Surgery Date and starting OptiFast!
Holy Mac and Cheese Balls!!
I said I was on a roll, but that would be a understatement! I feel like I've been shot out of a cannon!
My OTN consult went well, aside from the person who was supposed to give me all the paperwork was on vacation. On the upside, between myself and an incredibly awesome person at the bariatric centre lit some fires under some @$$es and I got the paper work the next day.
My surgery date is April 3rd and I basically had to start Opti the day I got the paperwork. Its crazy. February and March have been an absolute whirlwind. I'm so excited to be joining the losers bench soon!
Referred: Sept 1/17--Info package lost in the mail 
-- Orientation Jan 10/18--Dietician Feb 16/18--Social Worker Feb 16/18--Nurse Practitioner Feb 23/18--Dietician phone follow up Mar 2/18--OTN Surgeon Consult March 14/18- Opti started March 16/18--Surgery date April 3/18 with Dr. Cyriac at Michael Garon Hospital--HW: 273 Opti SW: 263 Post Opti:253 M1:233
That's amazing!!! We have lots of room for you, so can't wait to have you join us. :)
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Opti -10 / M1 -25.5 / M2 -10 / M3 -14.5 / M4 -13 / M5 -10 / M6 -5.5 / M7 -9.5 / M8 -13.5 / M9 -0.5 / M10 -2.5 / M11 -2.5 / M12 +2 / M13 -5.5
Century Club and Onederland in month 7!!
Great news, good luck with Opti, it's not easy but it's great prep for not eating afterwards, time to clean out the cupboards for the not eating anymore food.
57 - 6'0" - HW:288 SW:260 CW:185
TWH: Referral Aug. '16, Orientation - Nov. 30 '16, Surgeon Oct. 6 '17, Start Optifast Feb. 5'18 - Surgery Feb. 26'18
Opti -25; M1 -23; M2 -17; M3 -7; M4 -5; M5 -5; M6 -6; M7 -0; M8 -2; M9 -0; M10 -2; M11-0; M12-4;
Today is day 7 and I'm doing ok. God I wish I could eat something that crunches!! Its getting easier as I go along.
For me the weirdest part is cooking for the rest of my family and not tasting what I'm cooking or eating it with them. Its been funny, it used to be that if my daughter didn't finish something, she'd hand it to me. Since starting Opti, I just politely tell her "no thank you" and she just looks at me and goes "oh, right, you can't eat this right now." Its eye opening how much I ate just as "oh I'll finish that." I never really thought about it before, but now its right in my face. All I can think is wow.
Referred: Sept 1/17--Info package lost in the mail -- Orientation Jan 10/18--Dietician Feb 16/18--Social Worker Feb 16/18--Nurse Practitioner Feb 23/18--Dietician phone follow up Mar 2/18--OTN Surgeon Consult March 14/18- Opti started March 16/18--Surgery date April 3/18 with Dr. Cyriac at Michael Garon Hospital--HW: 273 Opti SW: 263 Post Opti:253 M1:233
You'll have to watch the cooking/tasting afterward too, I was making some pureed meals Baked Cauliflower with cheese (a macaroni substitute) and Ricotta bake, routinely doing some "tasting" while I went along as I hadn't made them before. Then when I went to eat the pre-measured quantity for dinner, ending up eating too much as I hadn't accounted for the volume of "tastes" that were still hanging out in my pouch.
57 - 6'0" - HW:288 SW:260 CW:185
TWH: Referral Aug. '16, Orientation - Nov. 30 '16, Surgeon Oct. 6 '17, Start Optifast Feb. 5'18 - Surgery Feb. 26'18
Opti -25; M1 -23; M2 -17; M3 -7; M4 -5; M5 -5; M6 -6; M7 -0; M8 -2; M9 -0; M10 -2; M11-0; M12-4;
How exciting! Full steamed vegetables ahead!
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!
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