care of a new respiratory specialist ( who as a added bonus is a hottie!) and haven't had to use it since February and I feel so much better for it!! Have a great dayPs 4 kgs is still great and just think it is 4 kgs you will never 'find' again

Oh and I had my surgery at allamanda by dr Liew. He is awesome and doesn't charge a gap if you have private health so all it cost me was my excess for hosp and my anaeathestist gap which was $532.

Thats great your doing well. I had surgery on wed at about 12 and when I woke up In recovery I had really bad nausea. I was dry reaching and it was horrible. Thankfully I didn't vomit but it was awful. It stayed with me til late Thursday nite and then suddenly I felt better. Now I feel fine. My dr doesn't give nexium once we leave hospital but I did have to take them there and they were horrible to swallow. When I take my panadol it takes me bout 20 mins to get them down. It's the worst when they get stuck. I have to have 50 grms of Protein a day so it is such a mission trying to down my opti. I have got it down to 45 mins! I am going to chemist today to find a more higher protein source. Haven't even attempted a coffee yet as my dr said to get my opti in before other fluids! I did make some pumpkin Soup last night and it was soo awesome. Haven't lost any weight yet from the surgery but I had actually gained weight when I got back from hosp. Funny really but I know it's from all the Fluid we are retaining, but I was back down to pre surgery weight yesterday. A total of 7.4 kgs In just over 2 weeks is nothing to complain about! My hubby works away and is not back til the 16th of June so I want to have reached 10 kgs by then!! Take it easy:) Ps breast feeding is going great!! So it is totally possible

I am in Ormeau!! How you doing? I am feeling like all I do is drink!! But other than that all very good. Managing pain with panadol.

Hey guys, Feeling more human today. Yesterday I slept the day away and have woken up today feeling like I have turned the corner. I am off home soon so bit excited and ready to start my new life:) Dal

Thanks guys:) Will update as soon as I am able!!

Holy crap!!!!' Tomorrow is the day!!! I am so terrified I feel like I will be bolting out the hospital with my gown and undies on. I hope this is normal. Keep telling myself that this time tomorrow it will all be over. On the plus side. I lost 6.4 kilos on the 2 weeks if opti which I am pretty stocked with. Brings my bmi down to 33. Good luck ozikiwi for your op tomoz. Talk soon Dal:) Ps. I am just drinking my final Pepsi max!! Good bye my love, it's been fun

Wow misty. You are amazing. I have read all your journey and think you are so inspirational and I love how you are always so positive. Can you pls post a pic tomoz for your anniversary.. Wow hard to believe this time next week will be the eve of our surgery @@Ozikiwi !!! So excited, a little nervous but mainly excited. Just can't wait for the actual op to be over. I have lost 4kgs already on my first week of opti. Quite surprised as was t expecting to lose that much. (Starting weight 100.6kgs, 168cms 35BMI) Bring it on I say:) Have a great day guys

Ok day 5 of opti down and I feel really good, like I can totally do this!! Was dreading Mother's Day picnic but it was surprisingly easy to not eat and I am not even hungry at all! Just had my shake for dinner and it's the first night where I don't even feel like eating my veges. How was your day @@Ozikiwi? Hope everyone had an awesome Mother's Day. Dal