Fall 2011 Super Secret Clubhouse!
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Topic: Feel Like I just might be getting there...
Hello
So I am on day 7 of my 2 week liquid Optifast diet... and I think I have finally identified a few things about myself ....
1) head hunger vs real hunger... I read once on the OH forum, the way you can tell.. is by what you are visioning yourself eating... ie.. steak (real hunger) vs cookes (head hunger)...guess what... lol.. its true....
2) I know what my " bewitching hour is... 9:30 -10pm.. this is after I put my 6 year old daughter to bed... lunches made, homework done, laundry in, house picked up.... DANGER WILL ROBINSON >> DANGER.....
.. and I have been forced to make a better choice for myself.. rather than.. just pick anything out of the pantry..
3) I have learned.. that the more I stay positive.. the less far away the goal is...
I am not normally a "poster"... oh the forum... but an avid reader...(lol)...
Just wanted to share... (p.s).. thanks for starting the super secret clubhouse....
Now.. do we have a super secret handshake?
So I am on day 7 of my 2 week liquid Optifast diet... and I think I have finally identified a few things about myself ....
1) head hunger vs real hunger... I read once on the OH forum, the way you can tell.. is by what you are visioning yourself eating... ie.. steak (real hunger) vs cookes (head hunger)...guess what... lol.. its true....
2) I know what my " bewitching hour is... 9:30 -10pm.. this is after I put my 6 year old daughter to bed... lunches made, homework done, laundry in, house picked up.... DANGER WILL ROBINSON >> DANGER.....
.. and I have been forced to make a better choice for myself.. rather than.. just pick anything out of the pantry..3) I have learned.. that the more I stay positive.. the less far away the goal is...
I am not normally a "poster"... oh the forum... but an avid reader...(lol)...
Just wanted to share... (p.s).. thanks for starting the super secret clubhouse....
Now.. do we have a super secret handshake?
Topic: RE: Overcoming My Fears
i think sometimes when we are in pain or feel vulnerable, like bing in a hospital we zero in on the small stuff, like we feel like snapping and are looking for a reason to vent. lol make sure to buy a water bottle in the airport so you dont have to wait for a flight attendant, and you have someone to get your bags, no lifting! and sit close to the bathroom.....lol
also, have your protien mix in a baggie and ready to go, my friend said when she is hungry she HAS to eat!
it is hard to relax in a hospital, sleeping is impossible!
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Topic: AHA! moment/subject of the week.
did anyone have a moment where they feel like they finally got it? when you decided to have surgery? or was it a gradual process?
For me it was on my mind for a long time, i went to my first seminar in 2005.
One day i was at a convention and looked around at the elderly in wheelchairs. i remember thinking, wow our generation has really got it wrong, all these old people may have problems getting around but they are all skinny. why are none of the old people fat? then i realised that it wanst that the old people werent fat, it was that the fat people didnt live to grow old. i realised that most overweight people die of heart attacks and diabetes etc in their 50s-60s. it was a huge wake up call.
i used to be able to eat what i wanted and be overweight but still active, but as time went by i felt like i was bricking myself into a fat prison, i dont know when it happened but i had lost my ability to do things and had been turning a blind eye. i wasnt liveing the life i wanted, i wwas living the only life i could and that was no longer good enough for me.
i also have a 6 year old son and i realised that i made a commitment to him to be there and be the best mom i could be. so far i had failed. he was so happy the day i rode a bike with him that it made me cry.
i have since lost weight and played parents vs kids softball with him.
next up go karts!
For me it was on my mind for a long time, i went to my first seminar in 2005.
One day i was at a convention and looked around at the elderly in wheelchairs. i remember thinking, wow our generation has really got it wrong, all these old people may have problems getting around but they are all skinny. why are none of the old people fat? then i realised that it wanst that the old people werent fat, it was that the fat people didnt live to grow old. i realised that most overweight people die of heart attacks and diabetes etc in their 50s-60s. it was a huge wake up call.
i used to be able to eat what i wanted and be overweight but still active, but as time went by i felt like i was bricking myself into a fat prison, i dont know when it happened but i had lost my ability to do things and had been turning a blind eye. i wasnt liveing the life i wanted, i wwas living the only life i could and that was no longer good enough for me.
i also have a 6 year old son and i realised that i made a commitment to him to be there and be the best mom i could be. so far i had failed. he was so happy the day i rode a bike with him that it made me cry.
i have since lost weight and played parents vs kids softball with him.
next up go karts!
Support Group for Fall 2011 WLS! Please come and join!
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/Fall_2011_WLS/
Topic: RE: How Are You Today?
i ate cake and i owned it... lol
when you start to take responsibility and look at what you are eating it makes things look alot different. my body has started rejecting foods too. fats and starches and sugar were really starting to bother me, healthy eating finally kicked in! on the countdown??
when you start to take responsibility and look at what you are eating it makes things look alot different. my body has started rejecting foods too. fats and starches and sugar were really starting to bother me, healthy eating finally kicked in! on the countdown??
