Hey Gang! Another blustery cold day today. I turned my alarm off last night - I'm usually up anyway but I figured I would just see what the weather was doing when I got up. Well I heard my Trucker's alarm at 5:00 and then had to nudge him at 5:15....I figured I'd be getting up for the gym. Well I woke up again at 6:15 so I guess I needed the sleep. I could have jumped up and gotten to the gym for a shortened workout but instead I enjoyed my coffee and watch one of my recorded shows.

QOTD: The older I get the easier it is to throw things out and not buy frivolous trinkets that are not needed.

2 yrs 8+ mos

B - 2 eggs, slice of havarti

S - devilled eggs, 2 slices bacon

L - sauteed chicken, peppers/onions, cheese, sour cream

S - 4 slices deli turkey, greek yogurt

D - chicken cordon swiss (maybe some greek salad - but the chicken usually fills me)

I need to find some new protein options. The deli turkey just doesn't fill me up, probably makes me feel more hungry actually. Unfortunately I'm a bit of a particular eater and there are lots of things I see on other peoples menus and think there is no way I could ever eat that . The other day I actually weighed my deli turkey .... 5 slices is just about 3 oz, so maybe I just need to have a couple more slices. I've always just followed the package that says 4 slices is a serving.

I think I'm just getting tired of eating in general .... a stage I'm going through. I also wish that I couldn't eat anything I want (think sugar) because it's so easy to grab something off plan knowing it won't affect me physically, other than possible weight gain which, touch wood, hasn't happened yet.

You don't need to bring your journal to orientation, no one will be sitting with you one on one for that. No one will really care to see your journal until the dietitian... but keep doing it because it can help you understand how many calories were in certain things and what is worth the calories and what isn't. Now I know how my body reacts to different foods and I've lost 12lbs by changing how I eat.

At the orientation, ththey give you your first 3 appointment dates. It might be different at Humber (I'm at Toronto Western Hospital). My first date was February 27! And the nutrition class was sometime in April and at orientation they said the average time from orientation to surgery right now is 1.5 years. So I called weekly for cancellations and after 2 weeks, they were able to bump up my dates significantly.

At the moment, my psychiatrist appointment is scheduled for April but I'm positive that will change. I could be wrong, but I'm hopeful for a May or June surgery date.

So, keep being proactive, keep making changes. Talk about your commitment with the bariatric team and hopefully before September 2019, you'll have your surgery!

Thank you!! After having a baby, it definitely seems time flies! Lol at least I'm staying busy!

Congratulations on your surgery!! When is your date?!

First off the plastics board is pretty inactive so I'm posting here and I want surgeon recommendations from the GTA.

My daughter once asked me why I have breasts on my back. True story. Genetically, I have lumps on my back, because that's where fat tends to deposit. I've lost 120 lbs and I'm not active, nor do I lift weights, but this is something that I feel needs to be remedied. At first, I was thinking of having a bra line lift, but after seeing the scar line in pics online, I opted against it. I know liposuction won't give me the same results as a bra line lift, but I'm hoping it will make my back breasts better. It looks awful in clothes, too. Has anyone had liposuction on their back? How about elsewhere? Who did you get it done by and what was the cost?

Thanks!

I have thought about it a lot and think that maybe I am a bit terrified of the upcoming surgery. Perhaps I'm subconsciously thinking of how things will change and constantly having to choose what I eat and having to take vitamins forever and losing my relationship with food as being like a prison sentence. Perhaps I'm also wanting more attention and validation for what I'm doing and see myself as a special snowflake?

I just found it so odd because I really wasn't thinking any of these things until I had this dream. I had to do some soul searching. I feel that I'm in a good place and I'm ready for the surgery and all that it entails but I would be lying if I said I wasn't a bit apprehensive about it. I worry how life will change and I worry about complications as any normal person would but I don't think I'm totally nutty and paranoid.

I wonder if others have had dreams like this before their surgery? If so please share as I would love to know that I'm not the only one lol.