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I am scheduled for Jan 7th and starting to get nervous about the surgery part, I am committed to losing the weight, I have lost 22 lbs on my own over the last 45 days. I know I can't keep that up on my own without help and I have researched this for months and months, I know this is what I want, I am just scared about doing surgery, they have to fix a hiatal hernia at the time of surgery.. Just sharing my feelings, thanks..

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Just think how safe this is. You will feel much relief just with them fixing your hernia. I am getting banned on the 11th. They are also fixing my hernia. Keep telling yourself how the outcome will be. Find the positive. Its hard but let the others around u know how u are feeling so they can keep your spirits up.

Good Luck....

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I won't lie, I definitely felt I was having second thoughts, said to my husband a time or two "what am I doing?".....but now that I'm 6 days post op, I feel practically normal except I'm 16 pounds lighter, and I realize that it was all fine. We will still be able to eat the foods we love, just not as much.

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My surgery is Jan. 7th also!! I was very nervous, now I am ready and exited! Good luck on Friday..Keep me updated on your progress :)

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I think is normal to have second thoughts. I even cancelled my original date and called the dr. office to change it to two day later. I was extremely nervous and scared becuase I thought that something bad was going to happend the day of the surgery. I even told my husband that if he said NO I was not going to do it. Well, I after a long talk to myself and God I decided to give it a try because If I hadn't done it I would have lived with the "WHAT IF" thought for the rest of my life. NOW, I am seven days post op and feel great except for some pain in the port area. I don't regret it and I'm happy to be able to say " Been there, Done that"

Looking forward to more weight loss!!

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Chicabanded: What have you been eating this week? I am trying to get prepared for mine coming up on Jan 7th. Need to be prepared!

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Im getting baned on Jan 20th and Im scared. But I now that I"ll be fine. My husband had it done two year ago Nov and he looks and feels great. The weight and the Inches are coming off of him. And alot of his clothes are way too big know. Im proud of him. He ask me sunday when he put his dress shirt on if he was this fat . It was one of his olny shirt that fit him when he was very heavy. So you see if we all put our mine too it we can do anything. So good luck and God bless you all.

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My main food this week has been:

Homemade chicken broth: chicken, potatoes, carrots, chayote ( I only had the broth but in it I had all the nutrition from the vegetables.

Homemade beefbroth: I used beef shank, beef ribs, potatoes, garbanzo, carrots, and other vegetables.

you can search the recepie for "caldo de res" (I only had the broth and my family ate the rest)

sugar free Jello

Multivitamin Protein shake from Monavie with chia seeds

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