Topic: RE: Please post stats
My surgery date is Monday, Oct. 24 also. I'm very excited.
Thanks so much for starting this group, it is so encouraging to read through everyone's notes and see us supporting each other. I live two hours away from a support group so this will be my primary support rather than being able to go to face-to-face groups. I've been spending time reading things from these posts to the book "Fat No More."
Thanks so much for starting this group, it is so encouraging to read through everyone's notes and see us supporting each other. I live two hours away from a support group so this will be my primary support rather than being able to go to face-to-face groups. I've been spending time reading things from these posts to the book "Fat No More."
Topic: RE: Please post stats
I am having the VSG on Monday, October 17th. While it has been a 'long time coming' it seems kind of surreal to me. I have desired to have surgery for the last 7 years. Finally, I had to do what I had to do and pay for it out of pocket. I actually found the surgery through OH and have heard great reviews. The company I have used is Ready 4 a Change. I couldn't have been happier. I have primarily worked with the Patient Coordinator Alma. She's absolutely fantastic! Although this is a different route than most people have gone through, I have been through the denial letters twice over the years and have talked to more than four different surgeons, hoping and praying that insurance would take care of it. While I had no such luck, I am continuing to pray that things will go better in the upcoming weeks. It is a HUGE change and a chance of a lifetime. I was determined to take back my life instead of being a victim. I have seen too many of my own family members die because of this disease and I refused to be one of them! Congrats to all of my peers as we do this journey together. We have just added wonderful years to our lives!
Topic: RE: Please post stats
I'm having the VSG in Mexico too! Mine is on Oct 17th. Where did you go? What Doctor did you use?
Topic: RE: Please post stats
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f*ckin' perfect.
Pink!
Starting a 28 day shake diet on Wednesday. I am NOT looking forward to it. lol
Pink!
Topic: RE: Please post stats
Aloha from Maui! My surgery is next week, on Wednesday, October 12. I am fully submerged in my liquid diet....everytime I get hungry I take another sip of water, so I am spending alot more time visiting the bathroom!!
My pre-op diet requires 7 days of liquids with 3 fruits each day (any fruit the size of a tennis ball) and up to one cup of non starchy vegetables. Unjury chicken soup flavor and Nectar Cappuccino have gotten me this far! I've lost 10 pounds since Tuesday! This coming Tuesday I will do one day of clear liquids and then it's surgery day!
My highest weight was 282, back in April. I have researched all the surgeries, and feel that for health reasons the RNY is my best choice.
My surgeon is in Honolulu, and I live in Maui so I have to fly over to Oahu the day before my surgery. I will be staying in a hotel until the following Monday. My surgeon requires that we stay nearby until our first check up. My parents are coming over from the mainland to be with me for the surgery, so I won't be dealing with everything on my own.
The hospital where I am having the surgery is lovely, all single rooms with views of the Koolau mountains from alot of the rooms. I hope I get a room with a view!!! I am confident that I will feel well enough to enjoy the view if I have one!
I have been busy for the last few weeks making list upon list of everything I need to take with me so that my parents don't have to run to Walgreens to get whatever.
I have been advised that walking is great after surgery, but to not walk on sand until released by the doctor. So no trolling Waikiki beach for me! Just as well, it will be at least a month before I can go back in the water.
I hope everyone in the Fall WLS group has good luck with everything, and speedy recoveries!!
Sara in Maui
(this picture was taken in July)
My pre-op diet requires 7 days of liquids with 3 fruits each day (any fruit the size of a tennis ball) and up to one cup of non starchy vegetables. Unjury chicken soup flavor and Nectar Cappuccino have gotten me this far! I've lost 10 pounds since Tuesday! This coming Tuesday I will do one day of clear liquids and then it's surgery day!
My highest weight was 282, back in April. I have researched all the surgeries, and feel that for health reasons the RNY is my best choice.
My surgeon is in Honolulu, and I live in Maui so I have to fly over to Oahu the day before my surgery. I will be staying in a hotel until the following Monday. My surgeon requires that we stay nearby until our first check up. My parents are coming over from the mainland to be with me for the surgery, so I won't be dealing with everything on my own.
The hospital where I am having the surgery is lovely, all single rooms with views of the Koolau mountains from alot of the rooms. I hope I get a room with a view!!! I am confident that I will feel well enough to enjoy the view if I have one!
I have been busy for the last few weeks making list upon list of everything I need to take with me so that my parents don't have to run to Walgreens to get whatever.
I have been advised that walking is great after surgery, but to not walk on sand until released by the doctor. So no trolling Waikiki beach for me! Just as well, it will be at least a month before I can go back in the water.
I hope everyone in the Fall WLS group has good luck with everything, and speedy recoveries!!
Sara in Maui
(this picture was taken in July) Topic: RE: Please post stats
Hi.. day 6 liquid diet ...(two weeks)... scheduled for surgery October 17, 2011.... today was a hard day.... headache.. and irritable...feel bad for my family....
