Day 21 of Optifast -- Waiting on call to find out what time to go in tomorrow morning for Surgery
I made it!! 21 Days of Optifast which in the end I don't really mind and was actually quite filling.
SW 404lbs, Weight before Opti 382lbs, CW 354 measured at hospital yesterday. 28Lbs on Opti Alone WOW :-)
Just got the call, Booked for surgery tomorrow at 11am.
See all you losers over on that bench real soon !!! Maybe even run into some of you wandering the floors of the Ottawa Civic. LOL
Woohoo, Dagwood! Congrats on the AWESOME opti weight loss, and on your upcoming surgery!
I'll save you a spot on the loser's bench. Good luck, and try to update us when you get the chance.
Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto
1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017
Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017
Kathy 
Congratulations and best of luck. Wow! 28 lbs. What a great start.
Orientation: June 29th, 2016, Surgery March 22, 2017. Pre-surgery: 16 lbs, (Size 2x, 18/20), M1: 19 lbs. (Size 1x, 16/18), M2: 13 lbs. (Size 16, XL) M3: 10 lbs. (Size 14/16, large). M4: 6 lbs. (Size 14, large/medium). M5: 10 lbs. (Size 14, solid medium - lol), M6: 9 lbs. (Size 12, medium). M7: 8 lbs. (Size 10/12 and small/medium). M8: 7 lbs. (Size 10 and small/medium). M9: 2 lbs. (Size 8/10 - small/medium). Lost 100 lbs by Month 9! M10: 5 lbs. M11: 4 lbs. One year: 6 lbs. Total 111 lbs. lost!
Congrats on your awesome weight loss with Opti!! Best of luck tomorrow and you are in good hands with all the staff at the Civic. I'm 1 week out and enjoyed my stay there. Welcome to the L Bench. Kathy, we will need some contractors to expand our bench LOL
RNY: Jan. 31, 2017, Ottawa Civic with Dr. Amy Neville
5' 2"; HW (@ start of Optifast): 267 & 45.5% BF; SW: 247
Thank you for the support everyone. I will post back with my progress after tomorrow.
One last Opti in about 45 min and I can look forward to the next phase after I recover from Surgery.
Sip, toot, walk and repeat if I read the comments from others correctly. When can i get to the refried beans? Lol
Good luck tomorrow, keep us posted.
Referred April 2016, Orientation September 21, 2016; Psyc appointment November 23, 2016; Nurse Practitioner assessment November 30, 2016; Nutrition Class December 7, 2016; Social Worker assessment December 9, 2016; Nutrition 1:1 January 26, 2017 and Surgeon April 7, 2017; Pre-admission June 12, 2017; Surgery date June 20, 2017 with Dr. T. Jackson TWH.
Pre surgery loss 20 lbs, M1-17 lb, M2-16, M3-16.2, M4-7, M5-10.8, M6-+8, M7-4, M8-
Goal 1- 50 pound loss by Jan. 1, 2018 (245.6 lbs) reached August 10, 2017
Goal 2 - 100 pound loss by June 21, 2018 (one year post op) (195.6) reached TBD
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