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Thanks for the message, & it sounds like you're doing great with the weight loss too! Good job! It is great coming across fellow Albertans on here... there aren't enough of us! lol Hope you're doing well!

how much do you weight now?

I think it's great you have time to get prepared! I don't know if you cook, but one of my favorite sources for soft/mushy foods was the cookbook Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery. It broke the recipes down by stages and had some great ideas...it's under $12 on amazon. My favorite early puree was teriyaki chicken from Trader Joe's. The kind that was pre-cooked. I'd puree it with a little bit of shredded cheese and add some of the sauce. When I was so early out I didn't need to worry about the extra carbs from the sauce because I could eat so little. Good luck!

DeeDee thanks for your comment on my blog. I will keep you all posted. Right now the big thing is getting my head in gear with what is to come. I know it isn't until May, but it means I have a chance to lose weight and get used to some pro-shakes, bars and other beginning foods. I thought about even making a few puree foods to see what I would like. Do you have any suggestions on what you liked?

Hi Newday!

I hear ya. I thought those classes would never end. And then I thought the surgeon's office would never call. Now my surgery is just 18 days away...ack!

I think you'll be fine with the weight. You just need to get into a groove now that the holidays are over. I think I gained 5 lbs since Thanksgiving. I let myself eat anything and now paying for it. Keep at it and start walking more and you'll start losing. Which Kaiser are you going to?

:lol0:Its been a while I was wondering how you are doing? Where your at with weight loss and are you working out and if so how often? How were your holidays, and did you have a hard time with food and sweets and treats? Cheri

Hey! I just saw your message tonight. A little late. Sorry. How's everything going? How much weight have you lost?

Hey! Congrats on your surgery and weight loss. I just made my appt. today for the seminar and first doctors appt. (both in April) Surgery on June 11th!! Scheduling around my daughter's vacation and we are going to work in a recovery week for my husband and I in Galveston! I'm coming to Dallas to have it done...much less expensive than up north. We are from TX, so I have friends and family there. Is there anything I MUST know before getting sleeved that you wish you'd known? Have a great evening!

Stacy

Hey girl, I just wanted to stop by and see how your pre-surgery weight loss was going? I am doin pretty good just wantching calories and fat! Can't wait til my last appt. on the 17th, I'm ready to get this done!!!

Thank you all for your comments and prayers, you have been a blessing in my life.

Well Ky.hen I see that you reached your goal before Christmas, congratulations. And Tiffikins I am amazed at how much weight you have lost since your surgery in June wow 111 pounds only 9 more pounds to goal. You are going to start the New Year out just right!! Carolyn24seven be sure to save one of your biggest pairs of pants before you do get rid of any and thank you for your comments.

Just wanted to say hi and good luck! I noticed that we have the same surgery date and thought that it might be nice to keep in touch about what we are going through! I am a little nervous about the pre-op weight loss as well, but I am hopeful! I am new at this site so I would like to keep in touch and figure all this out together...

Howdy! My husband indeed works for Mary Kay. Are you here in Dallas? Yes, my insurance is United through Mary Kay. I submitted nine years worth of medical documents and also my Weight Watchers information showing six months of meetings and weigh ins this year. Surprisingly, I heard back immediately that I had been approved.

Sorry for the big time delay in my response. I was away from the boards for a while!

Hi Anna,

Things are going ok for me, sick of throwing-up though. Loving the weightloss..I see that you have lost ALOT of weight. Way to GO!!!

Hey Dan when were you sleeved? Your weight loss is amazing, congrats!

Chancie,

I am new here and I could not believe you have lost SOOO much weight!!!!

Please share what you did, because even thouhg I am am only 3 weeks out and already lost about 25lbs, I cannot see myself loosing that much.....please share your eating/excercise rutine.

Tiff-

Did you have any problems with weight gain or difficulty losing or anything like that post GB? I am nervous about this...

I will watch for your post... and I can't thank you enough! You are SO helpful! =)

Sorry for the long wait for a reply! I check this site everyday and didn't notice the notification until today. Yes, we sound very similar. I have gained about 30lbs since they removed the band . I am considering the sleeve but my insurance doesn't cover it. I have Aetna. I have heard that they will start next month. Where are you in the process?

So how are you doing? How's the weight loss? I have an appt again this sat.

I meant WLS in general is hard, not the sleeve. Be prepared to deal with others and their reactions. Will they be jealous, proud, resentful, etc. What do you tell people about your weight loss? Challenges to eating out - what to order, how much, what to tell waiter asking if food was bad since you only ate a few bites. Be prepared for liquid diet. Before surgery you'll get hungry, but realize with sleeve hunger hormones will be less, so it's easier to do liquids. Expect to get to the point of thinking "if I have to drink ONE MORE protein drink I'm going to gag!"

Living with the sleeve is easy compared to life with a lapband. The hunger is still there, but MUCH less. All of my co-morbidities previous to WLS are gone. I walk about 2miles/day and feel great. All the mental and physical challenges leading up to this have been worth it.

Hi Rob, I'm doing very well. Weight loss has been very slow but I'm moving in the right direction. I'm down 34lbs. weeehaaaa. Life has changed so much. You won't regret getting this done (well maybe at first you will) but once you get the routine down..it's fantatic. When are you coming to Colo?

I had the best phone call ever this morning. What was the phone call you say? It was my weight loss surgeon's office giving me my surgery date. 12/5/11 Yeah. Was hoping to get it by 11/9/11 as my cardio guy had only given me approval for surgery until then, but, it just means that I have to wait until after they check out my heart again and then I have the green light for the surgery. Heath test is routine, just to see how the stent is doing. So, I have been the happiest girl ever!

Lost more weight!!! Woooo WHooooo!!!

went out lastnight it's amazing how when i was larger very few guys would talk to me. Now that I have lost weight I can have nearly any guy in the club.

great weight loss week one now stalled for ten days

It's getting closer....can't come soon enough for me...doing ok with the pre-op diet..lost 5lbs already...looking forward to more weight gone after surgery...whoo hoo November 7th here we come...