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*sighs* its nice to know that im not the only one. i thought there was something wrong with me and that i had failed cause i have had a 2 week stall! its kind of drepressing and have found myself looking for food i shouldnt be eating. guess i am an emotional eater after all!!!! im just over 5 weeks and come to a screaming holt!!! cheers all. Ange

well done Tiff!!! you look great.... geeze.. I would love to see the look on your hubbies face when he sees you for the first time!!! i bet he has to do a double take! is that......is that my wife??????? lol good for you chick!

I can tell you it made my day!i even did the penguin till i got to where i was going...lmao!!!! ohhh and about the *crack up comment*????? lol :thumbup: i was covered!!! glad i wasnt at the shops like burnsun!!!

Ha! I had the classic just now. I was walking through my living room with my daughter in arms, and could feel my jeans inching down on one side!!!! and then.... wooshka! down around my ankles they went!! *hysterically laughing* and there it is...my first real embarassing NSV (lucky I bought some very neat smalls in a smaller size last week!!!!)

its really great to hear stories like yours Daniel! congratulations on such success! I am almost 1 month post op and can only dream of being where you are now when I too am 10 months post op!

yeah Deedee wtg your doing so well. You should be very very proud of yourself... keep going!

My dietition told me to try some prune juice pear juice or apple juice. just a small amount helps moves things along a little smoother!!! i have started with just a few mouthfulls of apple juice a day and all is well in angie land!

6 days clear fluids 2 weeks full Fluid diet (but dietition moved me fwd a week because of wellness) 1 week mushies 1 week diced/minced softs i was totally cheering!!! 1 month seems harsh. pfffftttttt good luck!!!

Takes me back about a few years ago when i took some left over pizza for dinner on a night shift...some clown decided they wanted my dinner more than me, so the following week i loaded some *left over pizza* with heavy chilly and a ground laxitive. Needless to say it didnt go walkies that day!!! *sings* down down down, in a burning ring of fireeeeeeee

i was on edge for a few days when i first got home...but now i break down and cry!!! i think its from facing so many food evils all at once!!! lets face it, we are stopping soemthing that we do love doing, and have done for many years...somethings got to give!!!!

as the old saying goes...."if nothing changes, NOTHING CHANGES" this is hard and i guess we all need some adjustment time. there is lots to learn and training to be done. Ange

i have to admit i went tho the same kind of thing but wasnt out of control...i said goodbye to all these foods one at a time. kind of like a disconnection. your pre op diet will start soon enough, and then its straight and narrow with no mistakes....so...i reckon enjoy it but enjoy it without stuffing it in! have a little think about it! ps if you havnt given up carbonated drinks, NOW is a great time to start weening!!! good luck!!! Ange

I cant beleive that i feel so terrible!!! most of the time i have no energy, and if i do get a flash of energy it only lasts for about half an hour!!!! then its off to sleep i go.... i feel like a train reck! i found out last night that im averageing 3 kgs loss per week so i guess my body needs to be cut some slack!!!! what about my head tho??? my hubby is quitting smoking and had found a sweet tooth and a hunger pain that never ends... hes eating all this crap infront of me which is seriously hard but i am kind of getting use to it. its probably good timmng as to get some kind of immunity to watching everyone else eat this stuff (and not get fat i might add). SSSSOOOOOO apart from watching this go on also sending my hubby out to dinner with my mum cause they are all missing going out for dinner (me included)i finally cracked thisevening when i got a $1500 extra bill in the mail for my surgury!!!! i broke down. lost it....come unstuck!!!! and there it was that famous question....WHAT THE HELL HAVE I DONE! you know the one. i have never dealt with stress very well and this was a moment where i felt like a total basket case! i cryed/sobbed for about an hour and still feel like i got the itchy eyeballs!!!! i have to call the docs tomoz and see if i cant get some idea as to why i got this bill!!! i had an educated estimate that wasnt worth the paper it was written on!!! (unless they made a mistake) AAAARRRRRRHHHHHHHHGGGGGGG bottom line. i am totally screwed if i got and extra bill of $1500. :tongue_smilie:

sorry bob....my gig is in Australia!!! lolol!!! *joke*

wtg deedee. its a great feeling when *something* feels different.... my chin is going and so are my boobs!!! YAYYYYYYYY have to wait a bit longer for the shoe deal tho...lol

grat to hear other peoples stories....its definatly an experience!!!! my surgury was 10 Aug and im finding that i fall asleep at very short notice. my body feels fine....really good....but totally drained of energy!!!!

go directly to pics do not pass go...do not collect $200 (although im gonna need it!!! hopsital stung me an extra $1500 that i have to pull......... hey bob...you finger still ready??)

Hey there everyone thankyou for your well wishes. everything went well... no major probs that i know of. I know i woke up from the general in catastrophic pain. i had a belly full of gas that travelled to my sholder or put pressure on my sholder. *shrugs* was also putting major pressure on my diafram. I was poking into my chest and the recovery team were trying to stop me. after 5 hours in recovery and 4to 5 shots of morphine i sat up and the pain went away or moved should i say.....sort of. maybe i was just total rattled from the drugs. im now 4 days out and still have that gas pain but on a smaller scale. no drain either. (thank god) Fluids are hard to get in still. over the 4 days i have only managed to get 1 and a half 600ml/16oz bottles of Water in. ridding on the edge of a headache. jelly/jello seems to be the easiest to swallow. I think this is a great time to get use to eating and drinking slowly cause i basically have no choice!!! cant wait to go back to optifast!!!! roll on the coffee and the strawberry shakes!!!! ohhh and cant wait to weigh in next monday too!!! should be interesting! cheers Ange

Thumbs up chancie!!!! you have done such an excelent job!!!! smiling from the inside suits you!!! same with tiffykins!!!! you guys are insperational!!!

ok ok this is going to sound a bit silly but i was wondering if there was anyone out there who has been sleeved for awhile that would be willing to put a pic of there dinner plate up so us youngsters can actually *see* how much you are actually eating. It would have to have a hand or someting like that under/near the plate to get a correct size. I would really love to see how much the vets of this site are actually eating. (just to get an idea. at least then we have something to go by, like a starting point. vets eat "this much" soooo i can start with half of it (just for example i guess, like a bouncing point) cheers & thanks.:001_smile: