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I’m one of those people who like order, I know I want to document my journey I just want some ideas. Rn I have a pre surgery binder with everything that I’ve been through so far but I’m looking for ideas for after the surgery. This is some stuff I have so far.

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Very pretty and it looks like you will be the Queen of Documentation! My hat's off to you!

Some suggestions:

Just for reference, I just went back and looked at my food journal. It isn't unusual for me to have 9-10 food lines per day. This does not include any liquids.

If I also needed a line to include liquids that have Protein, I'd have about 3-4 more lines. I don't know if you've scanned pages or if this is a template that is adjustable, but I just wanted to let you know.

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Mostly on top of that I have copies of postings I found especially useful in my journey. Thicks I thought might be able to utilize as times go on. My current program gave me pamphlets which,i have in a folder from Wal-Mart, Preparing for Surgery,Now that your Surgery is Scheduled, Life after Bariatric Surgery and I think,there is one more to come
Happy Recovery-Happy Life, probably,will you have reached your weight goal and are transitioning,into Maintainance for,the remainder of your life The first 3 are so fat i,will probably need. to start a separate folder for the last one.
I'm sure there are support groups also for post-surgery patients. If they think I will be attending they are deluding, themselves. They seem to have them scheduled in the evening, I live 50 miles see,iwhich means 100 miles round trip, I no longer drive and there is not another soul in my county I can carpool with. Sure I would pay half or the gas but there is just NOBODY!
At any,rate my surgery will be September 5th in Columbus Ohio.

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3 hours ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Very pretty and it looks like you will be the Queen of Documentation! My hat's off to you!

Some suggestions:

Just for reference, I just went back and looked at my food journal. It isn't unusual for me to have 9-10 food lines per day. This does not include any liquids.

If I also needed a line to include liquids that have Protein, I'd have about 3-4 more lines. I don't know if you've scanned pages or if this is a template that is adjustable, but I just wanted to let you know.

I'm making this myself and i didnt print out anything yet as I still have a little more time before I start my new life style, so I can make changes. Thank you so much for the feedback this is exactly why i posted.

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12 hours ago, ALEandVSG said:

I'm making this myself and i didnt print out anything yet as I still have a little more time before I start my new life style, so I can make changes. Thank you so much for the feedback this is exactly why i posted.

Kudos to your creativity. It's very elegant!

I'm glad this is what you wanted. I was afraid I might come across as critical.

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