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Usually I'm Way too busy to be bored - I just run from pillar to post until I drop basically but now that I'm stuck in this hotel room for a week I'm realizing I don't deal well with boredom.
Honestly my first ( old ) impulse is to put something in my mouth though I'm not remotely hungry 
and it's definitely not mealtime 
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My second impulse is to fix something fancy involving food and then eat three bites - for instance last night when I felt this way I walked about an hour there and back to the local supermarket bought rotisserie chicken salad greens fat free dressings various types of artisanal cheeses and fresh rolls and then made a lovely salad of which I ate ... well , very little.
I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it nor that it wasn't healthy I just wish I could enjoy other things like reading ... like taking a nice shower with scented body wash - maybe treating myself to a pedicure.
These things somehow don't occur to me ... the feeling of emotional comfort is always somehow food related - and if you saw how much good food I've accumulated in my hotel room - a bag of popcorn , fruit, cereal, herbal tea ...
I'm not complaining I'm just wondering how you persuaded yourselves to focus your comfort- attention away from food and what you actually do for yourselves that's not food related and feels good . Thanks ((())))
My personal experience is that I no longer struggle with overeating 12 years post RNY . As a result my weight is amazingly stable and remains at a very low but healthy number for my height.
To my own great surprise 
I find I no longer need nor turn to my ? comfortable ? or slightly bigger clothes because my weight literally doesn?t fluctuate ( and even the doctors scale repeatedly confirmed it )
But I continue to hoard food and am still quite food obsessed in the sense that I must eat exactly only what I desire at any given meal.
I do notice that some veterans still struggle and of course aging makes all our metabolisms slow down .
What has been YOUR experience after the honeymoon period is over ?
The Grrrl with me in my hotel who got a minor body contouring procedure also had a VSG ( sleeve ) and wow !! She lost and kept off 150 lbs !!!
She looks absolutely Gorgeous by the way - 5'10" beautiful young face ramrod straight posture long legged small waisted figure to die for and really no excess skin .... and she's not a teenager either.
As far as health complications she doesn't know what they are Thank God.
I honestly didn't think you could keep off big numbers successfully with just sleeve but guess what I'm totally happy to be wrong and this young lady ( and new friend I hope ) is just a walking, talking example of an amazing success. 
How much am I supposed to drink at a time of a protein shake? Can I sip on it at one time or do I need to spread it out throughout the day? I'm supposed to have 2 30g ones a day plus clear liquids a day. Is the protein shake a meal or do you have it with a meal or separate? I feel like I'm blowing it. I can only eat 2 to 3 oz of soup at a time. Do you ever get to eat more than that amount? I don't know what I'm doing. 2 weeks out Post Sleeve surgery.
My pre-op was clear liquids only. No milk or protein shakes. Broth or clear juice, like cranberry sugarfree. The thing about cheating is that it opens the door to more and more cheating. You have a honeymoon after surgery where weight loss can be rapid. Stick to your plan and maximize your loss.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Hi Anne!
So great to hear you're still doing so well after all these years ! We were kind of surgery sisters and sisters and companions in early recovery as well if you remember.
It hasn't been all smooth sailing for me - I suffered a nasty divorce a few years after wls ( had nothing to do with my weight loss the marriage was also post op) and the financial and other pressures led me to drink more than was good for me for a while let's put it that way :) . Feeling middle aged didn't help a bit either frankly - I felt LOST as a formerly " beautiful " woman who didn't feel worthy of maximum attention anymore.
Instinctively I didn't want to cling to what really never was .... ( since I was mostly fat in my " best " years ) but I couldn't figure out the next chapter . I think I'm doing that now ... temporarily alcohol free ( and loving it ) - more energetic, hopeful, adventurous and optimistic. I find I'm booking trips I only dreamed of ... living each day to the fullest, giving my creative impulses their head ...just having fun. Had a great health scare this year too which helped scare me straight. So far so good - no real adverse consequences yet . Fingers crossed.
on 9/3/22 4:16 pm
Hey there!
First off, welcome and congratulations. You're less than a week out from your surgery and it sounds like you're going strong. No small feat.
I can't give you a recommendation on eating something out of your plan. One thing I've learned in the past couple of months is that pre-op and post-op plans can vary dramatically from clinic to clinic. Mine allowed one structured meal per day until a couple of days out. There may be a specific reason why your surgeon wants you on liquids only. It may be worth giving them a call to see if there is flexibility for you.
The pre-op diet is one of the hardest things about going into surgery. Congrats on your loss so far, and on your upcoming surgery. Best wishes, and hope you come back with updates once you make it home!
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
I know someone here who underwent the ? rose ? procedure which sounds like a more invasive version the ESG you?re describing. She lost about 25 lbs I believe.
I agree with a previous poster though - you can also try just re- starting your pouch yourself by imitating the way you needed to eat post op - liquids to purées to mashed foods ?. If you do that for a week your pouch shrinks and you will feel full with much less food . (((()))) I believe it?s called the ? pouch test ?
My surgery is the same day! We will be fine! I started my pre op diet last week and it's been hell! But we got this! Plus look at all the success stories! Our time is coming! Blessings to you!
Hi everyone. I'm new to the boards (kinda) and I need serious encouragement. My surgery date is scheduled for 9/14/22 (after being rescheduled from June 29 and August 10). This is the most serious decision regarding a voluntary surgery I have ever made. The scheduled surgery is VSG. Today is my first day on the pre-op liquid diet. Please come in and encourage me with your success story, or how you overcame obstacles, anxiety about the surgery etc. It would be so much appreciated. Thank you!
I had wls 12 years ago and have never regretted it for one minute! I rejoice EVERY day for having had it. I was self pay and even then it has been nothing but a blessing.
it put my type 2 diabetes into remission the very night of my surgery day and my blood sugar and h1ca have been normal ever since.
single best decision I ever made for myself.
good luck!
